Walk like an Egyptian
Passover break... For the Boys and for Eric !!! We decided to make good use of Eric's time off so we planned a trip to Egypt and Jordan. Weeks before the trip we started studying ancient Egypt and the Nile river. This this paid off big and now the boys have a great understanding of what they saw . We also were able to spend time at the Red Sea in both directions BTW... Red Sea snorkeling is spectacular ! We have now been to the RED, The MED and the DEAD !
We drove through the Sinai desert (our hired car came complete with an armed guard) we arrived in Cairo , another continent !!! We were suddenly in Africa. The view out my taxi window was like flipping through the pages in a National Geographic magazine. The Pyramids were so AMAZING... an incredible amount of adrenalin hit me as I stood there looking up at them , same thing happened when I first saw the Nile
A big highlight on the trip was the Egyptian Museum. It contains many important pieces of history and it was unbelievable to take in. Not only does it house the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, it also houses the treasures of King Tutankhamen
Cairo is amazing, enormous, bustling, and beautiful city, with some 20 million people - but the infrastructure to support only about 4 million people. I will never forget it !!!
The boys climbing on The Great Pyramid
We also visited Dahshur, Memphis, and Saqqara
The top of the Red Pyramid at Dahshur fell off you can see it behind Eric
125-ton 3,200-year-old granite Statue of Ramses II
All I know is I came back from the bathroom and there was Mary with the bread ladies
Mom wondering around at Saqqara
The Nile
How on earth do they do this???
Eric ,Me and the boys at the Khan el-Khalili market
burkhas,burkhas, and more burkhas
Driving in Cairo is nut's !!! There are NO traffic signals or stop signs NONE
20 million people and everything from camels , donkey carts , horse and carriages , pedestrians, and all types of cars , trucks and motorcycles ...it's astonishing how they all seem to work together, we didn't see I single accident!!! I closed my eyes a few times
BFE...
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I am having so much fun reading your blog, Meg. It's like getting a "mini-vacation" every few days! The Tutankhamen exhibit is coming to San Francisco this summer, and I am planning to go. I will never forget the first time I saw it in LA back in the 70's. Incredible! You are so lucky! I am guessing you will continue your world-wide travel adventures after your Israel stint is over. Love you and miss you!
Rosi
Was in Cairo and did a 4 day cruise along Nile same time last year..
your pictures refreshes my memory :)
I was looking for a picture of crazy traffic in Cairo and came to your blog...good description under the goats...I nearly had a heart attack my first 2 days in Cairo ever (been to Egypt 2ce) way back in my late 20's ...it wasso grueling...near the Khan el Kalili bazaar. OIY!
You're right...no traffic limitations. BUT Great memories...What year was your trip, I wonder? I actually climbed to the top of the Great Pyramid, and I'm afraid of heights...when you're young, you'll do anything...then they made a law or enforced the law...no more climbing up.
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