Coming to you from the Nile

This will be a quick post as our cruise ship is leaving at 8pm. The past few days have been absolutely amazing . . . to say the least. It seems like we have been moving at warp speed the past few days but have seen and done some of the most amazing things one could want to do in a lifetime. Here are a few pictures of the events from the past few days. We have visited the giant pyramids at Giza - and actually went inside Khafre's Pyramid at one point. We visited the Egyptian museum and saw thousands of Egyptian articfacts spanning thousands of years. We took a quick flight (30 min.) today to Abu Simbel and spent a long time taking pictures of one of the most breathtaking places in all of the world. We then took a quick flight back to Aswan and will be departing for Luxor this evening. Everyone is having a great time and basking in the HOT Egyptian sun (about 108 degrees the past few days) with much water and air conditioning. Sorry this post is so short but our boat leaves the dock in 22 minutes and we probably need to be on it;) I will be sure to provide all of the details as soon as we return to Cairo in a few days.

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

Headed to the Great Pyramids

Posting from an iPod in the lobby waiting for Mr. Pirring as he is still doing his hair. Anyways, we will most likely NOT have internet access for the next 5 days. We are going to the Egyptian Museum, the Great Pyramids, ride a camel and then to the overnight train and then to the cruise ship. Whew! A lot going on in the next 24 hours. I will be sure to chronicle the next 5 days as soon as we return to Cairo. We will give the camels a high five for you. Until next time .....

Cairo, Egypt - Day 1 - continued

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

Good evening,

We had an amazing day today as we toured Cairo for the first day.  We got to sleep, as you saw in my previous post this morning, around 6:30am and we were up at 8:30am.  We began our tour as we approached the Citadel and toured Mohammed Ali's mosque.  Wow!  What a beautiful place to begin our tour as it is filled with such rich religious culture. 

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

We proceeded to arrive at Memphis where we saw an amazing statue of Ramses II

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

and a really cool Sphinx statue. 

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

We then ventured to a really neat place to eat lunch that served us some very authentic Egyptian food.  We ate food such as bubaganoosh, tahina, and some falafell.  It was absolutely delicious!  Our bellies were full as we traveled to our next stop which was at the Step Pyramid where we saw some unbelievable hieroglyphics.  Unfortunately we were not able to take pictures while in this pyramid but we were able to sneak a quick video of a little adventure we took.  We went into a the Pyramid of Titi where you could not enter unless you scrouched down for an extended period of time in some very hot tunnels.  Check out some brief footage I was able to sneak while coming out of this temple. 

Here is a nice picture we took while at the Step Pyramid. 

From Cairo, Egypt - Day 1

We were pretty beat as we left these pyramids as it was about 98 degrees all day long.  We stopped by a Carpet School and saw some beautiful carpets.  We were there for about 30 minutes and then headed back to the hotel.  We ate a delicious dinner and now are headed to bed.  We have an unreal day ahead of us tomorrow as we are going to the Egyptian Museum and then onto the big dogs .. . . the pyramids at Giza, the Sphinx, and as long as all of those homework assignments are handed in we will be riding a camel near the Pyramid of Cheops tomorrow.  Stay tuned . .  . . and good night.

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We are here - safe and sound - Day 1 Cairo

Good morning or evening in your case.  We just arrived in Egypt at our hotel.  It is 6:28am and we need to be awake at 8:30am for a tour that starts at 9:30am.  Needless to say, we have not slept much at all in the past 36 hours.  We are headed to Sakkara, Memphis and the Citadel in few hours.  I am off to catch a few zzz's.  We will be back this evening with pics, vids, and more details.  All is well. . . . .

Quick update

Just a quick update for all of you following us.  We are safe and sound in Frankfurt, Germany.  We arrived here around 9am German time.  We have spent the entire day on a tour of Frankfurt.  We just finished an amazing, authentic German meal and are now camped out in the Frankfurt airport waiting for our flight to depart to Cairo.  All is well . . . . the troops are exhausted . . . and ready to be there in a bed.  Will make a post as soon as we arrive.  Take care.

It's HERE!

I hope you are all packed!  At this point tomorrow we all better be sleeping on that long flight to Cairo.  That reminds me . . . I need to go and pack - haven't started yet.  See you all at the airport tomorrow.  Don't be late:)

Hotels are in!

King Hotel - Cairo, Egypt

Mercure Hotel Wings - Frankfurt, Germany