If you gotta go

Hello from Cairo or to be more precise Aswan today (wed). I have emerged from the depths of Cairo in one piece. Sorry folks about the lack of communication for the last few days, but no Internet anywhere and this one is incredibly slow, so here’s a brief update.

My brother joined me Saturday night at one in the morning and Sunday we did the pyramids which we could actually see from our bedroom window - amazing, you just cant stop looking at them, then the Sphynx. I thought Athens was dirty but Cairo is probably the dirtiest, dustiest, noisiest place I have ever been to. As for crossing the road - the traffic is unbelievable, continual blasting of horns and overtaking on both sides of three lanes of cars, trucks, taxis, minicabs, motorbikes, people in what is supposed to be only two lanes - the drivers are just crazy - even worse than in Rome!

Went to the Museum and saw Tutenkhamen stuff - funnily enough some of exhibition was on loan to London. Cuisine here all much the same, except treated to an excellent Indian meal on Monday night ( ready for next week). Wake-up call at 03:00 (yes three in the morning ) to get to Aswan where I am now on a boat on the Nile. Setting sail for Luxor and Valley of the Kings tomorrow. Will update when I can. Musty go taxi is waiting

Many, many thanks to those who have responded to my blog its good to hear from home which is beginning to seem a long way away as I head further East.

Dessert Rat  

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