Cairo

This city has been surprisingly pleasing for us. I had so many preconceived ideas about what tis city, the most densly populated in the world, would be. But it is so modern, and amazingly clean. We have had a great time these last two days. Our hotel is just outside the hotel, and we have a view of the pyramids form our balcony. The first night we went to the sound and light show at the pyramids-we really liked it, there were some parts that slightly corny but just to see them at night was incredible. We went to the Egyptian Museum the next day--there is just too many incredible things to see there- we spent over 2 hours there--with kids mind you--and they thought it was neat too. The mummy room was crazy-preserved bodies 4ooo years old, the hair is even intact on some of them. And all of King Tuts stuff, his Death Mask, and his tombs. Then we took a Falucca ride down the Nile River. It was a sailboat and a great way to see the beautiful Mosques around the city. Then we went to the biggest bazaar in the Middle East, and we actually enjoyed shopping and haggling!! Collin got a pyramid and Olivia a camel. They really love President Obama here--they have lots of tshirts with his name on them in the market. And finally today we spent the morning at the Pyramids. Even with the throngs of tourists coming through it doesn't distract from how majestic they are. You can walk anywhere you want around the and we even went into 2 of them to see the tombs.
We are flying to Jordan tomorrow for 2 nights to see Petra.