Often this diving, today decided to make my first foreign travel experiences to share every love travel friends! travel is a bit long (bluntly is wordy, hehe), but wished to interested friends have the patience to read, it has some tips we can reference!: P
I and Egypt's fate, from 2005 and Mark met, without him, I think I never will and this only in the textbooks of the "contact" in the Kingdom.
December 2008 in Egypt, I spent my Christmas. This is my first time abroad, go by, not with the group, because in Egypt have made me a lifelong friend who cannot forget. Here again, thanks for the trip to Egypt to take care of my very good friend, Lele, sea (and Vivian, without you, there is no sea) and Mark! now I think about, want to then see, hear and feel are noted.
Day 1:
Air Cairo time: 40 more landed in Egypt Cairo International Airport, since long distances and tired I was suddenly upas! I finally arrived, the soul is entangled with dream country distraction! when I stand in the engine room doorway queued for shuttle bus, found at this time of Cairo is the night! shawl with breeze swings, take a deep breath, thought, wow ...
This is the Cairo, Egypt this is!
Finally, on a ferry car cars take us to the airport arrival hall, get off and walk with televised to immigrants, while walking, found the international airport is relatively simple, especially if I had to stay in Dubai Airport 10 hours after the contrast or something, huh, huh, but anyway, I'm all for fresh joy! get smooth customs clearance, customs, watched the immigration, once again and he said, I really came to Egypt and then quickly find it!, good luck to baggage, from gate came out to see my box! dragging box went out, and gradually to see through the glass on the outside to the airport was crowded with people, Justine, add me in? what I will first see? out the door, pick-up of all look at me, and my eyes will not stop peeking at the crowd, looking for familiar faces, so many people, Lele? just when I was a little anxious, left eye saw a glimmer man is slowly approached me, didn't see it hear him call out my name, go past the Mark after seeing!! he smiled walked up, followed by a warm hug and said: Welcome to Egypt! my heart and stability, and see him, is so familiar with, then the habit! then immediately find Lele, Mark that has been in touch with her, she is in the airport, and Lele phone soon found out, happy, and finally to see them at night! with the food, the estimate is afraid of me, the first meal didn't let me eat local, is well intentioned, but after eating, I and they said, then a few days, I don't eat Chinese food has come to Egypt!, of course, you want to do as the Romans do! meal, we went to a Cafe, 2 man over there drink smoking a hookah Arab, I will drink a Lele and hot chocolate.
At that time have been fast at 12 o'clock, but Cairo streets are car and people, the coffee shop is also very busy, the first night that I personally witnessed the Cairo is really a city!
Day 2: this is the schedule — the pyramid and Egypt Museum!!
Due to the time difference, 5 a.m. many woke up anyway to sleep.
8: 30 pm not to, says Mark calls, downstairs, and he is coming to meet me and today the sea to the arrangement of the drivers and Chinese tour guide stars in rendezvous! City (known as the largest and most modern Cairo's shopping mall), and drivers to meet at the entrance, the guide comes to meet us near the pyramids. The driver is a local middle aged people, speak English well, warm and I talk, and the surrounding landscape. Car quickly to Giza directions open (I found in Cairo, everyone open quickly, while the traffic environment and order compare bad), when I was in sight at the window of trance, the driver said: "Mam, look at that, the Pyramids!" I went to the front, wow ... Pyramid yeah, well you can see!, I can again a few moments from the right away see 3 pyramids, the driver stopped the car, so I took from this perspective a pyramid vision! it was a good uncle, hehe! after we continued filming! after 10 minutes, we looked to the pyramids nearby hotel door stop the car, such as tour guides come! guide is a young man, called Tamer, Chinese say not bad but he seems like a general mood, the smile to me are obviously not too deep. Thought that he is, anyway, I'm not white in his, to pay for.
The pyramid at the door, waiting in line to buy tickets, fares EGP 60.
