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Naturally we had to haggle for the taxi ride. Every transaction begins with an argument. We both really dislike it. We could pay the first price offered, but it is always wildly inflated. The train station is on the east bank of the Nile, where all the big chain hotels

The train was interesting — and eye-opening about the divide between the first world and the third. We decided to take the overnight train from Cairo to Luxor, as internal flights are quite expensive, and we are already taking three of those. The fare includes a sleeper car, dinner, and

We had our last breakfast looking out onto the Giza Plateau, and the massive, ancient, extraordinary pyramids. I loved the Egyptian breakfast, and I loved the scenery. We packed up, left our things with our wonderful hosts, and took a taxi to the Giza metro station, to the Sadat station

We had an awesome day of sightseeing today; I have much to report. We had planned to ask our hosts if they could connect us with a guide for Cairo sightseeing for Sunday. The plan was to do the Egyptian Museum today and sightsee with a guide tomorrow. While we

This is going to sound like a bad day — but it wasn’t a bad day. It was a crazy day, a day that we’ll probably talk about in amazement for a long time to come. Out here with the Great Pyramids across the street, we are not really staying

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I had a bit of a rough night — what am I doing drinking strong tea at night?? — but I must be running on a travel high, because we were up and out early. Yesterday, when we asked our hosts about arranging a driver and guide for us to

I was very pleased to have slept a full night last night. The time difference is so much easier going east. We hear the Muslim call to prayer very loudly, but I went back to sleep afterwards. Each room in this hotel is equipped with earplugs! We had breakfast on

Greetings from the Pyramids View Inn, Cairo, Egypt. Although I don’t post photos until after we return (sometimes well after!), this is one photo you have to see now. This is the view from the window of our hotel room! Seriously: the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx are immediately