The city of Cairo from the Citadel. A pretty heavy smog lays over the city from all of the cars and traffic. We could see the pyramids from here in the distance (left side of the photo).
This is a night shot of our neighborhood. We live on northwest of downtown Cairo in an area called Heliopolis. Small shops line the main streets with 5 to 10 story apartment buildings off of the main streets. The streets are busy at night but dead in the morning.
One of the hot spots in Cairo is an island on the Nile River, Zimalac. This is one of the statues directly outside of the metro stop on Zimalac.
Nathan and I went exploring and ventured around the entire island. The one side of the island was home to numerous restaurants in these large boats. You can also see some of the taller hotels on the other shore.
Some of the taller buildings lining the opposite coast. The river was beautiful but even better was the refreshing breeze that blew off of the water.
A view of the three pyramids with the city in the background. It was surprising how the pyramids were so close to the city.
At the pyramids, there were salesmen everywhere, trying to sell different items and trying to get you to ride their camels. Nathan and I did not but our boss's mother decided to try one out.
Our tour guide insisted that we take a photo pretending to hold a pyramid with our hand, so here it is.
Going inside the pyramids cost a significant amount and our tour guide said it wasn't worth it at all, but climbing up the side of the pyramids came with the entry fee.
The sphinx was the best part of the pyramids area. We were able to go inside the surrounding temple and see the sphinx from close up.
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