Very tired

I think I might have jet lag. Wherever I go I feel like the room is moving. Egypt-blog will be in multiple posts, because I can't handle doing the whole thing right now. All dollars mentioned are USD, all pounds are Egyptian pounds.

Day 1: Travelling
Went from KLIA to Doha, then from Doha to Cairo. Arrived at night. Very tired. Went to sleep.

Day 2: (New Year's Day)
Went to see the pyramids of Giza. We went into one of the queens' pyramids, and the stairs were low and steep. Inside was very anticlimactic, since all the treasures are in the museum.



**Traveller's tip #1: Beware the camel men near the pyramids. What they do is, they say "Hey China China. I give you one dollar ride camel." And you think "Hey, $1 is pretty cheap." So then you get on the camel and they don't let you off unless you pay them like, 100 L.E (about $20). Also, they might touch you in funny places when they're helping you up.**

Also visited the Sphinx, briefly. Much like the Mona Lisa, it's smaller in real life.



**Traveller's tip #2: Near the Sphinx there's a hole, which your guide may tell you is a wishing well. There is no historical evidence for this. What happens is, at the end of the day the guards collect the money that sucker tourists throw in.**

Then we visited the perfume essence factory. I bought 3 bottles for $75.
(1 drop essence + 9 drops alcohol = perfume
1 drop essence + 15 drops alcohol = eau de toilette.
Don't ever buy EDT -- it's a rip-off)

Then we went to the Cairo museum for a few hours and had dinner at the worst Chinese restaurant in the entire world, no hyperbole. There were no Chinese vegetables -- everything was made of tomato and carrot. They had yee sang for CNY, but the fish was off :/ One of my cousins only eats pale food (rice, bread, pasta, fish, tofu etc), so we ordered him two fried eggs and they cost USD10. I think it may be the only Chinese restaurant in Cairo, and that's where they take all the tour groups from Taiwan. Boooo.