From the air, all you can see is sand. As we made our descent into Cairo, it became clear that we had arrived in the land of the Pharaohs. In some ways Cairo is an abandoned city...abandoned by the millions of tourists who used to come each year. The huge international terminal was not crowded and there were no buses loaded with tourists at the pyramids or the Sphinx.
The city is an interesting mix of wonderful old buildings, dirt and trash, the burned out shell of the Mubarick political party building right next door to the Egyptian Museum. We felt perfectly safe walking from our hotel to the revolution square that we have all seen on television. People were friendly, so grateful we had come. The vendors were particularly aggressive..."just one dolla" was heard over and over.
Truly a dream come true to visit the Museum. I saw the King Tut exhibit in Chicago in the 1970s and became fascinated with Egyptology. So many stories to tell, but technical difficulties here.
My apologies about the blog. We have had no Internet connection for days. We thought we could blog from the iPad, but can't access photos. We have incredible shots of the tombs and temples in Luxor,as well as the natural wonders of Petra Jourdan.
Another dream come true...to see the tombs of the pharaohs. For over a month, we will explore the ancient wonders of western civilization from Egypt to Britain. We will fly to Cairo and on to Luxor, then we will board Regent Voyager in Safaga, Egypt to sail on to Jordan, Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and England.
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