Siwa Oasis

By the end of this trip, after I have been hassled to no end and joined the masses to see the sights, I might wish I had saved Siwa Oasis for the end. This place is just a tiny little town in the dessert where they ride their donkey carts through town. There are some interesting ruins of temples and the old town to explore. I rode a bicycle around to explore earlier today. I went to the Temple of Oracle is from about 600BC and Alexander the Great was there around 330BC. And also to Tombs of the Dead which have interesting paintings in some of them. Apparently most of them were destroyed. During the 2nd World War British soldiers would pay local a few cents to cut out pictures from the wall. Now I have to go to the old town, which they call a Shali.

There is just a handful of tourist who made the long journey out here. So no tour bus loads like in the rest of the country. When it is prayer time (which is 4 or 5 times a day I haven't figured it out yet) it is only on the loud speaker for 5 minutes instead of an hour like in Cairo. Which is lovely at 5am. There is no hissing by men as I walk by, which is nice. But I know I will have to brace myself for this when I go back to Alexandria on Tuesday. But for now I am enjoying the peace and quiet. Tomorrow I might go on an overnight dessert trip. Haven't decided yet.

Sorry no photos yet, the computer here doesn't have an USB outlet and I was to lazy in Cairo.