Today a little girl's dream came true. This morning I held a pyramid in the palm of my hand. This afternoon I looked into the eyes of Tutankhamen. I may have even shed a little tear. I cant even begin to describe what today has meant to me. To think that I have dreamt of these things for decades and today I was there and I saw and I touched! We had an early start, leaving the hotel for the pyramids at 7.30am because we wanted to beat the crowds. Mohamed assure...

Bip. Bip. Beeeeep. Beep beep. Beeeeeep beep beep. Bip. Beeep. BEEEEEP!!!! Cairo has its own language, expressed ever so eloquently through car horns. Bip: watch out Im on your inside; thanks for letting me in; quick cross the road now; lady do you want a taxi?; gidday Mohamed, havent seen you in a while. Beep: move over; youre getting too close; let me in; come on lets go. Beeeeeep: get out of the way; thanks for cutting me off. Beeeeep beep beep beeeep: we...