FrankrikePort Ripaille46°24’6” N 6°30’24” E
5 augusti 2022, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLäs mer
SchweizGVA-Cornavin Train Station46°13’48” N 6°6’30” E
5 augusti 2022, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 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 nowLäs mer
EgyptenMasākin at Ta‘mīr30°6’39” N 31°23’49” E
5 augusti 2022, Egypten ⋅ 🌙 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 ofLäs mer
EgyptenFunerary Temple of Khafre29°58’32” N 31°7’57” E
6 augusti 2022, Egypten ⋅ ☀️ 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 movingLäs mer
EgyptenMosque of Uthman Katkhuda30°2’55” N 31°14’47” E
6 augusti 2022, Egypten ⋅ 🌙 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 goLäs mer
EgyptenMuseum of Egyptian Antiquities30°2’53” N 31°14’1” E
7 augusti 2022, Egypten ⋅ ☀️ 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 objectsLäs mer
EgyptenMaydān Laz̧ūghlī30°2’21” N 31°14’11” E
7 augusti 2022, Egypten ⋅ 🌙 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 LolaLäs mer
EgyptenAl Fusţāţ Gardens30°0’28” N 31°14’54” E
8 augusti 2022, Egypten ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLäs mer
KenyaKirichwa Kubwa1°16’60” S 36°49’2” E 10 augusti 2022, Kenya ⋅ ☁️ 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 theLäs mer
KenyaLemek Location1°16’41” S 35°28’39” E 11 augusti 2022, Kenya ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLäs mer
