$100 Taxi Ride: (Ep3) - Cairo/Beijing

Cairo was founded in the 10th century, and it's been the capital of Egypt ever since. It's the land of pharaohs, pyramids and 16 million people. In this episode former cabbie Hassan welcomes us into his home and after a mint tea he takes us to a soccer match. After a break for Muslim prayers, we stop for Sheesha water pipes of tobacco that taste like apples baked on a bonfire. In the Nile, the longest river in the world, we catch the world's smallest fish and then we're off to the pyramids. Beijing is our next stop where we meet cabbie Kong. We visit Kong's home and meet his father, who has his first encounter with a westerner. We are then taught how to perfect the dumpling, before consuming enough to feed a small army. Kong then leads us on an expedition up the Great Wall of China.