Oct 14 - Cairo

Yes, if it's Sunday, it must be Cairo.

I'd unsuccessfully made it to Mass on Saturday evening in Athens, wandering around following Google Maps and websites posting Mass times.  After a 1/2 hour wandering down blind alleyways and rerouting a few times, the 7 minute walk was fruitless; a church that wasn't open, historical and closed.  There are many many Greek Orthodox and seemingly many many Roman Catholic, but I came up dry.

Getting to Cairo, however, I found a church that was ... yes ... 7 minutes away and had a 6pm Mass.  Not having much hope, I set out, wandered through some interesting neighborhoods and found the church and Mass.  Great !

Earlier in the day we did some major hiking to the Egyptian Museum and worked our way through countless small to large artifacts, many mummy's and sarcophagi  until my feet hurt.  Actually they were hurting through most of that.

Traffic is bizzare.  Multi lane, fast moving, no traffic lights, close your eyes and cross.  That was the in jest advice from one fellow that ended up guiding us to a late lunch spot. You really have to work your way through the lanes of traffic with cars buzzing you on both sides.  No one stops.  Horns are going constantly.  That alone is quite an experience.

Garbage is everywhere.  Dirt.  I can't say that I'm surprise.

More later ... have to leave and see some pyramids !

Onward !