November 14, 15 On the 14th we went to go see the Valley of the Kings. We saw Seti II’s, Tuthmosis III’s, and Mintuhirkopshep’s tombs. The first tomb we saw was Tuthmosis’s. First you had to climb up a long staircase to get to the tomb. Then when you got to the tomb you had […]
Cruising the Nile
I dubbed our cruise “The Mystery Cruise”. Everything was a mystery: the price, the schedule and the conversation. From the moment we arrived to the moment we left, we never quite knew what was happening. Most of our confusion arose from the fact that all the other passengers were Russian and on a package tour. […]
Aswan, the Land of the Dam
On the night of the fourth, we boarded the night train to Aswan. We originally had planned on taking a day train, the night train differential costing much more than the price of a nice hotel, but we found out that foreign tourists were not allowed on the day train. The ostensible reason given is […]
Chaos Theory
This is my second trip to Cairo, my first being 33 years ago as a college student. On that trip, it was my first time out of the country, not including short trips into Canada. For that matter, it was my first time on an airplane. It was a bit of a shock to someone […]
The Times of London
Yes. We did leave London on the 31st of October, so this post is a bit stale. However, the last 10 days have been busy with seeing the sites. Late will have to suffice. The original plan was to arrive in London late in the evening, and then fly off the next afternoon for Cairo. […]
Pyramids of Giza
A few days ago we took a cab across Cairo to Giza. The first thing that I noticed was the way the city came right up to the pyramids. Then I realized how huge they were. They were really amazing. We saw the sphinx first. I think the paws were waaay to long. The three […]
Fez and London
We’ve been so busy traveling that we’ve neglected our blog for the past few weeks. Here are some of Emma’s journal entries to get you all a little up to date. October 24, 25, 26 Today we took a bus to Fez. When we got there we went into the Medina. There were a bunch […]
Riding with Sheep and Hiking with Apes in the Atlas Mountains
October 19 – 23 The day after skiing the dunes we hopped onto a bus to travel to the Atlas Mountains. We saw some women hanging out with some sheep by the baggage compartment. We wondered if the sheep were riding with us. Sure enough, just before departure, they loaded the sheep into the luggage […]
Skiing the Dunes
October 18 It felt very odd to walk along with skis on my shoulder and ski boots in my hand while wearing shorts and a t-shirt, but that’s what I did last week when our family skied the dunes in Merzouga. The day before we left, after the kids finished their schoolwork, I inspected the […]
Camel Chocolate
Today we left our place and got on some camels for two hours. I can’t remember any of the camel’s names except for moms camel, Jimmy Hendrix. When I first got on the camel I was really worried that I was going to fall off. But after the first minute I was fine. It felt […]
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