Alexandria: Friday, March 23, 2007 |
Friday, March 23 After the best nights sleep of the trip, we each enjoy a hotel shower and joined the complimentary breakfast with a view of the sea. The spread is a mixture of traditional Western ... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:07:00 PST |
Cairo & Alexandria: Thusday, March 22, 207 |
Thursday, March 22 Woke up very hungover around 8am and Karie tugged Dan out of bed. We were all in rough shape but were determined to hit the Pyramids of Giza in the morning. Of course, as we appr... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:05:00 PST |
Cairo: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 |
Wednesday, March 21 My cabinmate from Luxor was Brie, another American woman (from San Francisco, no less) who was also traveling alone. When we arrived in Cairo at 6am she came back to Dans with m... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:04:00 PST |
Luxor in a day: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
Tuesday, March 20.Holy crap. It's not even noon and I'm completely drained, emotionally and physically. I arrived at Luxor at 6am and walked through the cool and very quiet streets to the Nile. All th... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:02:00 PST |
Cairo: Monday, March 19, 2007 |
Monday, March 19Slept well for the first time! Breakfast: zaatar (herb spread), labna, and olive sandwich with lemon mint juice (absolute heaven) and coffee. Dan and I walked to Ramses Station ... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:59:00 PST |
Cairo: Sunday, March 18, 2007 |
Sunday, March 18 Dan and I had coffee and sandwiches at a café near the Nile and then split up while he went to work. I walked to the Egyptian Museum, about a mile from Zamalek. First, I have... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:57:00 PST |
Cair: Saturday, March 17, 2007 |
Saturday, March 17, night.Woke 1pm. Had brunch at the Four Seasons, apparently one of the few places to get a decent Western breakfast. Security is meaningless. Even if you walk through the metal dete... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:56:00 PST |
Cairo: Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 |
Saturday, Mar 17 6:45am Arrived at Cairo airport at 11:30pm, and Dan wasn't there. I was solicited by many taxi drivers. One man made a remark to/about me as he passed, of course I have no idea wha... Posted by Caroline on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:54:00 PST |