Port Said has been the"gateway to the East" for ocean liner passengers since the opening of the Suez Canal. Situated where the marshes of the Nile Delta meet the sands of the Sinai Peninsula, the city has a history dating back to Pharaonic times. It's a popular resort destination for Egyptians and is the gateway to Cairo, the Nile Valley & the mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Went into Port Said with Diane & David and hired a horse drawn carriage that took us around the city. Becuase it was Sunday, all of the better stores were closed, but the markets & smaller shops were open. After our carriage tour we walked for miles. Not too much to see here, even the museum was closed. Went to the outdoor markets which we found to be very interesting but could not compare to the markets in Saigon or the other places we visited.
We decided to go back to the ship around 3, eat lunch and planned to go out again. A massive sand storm came up as we headed back to the ship & cut our visibility to about 1 block. By the time we got back to the ship we could see nothing off the back deck. We had lunch & Diane & I just went to look at the shops around the ship. The tours will return pretty late as it's a 3 hour bus ride to & from Giza & the Cairo Museum. We once spent 10 days here so we didn't make the trip to see the pyramids or sphinx.
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