Cairo, Day 1

We admired the view of the Nile from our hotel balcony while breakfasting on foul, labnah, feta, olives, and heavenly Egyptian pita bread. Both of us have been stymied and overwhelmed by the guidebooks and the reality of being in Egypt, so we decided to start our sight-seeing at the Citadel, since it had been recommended by M after a perusal of Cairo on Google Earth. The Citadel is a massive fortress on a hill overlooking Cairo, over 900 years old, and the nerve center of Cairo for more than 700 years. There are some mosques and a palace or two within the walls, and magnificent if dusty views of the city.

Here's where there should be an interesting photo of me and Jodi at the Citadel, overlooking Cairo, but this computer is slow and wonky as is the internet connection, and suddenly the heat and sun and walking and doing my washing in the sink has left me sleepy. And I have to get up early to meet our private driver to go to the pyramids, the sphinx, all that old stuff... More travel updates and witty observations and compelling photographs tomorrow, inshallah.