Egypt – the First Impression

Arrived in Cairo, Egypt, at about 12:30pm and soon after we arrived, it started to rain. We were told that it rains only a few times a year in Cairo and the rain on our day of arrival was one of the very rare occasions.

Shower of blessing from Egypt to the Malaysian tourists? or vice versa?

Though the rain was not very heavy, there was flood and cars were stalled (I thought it only happens in Malaysia!) causing massive jam at some areas.

Our first stop upon arrival at Cairo was the Egyptian Museum.

The museum does not look too impressive from the outside, but what are displayed inside is. It is one of the world’s most famous museums and houses 250,000 antique pieces from the 7000 years of Egyptian civilisation, including the fabulous treasures from King Tut Ankh Amun’s tomb. We also visited the Royal Mummies Hall which is housed within the museum (not included in the tour and we had to pay 100LE (Egyptian pound, about RM60) for entry. In a way, I could not believe that I was seeing the mummies ‘real’.

No photographs are allowed in both the museum and the Mummies Hall. But I have to say, what we saw were truly amazing and impressive.

Around Cairo (above and below )


Flood and stalled car

Around Giza (above and below)


Sky turns dark between 5:00 and 5:30pm
during this time of the year (late October) in Egypt

Egyptian Museum (above and below)


Our first dinner in Egypt. We had grilled chicken,
beef and pigeons among many others (above and below)


Streets of Cairo and Giza areas (above and below 2)



School children waiting for their school bus

Khan El Khalili – supposedly the most famous and best
shopping bazaar in Egypt. ‘Everything under the sun can be
found here’ is not an overstatement. And like most bazaars the
world over, ‘bargaining’ is the order of the day. (above and below 3)