Egypt, between Pharaos and donkeys...

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This was our first trip organized by tour operators (tour theorem) In general we love to travel do you, we have more fun, but Egypt is not an easy goal and then the period was not one of the best war cause.

Departure and arrival from bologna to Cairo in 4 hours. I saw for the first time the pyramids from the plane window, I moved a lot, figured to see closely. We arrived at the airport, to expect there was our guide, we were a 60ina people, and we divesero into 2 groups, 2 different buses that accompanied us in their hotels. Our hotel was a stone's throw from the pyramids and I saw the bus again, they were huge. The hotel was wonderful I do not expect a luxury like this, we offered a drink and I drank I had not advised not to drink water in bulk, but closed in the bottle, and not to eat raw vegetables and peeled fruit, which causes dysentery me was the same, but let us into the background (even if the stomach pain I had to bend in 2, and 6 days for mangiai bread and rice). The guide who accompanied us throughout the trip was a boy of 26 years Egyptian name Ashraf, very very good. The morning brought us to see one of the Saqqara pyramids built in steps and the temple of Mit Rahina, the heat was bearable and it was good, then escorted us to Memphis where there was a small museum with a huge statue of Ramses 2nd and a small sphinx very beautiful.

As every afternoon we dined at several restaurants, was a lean period for them many tourists had canceled vacations for fear, and we were on the gold in their pockets every corner there were sellers of all ages, many children, but we were always escorted by 2 police officers in plainclothes. It approached little, except when we let free to wander, we were attacked, but even this aveval its charm.

In the afternoon Ashraf brought us to see the pyramids began to make hot premetto that there alzavamo morning at 6 for this was quite good, the afternoon was a little different 40 degrees began to feel, but a show in front of the whole disappeared, the Great Pyramid to Keope was open to tourists, I did not entered my boy, yes, the corridor was low and narrow the suffocating heat, and inside a tomb open and empty. The guide advised us to enter into other graves that were much more beautiful, but the curiosity was great. Then visit the other 2 pyramids kefren and micerino. Finally our friend sphinx, very nice to you but maybe the most great, but is always beautiful.

End of first day does not truly evil .... we move always in and through the bus windows get to know a fascinating Cairo. Thousands of Ciuca (donkeys) were ridden by children or towed carts, is the main means of traporto used, there are also machines, but machines that were used 30 - 40 years ago in Western countries. Much chaos in the streets, none of us able to drive a car if you do not learn to play the horn well. There are no arrows and giving the faster passes and alerts with a sequence of horn, to take another different sound of the horn, if you do not have the horn go on foot, even with the donkey.

Second day visit to the citadel and mosques included, are very beautiful especially that of Ali. There was a lot of humidity that day, the first people began to feel bad, because hot and dysentery, I was still healthy. In the afternoon, after lunch visit to the Egyptian Museum, including mummies very impressive.

Premetto always cause war, tourists were 1 / 5 of what was to be there, so there was no code of any kind anywhere, it was the perfect travel plan was followed to perfection, including the timetable. I congratulate the theorem tour (very cheap and well organized).

Let us return to the museum, there was not very nice people, so we visited the grave with calm Tutankamon of discovery, and his sarcophagus and its mask. And I also knew that was not the tutankamon guineafowl richest nor the most powerful, to the discovery of all her precious jewelry has become famous. Other pharaohs were much much much more powerful and popular than he, but because of not finding their accompanying funerario (thieves and looters), we do not talk ever.

Around the market ...... the disaster. People who wanted to enter you into their shop for bargain, it was very entertaining, and spending a good price for it a lot.

Returned in the evening in hotel bed early, the alarm at 4 am, departure to Abu Simbel by air inside. Beginning to be evil but they are strong and persevere, half of all occupied the toilet for the same reason, even in a plane was going.

Arrival in Abu Simbel to 6.30. A wonderful show, we are the border with Sudan's quite warm but dry and you breathe better. Lake Nasser surrounds us is something unforgettable.
Return the aircraft arrival to Aswan, and we embark on the ship that will carry us across the Nile in search of new places. First stop with the ship of Philae Temple of Esna and Kom Ombo, very beautiful.

We arrive at Karnak, the temple is beautiful both day and night. Sound and light show, sight, a bit long especially with the fatigue that starts to feel.
Then next day Luxor is also enormous and there is a beautiful way street where many small sphinxes of watching from the sides, very suggestive,

Finally last day the valley of the kings and queens of the Temple of Hatshepsut, and Medinet Habu, the day was hot, all fully cooked, but cooked strong now there longer be standing, the valley of the queens was tragic she was no longer but we visited and as always it was worth it.

Thus ended our vacation was exciting but very tiring, you must have the right spirit because it is a holiday hyper active little one sleeps (show average to 5), the heat c, is (average 40-45 degrees) the food can be dysentery, can say why for example my boyfriend did not have anything.

But I conclude by writing that in the end you feel happy and full of enthusiasm ...... you were finally in Egypt, a land full of magical colors and scents people, you leave something in it, poverty is on the agenda and may quite sad, and then bring the caremelle and pens, the smile of a child may remain in heart forever.
When I ask what you'll remember for most of Egypt I say everything, but his people do not ever forget ......