The morning bus ride even included a lap dance and a little song for Monica in different languages. And she just thought she was giving a spiritual thought...but she got much more!
The morning started off with going to the Giza Pyramids, one of the seven wonders of the world. Normally only the first 200 people that come to the pyramid get to actually go inside, but thanks to our amazing guide Gabriel, we were able to go inside. Now we were a little nervous because right before we went in, Brother Gunnerson decides to tell us that we will be grabbed by other people and to be careful with our purses. Also if you get claustrophobic to be careful because it's really small and you even crawl on your hands and knees at one point! Monica and I were nervous because we're both claustrophobic and don't enjoy being grabbed. However once we got in we were the only ones in there and it wasn't that confined of a space. It reminded me a little of Matterhorn at Disneyland. We walked into a cave and then went up this steep incline that seemed like forever. Then we walked through some more and at points had to bend down to fit, but it wasn't bad at all. The best part, which was a Monica's request, we sang "I Am a Child of God." It was beautiful and we sounded amazing because of the acoustics. Watch out Mormon Tabernacle Choir! Then we went and took pictures sitting on camels with the pyramids in the background. It was pretty awesome!
Then we went down the hill a little bit to visit the Sphinx. It was so cool. It's the largest monolith in the world, meaning that it was made out of a single massive stone or rock. It was just amazing to look at it and know that someone made that thousands of years ago. When we got closer to it, we took more pictures and some guy named Mohammud tried to be friends with Charlie and wanted him to try on some hat, so he did and then Mohammud tried to take off with my camera, but our hot GQ bodyguard protected us and there was no problem at all!
Something important to learn is that in Egypt nothing is free even if they tell you it's free! Good thing we had a hot bodyguard, who by the way is the only attractive man in Egypt, since those men are not blessed with good looks! The only flaw our man had was a nasty long pinky fingernail (druggy) and yellow teeth. Monica and I figured those things could be changed. When we took this picture I guess we kind of touched his gun and he was like "No gun." But I told him "Don't worry baby we're not after your gun."
The rest of the day was spent in Memphis, the capital city; the Step Pyramids; and Saqquara. We checked out some cool statues and one of Ramses that had different cartouches on it. Then we headed off to eat lunch, which for once was amazing. As we got off the bus they started playing music and so Monica and I danced with them. Gabriel tried to have the men dance with Monica since it was her birthday, but they didn't understand, but did get closer! Lunch was chicken kabobs with fries and fresh pita bread and different types of humus. It was delicious! It was by far the best food in Egypt!
When we got back to Cairo, Gabriel took us on a fast tour of the city streets that are filled with vendors of all kinds. It was so fun to see and feel apart of the culture. The men of course were hilarious with their pick up lines. One yelled out Spice Girls, which I'm sure was for Monica. Some guy walked in front of me and said "You dropped something. It was my heart!" They sure know how to talk to a lady! It was pretty entertaining. It was fun to walk the city streets. Then we said goodbye to our wonderful guide Gabriel who really did hook us up. He paid off a lot of people to get us in and out of places; he worked deals on souvenirs; and he loved us by calling us Holy Family and Mormons. We sang "God Be With You Til We Meet Again." We will miss him and his awesome Egyptian ringtone!
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