Because it is morning feeling in the past, visitors are not particularly high. We go to the maximum the pyramid, the pyramid/Khufu Khuffu. I looked at it, see top (because they are too forward ... ), See the pieces with a not too neat stone, thought that they are in this for thousands of years ... ... More is not easy! felt that he could personally came to it, then close feeling it, and how incredible! guide explaining to me starting some relevant historical background, I am very serious about listening to, and then give him some reaction as I have heard, to listen to understand. So after people say I love the Chinese people have not heard about, don't respect others! on finished Tamer said: "OK, now let's take photos, let me help you. "First stood in front of Khufu's Stone Edge, that stone is my man so high! when those ancient Egypt who spent much of the effort to bring them home again! after shooting we sat on the car reached a relatively high, and from there you can take the 3 goldWord Tower panoramic vision of the very broad glance!! where you can ride a camel! Tamer with my past, I see a lot of camel squatting in the desert waiting for tourists! we are free to go to a camel, the owner saw we ask you not to warm camel riding. I and Tamer said: "I want to ride to take pictures. "Tamer and after that his master had said they motioned to me to be on a camel. Masters hold me on a camel, sit on it feel a little worried about that on this point only animals of moods are not familiar with, if it suddenly mad?! could wish to finished, just throwing to previous inclination so it's back up. I support the position of hands down in front of a small wooden stick, and a will of its front legs but still not like ... I could feel the quick support! can't help but ask: "Is he going to stand up or not??" Master and Tamer laugh, after several moments, this small animal is finally willing to stand up! Oh, finally sit! hehe! riding in a camel back feeling really high! Tamer hurry I shot a few photos! there riding camels photographed flowers 5 EGP, ok!, camel riding out we ride to the Sphinx. In fact, in one region, but walking or very far, must ride (the car can be turned into the scenic) long people face seen! nose all, Tamer said, there are many outsiders, including species that are for Napoleon's Cannon destroyed, but in fact they think not, because it was their understanding that those people on historical or respect, said to have the people side of the damage is caused due to weathering! in Sphinx nearby visitors have increased significantly, we walk the walk, took some photos that are ready to leave! Khufu can open to tourists in visitors, but to an additional fee. I didn't go in, the sea and the tour guide were not advised me to go in, because in fact everything had already been emptied by looters or Museum, are only some of the paintings, and the inside air is said to be really bad, I would not in itself is a historic special fanatic, so does not matter.
Pyramids nearby will see many small stands selling souvenirs, as well as those who hung with some souvenirs to sell, he might say everything is 1 dollar, sounds not too expensive, but in fact these commodities in Cairo Hariri market are able to buy, the price is also more expensive.
So souvenir not eager to buy at that time, but look at the reference still can!
After leaving the pyramids, Tamer took me to a sell sesame oil and selling clothes shop shopping Shopping, when I remembered the sea said remark: Every tour guide likes money they'll take you to some place where you can spend.
They advised me not to buy, to see if there are no problems, compare prices, basically all goods in Hariri can be found. Tamer said to me: "in the shop, you want to buy, buy, don't want to buy and see if you can, that's OK, don't think that if you buy things I just how many commissions. I don't mind, we are friends, because you are a sea of good friends!, "I said," Okay, I'll look again! "sesame oil shop staff enthusiasm I introduced a wide range of sesame oil, also I do demonstration. I'm surprised there are a lot of people will say that some Chinese, they told me that they almost daily reception of many Chinese tourists! but like me, one of the missions, also very rare! haha! back to sesame oil, many people are aware that France perfume of the raw materials come from Egypt. More a statement was "not what Egypt flavor, to France perfume". Egypt indeed hygiene is rich in spices, oil flavor variety, some functions are not the same. I heard they learned a lot about it, but the shop price is high, the result is, of course, I didn't buy anything and left Egypt's cotton also! very famous, so Tamer also took me to a tailor, and said that is inside the clothes are all Egypt cotton. This shop is part of the clothing quality looks really good, feels good texture. I stroll around in a circle, and finally to the father bought shirt! 190 EGP! shirt style in particular, I later in Hariri market really didn't find it the same, is what Egypt cotton blended with nylon! clothing store employee and employer are passionate about, and also to Egypt "jive talk" performance vividly!
