Cairo, Egypt

27/10/2007 travelled from Manchester airport to heathrow airport(UK).On arrival I met up with a friend and we had a drink whilst waiting for my flight. I checked in and then took a flight at 22:00 from London to Rome. On arrival in Rome I had to wait for 3 hrs for my connection flight.I arrived in Cairo on the 28/10/2007 in the fternoon i.e. around 12:00, I had arranged airport pick up with the Youth hostel I was going to be based at durring my stay in Cairo.Someone held a placard with my name at the arrival section.. I then realised that I had to wait for my taxi with this person (Egypt , nothing is ever straight foward). I ended up sitting with 5-6 taxi drivers waiting for my taxi, it was an interesting experince. I was then offered someting which look like pumpkin seeds, initially I didn't know how to eat them but with persistance I managed to get the trick on how to eat them. My driver picked me up 2 hrs after arrival, durring that time I had been advised that my laugage was off loaded in Rome!!! I did get reunited with my bag after 3 days in Cairo. I woke up on my birthday (29/10/2007) and went for sight seeing in Cairo. I went to the Giza pyramids & sakara pyramids. I then took a walk around Cairo and discovered loads of ice cream flavours(my favourate was Mango). 30/10/2007 I took an overnight train from Cairo to Luxor & Aswan. Departed Cairo at 20:00 and arrived in Luxor at 08:00. 30/10 I was collected from the train station by my tour guide. We then travelled to the valley of the kings & quens; temples etc. That same evening I took a train (20:00) from Luxor to Cairo. 31/10 -I arrived in Cairo around 10:00 am. on arrival I went back to the youth hostel where I was based to collect my bag (which had arrived from Rome).I then catched a bus from cairo to Dahab, the bus left Cairo at 14:00 and we arrived in Dahab at 22:00.I spent a night at the Penguin, nice place and beautiful scenary- Almost defined the term : 'holiday fling' hmmmm!!!.01/11 - I woke up the next morning and travelled to Mt Sinai-St kathrines monument. I climbed mount Sinai around 10:00 morning and descended around 14:00. It was a beautiful climb although it was really really HOT. I then travelled from Mt Sinai to Dahab and arrived at Dahab at 19:00. I had dinner and then decided to take a walk around Dahab. At 22:00 I took a bus from Dahab to cairo. 02/11- I arrived in Cairo at 06:00. I walked from the bus station to somewhere in Town and decided to take a taxi to the youth hostel because I was lost. I then took a map and walked to the Egyptian Museum, took a boat rid on the nile reiver, took a bus to khalakhalid market, Souvenir's shopping etc. 03/11/2007- Attended a Seventh Day Adventist church in the heart of Cairo, service was conducted in Arrabic, Suddanese and another langauge I don't recall.. it was an experience. Took a taxi at 12:00 and went to the airport. Took my flight at 14:00 connected in Rome and then arrived at Heathrow airport on midnight on the 03/11/2007. 04/11/2007 @ 13:00 arrived in Manchester. Tired but wow!!! loved each and every mad moment !!!!!!