Fantastic sighseeing day!

Went to the Citadel, Alabaster Mosque, lunch (a typical Egyptian meal of bread, plate of carrots/peas/zucchini/French fries (I know 🧐) the warm cream chicken soup, more bread, then a sizzling grillRead more
Went to the Citadel, Alabaster Mosque, lunch (a typical Egyptian meal of bread, plate of carrots/peas/zucchini/French fries (I know 🧐) the warm cream chicken soup, more bread, then a sizzling grillRead more
This morning after breakfast across the road at a café called La poire - which has THE best coffee (and even has flat white!!), even including Italy, so that is a real compliment….we all met in theRead more
A little weary to start, but it turned into a magical day. Omnia had organised a minibus to transport us to and from the Islamic area, and a wonderful guide - a professor in Islamic medieval historyRead more
Réveil super agréable ... Il fait chaud !!! On prend le p'tit dej tranquillou en tongs et sans pull ! Ça fait trop de bien !
On file ensuite avec Côme acheter un nouveau téléphone ... vuRead more
Fairly relaxing day. This morning our official tour part ended, and we moved to a hotel in the centre of the city to be easy to get to places. In the interval between checking out, and checking in weRead more
I had what I consider dinner for breakfast 😁. We spent the day at the museum learning about Egyptian history and art. When a new tomb is discovered it is opened and not entered for 2 weeks. NobodyRead more
Das Schiff hält in Alexandria an um uns zu unserer Reise zu den Pyramiden raus zu lassen 👍😀es geht 3.5 Std. Nach Kairo ins Museum und anschliessend weiter nach Gize zu den 3 Pyramiden es warRead more
While waiting for the train, we had time in the afternoon to visit the museum. It is only a 5 minute walk away. Mind you we had to face the crazy traffic! Luckily several Egyptians offered to take ourRead more
WARNING! This entry became longer than I expected, but there are pictures this time.
Our first full day in Cairo was basically a free day as most of the tour group arrives today. We booked a privateRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Bāb al Lūq, Bab al Luq
Traveler Some of it reminds me of the musem at UPenn, since they have many Egyptian relics.thwt dome ceiling is just gorgeous!
Traveler Dome ceiling is made of brass
Traveler Born in Arizona, moved to Babylonia ...