The Culinary and Travel Adventures of a South Louisiana Foodie: My First International Trip - Part 6

Cairo, Egypt

Crossing the Suez Canal

We traveled to the border of Israel and Egypt and crossed over the Suez Canal on a ferry. I remember it being quite the ordeal and adventure. The ferry we over crowded and our luggage was thrown on top of the boat (it's funny the things you remember). I also remember having to go through an extensive search of our luggage before being able to cross.

Nile River

After crossing, we made our way to . One of our first stops was eating at a restaurant on . Here is a picture I took outside the restaurant.

Egyptian Museum

One of the main attractions in Cairo is the . It contains many of the items found in the in the country. The most famous being, the artifacts from King Tutankhamun () Here is a picture from the outside. I do remember the museum being dusty and not well lit or guarded.

Recently the brand new and spectacular has opened. It makes we want to go back and see the museum that now matches the items inside. :)

Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx

Of course, the most spectacular site in Cairo are the three and . When I visited in 1981, it seemed to be right outside the city You had several options to travel the road to the entrance of the pyramids and one of them was to ride a camel. Here I am arriving at the Pyramids on my camel. The camel guide asked for a $1 to take my picture. Everything was $1. :)

Once at the pyramids, you had the opportunity to go inside one of them to the burial chamber. I am so glad I was thin enough and mobile enough to go in. Obviously, a once in a lifetime opportunity and unforgettable memory. You can see in the pictures, Tuck and Joan also going inside. You had to crawl through a narrow passage to access the burial chamber. The last picture is me sitting on the platform inside the burial chamber. This would be where the body was placed and most of the treasures would have been in this room.