Cairo

Hi all! Nigel and I made it safely to Egypt and have spent the past week exploring Cairo. My flight here over the Alps was gorgeous! The city is a contrast between woman dressed in all black with only their eyes showing yet they are eating at McDonalds (and there is KFC here too which thanks to Nigel we've already eaten at but we've also tried all the local food)! We watched the woman and she actually put the food up under her veil to eat rather than taking it off. It feels very safe here even though we are the only white people we ever see when walking the streets- every one stops and says "Welcome to Egypt" and they find Nigels' eye ring very entertaining! Tonight we are taking the overnight train (should be an experience) down to Aswan which is close to Africa and going to see some historical sights. We went to see the famous pyramids and got to try riding camels which was fun though the guy offered to buy me from Nigel for 100 camels and three chickens...to which Nigel said 200 and we have a deal..hmph. We also went to the Egyptian Musuem and saw some tombs and mummies and we've been to lots of mosques. Every day the prayer chants ring out over the city speakers (five times a day) and people stop what they are doing and pray. Kinda sucks at 5am in the morning but oh well. The best thing has been how cheap it is here...our room is $5 a night and we spend around $10 a day on food together and this is the city where things are most expensive. We plan on traveling down the Nile for a few weeks and then heading over to the Sinai Penisula where we will look for a place to settle. Miss you all!