Category: Egypt 2024
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Day 7: The Valley of the Kings
Today was an early start to go to the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. We’re still in Luxor, and our destination was a carved-out hill in the desert just across the river, but the bridge was 30 minutes away, that’s the way we went. The site was white Sahara, but just…
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Day 6: Dendara and Beyond!
Okay, the big deal today was John’s birthday and how to make the whole thing a surprise. Yesterday, Ahmed, our fabulous tour guide, misunderstood and had me come to the front of the bus as we were leaving the hotel to go to the airport. I didn’t know what to do, so I led the…
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Day 5: Luxor and Beyond!
We started today at 5 am, packed, luggage out in the hall, had breakfast, and bus to the airport. Boy, is it nice to have my luggage back! Even though I have way too many choices now, it’s nice to be able to reach in and pick a different color to wear. It’s also nice…
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Day 4: Pyramids
Wow! Who knew that there were so many hidden secrets inside rubble constructions in the Sahara, yes, the Sahara. The Great Sahara (which means “desert”) stretches from the Nile all the way through Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, and Western Sahara, to the Atlantic Ocean. (Saudi Arabia is in the Arabian Desert.) The living areas in…
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Day 3: Cairo
Our first stop today was the Citadel, a huge complex built behind a castle wall, complete with battlements. This medieval structure dates back to the 1200s had has housed rulers for 700 years. The central building was a mosque from the 1800s, half built in alabaster. The interior was gorgeous and incredibly intricate. The dome shape…
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Day 1 and 2: Cairo
Welcome to the Brugman tour of Egypt and Jordan! From our house to the Fairmont Nile Hotel was 26 hours. Nevertheless, with all the napping and the last leg without movies, we were fairly fresh when we emerged to meet Mohammad, our driver. He took us to the front of every line. What a dream….
