This morning, we slept in and relaxed at the hotel pool.
This afternoon, we went to the Egyptian Museum. It is crammed full of amazing antiquities without much explanation as to what things are, or their significance. It was disturbing that things were not well protected. The building is not air conditioned and is hot and a bit dusty; essentially everything is open and available for people to touch. We did see the incredible items found in King Tut's tomb-beds, chariots, jewels, sarcophagi, the headpiece, etc. Really incredible stuff.
We walked around downtown to some shops Brie wanted to show us. The traffic is amazing and the cars do not give the pedestrians right of way-you just need to start across and make eye contact with every driver before stepping in front of the car-it's a challenge!
This evening, we went out to dinner with Mark & Brie and six of Brie's friends: people from Egypt, Mauritius, Canada, "Europe", Michigan, and Switzerland. We had a great time and learned a lot! These are bright, adventurous young people doing interesting very international work. It's amazing to listen to places they've been and opportunities they have had.
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