A trip to Egypt
In 2010 I was on a business trip to Cairo, Egypt,
and my colleague and I managed to get a couple of hours off which of course we
used to go and see the Pyramids. They
become visible way before we got to them of course. It is weird to see a Pyramid suddenly appear
as you are stuck in traffic on the roads around the city.
We took a horse and cart trip around as we had
limited time. I guess with everyone else
who sees the Pyramids for the first time, I was struck by their size and the
complexity of build, knowing they date back to nearly 4000 years ago. I feel extremely fortunate to have been able
to see them.
I was also struck by how close they were to
shops, you could easily see KFC as you walked around in some area’s for
instance, this certainly is not shown on television when the Pyramids are
shown.
Of course, once we left the area, everyone wanted
to sell you something, this is quite common in a lot of Countries of
course. I can see why people would get
fed up with it, but we only had a couple of hours spare, so it was part of the
experience as far as I was concerned. It
was funny, once the Egyptian guide learnt we were British, he associated us
with the phrases “Tally Ho” and “Cor Blimey”.
I am not sure that I have ever said Tally Ho in my life, although admit
to the odd Cor Blimey.
Cairo was a fascinating, mad city where driving
is an extreme sport (not as bad as some places I have been). The hotel was amazing, not far from the
airport, a vastly different, relaxing place, compared to the madness of the
city.
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