Holiday Hotel Port Said
Gomhouria St., PO Box 204 Port Said, Egypt
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Day 34
... choice of hats so had to be satisfied with what they had to offer.
I have developed a cough & cold so went to see the doctor to get some linctus.
She gave me two - one during the day and one for night so I can sleep.
The cough & cold is raging on the ship so what hope have you got.
It was Pizza for dinner tonight & then saw the Sail Away.
Bedtime now so Good ...
Port Said
... there are a number
of resort areas with beaches, hotels and vacation homes frequented by
the residents of Cairo. The east side, with the exception of the
large town of El Quantara which spans both banks not far from the
northern end of the canal, is pretty much sand with the occasional
military installation and tiny patches of greenery. All along there
were a number of small fishing boats very similar to the ...
Pigeons
... We tried to take pictures that portrayed scale, but its truly impossible. Some crew went for camel rides (been there done that :-), I just wanted to climb. A few of us did the climbing thing, again we did our lying down picture (so much fun), and I grabbed a chunk of pyramid and threw it in my backpack!
On our way home we passed a donkey and wagon, carting watermelons. This is life near the Pyramids!
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Port Said
... 71 degrees. I sat on deck with Carol & Roger for a few hours, then had afternoon tea with them. Decided to go to the launderette as a lot of passengers were on long day tours so I knew it would be quiet.
Amanda worked non-stop all day but could not come to dinner as she had 6-7 o’clock lookout duty. I did pop up to see Amanda who was looking out for small vessels trying to get onboard. She ...
Port Said/Cairo
... for the title of the longest rivers in the world, but we know that they are both one of the greatest rivers in the world. After lunch we board back on the bus for the three and a half hour journey away from the Nile and across a section of the Sahara Desert to the Suez Canal entrance into the Mediterranean Sea. We arrive after dark and board the Royal Princess. It was a long day full of excitement and wonderment that was as good the second time as it was the ...


