Port Said for the Pyramids
24 June
What an amazing day yesterday in Cairo. Will post some comments here re Pyramids tour and on the CruiseCritic website for next year's cruisers when I've had a little conflab with Gail, who has some comments on her trip by car – a Princess tour, and with Elizabeth who went with Memphis tours.
We arrived in Port Said at 4.00 pm the day before. It was flattened in the 6 day war with Israel and only the port buildings survived. There are some very interesting buildings there and some shiny new ones. Just went for a walk through the streets; lots of stalls selling shoes,clothing etc. Lots of vendors, who were moderately aggressive, on the dock. We walked the length of the dock late afternoon and there were families come down to see the ships and it was the meeting place for teens. It was interesting to see the girls, some bare headed, some with scarves and some with full face veils (kids about 14 or so) giggling like teenagers anywhere. Every one was very welcoming, especially the kids who wanted to talk with us – no one asked for money, just wanted to be friendly. Two boys begged to have their photos taken. They didn't speak English but beamed when I said Salaam Alycum (Hello) – will post this photo. There were cats everywhere – sacred in Egypt I think.
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