Last Night We Visited the Pyramids….

…..for a light and sound show that was really interesting. We arrived about a half-hour before the sun went down so I was able to get some photos before dark but I still plan to go back for a day tour and really try to explore them a lot more. The Sphinx was smaller than I had visualized but still very impressive—the pyramids themselves are just unbelievable. Last night we were basically limited to a seated viewing area for the light show but the three main pyramids absolutely tower over the horizon. When they lit them up with red, green and yellow lights after dark it was almost surreal.

I’m really enjoying Cairo but the job conditions here are really taxing. Trying to drive in this traffic is nearly impossible—even more so for a training program. Tomorrow is the last day of the first group then I have two days off and that’s when I’m hoping to go back for a day-trip to the pyramids…..

I'm staying at the Four Seasons Hotel here--the same hotel as Jack Nicholson in his latest movie--and we had a little excitement yesterday around lunchtime. Sirens started sounding everywhere and police cars came flying into the area in front of the hotel followed by about twenty long black Mercedes limos. They virtually cleared the lobby area and the prime minister of Kuwait came in with his huge entourage. Needless to say we haven't seen him since but he sure knows how to make an appearance.....