ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at AswānAl ManşūrīyahĀthār Madīnat Ambūs24°27’7” N 32°55’42” E
14 мая 2019 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 41 °C
This morning we disembarked at 6am, and the boat had moored in front of this temple. Kom Ombo means Mountain of Gold, and the people gave up their agricultural crops to mine gold. Unfortunately, manyЧитать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at AswānIdfū24°58’26” N 32°52’27” E
14 мая 2019 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
In the afternoon we were placed on a horse and buggy, and driven through the streets of Edfu to go to The Temple of Horus. This experience was exactly how I’d pictured the Middle East! The sightsЧитать далее
Путешественник Your photos show the enormity of the buildings and all the structures. The bazaar must have been so amazing to experience
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al JadīdAl QurnahMaqābir al Mulūk25°44’24” N 32°36’5” E 15 мая 2019 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
This morning was very special. We got up at 3.15 am to go ballooning over the Valley of the Kings. All I can say is “wow”!
We were in a basket with a bunch of giggling Japanese girls, some Brits,Читать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al Wādī al JadīdAl QurnahMaqābir al Mulūk25°44’24” N 32°36’5” E
15 мая 2019 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
After breakfast, we headed to the Valley of the Kings. So called because over sixty Pharoahs were entombed here. The day was very hot - at 6.30am is was already 36 degrees, so we had to paceЧитать далее
Путешественник We learnt that all places that are "no photos" are always negotiable with some EGP
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al UqşurAl KarnakKarnak Temple Complex25°43’7” N 32°39’27” E
15 мая 2019 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 40 °C
After the Valley of the Kings, we headed back to the boat to rest up and eat as it was very hot - 40 degrees by then. The first stop was the Temple of Luxor, started by by Amenhotep II in 1400BC, andЧитать далее
ГрецияAtticaDimos Spata-ArtemidaSpátaAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport37°56’4” N 23°56’43” E
16 мая 2019 г., Греция ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
An exhausting day - train from Luxor to Cairo, a five hour wait for plane to Athens, then Athen flight to Naples, arriving to our hotel very close to the Piazza Garibaldi. Fortunately, they let usЧитать далее
ИталияCampaniaErcolanoHerculaneum40°48’22” N 14°20’52” E 18 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The train trip to Herculaneum was uneventful, and we found there were far less tourists who made the trip after Pompeii. We decided against going up Vesuvius, as it was completely cloud bound.
WeЧитать далее
ИталияCampaniaPompeiPalestra40°45’1” N 14°29’32” E
18 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Today we set off by Metro using our Campania cards, which gave us free travel and museum entry in the Naples area. We took the train headed toward Sorrento, as instructed, but unfortunately we got onЧитать далее
ИталияCampaniaAmalfiPiazza Duomo40°38’4” N 14°36’9” E
19 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Today we arrived in Sorrento,and dropped our bags off at our hotel. We were early,so we planned to catch a bus to Amalfi through Positano. What a wonderful, if perilous drive that was!
This is theЧитать далее
ИталияCampaniaSorrentoPalazzo Jannuzzi Relais40°37’35” N 14°22’33” E 20 мая 2019 г., Италия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Sorrento is a delightful town, clinging to the volcanic cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean Sea with Vesuvius in the distance. Lemons are huge,and as attested last night, their I on cello is to dieЧитать далее
Beth Vogelzang
Thanks, Alison. It’s pretty amazing scenery, and gorgeous places. Capri is really cute, but waaay out of our price range! Got lost in the tiny little alleys. This was the most expensive night for the trip...
