Cairo

It has been a long day. We unnecessarily woke up one hour earlier than required (4.45am), thanks to misleading information courtesy of Emirates Airlines. I don't know why we all naturally assumed that the clocks on our typical Egyptian quality rooms (i.e. budget motel style) were wrong.

We were treated to yet another buffet breakfast - the count is now 4 boo-fays in 3 days. The falafels were delish. After a bit of prepping from Fran our tour guide (don't drink tap water, you will get hassled etc), we navigated through the crazy the maniac traffic then without much warning, BLAM! There they were: the Pyramids of Egypt. The sight was quite amazing - the sheer size and sophistication of the Pyramids and Sphinx was/is amazing. We also climbed inside the Great Pyramid of Giza (also called the Pyramid of Khufu and Pyramid of Cheops) for a glimpse of the burial chamber. Not one for the claustrophobics.

About to head off to our sleeper train which will bring us to Luxor.