Cairo

I arrived to the airport totally lost. I had to buy a visa for 15 dollars, which is total bullshit and they only wanted American money. But when I got my bag and was trying to find a taxi this man from the airport put me in an office and all of a sudden I was hiring a car service. It was about 40 egyptian pounds more than a taxi but whatever.
I had about 4 hours to kill before my tour group met me in the hotel so I walked for a good while around cairo. Everyone I talked to before coming to egypt said to be careful and people will want to harass you but still I wasn't ready for all of it. As soon as I got outside a man was trying to talk to me and tell me things about Cairo. I finally had to look at him and say "I want to be alone, go away". But it was great walking around by myself before joining a tour because I really got to experience Cairo (for a bit). I was really shocked about how dirty Cairo is. There are piles and piles of trash everywhere and people just begging for money. I walked through a small market, which was crazy. There seemed to be no organization, people were just sitting on cardboard on the street selling veggies. One man had a wooden wheelbarrow that looked liked it was from the 1700s filled with cucumbers. There were chickens running around and donkeys pulling wheelbarrows around. It was crazy and it was just on some random street close to the hotel. I found a busy place where people were eating so I got the one thing they had- schwarma. It was so good and sooo cheap, less than 2 dollars for a huge sandwich of meat and veggies. I'm glad that I'm joining a tour because that 4 hours by myself in Cairo was exhausting, and I don't trust a damn person here.