Mon, July 26th
Yes! Today was the money day. The day that I was waiting for. The day that I came to Egypt for. To see the pyramids. Dante (Brazilian/American guy) joined me in a cab to head out to Giza, where we walked up to some of the most amazing sites I have ever seen. Seriously, no matter how much they get talked up, the pyramids, like the Taj Majal and the Collisseum, for instance, are still a stunning sight. We wandered through the three great pyramids of Giza, and even took a quick horseback ride into the distance to get a good picture. Beyond these, we also travelled to Dahru, where we were able to climb down into the Red Pyramid and see the Black Pyramid in the distance, which is the oldest known pyramid, built close to a hundred years before those in Giza. Finally, we travelled to Saqqara, to see the step pyramid, which is even older, but of a different style.
I returned to the hostel and met up with Rachelle (Aussie) and a couple of the hostel workers (Heidi and Barush?) to head out for shisha. Taking us to a local snack stand and into an unmarked shop, we had apple shisha, good conversation, and plenty of laughs. I love getting to do things like this, where it just would not happen if we didn't get beyond the tourist trail and meet some locals.
As the day drew to a close, I joined with Dan and Billy (Aussie) ad got onto an overnight train bound for the southern city of Aswan. It looked to be a long trip (about 13hrs), but the seats were big and comfortable, the AC was kicking, and I had my secret weapon...the neck pillow! One more thing, there was a bit of an incident with the food trolley, which I'll get to tomorrow.
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