After that we went for lunch, eat at McDonald 's, the conclusion is: McDonald's or our domestic delicious! and Tamer mixed up a half-day, start some shuluo, he has gradually and me much.
Lunch is also fighting over pay! hehe!
After lunch we'll get ready to visit Egypt Museum! on the road, Tamer and I tell him why bad circumstances (see, I first saw that he was in a bad mood, hehe), turned out to be just and girlfriend! Oh! my comfort him not to lose heart, will always pass, be optimistic point! he jokingly said: "I don't have a girlfriend, you now have no boyfriend, your boyfriend than I do!" haha! Egyptian!
Egypt Museum tickets is EGP 60, which is not allowed to take pictures, although a bit unfortunate, but there is no way! in Egypt almost to each attraction has been a security doors, so the camera simply can't hide! camera specifically there is a place of storage, but to remind here, it is best to let the guide or locals help you with your hosting, if it is your own, they see a foreigner, you will put your camera stolen, you look back over to get their say missing you get him no way.
But the tour guide or the local people know they have it in one hand, they do not dare to do this little tricks! my camera is to let go of the Tamer! we just General visited the Museum, has spent nearly three hours! it pools in so many things, there is no way a a look at. The Museum has a specialized Mummy Museum, in addition to buy tickets in. Tickets are more expensive than the Museum tickets! I still went in, and it is amazing! See these thousand-year-old mummy, I began to think that would be a terrorist or scary, but actually stood in front of them when I did this senseSleep. Just think of one's life, in the mists of history is so small ... This way there is a guided tour of the presentation is very good, otherwise a lot of historical background does not understand, simply do not understand!
Over Egypt Museum itinerary is done I this day's schedule! I tour fee ($ 50) to when he refuses the Tamer, said: we are friends, not about the money!, but I said, my friend to friend, business to business to receive money! last row but I, I took the money stuff his bag! and Tamer said goodbye, driver took me to the sea sister's House.
In the evening and the sea, stroll down the Lele they Hariri market! and finally ate my first meal of Egypt, hehe! Egypt people generally eat cake, cake subtle little taste, with food to eat. Food for many species, primarily in the beef and lamb. I personally is to eat quite accustomed to itself in the domestic but also likes to eat pasta.
Day 3: Alexander
Today, the official cold! Egypt weather quite cold at the end of December, the day when the Sun is still warm, a long-sleeved T-shirt, but when the Sun went down, the temperature will drop down.
Lele today, morning to school got a try to return home and I went to Alexander piece — Egypt a seaside city! 10 points, Lele a friend and drivers to meet us from Cairo to Alexandria one-way drive to 3 hours or so. Damn cold and still not fully adjusted over the jet let tormented me in the car for a while asleep ... Waking up in the middle of sleep, found either side of the road with lush vegetable, in Egypt is too difficult to see pieces of green!
Road bumps, and finally to the Alexandria! when car in seaside road (I gave up the name), watching the blue and green of the Eastern Mediterranean, sleep no! we find the first visitors to the place is the lighthouse, is also a castle.
Tickets 30 EGP 4 points a day on the door, so we get to go early. Grew up in the coastal cities, I is no stranger to the sea, but in the Eastern Mediterranean, on the view of the Castle or feel it has style! we take photographs while walking, it is up 4 points, staff notice to closed, though they are fierce wind blowing in our all cold, but not too hard to die ... Repeatedly urged that desperation can only be gone!
Then we quickly went to Alexandria Library (the world's largest library of books), take to it before dark! because of time constraints, we didn't go in, just at the door and look around, take a photo with them (the Chinese classic "a tour of the" modality to show it, HA HA), in fact, if it's not to late, I really want to go go go!
In the library near you, you feel hungry, driver Uncle (locals) took us to a nearby snack bar, a man bought a cow liver sandwiches.
