AustraliaState of New South WalesAlburyWaites Lagoon36°4’56” S 146°54’49” E
19 de abril, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
An extra night at home as Dubai is a bit wet. Still hoping to make our tour of Egypt in time. Leaving tomorrow now. Fingers crossed
20 de abril, Australia ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
So after the disaster that was yesterday, we are underway. Cairo here we come!
Emiratos Árabes UnidosAbū Z̧abyQarn Nuşaylah24°27’3” N 54°38’38” E
EgiptoMuḩāfaz̧at al JīzahNazlat as Sammān29°58’51” N 31°7’58” E
EgiptoMuḩāfaz̧at al IskandarīyahAl AnfūshīŢābiyat Qāyitbāy31°12’49” N 29°53’10” E 23 de abril, Egipto ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Today we left Cairo for Alexandria. We visited the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa. These amazing catacombs are vertical, unlike the Roman ones and a circular staircase takes you down into the depths.Leer más
24 de abril, Egipto ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Our last port of call in Alexandria was the library. The original one burnt down 48 BC and the world lost many treasures in that fire. The new one is a striking, modern building that holds over 8Leer más
EgiptoMuḩāfaz̧at AswānAswân Reservoir ColonyJazīrat Shāsh24°2’4” N 32°53’8” E
EgiptoMuḩāfaz̧at QināAsh Shaghab25°30’6” N 32°29’30” E
27 de abril, Egipto ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
In the morning, the dust storm had settled down, and we headed out to the Nubian museum, which was really interesting. Managed to catch our Felucca back from the museum to our cruise boat. It wasLeer más
Lucky you missed it [Alison Nikitas]