The Chronometer: EGYPT Day 2

just after reading madot's entry bout our trip to egypt... very good summary heheh!! so if u don like reading LONG entry like mine... u can visit madot's blog k.. i just luv to write everything n put every single picture bout my trip heheh...so 1st day pusing2 cairo... mmg excited gler sume org!!.. so pagi2 da bangun sbb kol 9 da nak check out hotel.. turun bf.. hmmm xbanyak sgt choice.. pastu ade satu bnde tu tasteless gile!! rasenye daging kot..huhuhhh... curik jem n mentega byk2 buat bekal train mlm nih heheh.. aku de bli mineral water satu botol besar n satu botol kcik... tp botol besar tu trtnggl.. huhhh pnat je.. da la lame tggu org tu carik duit kcik.. last2 tnggl aku capai botol kcik je.. apsal ntah uhuhh

sambil tggu ven datang.... Mayorca Hotel Lounge

dlm ven yg homey... showing off my new n 1st sunglasses heheheh....

.. nama tourist guide kitorang ahmed.. ok gak suke gak dia.. intan ade nama baru --> diamond hahah.. ayu pon --> aya.. aku --> haja je la uhuhuhh

along d way to d pyramids.. thats a Pharaonic Village... don no wats inside it but d wall is kinda cool so take pic heheh... n we saw Cairo Zoo.. d 2nd largest zoo in africa.. 1st probably in South Africa

another interesting things sold along d road... thats a doll for Maulud Nabi celebration... menarik kan cara diorg sambot?? ahmed kate masa dia kcik dulu doll tu made of coklat!! bestnye!!! tp skang da tukar plastic..our 1st stop was Pyramids of Giza.. as well known consists of 3 --> Cheops, Chephren n Mykerionos..they are father, son n grandson.. sumthing like that la aku pon x bape nk ingt uhuhuhh... pnat je ahmed mmbebel..tp yg aku ingat pyramid2 ni adalah more than 4000 BC n Old Kingdom..bile dpt tgk piramid tu mmg rase cam x caye tgh tgk piramid.. betol!! takjub r..n one advice... tolonglaaaa bawak sunglasses!! mmg terik gile sampai da tahap kaler putih da ruangan udara kat ctu mnunjukkan sgt terik.. tapi angin dia best so xdela panas or berpeluh.. best2!! just berdebu cketla.. yela nama pon padang pasir huhuhh.. Admission Fee:25LE lepas puas berjalan2 d sekitar piramid2 tu kitorg naik ven g tmpt unta berkumpul heheh... kat ctu leh naik unta or keldai xingatla bp kitorg bayar hr tu tp best la pngalaman wey naik unta... n belive me the untas are soooo tall!!! gayat gile lbih2 lagi bile dia nak bangun hahahahhh da la aku dok blakang rase nak trjatuh kebelakang naseb ade madot jadik pnyelamat haha.. then kaki aku cam agak sakit cket la kt bahagian peha.. mungkin kalau ade tmpat letak kaki ok cket kot cam kalau naik kuda.. so kitorang pusing2 sekitar padang pasir tu for about 15 minutes n amek gmbr jap depan the 3 pyramids of giza.. best2.. pastu amek gmbar ngan keldai plak.. n mind that nothings free in egypt.. amek gambar je pon kene tips tau... abes amek2 gamabr naik ven balik g tgk sphinx plak... mmg menakjubkan... bnde tu satu batu je tau so org dulu2 ukir batu yg sgt besar utk jadik sphinx tu.. hebat kan.. kat cni x lame sgt.. xde pe pon sphinnx tu je la.. amek2 gmbr je n g pegang batu tu hahahh..

baru sampai... excited2!!! ahmed nagn hussein tgh belikan tiket so kami berposing2 dulu hahaha...

me just arrived at the giza pyramid.. excited2!!

d gediksss

the GEDIKS lagi.... hahahh... nawar tau la aku comel

ye nawar skali lagi aku tau aku comel ahahahaha sengal!

can see the rock closer here.... n i think thats the biggest pyramid... they all look d same in picture don no which one is which...

aku suke gmbar ni... prasan x ade 2 piramid??? hihihi...

model2 "Mari Melawat Piramid" seswaiiii haha

trying to reach d top of the pyramid huhuhh...ape ahmed kater proffesional jurukamera uhuhuhhh....

i am sleeping..............yg ni jadi r cket... tdo menongkat dagu kat piramid..

nice view...

