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    Abu Simbel

    February 11 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    The pictures of this temple looked truly amazing, so we had to go. The trip, however, can be challenging. You can hire a private car for $80-$100 to take you down and back the same day and miss the light show or a big bus for about $5 or a mini van for $12 rt. The last two you have the option to spend the night.
    We tried to take the big bus, but for whatever reason, it wasn't running this day. So we got packed tight into a mini van with 12 others for a nail biter of a trip.
    There are actually two temples located here, but they are quite small compared to all the others we've visited.    Read more

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    Abu Simbel sound and light show

    February 11 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 66 °F

    You don't come all the way to Abu Simbel and not go to the show. So that's what we did. However, in hindsight, I wouldn't make the trip again. Either to Abu Simbel, or spend the night for the light show. 🤔 It's a lot of effort to get here, and I was underwhelmed.Read more

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    Train ride

    February 12 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Leaving Abu Simbel, we caught a mini-bus to Aswan and got dropped off at the train station. We arrived about two hours before the sleeper train to Cairo departs, so what the heck? Some of the trains here in Egypt look really nice. This was not the case with ours. Run down and dirty, but it had beds. One thing that even shocked me was that the toilets were not available in the stations. Then i found out why. They flush directly out the bottom of the train. 🫨 No holding tanks.
    They did serve us dinner and breakfast, and we arrived in Giza about 6 am.    Read more

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    Dashur Necropolis

    February 14 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

    Today's we went to visit some of the not as famous pyramids. We started with the Dashur pyramids of the Red and then the Bent pyramid.
    At one point on the drive down, I counted 8 pyramids visible from the car.
    We were able to go inside these pyramids and see some of the various chambers.
    The bent pyramid has some interesting history, and you can clearly see how it got its name. You climb a bunch of stairs on the outside before descending deep into the inside. Then at some point you enter a grand room easily three stories high. So you climb some more stairs to reach a doorway near the top of the chamber which leads to passageway and more chambers.    Read more

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    Saqarra Necropolis

    February 14 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F

    Next, there were more pyramids. None that we could go inside, but we walked around the step pyramid. Aptly named because it was built using six different mastabas. Each a little smaller than the one underneath. Hence the name "step" the whole complex is like a temple and a tomb combined. With a beautiful columned entrance into a walled grounds. There were many tombs not in the pyramid, and we visited many.Read more

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    Al-Muizz Muslim Heritage area

    February 15 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    We checked out of our hotel in Giza and moved to Cairo. It's closer to most of the rest of the sites we want to visit.
    We went to the Al-Muizz St are where there are numerous Muslim heritage sites.
    The first stop by accident was a mosque with the oldest towers in Egypt. Not minarets, we were told.
    We passed it at first, but our first stop was supposed to be Bab Al Futah, which turns out to be a gate/entry to the old city.
    We got to climb around unescorted in the walls and to the top over the gate.
    Then we headed down the street, which was crowded dodging scooters. We stopped at Bayt al-Suhaymi, Sabil-Kuttab Ismail Pasha, Madrasa, Dome of Sultan Al-Nassir Mohammed, and Qalawun Complex.
    After we had to find an ATM so we could by some food. There are tons of tiny little alleyways throughout the area that are packed with shops selling all kinds of Egyptian wares. After we found some roasted sweet potatoes, we found our way to the road with cars on it only to find it so jam-packed with cars and people we figured there was no point in trying to get an Uber there. We decided to walk a ways in hopes to find fewer crowds. We ended up walking back to the hotel. It turns out we (Anna) was quite popular due to the lack of foreigners in the area.    Read more

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    Baron Empain Palace

    February 16 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

    Today was a fun day. We first ubered to Baron Empain Palace, which wasn't really a palace. It was, however, a huge elaborately decorated home with three floors and a rooftop patio also quite elaborate. But we wanted to see a real palace. (we didn't know the first palace was a palace by name only) so continuing on...Read more

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    Prince Muhammed Ally Palace

    February 16 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    We again ubered across town to Prince Muhammed Ally Palace. Now, this was a real palace. There were beautiful tiles inlaid in the walls. The ceilings were made of wood and decorated in intricate carvings. Stained glass, Italian, Morrocan, Syrian, and Turkish styles throughout the palace. The grounds were closed off as were a couple of the places we were supposed to have access to, but you could see the meticulous care of the land. Within the walled property, there were multiple buildings. A clock tower, mosque, reception area, residence, and others.Read more

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    Coptic Museum & Metro

    February 16 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    Back in another uber (btw; all trips under $3). This time, we were off to the Coptic Museum. This area of Cairo has a rich Christian/ Catholic history. There are many Catholic churches. We stopped at St George, and the most famous, The Hanging Church. So named because part of it is built over the southern gate of a Roman fortress. I believe it was called The Fortress of Babylon. Unfortunately, the fortress was closed, but the museum was not. The museum is full of artifacts from ancient Christianity, including the oldest known book of Psalms.
    Instead of ubering home, we noticed a Metro station next door. We didn't even know there was a metro in Cairo. Always looking for adventure, we said, "Why not. It turns out it's a regular modern metro system, and the stops are listed in both Arabic and English. The metro dropped us off about a 15-minute walk back to the hotel. We had to traverse a busy crowded market, but we stopped and bought some bread and snacked on the way home.    Read more

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