Executive summary: Very dry, very hot, very dusty, and very windy and that is just the food - just kidding - that's the weather! There are enough check points, soldiers armed with automatic weapons, and armoured vehicles to make you think Egypt is at war or about to go to war. That, together with the dilapidated buildings, ruins, half finished new builds, and fairly trashy surrounds make this even more believable. But that's not why we came here, we came to see Egypt and all its great buildings - the pyramids of Giza were awesome, as were the many temples and tombs we've visited. The trip on a felucca up the Nile was just as special and the diving has been quite spectacular too. It's proved fairly difficult to find authentic Egyptian food as they unfortunately
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