Egypt is an incredible place to be.  There are cars that honk constantly, people walking around, the Nile that I can see from our apartment and history that is to die for.  Cairo is huge and bustling at all hours of the day.  So far I've visited the Egyptian Museum (which has artifacts that have been found in the tombs etc.), the Giza pyramids and museum and the Saqqara pyramids, tombs and museum.  Got to walk (or crawl) inside a bunch of them to see where the kings were buried and all the wall writings and pictures.  Many still have the original color paint, 4,000 years later!  Amazing.

(PS if you are a student traveling, bring you international student ID!  I've been able to get into everything half price with it! - teachers, you can get one too)

It's also fascinating that throughout the day the Muslim call to prayer is announced loudly across the entire city, some men (the women aren't required to participate, but can chose to do so) stop in their tracks to pray and the mosques are filled for a brief time.  

This got me thinking about how no matter where a person is, they are reminded like 7 times a day to worship and pray to their God, Allah.  There are days that I go hours without thinking of God let alone praying and worshiping.  Wouldn't our faith be different if wherever we lived in a place where a reminder to pray came over the announcements at intervals throughout the day? (although there are some areas where at least church bells are run)  Or are we called to remind each other of this out of actions and words?