We are hanging out in a really nice hotel in Luxor. I could only wish we had a hotel like this in Cairo! At any rate, we're only renting a room for the day- so dirty! Actually we got kicked off our boat this morning and had more than 6 hours to kill. We hit the Valley of the Kings and Queens this morning, and Karnak in the afternoon as a grand ( Read more... )

It's been a busy few days!! We are having lots of fun, but this is the first chance we've had to get to an internet cafe- which is probably just as well.

We did go to Alexandria on Monday. We went to the fort where the ancient Pharos lighthouse stood, and saw photos of all of the old temples and houses which are now under water- some people dive ( Read more... )

Greetings from Cairo! I was just noting to Al that we are halfway around the world from where we started- pretty amazing ( Read more... )

In addition to BMan, our main vacation destination this year = EGYPT! I'm so excited! This is one we've considered many times, and has always been one of my top picks.

I was inspired by a number of friends who have gone and really enjoyed their trips, including
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