Sunday, November 30, 2008

Saturday...We visited a market in Cairo in the morning to buy some"junk" to to take home. Bob and Sarah took honors for best bargain makers. From the market we went to the Citadel where we spent time in the Mosque with our tour quide who was Muslim. He was very informative in their culture and religion. Had a buffet lunch (more cucumbers and tomatoes). Then on to a perfume factory. Wow! We all needed to get fresh air after that! On to the Egyptian Museum. It is hard to comprehend artifacts that are 4000-5000 years old. So very much history, so many artifacts and so little time. King Tuts tomb was a highlight. Our tour then took us through the "real Cairo" with VERY narrow streets, donkey carts, camels actually being used as a means of transit, markets, BMWs, motorcycles with dozens of eggs stacked on the back, and a glimpse of life in the outlying areas. Then a short stop at the Egyptian Cotton store. The prices of bed sheets are comparable to the USA for this fine long-staple cotton. Our tour guide treated us to a cup of tea in a local tea house (men were served first!) Our day continued with a neat "sound and light" show at the Giza pyramids. This was an informative historical narrative of the early Pharaohs of Egypt. Seeing the pyramids lit up at night seemed to impress on us the true size of these ancient, amazingly straight-line structures. We ended our day with dinner at our hotel, devotions and good discussion of our day!

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