Cairo, Egypt Day 4

Today we finally went to see the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx. Words cannot truly describe the emotions I felt finally seeing the sights in person. I have always admired the ancient Egyptians and their technological achievements and innovations in their time. To finally have the opportunity of seeing the pyramids and Sphinx with my own two eyes was breathtaking. The only complaint I have is that it was about 107 degrees F and the dry heat was rough but we made it!!

We took a DiDi ride to the pyramids and a worker helped us get discounted student tickets (I was the only one with a student ID). We got entrance tickets and a ticket to go inside the smallest Pyramid being the Pyramid of Mankaure which stands at 65 meters or 213 feet. It was an interesting experience going inside down at a steep incline on a makeshift stair ladder, but it was very nice and cooler than the outside which was a plus!

When we were at the Sphinx a worker came up and took my phone and started taking pictures of me. I knew he would ask for money after but it’s his fault for snatching my phone and not giving it back during photos so I let him take photos and when he asked for money I walked away and told him no. Twas a great power move and his fault for scamming tourists. After we walked to a pyramid and took photos before hopping on a free bus to the Mankaure pyramid since it is a large area and super hot. Once we finished we went back to the Sphinx before leaving and going back to the hostel to cool off, shower, and take a mini nap.

After our relaxing time we met with a girl from the hostel named Preet from New York (hehe) and we went to a rooftop restaurant and got a HUGE bowl of sangria to share between the 4 of us and some appetizers. Savannah and I put our work in and had about 5 glasses because we never give up and had to get our monies worth. After we found a sushi place and I got fried rice and MISO SOUP, the girls got sushi. I don’t know why but the workers liked us and put us on their story and gave us some extra free sushi and Mochi as a dessert. After we went back to the hostel and drank and played card games in Preet’s private room until 6am, it was so much fun!Read more