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Stalking the Police (funny story behind this picture)

After a crash course in camel riding and the Egyptian culture (the good and the bad...aka tourist scams...), we made our way to the famous and crowded Egyptian Museum. Just like Andrea (love you and miss you!) said, the museum is jam-packed with ancient artifacts...small and large. We were amazed at the amount of stuff that wasn't identified. It was so cool though and... Yes, this was a definite highlight of our trip.

We visit the famous Egyptian Museum- a highlight of our trip

Our humble abode at Sara Inn Hostel

This was Dinner, and Breakfast.... Got a little sugar overload

Posing in front of the Felucca we never took

The next day we were off to Alexandria. We had some issues getting there because all the trains were sold out...apparently this is quite the hotspot for the locals...something which we later wondered about. Hehehe. We grabbed lunch at a cafe off the coast. Unfortunately only about a third of the items on the menu were actually available...so we finally just told the waiter to bring us whatever they did have. Crepes for lunch!
We made sure to visit the famous Alexandria library...known for being the world's largest and also for containing some of the oldest known writings.

What to do when there's nothing to do? Sit on a wall and take pictures.

This is the nice part of Alexandria, the Med. Sea

Danny, the lover of knowledge (as seen in the Alexandria library)

Healthy meal of Twinkies and Chips on the busride back to Cairo

Sunday was a full day... we were very spiritual, attending the Presbyterian Church in downtown Cairo with translations of the sermon (not the easiest thing to follow... as evidenced by the sleeping Danny, hehehe)...and then we were off on an adventure with our flirtatious taxi driver (this is when Kat and Heidi pulled on their fake wedding rings...so fun! It actually worked though, he backed off...kind of. :)
Our destination was the Coptic Cave Church. Of course, no one we talked to actually knew where it was exactly which was where the adventure came in... we set off with the taxi driver and after an hour found it. The Coptic Church was carved out of a mountain and situated next to Garbage City (where people literally live in, on and among the city's garbage bags... its absolutely mind-blowing...and smelly).

We visit the Coptic Cave Church in a suburb of Cairo (known as Garbage City)

We're dirty, sweaty, and tired. But then again... so is everybody else

Danny in front of the Nile

We spent most of our time in Cairo at the Sara Inn Hostel...it was nice but not up to all of our standards. So... we cashed in Katharina's last Hilton points and got a free night at the Hilton for our last night in Cairo. Upon check-in, we were delighted to find out that we were upgraded to the executive suites. Yay! Free breakfast and real coffee...what else could we possibly need? We've spent our final hours in Cairo lounging at the pool, buying counterfeit designer shoes (Gotta love the Gucci!) and overall enjoying the Hilton...