Surprisingly, neither of the two taxi drivers I asked to take me to the pyramids understood my destination--one calling a friend to ask directions, and the other taking me to a luxury hotel called "Pyramids--despite the fact that I would think these large stone edifices are a mainstay of Cairo tourism.
Nonetheless--an hour later through charming dusty city traffic (one quickly gets used to this as a staple of daily life in Cairo)--the pyramids rose, a bit disappointing in their...
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