This was the first day of our trip that we had no obligations (besides leaving for our flight at 3:30pm from the hotel). We could do whatever we wanted. We had said good bye to our group leader and group members the night before. We woke up around 8:30am and wandered down to the breakfast buffet. It was the best one we had seen all trip. There was a guy … Continue reading Prince Mohamed Ali Palace, Cairo, Egypt
We had a flight at 9:30am back to Cairo. We only had to go through security twice this time and we didn’t have to line up by gender. We were patted down by the same gender as us though. The flight itself was uneventful. We got a water and an apple juice and I looked out at the vast amount of dirt of the land. It was beautiful and … Continue reading Return to Cairo
We had the option to take a hot air balloon ride early this morning, but we decided against it. The rest of our group went and had a good time. We waited for them in the bus. The view of all the balloons up in the air was pretty neat to see. I’m glad we didn’t go because they didn’t really go very far and it seemed very smoggy … Continue reading Valley of the Kings
Breakfast was very early because the rest of the groups on the boat went to visit something in Edfu. Our tour company does not recommend going there because it take 30 minutes to walk there or you can ride a horse, but they do not treat the horses well and our company will not pay for it because of that. I read that it was not a … Continue reading Cruise through Lock and Karnak Temple
We boarded the ship to eat a buffet lunch after our visit to Abu Simbel. All the cruise ships look the same from the outside. They are docked together and you often have to walk through at least one, if not two or three, to get to yours. The insides of the ship are totally different. Ours is middle of the road. It’s not extravagant like a few … Continue reading Nile Cruise and Kom Ombo
We woke up at 3:30am in order to take a bus to Abu Simbel, which is in the middle of nowhere. The bus ride consisted of a lot of sand views (when I was awake). It took about 4 hours to get there, after only one stop to stretch our legs. There are actually two temples. One is for King Ramses II and the other is for one of … Continue reading The Great Temple of Abu Simbel
We had to wake up at 4am to leave for the airport at 5. (I feel like I’m never going to sleep on this trip.) The ride to the airport took about 40 minutes (our bodyguard came with us). When we arrived only passengers could enter the airport so there were a bunch of people outside waiting. We had to put our bags through security before entering the … Continue reading Aswan
We flew in from Zurich on Swiss Air. It was about a four hour flight. I sat by the window and got to see an expanse of sand/dirt that I have never seen before. Everything looked brown from the air with some small pockets of greenery. Our tour provided an airport transfer and that included someone meeting us at immigration at the airport. I was glad they were there! They walked … Continue reading First Impressions of Egypt
We woke up at 5:30am in order to leave at 6:40. Our tour bus was the first one at the pyramids of Giza. We actually had to wait a few minutes for it to open. The first thing we noticed (besides the giant pyramids) were all the dogs. There was actually one high up on the Great Pyramid. I have a picture of it, but you might have to … Continue reading Egypt: Giza Pyramids and Egyptian Museum
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