Egypt, Cairo, Nov-Dec 2005

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November 28th 2005

Published: April 4th 2010

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Nela J

Pyramid

Pyramid of Cheops

The most impressive feature in Cairo is crowd - its noise, movements and purposefulness, dirty rags, dusty roads, innovative vehicles, bright smiles, suspicious glances. We would just get out of agency buss after some tour and get lost in the masses. A fellow passenger once asked us “seriously, what you do when you leave the group?” Enjoying the freedom to roam on our own was not something any of them understood. Especially after the warning we got that even crossing the street was easier done by taking taxi then trying ourselves, unless we rely only on eye contact and sound of horns.
We were told that between 20 and 25 million people reside in Cairo and that daily oscillations including commuters result in 30 million people. Luckily we had very competent guides because we came completely unprepared. Highlights they showed us were Giza, Egyptian Museum and Khan El-Khalili bazaar.

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