Giza,
Egypt.
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Mena House, Giza, Egypt. |
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Arrived by taxi for late lunch Friday 31st. March 1995, having missed the coach tour en-route from Cairo. Remembering books I have read that mention this famous hotel it was quite a feeling to actually BE here. 
A wonderful relaxed lunch in the beautiful Khan El Khalili restaurant ordering from the menu items unrecognisable when pronounced with an Australian accent. Nice wine, exotic Egyptian desert, pleasant company - and out the window - the towering shape of the great Cheops pyramid ! Inside - intricate brass lanterns, black marble flooring, delicate filigree chains covering the windows, crisp snowy white linen, waiters gliding past dressed the part - vivid lasting impressions. |
After collecting a box of matches from an Irishman in the bar - so I didn't think I'd dreamt it all - we returned to the group to ride camels, explore, clamber and be part of the world's greatest tourist attraction. An alternative to the obstacle course of self-appointed guides, hustlers, souvenir shops, alabaster factories and papyrus museums was to jolt terrified atop a particularly ugly animal while being held to ransom unable to stop and dismount until the next obstacle course was reached. First class service - wish I had stayed longer. Group returned late afternoon by coach to Cairo. |
