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 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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