Yes!No kidding. Most of the taxis looks like this with no aircon.
I still remembered my hubby commented on his FB status saying that the taxi drivers in Cairo are "horny". The "horny" that he mentioned is not because they are "hamsap" but they just like to horn. Average, every 10 seconds will horn once. 3 lanes become 5 lanes and they are driving really fast. They are very impatient too, like to overtake cars. Everytime when I sat on those taxis, I will be very worry that I will die in the next minute. They just make me feeling not save. Till then, my hubby decided to rent a car and drive on his own.
Staying 3 months in Cairo, we definitely make some visits to those tourist attraction places. The Egyptian Museum is something that cannot be missed.
You can see the Rosetta stone and royal mummies in this museum. If you wish to see the royal mummies, you will have to pay extra 100 Egyptian Pound on top of the entry fee to the museum. To me, there is nothing interesting here except the royal mummies room and the Tutankhamun room.For other displays, there are not much description. So when I looking at the antique, I have no idea what it is use for.
Next, will be Pyramid!
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau. It is the oldest known monumental sculpture.
The Great Pyramid of Khufu, the only one of the seven wonders of the ancient world still remaining and still the tallest pyramid of all.
I will say that the best time to visit Pyramid will be in October or November when the weather gets colder. The structure inside the pyramid is magnificient and you must to try to climb up. The path that leads you to the treasure room or where the mummie placed is really amazing. You will never imagine that's how it looks!And again to enter the Pyramid itself, you will need to pay extra on top of the entry fee, I forgot the amount but you can always goggle for it or check it in Lonely Planet. The Pyramid compound is kinda big, so you can take camel ride around the Pyramid.Make sure you bargain for a good price. We drove to the Pyramid so no way they can earn from us. haha...
We celebrated our 10th years being together in Cairo as well. Yeah, I am 26 this year and we started to date since Form 4. Hubby brought me for a lunch in Hard Rock Cafe, tea time in Cairo Tower and following by dinner at Pharoahs.
Cairo Tower. You can view the whole city of Cairo from its top floor. Of course you will need to pay just like our Menara Kuala Lumpur. We were kinda relaxing during our visit because the top floor is open air so you can enjoying the wind while viewing the sunset.
Pharoahs is the name of a restaurant but this restaurant is on a boat as you can see from the picture above. The decorations inside the boat just like ancient Egypt and the boat will cruise around the Nile River. They serve Internaltional buffet with performance by their staff. One of the best perfomance was the "Whirling Dance".
It was really a good performance. The guy keep spinning and spinning with lots of styles.
We did planned a weekend trip with our Malaysians friends in Cairo to Alexandria as well. Alexandria famous for its beaches, seafood and its breezy weather.
Nice beaches~
Members of the trip. I miss baby Ning Ning so much. We visited the Pompey as well. You can see the The sphinx guarding the Pompey's pillar. The Fort is very nice too, we passed by the Fort when taking our lunch.
Guess what building is this?????
It's a library!!!!! A famous piece of architecture in Alexandria.
Hubby told me that we will back to Egypt again to visit the Luxor, Abu Simbel and Aswan. We just have not complete visiting the whole Egypt. As a conclusion, I think Egypt is a nice place to visit but definitely not for living.
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