Today was again technically our arrival day in Cairo for our tour but because we met our tour guide last night we were able to do a day trip to Sakkarah, the Step Pyramid which is the first Pyramid in Ancient Egypt. This pyramid is, as the name suggests, stepped on its edges rather than the smooth edges of the famous pyramids. At Sakkarah, there was also a small museum designated to Imhotep, a High Priest, an Architect, and great Doctor, who Pharaoh Zoser entrusted with the design and construction of his tomb, which is the Pyramid at Sakkarah.
We also visited Memphis, which was the first capital of Egypt. Memphis has a monument area with the Memphis Sphinx dating back to 1342 BC. It also has a large statue of King Ramses II (The Great) from the 19th Dynasty.
For lunch we tried Felafel’s in pita bread with salad - Egyptian fast food (restaurant - Felafela) - they were great - and only cost about 30cents (Aus)!
After lunch we stopped off at an Egyptian carpet weaving house - very similar to the Turkish factory we visited except staffed predominantly by males who are commonly children. They work in 2 shifts giving children a way to earn money to help support their family as well as go to school. Brii also had a go at the knot tying but was told she was far to slow to gain employment... looks like medicine is safe :-).
Tonight we met Hazem again and the remainder of our group that we were to spend the next 8 days with - Sharon from Sydney, Darren from Darwin, Ali and Daniel from Perth, Gabriella from Sydney, and Sophie from Quebec.
We then enjoyed some amazing Sushi and Sashimi at Hazem’s favourite restaurant.
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