🏙️ December 19, 2022 — Arrival in Cairo

After checking in, we headed straight for the Nile — for a dinner cruise that was anything but ordinary.

As the boat moved gently along the water, we were welcomed with music, a belly dancer’s spin, and a Sufi performer whose hypnotic twirls moved in rhythm with the river — all beneath a sky lit up by Cairo’s city lights.

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It was loud, dramatic, and beautiful — a fitting welcome to a country where history never hides. It simply changes Colors.

🐫 Day 1 — Pyramids, Pharaohs, and Cairo’s Old Soul

We began early, with breakfast and then a drive toward one of the world’s most enduring wonders: the Great Pyramids of Giza. I had seen them in textbooks, movies, and childhood dreams — but standing before them was something else entirely.

They just stood there — beautiful , larger than life …ancient and unmoved, while centuries crumbled quietly around them.

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Nearby, the Sphinx sat in silence — ancient and mysterious. I wasn’t sure if it was guarding the pyramids… or just quietly watching us.

After the pyramids, we made our way to the Egyptian Museum — a maze of stories, tombs, gold, and ghosts. The centerpiece, of course, was Tutankhamun’s golden mask— bright, silent, unforgettable.

Made of solid gold and precious stones, it wasn’t just beautiful. It felt powerful. His eyes didn’t just stare — they seemed to know.

The mummies felt strangely peaceful. Preserved in glass, they seemed to whisper: We were once like you.

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Our final stop was the bustling Khan El Khalili Market — a riot of colors, perfumes, copper lamps, spices, and fast-talking vendors who could charm coins out of your pocket before you knew it. Somewhere between sipping mint tea and dodging souvenir stalls, I realized Cairo doesn’t care if you’re ready. It grabs you anyway — by the senses, by the heart.

🌙 Bye Bye Cairo, and Then South..

Cairo was loud and layered — like an unfinished symphony. And as I boarded an early morning flight to Aswan the next day, a part of me stayed behind, caught somewhere between the golden silence of the Sphinx and the laughter-filled chaos of the old market.

But Egypt wasn’t done with me yet.

Cairo faded behind us, and the Nile carried us south — deeper into Egypt’s past.

Up next: ⛵️ Temples carved in stone, sunrises over the Nile, and a cruise through the land of ancient gods.