AustráliaState of New South WalesAlburyWaites Lagoon36°4’56” S 146°54’49” E
19 de abril, Austrália ⋅ ☀️ 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
AustráliaState of New South WalesBotany BayMascotCurtin Reserve33°55’58” S 151°10’43” E 20 de abril, Austrália ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
So after the disaster that was yesterday, we are underway. Cairo here we come!
Emirados Árabes UnidosAbū Z̧abyQarn Nuşaylah24°27’3” N 54°38’38” E
EgitoCairo GovernorateMasākin Abū al Futūḩ29°59’58” N 31°10’35” E
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at al JīzahNazlat as Sammān29°58’51” N 31°7’58” E
22 de abril, Egito ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
What an amazing day. We spent the first half of the day at Giza. Pyramids & the Sphinx are just amazing. And to go into the burial chamber in the middle of Khufu’s pyramid was quite mind blowing.Leia mais
Wow amazing. It’s definitely still on my bucket list. Have wonderful time [Joanne copley]
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at al IskandarīyahAl AnfūshīŢābiyat Qāyitbāy31°12’49” N 29°53’10” E 23 de abril, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 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.Leia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at AswānNag‘ el-RamlaJazīrat Aswān24°5’21” N 32°53’39” E
24 de abril, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 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 8Leia mais
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at AswānAswân Reservoir ColonyJazīrat Shāsh24°2’4” N 32°53’8” E
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at QināNaj‘ al Masā‘īd25°26’50” N 32°32’15” E
EgitoMuḩāfaz̧at QināAsh Shaghab25°30’6” N 32°29’30” E
27 de abril, Egito ⋅ ☀️ 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 wasLeia mais
Lucky you missed it [Alison Nikitas]