Easy check-in, chillin'

Malarie dropped us off at the airport (thanks Mal!😘) and now we're waiting to catch our first leg of he trip to Dallas. With an 8 hour layover in DFW, Kristie contacted Taylor Lance and she's goingWeiterlesen
Lunch with Taylor!

Got to visit a local Tex-Mex restaurant with Taylor on our "layover" in Dallas!❤️....and got to visit with Morgan as well!🙌🙂
Qatar!

1 more leg until we're in Cairo! Loooooong flight!🤪
Cairo Airport

Here's our "airport angel", Nabil - he wisked us through all the checkpoints and customs.👍
Bryson's Pad

Got back to Bryson's apartment around 1:30am Egyptian time, and got a nice sleep and woke up to a lovely Breakfast prepared by Bryson.
Walkabout in Maadi

Walking through the Maadi "neighborhood" and stopped at a little Cafe.
The plane to Aswan

Here's the group! Waiting to board our plane to Aswan and our trip down the Nile.🙌😊
Philae Temple

Nubian Village Aswan

Taking a trip, from where our ship is docked, down the Nile in a boat to the Nubian Village Aswan.
Abu Simbel - Temple of Rameses II

When the Aswan Dam project was being worked on, these two Ancient Temples were identified as being in peril of being lost to the newly created Lake Nasser. These historical sites were taken apart andWeiterlesen
Nefertari's Temple

Favorite wife of Rameses II (#19 of 34) was honored with her own Temple.😉
Leaving Aswan

Started traveling down the Nile to our next destination...beautiful rivers edge..
Temple of Kom Ombo

We walked with Hassan, our tour guide, through town to the Temple of Kom Ombo. Built during the Ptolemaic time period (post Alexander the Great) - it was unusual in that it was the only example ofWeiterlesen
Edfu Temple

Another temple that was constructed during the Ptolemaic period. Took a horse carriage to the site - thought the poor horse was going to die as we were heading uphill.😬 Amazing grounds and structure.
Passing through the Nile Locks.

On our way to Luxor, getting in line with all the other ships to pass through some locks.
Wedding Crashers - Egyptian style

We decided to take a walk with our guide Hassan down the road from where we are docked after dinner, and ran into an Egyptian wedding celebration! 🥳 Before we knew it, we were dancing circlesWeiterlesen
Valley of the Kings: Rameses IV

There were 6 tombs that were open, but Hassan recommended these three to get the most bang for our £E. 😁
Valley of the Kings: Rameses III

Valley of the Kings: Rameses IX

Temple of Queen Hatshepset

It is considered to be a masterpiece of ancient architecture. Its three massive terraces rise above the desert floor and into the cliffs. Her tomb, lies inside the same massif capped by El Qurn, aWeiterlesen
Valley of the Queens (and children)

Karnack

This was a "continual" build over the centuries as many Pharaoh's added their mark to the Temple at Karnak. Amazing pillars and the largest obelisk in Egypt.
Temple of Luxor

This temple was so buried under sand, that a Mosque was built upon it, only to find out the temple's existence, a 1000 years later. There is 3,400-year-old road linking the ancient centres of KarnakWeiterlesen
Chillin' in Luxor

After ending our tour in Luxor, we got to sun ourselves by the pool at Tom and Shereen's hotel on the East Bank of the Nile. Afterward, we had dinner before we said goodbye to Emi and Tiger beforeWeiterlesen
Relaxing in Luxor

Spent the day relaxing at our AirBnB - Tom & Shereen came across the Nile for dinner, then we crossed back to their hotel to watch the Sun go down and see them off as they head to the airport, andWeiterlesen