Shimmy like da Sphinx ...

Having had a work trip to Cairo extended by a few days Michaela decided on a whim to fly over and join me.

There was time to explore the city and surrounds, including taking in some local flavours such as apple tobacco and pigeon soup. I'm not sure what was more detrimental to my health, the shisha pipe or breathing in the Cairo smog.

The city itself is clustered around the Nile on the edge of the desert, with the pyramids at Giza able to be seen from the centre of the city. Of course once you get to the pyramids you have the touts to deal with (and elsewhere the Tourism Police to give baksheesh to for helping out).

This was the first trip to Africa for both of us, but after this taster it will certainly not be the last.

S