On arrival at Cairo Airport we were confronted by a lady wearing an official badge, claiming to be from the Ministry of Tourism. She offered us free help to find a taxi, buy water, get maps, money, etc. She ushered us into an office and sent a guy to get a taxi. Then her male accomplice high-pressured us to buy tours, river cruises, restaurant packages, etc. Our refusal was so definite that they were glad to move us on. The taxi man put our two small bags on a trolley in spite of the fact that we were happy to pull them ourselves. We followed him to the taxi area. Then he told us that he was not the taxi man. He was the bag man and he demanded $20 for pushing our bags. I gave him $4 and advised him that it would be in his best interest to move on. The taxi driver was praying on a mat on the bitumen next to his taxi. At first we thought he was praying to get another customer, but when we got into the Cairo traffic we started praying ourselves. There are 24 million people in Cairo. We taxied through New Cairo, Old Cairo, then Very Old Cairo, then crossed the Nile into Giza. Our hotel was 200 meters from the three main pyramids and not far from the Sphinx. It had hundreds of rooms. We were given the corner room on the top (twelfth) floor at the very end of the main building with windows on two walls facing the pyramids. Unquestionably the very best room in the resort. We were very thankful to God. His blessings at times are overwhelming.