From the second I stepped off the plane, I knew the possibility of culture shock was imminent.
Welcome to Cairo, quite possibly the most chaotic city in the world. Driving in that situation would take some sort of divinity. Honking occurs as often as breaths, not to mention the amount of time people get cut off. Being with mom and sis made the insanity much easier to take in. We had all booked a tour group leaving from Cairo that would take us around Egypt including the Nile.
One of the most notable day trips we have had was visiting the Abu Simbel temple. The temple was constructed to pay respect to king Ramsey the second. The temple has four statues of the king which show his age when he began his reign (19) and eventually when he died (97). To think this temple dates back 3500 years ago is absolutely overwhelming (I promise to eventually upload a picture of this temple when I have time).
So far Egypt has been far more then I have expected in every sense of the world.
Your now Egyptian world traveller,
-Jonathan
Welcome to Cairo, quite possibly the most chaotic city in the world. Driving in that situation would take some sort of divinity. Honking occurs as often as breaths, not to mention the amount of time people get cut off. Being with mom and sis made the insanity much easier to take in. We had all booked a tour group leaving from Cairo that would take us around Egypt including the Nile.
One of the most notable day trips we have had was visiting the Abu Simbel temple. The temple was constructed to pay respect to king Ramsey the second. The temple has four statues of the king which show his age when he began his reign (19) and eventually when he died (97). To think this temple dates back 3500 years ago is absolutely overwhelming (I promise to eventually upload a picture of this temple when I have time).
So far Egypt has been far more then I have expected in every sense of the world.
Your now Egyptian world traveller,
-Jonathan
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