What are your favorite animals? If I had to do my life over again, I would live with the mountain gorillas. I know it wasn’t a great thing for Dian Fossey who was murdered in the mountains of Rwanda, but I admired her life. I once had the opportunity to get up close and personalContinue reading “I love primates”
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Not So Easy To Choose
Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? When I think of the beach, I think of the warm, clear waters we have in Florida or the aqua waters of the Caribbean. I think of the soft sand and walks along the coastline looking for sea glass, shells, and sharks’ teeth. Now when I thinkContinue reading “Not So Easy To Choose”
Family Favorites
What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? The holidays are approaching and my sister and I were reminiscing about the foods we ate at Christmas. Being if Swedish heritage, Christmas Eve we had Swedish meatballs and lingonberries. But as kids, we hated the pickled herring and lutefisk which was a white fish in aContinue reading “Family Favorites”
Heading Home
On our last day in Cairo, we relaxed by the pool. I indulged in a 90-minute massage with hot stones that was amazing. The best part, it was only $100. And she was great! For dinner, we ate Thai with Green tea. In the morning we woke to the cleaning person coming into the roomContinue reading “Heading Home”
The Grand Egyptian Museum – GEM
Our afternoon was spent at the amazing GEM which officially opened last weekend to much fanfare. What can I say about this museum? First, it is the largest archeological museum in the world and holds over 100,000 artifacts. Upon entering the Grand Hall, a 36’ statue of Ramesses II holds court among the many visitors.Continue reading “The Grand Egyptian Museum – GEM”
A Very Busy Day In Cairo
We started early this morning touring old Cairo with a Coptic Church and Synagogue on our schedule. Our first stop, but not off the bus, was the front of the oldest mosque in Egypt the Mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As. Our next stop was the Coptic Church of Saint Barbara. It was originally built inContinue reading “A Very Busy Day In Cairo”
Heading Back To Cairo
Our time on the MS Farah was over. Brief but lovely. I really wish the river cruise was longer. We stopped at Philae Temple in Aswan. My camera battery has died so unfortunately I can’t show the pictures. Bruce took one shot but that was it. This temple was the last one built and itContinue reading “Heading Back To Cairo”
A Restful Day
Today part of our group went on an extra excursion. They had to be up at 4 am for a 4 hour drive and several hours at the site and then a return drive. Bruce and I decided to stay behind which was really nice. We slept until ten, spent some time on the upperContinue reading “A Restful Day”
Edfu and Kom Ombo
Last night we sailed through the night to Edfu going through several locks. They were not as impressive as the Panama Canal but fun to see anyhow. Our wake up time was 6:45 for us to leave by 8am. It was a short ride to Edfu Temple. It was a large complex built around 300Continue reading “Edfu and Kom Ombo”
The Valley of the Kings and Queens Too!
Yesterday we had another early start. It gets too hot in the afternoon to tour these ancient places so the earlier the better. We visited the Valley of the Kings where kings were entombed to avoid issues with tomb robberies. This began in approximately 1550 BC. Our first stop was the tomb of King Tutankhamun,Continue reading “The Valley of the Kings and Queens Too!”
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