Monday morning, Cairo. We flew from Amman to Cairo yesterday (Sunday). We'd seen TV coverage on Saturday of the protests in Tahir Square following the aquittal of Mubarek, with 2 demonstrators killed and 13 injured, so wondered what we were heading into. We can see the square from our balcony, and Sunday afternoon tanks and other security had closed off the area, so Tahir is actually empty. The protests moved to University campuses on Sunday. (Will post some photos when they're downloaded)
Cairo traffic is unbelievable! There's a lot of noise from the streets, but fortunately we're on the 25th floor of the Ramses Hilton so it's quiet in our room. We just had breakfast on the second floor, and street noise was pretty loud. We meet a guide in a few minutes to tour the Egyptian Museum and then off to Giza for the pyramids and sphinx.
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