July 5: Now both Nathan and Krys are out on our balcony absorbed in the mayham that is driving in Alex. It's nice to get a high vantage point rather than being in the middle of it.
Today we went to the Kom el Shoqafa catacombs, they were very creepy, i couldn't bring myself to peek over into the sarcaphogi because there was that little voice in my mind telling me that there could be a mummy! Thanks Brendan Fraiser. There were some bones, but they were of important race winning horses that the King wanted to have with him in the afterlife.
We went to a few other sites today, nothing spectacular to note. A lot of walking! I am very appreciative of the boisterous, question-filled welcoming we have received (what's your name? Where are you from?) but I am looking forward to being in a place where perhaps being a white tourist is not such a rarity.
We are heading to Cairo tomorrow by rail, finally. After two trips to the train station, where both times their computer system was down, standing in very hot, very pushy lines, we have our first class tickets! This means we have reserved seats in an air-conditioned car, for a three hour train ride for about 7 dollars. For those of you who know Nathan know that he wanted to take the third class car, riding with the goats (?) for about 1 dollar
We have been very spoiled in the gilded opulence of the Metropole Hotel (very much recommend) including lavish breakfast and free wifi. I don't know the next time we will get on the Internet, so don't worry if there is a long pause between now and our next Internet appearance. But do keep us in your prayers, we need to make sure we continue to have a covering as we still have some streets to cross.
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