Turn right at the Narmer Palette

I have arrived at the museum. It is hotter than I thought possible here, I'm soaked with sweat, but you know what, I don't really care. The walk from my hotel to the museum takes about 10 minutes and is down a street which is lined with auto repair shops and parts stores. To get here, though, I have to cross a very busy street and there are no traffic lights, you just have to jump out into traffic and have faith that they'll stop for you. The entire walk I didn't see a single Westerner. I started the day by going to the Nile Hilton for breakfast and then to a shop to buy a cell phone card. I then went back to my hotel and picked up my laptop and went to the museum, where I am now working less than ten feet from the famous Narmer Palette. There is a simple screen separating the area in which I'm working from the main hall of the museum.