CanadáNewfoundland and LabradorFort WilliamKents Pond47°35’50” N 52°42’59” W
13 de maio de 2023, Canadá ⋅ 🌬 3 °C
Only 2 more days until we set off on our Egyptian adventure
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at al JīzahNazlat as Sammān29°58’20” N 31°7’15” E 18 de maio de 2023, Egito ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
We had an early start to get ahead of the heat and crowds to visit the great pyramids and the sphinx. Then, even more treasures at the Egyptian Museum. Our guide Mudi brought us to a local restaurantLeia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at al IskandarīyahStānlīShāţi’ Stānlī31°14’12” N 29°57’11” E 19 de maio de 2023, Egito
Another early start and onward to Alexandria on the Mediterranean. First stop the Catacombs of Com el Shuqafa which has a labyrinth of burial chambers 1-4 AD. Then on to Fort Qaibey on the harbour. ALeia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at al MinūfīyahMarkaz Minūf30°16’21” N 30°37’48” E
20 de maio de 2023, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A more leisurely start with a beautiful breakfast in our hotel on the harbour, the Romance Alexandria. Then, to the striking Biblioteka Alexandria and the Coptic (Greek Orthodox)monestary of Wadi elLeia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at AswānNag‘ el-RamlaJazīrat Aswān24°5’21” N 32°53’40” E 21 de maio de 2023, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
Arrived in Aswan, a city on the Nile in Upper Egypt and headed straight to Philae temple. A spectacular site that was relocated from a nearby island after being mostly submerged upon the building ofLeia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at QināAl Marīs25°37’19” N 32°34’55” E 24 de maio de 2023, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Another early start to beat the heat (41 forecast) and the crowds. We explored the vast houses of the gods, Karnak temples, built over a period of some 200 years over 3500 years ago!! Even moreLeia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at al UqşurMunsha’at al ‘AmmārīLuxor Airport25°40’14” N 32°42’5” E
27 de maio de 2023, Egito ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
We continued on from the Valley of the Kings to the Valley of the Queens with its most striking tomb, that of Queen Nefertari. This tomb is noted as one on the finest in Egypt. Nefertari was theLeia mais
EgitoGeneral Authority for Economic Zone North West of Gulf Suez29°43’8” N 33°14’43” E 27 de maio de 2023, Egito ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
On the final day of the Egyptian leg of our trip, we visited the Khan Al Khalili, a medieval market built in the 14th century where you can buy just about anything. After a lunch of savoury and sweetLeia mais
JordâniaAl KarakIskān Dabbābinah30°52’44” N 35°59’11” E
29 de maio de 2023, Jordânia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a long drive south, we arrived in Wadi Rum, a Protected Area, a valley known for its rock formations, sand dunes, and natural arches. This area is also famous for its link to Lawrence of ArabiaLeia mais
JordâniaMuḩāfaz̧at al ‘AqabahḨayy al Madīnah al JanūbīQal‘at al ‘Aqabah29°31’13” N 35°0’12” E 30 de maio de 2023, Jordânia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
From Wadi Rum, we drove to Aqaba on the Red Sea. This small city is part of 20 kms of shoreline Saudi Arabia gave to Jordan. You could see Isreal across the sea and, at one point in our trip, Egypt.Leia mais
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