Beginning sounds I'm not too willing to eat, I do not know what flavor, but seems to have no other better choice. Let me surprise is that the sandwich taste good! roast beef liver, very fragrant! more appropriate Chinese appetite! shops in many local students (near to the University), curious and very enthusiastic and we greet, store employees are equally warm, we give them to take a photo, gave us a lot before dinner dishes, unfortunately, that we really eat pickles to ... Comparison of strange taste! but we really thank them!
Final destination is the former Emperor's Summer Palace, "" live, is today President of the "Imperial", some places are open to visitors.
But to go to that was the night, the wind is big, we were cold, night shoot without too many photos, we stroll around in a circle on the left!
Another 3 hours, return to Cairo! eat something we'll go back to rest, it is the most tiring day, right after you fall asleep!
Day 4: Memphis/Saqqara/Saladin Castle/Old Cairo
Today up feeling much better, cold, slack also inverted, also had a good sleep! today sea arrangements had an English speaking guide (25 dollars a day, more than half of Chinese tour guide cheap), a girl named Shima of Egypt.
She is responsible for taking me to Memphis-Egypt's ancient capital, go to the step pyramid, then returned to Cairo to take me to Saladin Castle and old Cairo at Church.
Cairo weather today is not very good, windy, mancheng are grey.
We stepped pyramid there is a feeling of being blown mouth has sand (the sand of the Sahara desert, haha). Driving from Cairo to Memphis about 1 hour. In the scenic spot, also encountered a Hong Kong company, suddenly in exotic heard a familiar Cantonese, huh, huh, feeling warm! although there is a strong wind, the guide is very dedicated to my non-stop to explain, I'm seriously listened. Stepped pyramid like maintenance, see the next to put up a tent! now this pyramid haven't had visited the opening to the inside. We just took a photo next to the left, the wind is too big, really can't stand!
Back to Cairo Saladin Castle Road, the guide takes me to a family do blanket of school visit, of course, there is also the sale of blankets! hehe! many poor children didn't have the money to go to school, parents send them to school, learning to make blankets, graduating in some factory directly.
Blankets are handmade, variety, various sizes! they sales price is not cheap, I finally to leave a mark spent one hundred bought a small back bag. Then we went to a home selling paper sedge art store, shop for big, also have a dedicated speak Chinese staff reception for Chinese tourists, the man passion full to my introduction paper sedge paintings the manufacture process, the ultimate goal is, of course, hope I'll get some back, everyone knows me and he said: "I have more than 200 pieces of paper draw at home a sedge. "He was very surprised! haha! last I'll have a picture next to the Key of life, so that they can use pictographs on my name, 70 El pounds!Paper sedge art specialized shop sells better than Hariri's expensive, but the quality is truly the last level!
Afternoon we went to Saladin Castle, which has a Mohammed Ali mosque, the mosque is very large, it is also filled with tourists from all over the world, this one is especially special tours, hehe! finally we got old Cairo, there is the oldest church.
It is said that Maria is the birth of Jesus. Egypt has 90% are Muslims, Christians and the rest are rarely part of Jews. Therefore, in Egypt the streets, you can see the mosques and churches appeared for the first time.
The most biggest regret is that the fourth day photos all gone, the stupid flash of memory!
Day 5 to 7: do a 3-day Cairo people
The original thinking arrangement that went to black and white desert 3 days, can not, themselves, are costly, and friends do not worry, finally gave up.
Simply have a good stay in Cairo, feel the city everything! like I saw a friend writes, it is called in the course of indiscriminate! hehe! luckily Lele just did this three-day course, have a holiday, we will go out every day to go shopping! (Hariri in Egypt 6 days, went to 3 trips to the Hariri ... ), Carrefour, go to the City stars! long heard that in Egypt, single woman walking along the street there are many people who come to chat, I and Lele every time into the street are found around the old staring at us, quips in coach who stretched out on the first wave, Egypt people too warm! hehe! I and Lele said: "we have so conspicuous?! so many people on the street!" Lele is accustomed to this kind of situation, said: "a group of Egypt hooligans!" we laugh! in Hariri market is everywhere asked do you have a boyfriend, but in fact I think most people are not malicious. However Carrefour at home, we encountered a very nasty Egypt, also and he had a quarrel! funny or die does not apologize, the interested party, said he's right, to the surrounding a pile of Egypt's lost is not for you!
