Jakey Jake

Well I arrived at cairo airport, where I stupidly organized a tour with a guy who was grabbing people as they got off the airplane. Needless to say it was far more expensive than what I wanted to spend and way more than I could have done it on my own. But I figured that I had limited time to go and see everything so if I got it all organized then I wouldn’t have to contend with all the hassle of doing it myself. Well it turned out ok, I stayed in some ok hotels, had my own private taxis and private tour guides, but considering the amount I paid I didn’t tip anyone, and the Egyptians attitude was pretty shit and sly anyway so stuff tipping. First few nights I spent in cairo, I met a local and hung out with him for a bit and we went and got some food and smoked on a hooka, the tobacco was actually pretty good, then he showed me some bars but I didn’t really want to stick around as I felt like they were pretty dodgy people, friendly but always after your buck. Anyway the first day I was picked up and the guide was awesome, he knew everything, he was actually a guide at the cairo museum. We went out to the first pyramid which is much more square than the others but still very impressive, its difficult to imagine that 5000 years ago these were made, when most other cultures had nothing. After this we went to the pyramids at giza and the sphinx. I have to say I was mighty impressed, the sheer size of the structures is breathtaking, and to imagine that they were once completely smooth and covered in gold. The sphinx was actually much smaller than I had imagined but still impressive nonetheless. The next day we went to the cairo museum where you can see quite a few ancient artifacts including mummies and a collection of goods that was discovered in tutenkhamens tomb. Including his sarcophagus, 111kgs of pure gold and of course the ultra famous mask 11kgs of solid gold and precious gems. This was followed by a tour of the city which included the church where jesus, mary and joseph hung out to escape persecution from the romans, it was really strange to see the room where jesus grew up. Lastly we came to the giant mosque, I cant recall exactly who that one was for but it had a great view of cairo , the dirty city that it is.