You’d think that after all the amazing sites we’ve seen that there couldn’t possibly be any more highlights, but, The Pyramids of Giza! A short flight took us from Luxor back to Cairo and the Kempinski hotel. Our wonderful OU tour agency and amazing tour director Ayman managed our travel, porters, buses, and even a… Continue reading Giza and Cairo. Shukran! E5
Tag: Egypt
Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. E4
Ah, Luxor! Capital of Ancient Egypt for 500 years (1500-1000BC), land of the pharaohs, known as Waset in ancient Egypt or Thebes in Greek. We docked at this city of 1.5 mil population for an overnight before moving to our hotel, the Steigenberger Nile Palace. Our first visit was the temple of Luxor, continuously built… Continue reading Luxor and the Valley of the Kings. E4
Life on the Nile. E2
Jumping right into our the trip, we awoke the next morning at 2:30 am for our 6:00 am flight from Cairo to Aswan. We passed multiple security gates for the 1 hour flight to Aswan 500 mi south in Nubia, or “Upper Egypt” (relative to the Nile which flows south to north). From the Aswan… Continue reading Life on the Nile. E2
“Yes, Wonderful Things” at the GEM. E1
Cairo! City of 1,000 minarets and 10 million people (over 20 million in the region), more than NYC. Largest city on the African continent, capital of Egypt, and our next destination of travel. Finally! Our AirFrance flight through Paris landed around midnight, having evaded the snowstorm that paralyzed most of the US the day previous… Continue reading “Yes, Wonderful Things” at the GEM. E1
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