Up at just before 5am, the train left late so the schedule has changed a little. We arrived at the hotel to freshen up before heading to a large mosk to learn about the Muslim religion and traditions in Egypt. It was very interesting and surprised to learn why so many Egyptian's have a bruise on their forehead. During prier, they headbut the ground and the bruise showed that they are devoted to their god.
Not long after we go and see some more pyramids, the first attempt and how it developed into what we see today. The pictures in the tombs of a princess were exceptional and so life like I would say they impressed me the most this trip and they are over 4000 years old.. Pictures showed a butcher slaughtering a cows and the full process. A crocodile waiting for a hippo to give berth to eat the baby.
Lunch was the best feed I have had here, entrees were pita bread with a heap of dips, I tried some veggies that were sitting in a bowl, that was the only downfall, only one other person tried them and gave the same opinion. Main meal chips, rice, chicken, beef and lamb all cooked on skewers. It was gold.
Finished off the afternoon at the Bazaar market. We arrived just before the main prayer so we noticed just about everyone either went to the local mosk or dropped on the spot to pray. I looked around for a nice scarf and some souvenirs but lucked out. Getting a few bookmarks and a couple of other things.
That night time our last event was the laser and light show at the Giza temples. We had time to get some food beforehand so I tried KFC here. A spicy twister for $2 AUS, nice. The show was corny and boring so I fought off sleep for the first half before giving in, it turns out that I wasn't the only one. We returned to the hotel for a few beers, before saying goodbyes and for me, 4 hours sleep before I head to Alexandra for the day.
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