Egypt - Cairo to Aswan

Hey!
Guess what? I am actually in Egypt, on one of the maddest computers I have ever had the misfortune to use. It keeps typing in the address bar, every now and then when I press the spacebar... and the Arabic keyboard doesn't help either! La! But I have successfully managed to decipher "edit blog" in Arabic, yay me! So really it will be a wonder if this post makes any sense at all... here's hoping....
So I arrived (obviously) safely in Cairo, after having a ginormous stress out in the plane. I was almost hyperventilating by the time we landed, doing the whole "death by what-ifs" thing... you know how it goes... "whatif there's no one to meet me? whatif my luggage gets lost? for God's sake what the Hell are you doing, Donna, going to the Middle East, did you actually know where you were going? look at the countries on the flight map you are going to get KILLED " etc. etc.
But let me tell you, it has been Very Easy so far! Really can't quite believe it. Vietnam was much more of a stress! And the whole baggage, lifts, la da has gone fine. I was collected by a prompt and friendly travel agent, along with two of the most embarassing specimens of travelling Aussie you might ever have the misfortune to meet...
"maaaate, had my last beer on the plane at 3 am, hanging out for the next one already" (bearing in mind that this was about 6am)
but my personal favourite comment was as follows:
"do you think the roads might be quiet because it's Easter Sunday?"
Well if you can't figure out what the problem is with that I can't help you....

Anyway, this will have to be a short post 'cos the PC is drivng me INSANE and there is a queue (apparently this is the good PC!!)
So what to tell....
yesterday I stood on a pyramid!! and saw the Sphinx! And the mask of Tuthenkamen! (that is spelled incorrectly i know it) Kept walking around in a semi daze, repeating to myself "I can't believe I'm seeing this" and hopping on one foot like a kid! It is so amazing to be here! I can't stop using exclamation marks!!!
Cairo is very brown and busy, filled with beeping horns and people, people, people. I feel a little bit naked in comparison to the local women, most of whom are covered... but at least I am not the typical tourist and I cover knees and shoulders. My roommate (ironically an English girl named Sarah) and I have taken to glaring at the bikini clad shorts wearing Westerners who are so disrespectful of the people here, it annoys me intensely.
Anyway, sorry all but I have battled this PC long enough... I give in and will let someone else fight.
Love to all,
D x x x