Well, well. We finally figured out how to do this! It is costing us a small fortune but we finally found a card we can buy that we can use along til we leave as long as we are here at the Marriott so here we go.
Ok Let's get started! I am going to start with today and backtrack because today was so awesome! Now I have to preface this with the reminder that we saw Ayers Rock in Australia in the rain, we saw the Great Wall of China in the rain, we saw Iguassu Falls in Brazil in the rain, are we noticing a pattern here???? Yes, we saw the pyramids in Egypt in the rain! And do you know how often it rains in the desert in Egypt??? It actually didn't rain much at all and it only misted and only in the afternoon but it was foggy and cold and certainly was not the kind of picture perfect day you envision when you think of seeing the pyramids. But you know what? It didn't matter! Just like the other places, it is an awesome experience to stand in front of them ,climb one and even go inside one and realize you are in the presence of something so old and great. It was truly a humbling and wonderful experience. We started off by going to the first one and we could climb on it and that was fun. Then we drove the short distance to the back of it where the second one was one we could go in. It was built by the first pharoah's on and was actually smaller but higher. It was hard to go inside as we had to bend at the waist and do very steeply up and down but it was also great fun! Jim has done so well on the trip and we made it to the burial chamber. I think we were the only ones on the tour to do it, which surprised us. Then we went to see the burial boat which they have rebuilt and built a building to protect. Flat Emily has enjoyed the adventure with us today. We have several good pictures of her in these locations. After this, we went to what was supposed to be a wonderful panoramic lookout of the pyramids, but with our wonderful fog, we could see one faintly in the distance! But joy oh joy, this is where we got to take the camel ride! And I do mean ride! Now, in Australia, Jim and I rode the camel together and in Morocco, Flat Aubie and I sat on the camel and posed for the picture. But in Egypt, Flat Emily and I RODE the camel!! In fact, the camel decided to dance with me which did not thrill me in the least! Let me tell you, if you think I was awkward dancing at my son's wedding, you should have seen me dancing with the camel! The camel owner assured me I would be fine but I was not so sure. He did calm down and another lady in our group and I did survive the ride but neither of us are in favor of many more camel rides!
Ok Let's get started! I am going to start with today and backtrack because today was so awesome! Now I have to preface this with the reminder that we saw Ayers Rock in Australia in the rain, we saw the Great Wall of China in the rain, we saw Iguassu Falls in Brazil in the rain, are we noticing a pattern here???? Yes, we saw the pyramids in Egypt in the rain! And do you know how often it rains in the desert in Egypt??? It actually didn't rain much at all and it only misted and only in the afternoon but it was foggy and cold and certainly was not the kind of picture perfect day you envision when you think of seeing the pyramids. But you know what? It didn't matter! Just like the other places, it is an awesome experience to stand in front of them ,climb one and even go inside one and realize you are in the presence of something so old and great. It was truly a humbling and wonderful experience. We started off by going to the first one and we could climb on it and that was fun. Then we drove the short distance to the back of it where the second one was one we could go in. It was built by the first pharoah's on and was actually smaller but higher. It was hard to go inside as we had to bend at the waist and do very steeply up and down but it was also great fun! Jim has done so well on the trip and we made it to the burial chamber. I think we were the only ones on the tour to do it, which surprised us. Then we went to see the burial boat which they have rebuilt and built a building to protect. Flat Emily has enjoyed the adventure with us today. We have several good pictures of her in these locations. After this, we went to what was supposed to be a wonderful panoramic lookout of the pyramids, but with our wonderful fog, we could see one faintly in the distance! But joy oh joy, this is where we got to take the camel ride! And I do mean ride! Now, in Australia, Jim and I rode the camel together and in Morocco, Flat Aubie and I sat on the camel and posed for the picture. But in Egypt, Flat Emily and I RODE the camel!! In fact, the camel decided to dance with me which did not thrill me in the least! Let me tell you, if you think I was awkward dancing at my son's wedding, you should have seen me dancing with the camel! The camel owner assured me I would be fine but I was not so sure. He did calm down and another lady in our group and I did survive the ride but neither of us are in favor of many more camel rides!
Too bad Jim didn't have the camera ready when the camel and I did our dance!
From there we went to see the Sphinx. Oh goodness. what a sight that was. After the Egyptian museum yesterday where we saw so many artifacts from these tombs and learned all about the pyramids even if I can't remember the names, it was so impressive. I now know what a desert really looks like too. You see the River Nile and the valley around it is so fertile and green and then all at once you are away from it and it is just sand and nothing-ness and of course, the ever present vendors. Let's talk about the vendors. Every country has their own way of trying to get to us. We had different approaches at each side of the pyramids even! It was funny and then it got not too funny. they were selling the hats that they wear on the camels and little paper weight pyramids-$1 each. Then when we got to the second stop, they were not going to charge us because we were "friends" and started putting them on us because they "liked us" and then the price went up and it was so funny trying to get away from them. Jim got decked out in one of those and we had had to leave the cameras on the bus because you can't take photos in the pyramid so I missed the shot of the trip! oh well. Who knows, maybe they will get him again!
So we ate lunch at a nice hotel and it was a huge buffet that the dessert was better than the food. Then we went on to tour one of the famous step pyramids. I'm sorry-very tired and the name escapes me right now-I will correct it when I get the papers in front of me. To use this card, I have to use the computer in the business center! In the distance there are pyramids all around and there are just no telling how many are still out there that have not been found.
We stopped at a carpet weaving factory on the way home and it reminded me of the one in China-had the silkworms and all. But in this one, they were teaching children to weave the carpets. The children were so cute and it was all very nice until one little boy started asking for money-then it ceased to be a pleasant experience and reality set in and reminded us we were dealing with child labor. The prices were high and none of us wanted to support the industry really.
We stopped at a carpet weaving factory on the way home and it reminded me of the one in China-had the silkworms and all. But in this one, they were teaching children to weave the carpets. The children were so cute and it was all very nice until one little boy started asking for money-then it ceased to be a pleasant experience and reality set in and reminded us we were dealing with child labor. The prices were high and none of us wanted to support the industry really.
I am going to send this and go back and update more on the first two days even though it will put this farther down the page.
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