EnglandHillingdonHeathrowHeathrow Terminal 251°28’7” N 0°26’48” W May 17, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Leaving Heathrow on our flight to Egypt via Athens!
Egypt‘Izbat Dhū al Fiqār30°0’51” N 31°6’13” E May 18, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Finally made it to our hotel for the first night at 2am!
EgyptGizaSaqqara29°51’53” N 31°12’46” E
May 19, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Went to visit the first Pyramid ever built and the ancient tombs surrounding it!
EgyptGizaNazlat as SammānTomb of Queen Hetepheres29°58’38” N 31°8’9” E
May 19, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We visited the Giza plateau today to see the Great Pyramid inside and out as well as the Sphinx!
EgyptQenaNaj‘ al ḨamzīyahLuxor25°41’52” N 32°38’40” E May 20, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
After a 9hr bus trip we made it to Luxor!
EgyptLuxorAl KarnakKarnak Temple Complex25°43’7” N 32°39’27” E
May 20, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The largest temple in the world was simply amazing, like a step back in time!
EgyptAswanNaj‘ Suhayl Gharb24°3’33” N 32°51’45” E
May 20, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
After the temple we got to visit the Papyrus Gallery, which is what the Egyptians used for paper and after that we took a boat to a traditional Nubian house to have a home cooked meal!
EgyptAswanAbū Sunbul22°20’10” N 31°37’32” E
May 21, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
After a 3:30am wake up and 3 hr drive we visited Abu Simbel the temple that are carved into sandstone mountains and Philae temple which is on an island in the Nile!
EgyptAswanAl Khaţţārah24°12’27” N 32°52’9” E
May 23, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 41 °C
We spent the 2 nights sailing the Nile on a Felucca! Eating, relaxin and having a great time!
EgyptNew ValleyAl QurnahMaqābir al Mulūk25°44’29” N 32°36’10” E
May 24, 2019 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
We finally made it to The Valley of the Kings!
I got really sick and vomited in a tomb and nearly passed out but Paris got to see it all!
