10/14/10 9pm (12:00pm PST)
Today was definitely a day of mosques and sickness. It was our free day in Cairo and we decided to do an Islamic Tour. I was a little surprised when the folks opted for that but it was a cheaper alternative to 600 dollar/person day in Luxor or a 150 dollar/person day in Alexandria. I didn’t mind it. However, today was the warmest day so far and by george, I grew tired of taking my shoes off and putting scarves on my head in that horrid weather! Plus I was holding a parasol and trying to fan myself while trying to make sure my shoes didn’t touch the ground AND take pictures??? It was challenging for sure. We went to 3 mosques before we said “no more, thank you.” They certainly were beautiful. One of the most interesting “fun facts” for the day was that Christian architects designed the mosques we went to (along with countless others that exist) because they were the best architects and they were also the best carpenters so they did all of the intricate woodwork for the alters etc. After that we went on another walk through the bazaar we visited yesterday but this time FAR less shopping and then went to lunch. After lunch we returned the hotel where we then spent the rest of our Egyptian money at the gift shop inside the hotel and then retired. Talia and Dad woke up sick so Mom and I made sure to NOT share water bottles with them and use an excess of hand sanitizer. Talia is snoring right now and I can hear her phlegm gargling. Ewww. Tomorrow we meet at 8:30am for our drive to/through Sinai. Hmmmmmm….
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