I travelled to Cairo by night train and had a compartment for myself - it arrived quite late, so I did not had to wait too long for early check-in at the Le Meridien.
Watania Sleep Train
From my balcony I had a great view of the pyramids, nonetheless in the afternoon I took a closer look at them and Sphinx.
View from my balcony
Three pyramids and
a Sphinx
In the evening, I visited an old AIESEC friend - Lina and I worked at the International Congress 2005 in India together.
Last day in Cairo started with a big and fantastic breakfast on my balcony before I took a cab and the metro to the Egyptian museum.
tasty breakfast
There were a lot of artifacts, statues and mummies in the museum - also sometimes it looked more cluttered and forgotten in a corner than well curated.
Egyptian Museum - outside
Egyptian Museum - inside
Death mask
From the museum to the quietness of the Al-Azhar Mosque it was just a cab ride.
Al-Azhar
Al-Azhar - court yard
Across from the mosque starts the Khan al-Khalili market and I had some food with other AIESECers there and then went up and down the market to shop for earrings and a lamp.
Khan al-Khalili
lamps
more lamps
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