Cairo – nothing to do – nowhere to go – a day of complete relaxation

▲ ▲ ▲Thursday – a leisurely day to recover from the tour.  Did not have a wake up call so we had a sleep in – well tried to have a sleep in !!!!  Let’s just say we got out of bed a little bit later than the usual 5am.

Walk around the hotel for a while – there is a shopping arcade – but we are not tempted.  Downstairs to the restaurant for a lovely breakfast of fresh fruits, toast, juice etc and then a swim and laze around the pool.

We decide to go for a walk and the minute we emerge from the hotel we are surrounded by taxi drivers asking if we need a ride and people telling us of the good deals they have.  Sorry lads – the ‘tourist idiot’ sign has been turned off!

After making our quick getaway we decide to take a walk over the Tahrir bridge and see what is on the other side – there doesn’t seem to be anything very exciting – except views of the Nile.  So we turn around and walk back over to the shops on our side where we buy a packet of chips and some bottled water.  I guarantee that on this tour we have boosted the bottled water sales by at least 50%.

I don’t think I have ever drunk so much water.  We even had to buy water at meal times on the cruise boat – so a letter will be going to Insight razzing that idea let me tell you!  For the money we paid you would think they could chuck in some water.

The photo above is our last view of the Nile.  I really regret not taking any photos of the inside of our hotel.  Still in these days of film (I had to buy some more in Luxor) – one has to be careful and work out how much these are going to cost to develop when I get home.

I don’t want to think about it – maybe I can do a deal with the developers.

Back to the room – and I relax by having a nice long bubble bath.   Time for something to eat so we get room service and we watch some TV.  I think after the early mornings and even though we relaxed on the cruise we are still pretty flagged out.

Have to pack as we leave for London tomorrow.

Highlight of the day : walking along the Nile for the last time