Cairo to Istanbul

After breakfast we safely delivered our tour group to George (our guide that we had on days 1&2) and bid farewell to them all.
Jim and I headed off to the Museum of Civilisation which was waaaaay better than I expected. It’s very modern and spacious with brilliant artefacts. The highlight was the exhibition of The Royal Mummies - wow!! The condition of the mummified Pharaohs is unbelievable. We saw the bodies of Hatshepsut, Ramses II (and loads of other Ramses), Seti and many, many others. Unfortunately photos weren’t allowed in there but they were incredibly impressive. Some still had hair and you could also see the tendons under the skin on another. Incredible preservation. I’d consider being mummified myself but don’t relish the thought of people coming to see me in a museum in thousands of years and discussing my remains like I did today. But it was fascinating!!
Back to the hotel to pack before we Ubered it to the airport for our flight to Istanbul.
Goodbye Cairo and goodbye Egypt. We leave with a lot more knowledge than when we arrived and with a lifetime of memories
Flight delayed.
And again.
Finally took off at 530pm.
We were met by Omar upon arrival who drove us to our hotel in downtown Taksim. The street our hotel is on is buzzzzing! Holy moly I am loving Istanbul already 🥰🥰Read more