Ahmed’s Cairo, Unbelievable

by Alison

We had an 11 hour day today. The estimated number of times we’ve been called habibi is in excess of 3,000. I have a habibi headache. 

Ahmed, the giver of habibis, is a good ambassador for his country. Sometimes I don’t believe him. Here are some photos I took from the bus windows followed by a Q&A between Matt and Ahmed:

View of Cairo streetscape from the bus

Q: Why all the sad and skinny dogs?

A: These dogs are well-loved and all the Egyptian people feed them.

Q: And the camels?

A: Also very loved. Then we eat them. 

Q: What is the unemployment rate?

Better than before.

Q: And the homeless?

Those beggars you see—that is actually their job. Then they go home. 

We started at the Saqqara Archeological Site where we got to go into a tomb. Mark almost died. 

I’m claustrophobic. I can’t do this.
Nate’s butt
The Husband emerges
And along comes Matt

Without light
With light
Inside the tomb

Next stop the gargantuan new Egypt Museum—the building’s architecture was masterful. When we left the building we were met with the sounds of minarets and mandolins. 

Somewhere in an alternate universe is a museum of noses

This is the view from the window at the top of the staircase
Now the largest museum in the world
We lunched at a former palace

After lunch I rode Michael Jackson and rested my elbow on the top of an Egyptian pyramid, I saw the Giant Sphinx and I came home with camel shit on my shoe.  

The camel’s name is Michael Jackson

How’s that for unbelievable?

More from today. Tomorrow we fly to Luxor.

This is the Green bus. Most everyone is on the red bus. We think they hate us.
Dana and Matt
He’s pretending it’s a pic of me but ta just a straight up Nate selfie
Looking good Billy Ray (Mark)
Not fun at all
Sandy’s camel was a bad ass.
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  1. I like your tour guide’s positive attitude.

    I hear the noses were chiseled away from statues and busts as a way of insulting deceased leaders. So whoever’s noses were removed were probably hated by a lot of people.

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