Today I also went back to Saqqara, one of my favorite sites in Egypt, because it is home to my favorite pyramid, the Step Pyramid of King Djoser. The drive from Giza took about half an hour and I was driven up to the Pyramid. I explored the site and as usual chastised myself for accidentally standing on things I shouldn't. Last time I had unknowingly stood on the enclosure wall, this time it was the South Tomb! (Nothing is roped off in Egypt and you can climb all...

The Giza Pyramids were awesome as always, although this morning I spent most of my time looking for the stupid ticket office to the Great Pyramid which I never found! I went into the Mastaba of the Kings doctor, that was great, except the guard at the door insisted on showing me around and then insisted on baksheesh. I also saw the Sphinx again and walked around the Great Pyramid about 3 times. I was there early so I didn't get pestered too much to buy souvenirs...

What a day this has been. I've been up since about 3am, due to jet lag and left the hotel at 7am to go for a walk. I walked all the way down to the Nile... thats about 2km from here. I was quite pleased to say I didn't get lost. Its Friday here, which is a holiday, so downtown is virtually deserted! I've been approached by a few people, but all in all, I've had virtually no hassals. I came back to the hotel for breakfast at around 10:30am and then headed of...

This is my first entry from Egypt. The flight was a really long one. It was 14 hours from Sydney to Abu Dhabi. It was nice that Tim, Peter and Ben came and saw me off at the airport. My parents have already called me three times and I just had my first meal in 24 hours. The whole Abu Dhabi Airport transfer experience is not one I wish to relive! It would have been better just to hang around the airport for 10 hours. Mind, the shower I got at the hotel almost mad...

We got off the train and were met by Tamir, who to my shock and delight placed my Indiana Jones hat on my head when he saw me, a feat which I thought was truly amazing. We were then taken back to the Movenpick Pyramids hotel to freshen up and recuperate for our trip to the Cairo Museum. At 8:30am we met back up with Tamir who was asleep in the lobby of the hotel, which Mum and I thought was very cute. He then took us to the Sheraton and we picked up Shireena and...