Our first stop was Mokhattam Hills. This high point gave us a great view over the whole city. Unfortunately the city suffers from bad pollution problems and the view is obscured somewhat. But if you look really, really closely you can make out the outline of the pyramids off on the otherside of the city. If you need help to locate them look directly beyond the lake in the middle of the photo below.
This is Cairo from the top of Mokhattam Hills. Far off in the distance is the pyramids.
We then headed around the city and over by the pyramids, to the area called Giza. Once upon a time the pyramids stood alone in the middle of the desert, but over the years the growth of the city has brought residents to within a stone's throw of these wonders of the ancient world.
The suburb of Giza, with the pyramids right behind.
From Giza, we headed through the busy Cairo traffic, to one of the new areas called 6th of October City. This planned, and relatively new city is still very much under construction.
Cairo traffic.
A standard sight in Cairo - a half-finished building.
Our tour wound around the rest of Cairo and ended up at Midan Tahrir (Tahrir Square) - the location of down town university campus. Midan Tahrir has some lovely examples of belle epoque buildings.
Building on Midan Tahrir.
