Traveller Poll (On 3rd Day)

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We took a poll of our fellow travellers while we were still in Cairo. I promised I would post the answers later. It was interesting to hear all the different points of view.

Favorite Shopping Experience:

1.) "The Inflatable Boy King Blowup Doll" in the Egyptian museum gift shop - Alli
2.) Rugs - Scott & Tere
3.) Mahmoud's - Shannon

Favorite Dining Experience:

1.) Fishawi's - Shannon, Scott, & Tere
2.) Felfela's (for their falafel) - Alli
3.) Pizza at La Pergola hotel restaurant - Will & the Twins

Favorite Site to Visit (or part of site)

1.) Synagogue, or Akhnaten/Amarna part of British Museum - Alli
2.) Pyramids - Shannon (this was before the donkey ride trumped them all)
3.) Crawling Into the Pyramid - Scott
4.) Sphinx - Tere
5.) the carpet-making school - Susan
6.) The giant statue of Ramses - Will

Most Interesting Fact Learned

1.) How people date, the joining of families, etc - Scott
2.) When Lorna said Americans are disliked - Alli
3.) The compulsory army service, and that anyone can be an Imam - Shannon
4.) City of the Dead - Tere and Susan
5.) That there are 97 pyramids in Egypt, not just the ones at Giza - Nicole
6.) That I have to tip the bagger when I go to the grocery store - Will
7.) That there is a language of horn-beeping in Cairo - everyone

Most Surprising Thing about Egypt (assorted, not associated by name)

• all the rubble, not being cleared, for construction
• not being harassed
• the modern hinges on that fold-up bed the pharaohs used
• the state of the donkeys
• that they always give 2.5%!o(MISSING)f their income to the poor
• that silver is more valuable than gold

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