ФранцияAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesThonon-les-BainsPort Ripaille46°24’6” N 6°30’24” E
5 августа 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Today is the big day. We set off from Grandpa's house on Lake Geneva, near Thonon les Bains. The place is called Port Ripaille.
I think we are all excited, but also all a bit nervous. Since I did theЧитать далее
ШвейцарияGenèveMeyrinCointrinGVA-Cornavin Train Station46°13’48” N 6°6’30” E
5 августа 2022 г., Швейцария ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Max had been with us in "Ripaille" and he comes with us to the airport. Some tears are shed as we all say good bye. We don't know when we will see him again. He plans to join us somewhere, but for nowЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo GovernorateMasākin at Ta‘mīr30°6’39” N 31°23’49” E
5 августа 2022 г., Египет ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
Our first flight, our first visa, our first border control, our first hotel, and our 1st airport transfer.
Everything on the flight runs smoothly, but the border is a bit hectic. It turns out all ofЧитать далее
ЕгипетMuḩāfaz̧at al JīzahNazlat as SammānFunerary Temple of Khafre29°58’32” N 31°7’57” E
6 августа 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Well, you can't take kids to Cairo and not visit the pyramids, can you? So, of course, we did.
I am always paranoid about rip-offs, but getting there, getting into the pyramid area, and movingЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo GovernorateAl ‘AtabahMasjid ‘Uthmān Katkhudā30°2’55” N 31°14’47” E
6 августа 2022 г., Египет ⋅ 🌙 34 °C
After the pyramids and our two taxi rides earlier, we ventured out into the centre city and its endless markets. They are literally kilometres long and walked quite a few of those kilometres. They goЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo GovernorateBāb al LūqEgyptian Museum30°2’53” N 31°14’1” E
7 августа 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We visited the stunning Egyptian Museum Cairo. Old hot building, no aircon. But it has Tutankamun, tuya, yuya, and many more treasures of ancient Egypt. Very interesting display of everyday objectsЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo GovernorateBāb al LūqMaydān Laz̧ūghlī30°2’21” N 31°14’11” E
7 августа 2022 г., Египет ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
Egyptian national dish Koshary. The only thing on the menu is Pasta, rice, lentils, chilli, and tomato sauce. Great 👍in my humble opinion and also that of most of the kids. However, Flo and LolaЧитать далее
ЕгипетCairo Governorate‘Ayn aş ŞīrahḨadīqat al Fusţāţ30°0’28” N 31°14’54” E
8 августа 2022 г., Египет ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
The main attraction is about 20 royal mummies, but no photos allowed of them. Amazingly well preserved. 3 of them murdered. Two you see holes in the skull, 3rd a CT scan shows a stab wound into theЧитать далее
КенияNairobiKirichwa Kubwa1°16’60” S 36°49’2” E 10 августа 2022 г., Кения ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Arrived in Kenya at 4am. Hotel sleep to midday. Most things closed due to election. We go to "Out of Africa" author Karen Blixen's coffee farm, which is now a museum. The next day, we visit theЧитать далее
КенияNarokLemek Location1°16’41” S 35°28’39” E 11 августа 2022 г., Кения ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
In tgeory we had a four hour journey from Nairobi to Masi Marra. In this case, it was 10.5 hours because the driver arrived late, then broke down for 4 hours. Then, we had additional problems with theЧитать далее
Путешественник Sounds like a real adventure! The school makes the breakdown almost worth it!
