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Pyramids and Temples
(Feb 24 '06)
We had been talking about this trip for some time, and this was the year to do it. A wonderful, memorable trip.
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Walid, our tour guide, was superb, intelligent, organized and attentive, but more than that, he had an infectious laugh. He had studied archaelogy and had graduated from ...
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In the morning we moved into the lock at Esna and went to the upper deck to watch the action. I had gone through the Welland Canal on a Great Lakes cargo boat and the process ...
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The Third Day: The Valley of the Kings and the Temple at Karnak
(Feb 26 '06)
"The pictures tell it all"
Because we were delayed at the airport the day before, we spent the morning of the third day of our tour in the Valley of the Kings, where the pharoahs of the New Kingdom were ...
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Day 4: At Sea
This day was a relaxing one, during which enjoyed the sunshine, watched a documentary about ancient Egypt, watched an African-themed musical production, and, of ...
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We flew from Aswan to Cairo. One of the fascinating sights were the streets of Aswan and Cairo and in Cairo all the activity on the street of a major world city. ...
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The Fifth Day: Cruising the Nile and Visiting the Temple of Isis
(Feb 28 '06)
"The beautiful but much smaller Temple of Isis"
The dock at the Temple of Sobek was small and the landing is popular with cruise ships so that our boat left as soon as our tour of the temple was ...
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Walk Like an Egyptian . . .
(Nov 16 '07)
By Dan
. . . which means do an absolutely amazing, death-defying sort of limbo between passing cars, buses, taxis, and donkey carts. I knew I should have spent more time playing dodge ball in third ...
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Ancient Thebes and the new city Luxor
(Nov 11 '07)
We arrived in Luxor at about 9:15am and met our new guide Hossam who was waiting for us at the train station. He picked us up and walked us out to the tour van where we loaded our bags and climbed in. ...
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Another Wonder Down!
(Nov 07 '07)
Leon and I arrived in Cairo on Wednesday November 7th at about 2pm. We got off the plane and made our way down the corridor to find our guide waiting and holding a sign for “Miss Amanda Siegert”. I ...
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