Monthly Archives: October 2012

Egypt – Day Nine – Return to Texas

Today is our return day. Our cab was supposed to arrive at our hotel at 1:00 am but Yasser called and said it had been in an accident and he had to order another. Our flight to Amsterdam is at … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Eight

Today was a free day and we used it to relax and enjoy the local food and prepare for our return. The big news is the super storm (Hurricane Sandy) heading for New York and we are grateful that we … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Seven

Our first stop of the day, lead by our Guide Ghada, was at the oldest Mosque in old Cairo, followed by a visit to the Ben Ezra Synagogue which is quite possibly the site on the Nile River where Moses … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Six

We arrived by train at 8:15 am in Cairo after a very “jerky” 13 hour trip from Aswan, the train stopped numerous times along the way and although the service was good, dinner and breakfast were dismal at best and … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Five

After sleeping in till 8:00 am we missed breakfast on the boat so we walked down the scenic shoreline street to the local McDonalds where we enjoyed a McArabia and coffee while watching the children swim and have fun on … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Four

We got to sleep in today. Around 8:00 am we went to see the unfinished 130 foot tall Obelisk that was carved out of a granite mountainside in Aswan and which was to be shipped to the Karnak Temple in … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Three

We visited the Edfu Temple early this morning (when it was cool) after a horse-drawn carriage ride through the streets of this small city. This temple is one of the better preserved Ancient Egyptian Temples and Mohamed told us some … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day Two

After breakfast on our riverboat we met Mohamed and driver and drove from Luxor to the Valley of the Kings where we explored the tombs of Ramasses 3,4 and 9. The tombs are large walk-in monuments chiseled into the mountains … Continue reading

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Egypt – Day One

Our taxi took us on an exciting ride through Cairo to the Airport and I found it astounding that traffic lanes are essentially meaningless. Whoever gets to an open space first gets the space. Furthermore, a driver barging through politely … Continue reading

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Egypt – Trip from Israel

Getting from Tel Aviv to Cairo has its political complications. As the agent at the airport said…. Israeli’s are not safe in Egypt. However, we went through seven different levels of security just to get out of Israel. We flew … Continue reading

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