Ohhh what an amazing city Cairo is, well I'm not sure it's the city or just the crew of people I went with. I was off in Cairo this weekend with some fellow ADP'ers who were working in Nairobi on another ADP project. We had a blast, it is a very safe and easy city to get around by foot or taxi. So where to begin...we started on Friday morning by walking from the hotel to see the Citadel. I was apparently a celebrity and didn't know it because I had a bunch of teenage boys come up to me asking to take my picture with them. It was hilarious! After the boys left we went into this amazing mosque and I had to take off my shoes and wear a nice green cape to cover my shoulders (even thought i was in a tshirt) it seemed to be random about who they picked to wear the cape.
Anyway when we came out a bunch of girls came up to me and wanted to take their picture with me so I let them, the one women even lifted up the front flap of her burka to take the picture. So I guess I have officially made celebrity status in Egypt!! Who knew they loved Blonds so much. haha
After that we headed to Islamic Cairo for some Lunch and to see some of the tourist stuff. There were tons of mosques around and these little tiny alleyways which contained a bunch of vendors selling stuff and at night it becomes this really hopping night market. It was really cool.
Then sat we got up early and headed to the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. We got up really early so we were some of the first people there which was great for taking pictures b/c there were no tourists around.
After we saw all three pyramids of Giza we went inside the Pyramids which was really crazy. It was super small tunnels that you had to take up to this really HOT room which is where the tombs were stored. Below is me inside the Pyramid at the opening.
Then we continued on to the step pyramids and to see some local art work. The last day we spent walking around Cairo just stopping at shisha/coffee shops and hanging out and people watching. It was a great weekend and tons of fun, I laughed so hard on sunday that I literally cried so I figured that was a sign of a good weekend!
Ohhh what an amazing city Cairo is, well I'm not sure it's the city or just the crew of people I went with. I was off in Cairo this weekend with some fellow ADP'ers who were working in Nairobi on another ADP project. We had a blast, it is a very safe and easy city to get around by foot or taxi. So where to begin...we started on Friday morning by walking from the hotel to see the Citadel. I was apparently a celebrity and didn't know it because I had a bunch of teenage boys come up to me asking to take my picture with them. It was hilarious! After the boys left we went into this amazing mosque and I had to take off my shoes and wear a nice green cape to cover my shoulders (even thought i was in a tshirt) it seemed to be random about who they picked to wear the cape.
Anyway when we came out a bunch of girls came up to me and wanted to take their picture with me so I let them, the one women even lifted up the front flap of her burka to take the picture. So I guess I have officially made celebrity status in Egypt!! Who knew they loved Blonds so much. haha
After that we headed to Islamic Cairo for some Lunch and to see some of the tourist stuff. There were tons of mosques around and these little tiny alleyways which contained a bunch of vendors selling stuff and at night it becomes this really hopping night market. It was really cool.
Then sat we got up early and headed to the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx. We got up really early so we were some of the first people there which was great for taking pictures b/c there were no tourists around. 
After we saw all three pyramids of Giza we went inside the Pyramids which was really crazy. It was super small tunnels that you had to take up to this really HOT room which is where the tombs were stored. Below is me inside the Pyramid at the opening.
Then we continued on to the step pyramids and to see some local art work. The last day we spent walking around Cairo just stopping at shisha/coffee shops and hanging out and people watching. It was a great weekend and tons of fun, I laughed so hard on sunday that I literally cried so I figured that was a sign of a good weekend!
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