sighsnootles
just back from 2 weeks in EGYPT!!
Posted on: 11/07/2010 06:28
WOW!! what an AMAZING vacation!!
my husband, my kids and i feel like we've been run over by a cairo bus, but was it ever worth it. in the span of 12 days, we toured 32 sites all over the country. from abu simbel to the pyramids of giza and sakkara, we flew in egyptair planes, cruise ships on lake nassar and the nile, and more busses than i can even count anymore. i don't think we had more than 2 nights of uninterupted sleep the whole time, cause touring the temple of philiae or the valley of the kings requires a 5am start, at least, to avoid the crushing daytime heat. in fact, one morning we were up at 2:30am, and to catch our flight from cairo to amsterdam and get back home we needed to be out of bed by 1am.
highlights for me?? walking along a path in the sahara, rounding a corner, and seeing the 4 seated kings of abu simbel. watching our seasoned bus driver manouver our large bus through downtown cairo, where traffic lights are few and far between, lanes are really just a suggestion, and apparently rules of the road are non existent. looking up at the pyramid of cheops. walking through the temple of karnak. relaxing on a luxury cruise ship as we sailed down the nile river.
wow.
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Mendalla
Posted on: 11/07/2010 08:56
Cool. Many of my wife's family (it's actually easier for them to travel there than Canada) have been there and their reports have bumped it up on our list of places to go.
David
Beloved
Posted on: 11/07/2010 09:23
Hi sighsnootles . . . sounds like you had a wonderful holiday . . . sounds like you need to catch up on some rest.
BethAnne
Posted on: 11/07/2010 10:06
Glad to hear you had such a memorable trip. Welcome back.
crazyheart
Posted on: 11/07/2010 12:30
WOW You can really say that again.
Dcn. Jae
Posted on: 11/07/2010 15:18
WOW!! what an AMAZING vacation!!
Welcome back. Sound like you had a wonderful time.
carolla
Posted on: 11/07/2010 16:12
Phew sighsnootles! Sounds amazing and exhausting! Fantastic that you were able to do this as a family - something you will all remember forever.
I recently watched the movie "Cairo Time" - very slow moving, not fantastically written, but the cinematography of Cairo was terrific! The writer/director commented that she wanted to explore & challenge some of the common misunderstandings that we in the 'west' have of Egypt.
Birthstone
Posted on: 11/07/2010 20:47
*Sigh*........snootles.... I'm envious. Sounds lifechanging
myst
Posted on: 11/07/2010 23:23
What a fantastic vacation sighsnootles. So glad you had such a wonderful family experience.
Kyle B
Posted on: 11/08/2010 17:28
Sighs!
I am leaving Athens for Egypt on Wednesday for 5 or 6 days. I was thinking Cairo, Luxor, and St. Catharine's Monastery/ascent of Sinai, before heading into Israel.
Got any suggestions on must-sees, must-be-careful-ofs, don't-eats, etc?
trishcuit
Posted on: 11/11/2010 03:42
Geo is travelling overseas right now and is currently in Egypt. Then he plans on going down to Isreal. NOW I'm jealous! He takes wonderful photos so I get to travel vicariously through his facebook stuff.
trishcuit
Posted on: 11/11/2010 03:44
well now i feel silly. i posted and THEN saw Geo's post right above mine.
Birthstone
Posted on: 11/11/2010 09:33
I have a little question of all you travellers - can 4 people (2 adults, 2 teens) go to Europe for a good history lesson on less than 8K??? I have no experience with such things, even with pricing vacations, or how to find deals, ... I am so amazed to hear these wonderful travel stories, but I'm so afraid of not getting what I expected, or getting taken, or wasting my money or ... I dont' even know... but we might have a chance to do something, and I don't want to get too far ahead of myself before making big mistakes.
trishcuit
Posted on: 11/11/2010 20:40
sure. just don't eat.
Birthstone
Posted on: 11/11/2010 22:53
that's what I thought ;) also we need some creature comforts due to some minor but aggravating mobility issues.
carolla
Posted on: 11/14/2010 17:51
Well Birthstone - we really MUST get together for coffee & talk travel plans!! I think there are various ways to economize & priorize - I can point you toward some resources ...
pommum
Posted on: 11/14/2010 18:19
Sigh ... do you have any pictures!