| Description | Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury begins this letter by describing the couple's carriage ride from their hotel to Cairo when they had been accompanied by 'some very lively Irish girls'. She provides an account of their travel and accommodation arrangements and remarks on the people they had encountered in Cairo. Taylor Cadbury also writes about visiting the bazaars and remarks on the hot and windy weather before describing an excursion to climb the pyramids which she had not enjoyed. Her section of the letter features a small sketch of pyramid architecture included to illustrate her description of the inside of a pyramid which the couple had climbed.
George Cadbury continues the letter by describing the view of the pyramids from his hotel window, remarking on the 'overwhelming' sense of history. He writes that the couple had been on a donkey ride into the desert and provides a detailed account of some bazaars they had seen, reflecting his interest in trade and commerce. Elizabeth Taylor Cadbury adds her own account of the desert donkey ride, adding that the couple were to visit the Sahara Desert the following day. She also describes the guides who were assisting them during their excursions and remarks on the lack of evening entertainment. |