In Cairo

I've now been in Cairo for 3 days. It's probably about 30 degrees without a cloud in sky. Where the clouds should be, there is dust and pollution. It's an interesting place because most of it looks dirty and the buildings look run-down but I reckon that gives the area character. I think the roads and driving are the biggest eye-openers. Traffic lights and lanes on the roads are generally described as being there for decoration. Crossing the road involves walking taking a chance, having some guts and walking between moving cars. Somehow people don't get hit. We found a bar on our first day in Cairo called Ali Babi Cafeteria (no "Open Sesame" necessary) that gave us a great view of one of the major intersections and it was very entertaining. So many near collisions. The guy in the bar tried to rip us off (everyone tries!) but a local made him give some money back. We considered the rest "a tip". Cheeky bastard. The locals all try to find ways to get our money. They know more Aussie sayings than we do and then try to get you to buy crap and they are very persistent.
Today we saw some pyramids in Giza and the sphinx. There's not much to say about them that you probably haven't heard before. Big! Old! Impressive! We went inside one of the pyramids that was pretty much empty and it was like a sauna. Very cramped too but good fun.
Yesterday we went to Cairo Zoo which cost about 7 cents in Aussie dollars (a can of Coke once inside cost ten times that - still it's cheap) it was a bit sad really. Some animals were in really small cages. Others were alright. One of the exhibits were budgies from Australia. I guess the people that took them to Cairo are "budgie smugglers". :)
That will do for now. We leave Cairo tomorrow for Aswan where we see more old stuff. Hehe. Maybe that's how I should do the next update. It could go: "Saw old stuff. Sweated lots."
I have to get out of this internet cafe before the tradition egyptian music drives me crazy. :)