they were just love to flirt with each other... x larat nengok huhuhh.. i think they are mike n mickey... hmmm am i rite?? n they are both male!! hopefully not gay hahahh

the untas are just soooo cute!!! love them!

with pakcik unta hehehh

bulu unta sangatla kasar....

pengembala keldai mnunjukkan skill melatih keldai hahahh kelakar la nawar

maybe the keldai was shy.... uhuuu

five of us...me,nawar,intan.ayu n madot.... nice crew... hehehh

me with d view of Giza Pyramids

The Great Sphinx

heheheh...

i luvvv this rock... it soo old.. imagine since 4000 BC!!

walking away.... sob sob

ok enough with pyramids n stuff.... our next stop was Golden Eagle Papyrus which actually is a shop selling paintings made on papyrus paper.. ok papyrus paper was d first ever paper in the world... n ther were soooo beutiful!! n d prices as well huhuhh..we were first explained how the paper is made... n went around d shop to see all the gorgeous paintings! n i bought an Asma ul Husna n another one was a picture of ..... i don no who but with 2 'kartush' (king of ancient time put their name in kartush) with my parents names inside themm soo sweet.. n they are in hieroglyphic characters... ooo yea n me n madot kene sound ngan sornag pakcik bcause he thought that we were making of one of the king... we didnt make fun of anyone ok.. i was just curious y the king was smiling cause all d other kings pictures look soo serious.. huhuhh tu je kecoh la mamat tu.. spoil mood je

thats d 'ingridients' to make d papyrus paper

with few of the paintings... sooo beutiful!! promise i'll buy them when i get rich huhuhhh... d sunset painting definitely!!

so after spend about 425LE on papyrus we took off to Sakkara to see the Step Pyramid, a tomb n went inside one of the pyramid. Admission Fee: 25LE.. the tomb was so cool cause thats was my first time seeing d wall arts of d people of ancient egypt.. they all were like 2000++ BC.. but still well reserved.. but most of the colours are faded..not so many things to see here.. just listen to ahmed explaining wats d drawings on the wall mean.. they illustrating the daily life of ancient egypt... interesting..then went to one of Carpet School along the way to the pyramid..children here were sent to the school to learn how to make carpet.. hmmm i wonder if they to the 'real' school or not.. n i bought one of the carpet cost me only 200LE.. 20pound... not bad.. n i like d carpet.. soft purple colour with a picture of the desert with pyramids and date tress.. then had lunch in Sakkara Restaurant.. cost us 40LE kot... kene tipu la rasenye hahahahh...there, ahmed told us anout tipping in egypt... huhhh mmg kuat makan tips tau org egypt nih... so prepare small money ok!! then went off to perfume shop.. remember egypt is known of pyramids, papyrus n essential oil.. kitorg solat kt cni then dgr ceramah pasal perfume or better known as essential oil.. aku x beli pon naik feninggg pale aku huhuhhh... masok2 je ven teros tenyeh minyah cap kapak kat hidung hahahh... pastu trapped in traffic lame gak la before reaching The Egyptian Museum.. Admission Fee: 25LE..need to mention about the traffic in egypt... uhhhhh Horibble n scary gle!!! hahahh.. there was like 5 cars in 3 lanes... then people keep hon n hon n hon... macam nak meriahkan jalan raye je... n people crossing the road... with not-functioning trafficlight or even funtioning people just ignore them... then with keldai lagi... aduiiii don be surprise la to see keldai on the road ok.. huhhhuhhh.. worse than kl..now bout the museum.. we spent like only 45 minutes in it cause its going to close soon.. it all because of the traffic la..so many things to see inside it.. ramses.. tutankamun... hatchipsuit... mummy.. n at that time we realised that people back then were not big as how i thought... tutankamun was so small... got to see his chairs.. his bed... kecik n comel je tau... he must be very cute!! hahahhh.. after that went to MC D!!! heheh... buy some food for dinner.. n ice cream as well ... yeay hussein belanja aku!! heheh.. arigato ne.. tips: buat2 xde duit kecik hahah... xdela actually i was trying to get smaller money from the counter so i paid with 100LE note n said i dindt have any smaller money.. then hussein just paid it for me.. apela dia ni org nak duit kecik la huh...pastu jln2 tgk kedai2 jual abaya.. mmg cantik2 sgt dgn hrge yg sgt berpatutan.. kalau convert duit UK la.. then bertolak ke stesen train.. n i just cant describe the train... the seat was ok.. but the toilets.... yukkksssss cant even think about it!!! urghhh