This would also like to remind you, in Egypt, try not to take a taxi, bus and Metro to mention.
Why? first, taxis are basically very broken, I have the end-of-life vehicles, they also ran on the road every day, many security breaches; Secondly, not many drivers will communicate in English, it is not convenient, but they often do detours, the last thing you have to take a taxi, and he talks about the good price and then get on the train, get off at some drivers will speak plainly tells, 20, might tell you to 25, if you encounter this situation, what they don't, get off, and then throwing 20 blocks to his left; again, the girl never sit co-pilot bit, many drivers will trick or treat, eat tofu girl! my luck is better, in Egypt didn't ride in a taxi, and friends have a car, just share of the local people told me. You will have the opportunity to go to note!
Stars in the City can be found in many international brand stores, the price is not cheap, but the most appealing to me is there clothes size is large, in the code I have to wear loose! HA! there is also a home selling skin care products, Egypt local brand, called Nefertari (ancient Egypt a Princess), it's rose rose body lotion skin toner, and essential oils are very good, pure natural and inexpensive.
A big bottle of water (like my home with white vinegar bottle) is only 16 EGP, body lotion is 53 EGP, than the body shop's bottled lotion also larger! very praise! had the opportunity to mention some of the friends you can back yourself with! hehe!
Those few days Lele also take me to eat a Cairo's famous roast pigeon, very good! Dove mouths stuffed rice, very delicious! price is cheap, a 23 EGP! we also went to the Nile tanker, every evening, where you can watch the show, including the belly dancing and swing skirt dance (my name ...
The correct name like Sufi dance), also offers a buffet.
Leaving that day, Mark took me to his home nearby shopping Shopping, he gave me all around, and he always used to go shopping.
So I had to go to a new city, Cairo, Egypt Lele in nearly 2 years do not know that there is such a new city, a piece that is not the same in Cairo. Building a Europe that has a street on both sides of the House are very early, long before Belgium's designers to design. Mark said, tours to less, even in this work of Chinese people basically do not know here, in fact, really big, Cairo we most often see only very one-sided very local in Cairo, he also took us to his new home communities, we had dinner in the restaurant. Although he very early on I saw his new home, seeing or feeling better than imagined. Community environment is good, away from urban areas, the fresh air. The community is great, 4, 5-layer of small high schools, supermarkets, restaurants, what have I said to him, it is no wonder that your life is not willing to leave Egypt! finally went to his friend's house sitting for a while, the Christian family and Muslims is not as yeah, especially when you see the Christmas tree! people said that in Egypt, Muslim person in charge of culture, in charge of Christ is the economy, the majority of Christians are in high yield class. So Christmas in Egypt is a Fashion-rich talent before holiday! devout Muslims certainly is not for Christmas, but Carrefour at home we saw a Muslim girl and boy friend Christmas decoration in pick balls. We have said that young people are really weak start religious consciousness!
From his friend's house out we go straight to the airport, goodbye because comparison hasty, fortunately, not too sentimental scenes he has urged not! to the last minute is not off the phone, I guess he will call me.
The plane took off before he hit me and said a lot, probably means to me. In fact, this time to see him, as a a wish, I would be good, I have the right to start a new life!
This time
Of Egypt tour I forget! aircraft that looked out the window, say to yourself, have the opportunity I will come back again because I drank water from the Nile, Egypt! I will be missing you and you will always be in my heart!
(Close to see the pyramids)
(First night in Cairo-Mark, me, Lele and sea)
(Helioplis in New Cairo)
(Comfortable cozy community)
(YuanWang pyramid)
