Jour 10
Cairo and the Great Pyramids
25 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Fabulous, full day in Cairo and Gisa.
After visiting the pyramids and sphinx and Cairo museum, we went to a Cotten shop and the bazaar.
25 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Fabulous, full day in Cairo and Gisa.
After visiting the pyramids and sphinx and Cairo museum, we went to a Cotten shop and the bazaar.
23 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Magnificent temples and a good explanation of how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids
Voyageur Wow. This is beautiful and I love how your guide describes the building process using the muff bricks to build up the wall and to add the carvings on the way down. Brilliant! But really - no aliens helped?! 😉
EgypteLuxorMa‘bad al Uqşur25°42’1” N 32°38’17” E
23 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
EgypteMuḩāfaz̧at al UqşurAl Ba‘īrāt25°43’12” N 32°36’39” E
23 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
A quick boat ride across to the West Bank of the Nile. The sun set in the west so that side of the river was for embalming and entombing kings, queens and nobles.
22 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
A borrowed a backgammon game today proved to be an icebreaker with the Saudi and Egyptian passengers. Folks that previously made no eye contact were all smiles and friendly.
I learned backgammon isEn savoir plus
EgypteMuḩāfaz̧at AswānNaj‘ al ‘Amrāb24°6’37” N 32°53’56” E
20 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
Carriage ride in the evening to see different neighborhoods of the modern and attractive city of Aswan, stopping in a mosque and enjoying a coffee and conversation
EgypteMuḩāfaz̧at AswānAswân Reservoir ColonyJazīrat Shāsh24°1’31” N 32°52’59” E
20 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Temple was moved when they built the high dam.
Unfinished Obelisk from granite mine
Perfume factory and Nubian coffee
EgypteMuḩāfaz̧at AswānAl ManşūrīyahĀthār Madīnat Ambūs24°27’6” N 32°55’42” E
19 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Dual temple honoring two gods. Sobek, the crocodile headed god and Horus, the falcon headed god.
EgypteMuḩāfaz̧at AswānIdfū24°58’30” N 32°52’18” E 19 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Early morning Carriage ride yo Edfu temple - One of the largest and best preserved temples in Egypt.
The Temple is dedicated to Horus, the hawk headed god.
EgypteLuxor25°42’19” N 32°38’28” E 18 janvier 2022, Egypte ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Cruising up the Nile to Aswan today passing the city, villages and miles of agriculture
