Cairo – The Egyptian Museum and Coptic Churches

King Tut Funeral Mask at Egyptian Museum in Cairo

It was hard to believe our fantastic adventure was coming to an end. This was our last day, and we spent it in Cairo, Egypt, with our guide and now friend Sam. we looked forward to a great day visiting the Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo, and a few other sites. Sam picked us up at the hotel around 8:...

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Alexandria Egypt – “The Paris of antiquity.”

We were happy to fly from Dubai back to Cairo for a few days before returning home. We initially would stay in Dubai for a few days, but we're happy we changed our minds. Seeing new buildings and architecture was not why we made the trip. It was to see the beginnings of civilization. We arrived in ...

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Our Cruise of the Middle East

Walking towards the library in Ephesus

We planned this cruise from Athens, Greece, to Dubai, UAE, for several years, and it got canceled or delayed because of war and Covid19. We finally got our chance to see areas of the world that were on our bucket lists.

Our initial plan was too visit the wonders of Egypt and Jordan with...

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Luxor and The Valley of The Kings

Karnak

Having completed the Suez Canal, the Norweigan Jade landed in the port of Safaga, Egypt. We had arranged through our Cairo guide, Sam, for a friend of his to be our guide in Luxor, where we could visit the temple of Karnak and the Valley of the Kings.

It was an crazy drive; Janice was ...

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