Before going to Ethiopia we got to stop for a 10 hour trip in Cario, Egypt! We took the 10 hour flight on Egypt Air and it made for a long, incredible day. It was a long flight but we made our own fun. Along with practicing our Amharic and sign language, we also got to watch some TV. But since we couldn't understand any of the words to the Egyptian soap opera we made up our own, rediculous, story lines to what was going on. It quickly turned into a far-fetched story of magicians and costume party's that was mostly based off of our own imagination. But we're pretty sure the actual story line was about as weird as the one we made up.
Finally we arrived in Cairo around 2 and spent about 10 hours sigtseeng with our tour guide Hany Hassan. I can't believe everything we squeezed in today! We got to visit the pyramids (the 
last standing of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World), sphinx (which is a lot smaller in person than what they lead you to believe on tv), and got to ride camels.
last standing of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World), sphinx (which is a lot smaller in person than what they lead you to believe on tv), and got to ride camels. Afterwards, we went to a museum with actual Egyptian relics from King Tutankhemen's tomb... who apparently had a thing for ducks. Then we
had dinner on a floating resturant along the Nile, experienced a papyrus making exhibit, and got to go shopping at this crazy bazaar. We've never had that many people in our faces in our entire lives! Some vendors were very nice and honest ("What can I do to take your money today") and others were outright mean. One guy took us into his shop and shut the door behind us! He was very upset when we asked
how much his scarves cost so we just left. He followed us down the alley shouting, but we kept moving. Very creepy! We ended up going back to the first vendor we had met who was very helpful.
It was an exciting day to say the least, and late tonight we arrive in the long awaited Addis Ababa!
-Julie and Christy
It was an exciting day to say the least, and late tonight we arrive in the long awaited Addis Ababa!
-Julie and Christy
And here's a short clip of the call of worship from one of the mosques that I took right after we went shopping.
2 comments:
Julie, that sounds like an exciting adventure. Pyramids, camel rides, and over-eager venders: everything you could every ask for in a trip to Egypt. I'm praying for you girls, and I hope you rest of your trip is just as interesting. Say hello to Africa for me.
This is so great!!! my summer excitement is living vicariously through you :P ajndfioqefnbaksbn seriously im flipping out just reading about your trip :D i hope you're keeping every single memory to replay to me when school starts :) i love you both and i hope ethiopia treats you well :)
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