{"id":71,"date":"2008-01-09T03:58:14","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T03:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/cairo-egypt\/"},"modified":"2008-01-09T03:58:14","modified_gmt":"2008-01-09T03:58:14","slug":"cairo-egypt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/cairo-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Cairo, Egypt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cairo<\/strong>, Egypt’s<\/a> capital, is a fast, furious,
\nfilthy and fascinating city.  Home to the Pyramids<\/strong> at Giza
\nand the Sphinx<\/strong>.  Cairo also has an array of streets and
\nsuqs worth visiting to gain a sense of the history of the city.<\/p>\n

Cairo is known to locals as Umm al-Dunya<\/em>, or
\n“Mother of the World.”  The Cairo International Airport has recently been
\nupgraded and 2011 expects to see the opening of the 550 million US dollar Grand
\nEgyptian Museum near the pyramids. <\/p>\n

Travel facts<\/strong>: Cairo’s attractions are
\nspread out among the different neighborhoods, but taxis are cheap, so don’t
\nbother with buses.  Leave plenty of time to get around, because the traffic
\ncan be brutal.  In summer temperatures can head past 40 degrees Celsius,
\nbut you still need to dress moderately and respectfully, especially when
\nvisiting mosques.  Shoulders and knees must be covered for both men and
\nwomen.  Tourists are often more hassled by sellers in Cairo than anywhere
\nelse on earth.<\/p>\n

Sights and Activities<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Pyramids of Giza & the Great
    \n Sphinx<\/strong> – No one should leave Cairo without visiting the Pyramids of
    \n Giza which were built about 4,600 years ago, and their enigmatic guardian, the
    \n Great Sphinx.<\/li>\n
  • Egyptian Museum<\/strong> – Visit the mummies
    \n at the museum.  Many people suggest going twice, the second time you’ll
    \n absorb more as you’ll be used to the crowds.<\/li>\n
  • Visit the suqs<\/strong> – Stroll the suqs and
    \n the array of products on offer.  Expect to get hassled.  Khan el
    \n Khalili is Cairo’s most famous bazaar.  The Friday market at Suq al-Goma
    \n is the most raucous; an enormous flea market that sprawls into the City of the
    \n Dead.<\/li>\n
  • Shisha time<\/strong> – Take a break and smoke
    \n the sweet, fruit-scented tobacco in the Shisha, or water pipe.  Enjoyed
    \n by men and women, it’s more pleasant that you might think.<\/li>\n
  • Sunset<\/strong> – Cairo is at it’s most
    \n magical at sunset.  The pollution filters the fading sunlight into pinks
    \n and oranges.  Enjoy it best by renting a felucca and floating down the
    \n Nile, or settle with a cocktail at the El Mojito on the roof of the Nile
    \n Hilton.<\/li>\n
  • Traditional dance<\/strong> – The lusty art
    \n of Middle Eastern dance is alive and well, catch a show in the city.<\/li>\n
  • Food<\/strong> – Try koshary<\/em>, a
    \n combination of macaroni, rice, lentils, fried onions and tomato sauce. Go to
    \n the Abou Tarek, the three story koshary emporium at Champollion Street fills
    \n up with families and couples gathering around shiny metal
    \n tables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Cairo, Egypt’s capital, is a fast, furious, filthy and fascinating city.  Home to the Pyramids at Giza and the Sphinx.  Cairo also has an array of streets and suqs worth visiting to gain a sense of the history of the city. Cairo is known to locals as Umm al-Dunya, or “Mother of the World.”  The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.itravelabout.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}