Cairo was our first experience with Egypt and it was a bit overwhelming the first few hours. Traffic is seriously crazy, it is super crowded everywhere, and a bit dirty. But the people in Egypt are just SO friendly and welcoming, and the culture and history is amazing (as well as the food), and so you forget about any uncomfortable feelings pretty quickly.
We spent the first day on our own pretty much, with a local Egyptian and his friend (Stacey's coworker back home has family in Egypt and had his brother show us around, it was so nice of them). We went to a local shop, saw some sights, went to a carpet making factory, and had a fantastic outdoor diner... before heading back to our hotel to meet our Intrepid group for the first time.
The next day we did Giza and the Pyramids & the Sphinx, as well as the Egyptian museum in Cairo. A jam packed day, but awesome to see things you have always heard about and wanted to see yourself. The pyramids are even bigger and more impressive in person!
Cairo
Tea. A daily drink. If you want coffee there is really only instant Nescafe, and tea seemed much more popular... we drank a LOT of it. 
The best soda...
Dinner with our Egyptian hosts for the day
The Pyramids!
Camels
Our Intrepid group
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This trip looks AMAZING!!!
What a neat opportunity!
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