Here we continually meet herds of camels, but a dromedary is a rare sight.
EXCURSION TO THE PYRAMIDS OF GIZEH.
August 25th, 1842.
At four in the afternoon I quitted Cairo, crossed two arms of the Nile, and a couple of hours afterwards arrived safely at Gizeh.

As the Nile had overflowed several parts of the country, we were compelled frequently to turn out of our way, and sometimes to cross canals and ride through water; now and then, where it was too deep for our asses, we were obliged to be carried across.

As there is no inn at Gizeh I betook myself to Herr Klinger, to whom I brought a letter of recommendation from Cairo.

Herr K.is a Bohemian by birth, and stands in the service of the viceroy of Egypt, as musical instructor to the young military band.

I was made very welcome here, and Herr Klinger seemed quite rejoiced at seeing a visitor with whom he could talk in German.