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Diving time!
... number of us are taking meclazine to ward off sea sickness. It is nice and calm when we are at a dive sight as i would never have been able to work on the computer when under way.
We hear there are still demonstrations in Cairo but that seems far away from us now. I will sign off as the divers should be popping up soon. I understand this is it for the internet for a couple of days.
Salam!
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Afternoon and night in Luxor
... us further into the tomb and uses his flashlight to show us things. Well before you know it we are at the end of the tomb and separated from others in our group and he asks for money. Well we both say no and start to head back. Of course he is trying to herd us into the corner and we are pretty insistent and get by him and he is mad. I should have figured out that this was an attempted scam when it started.. If our ...
Luxor tour from Sadaga port
... on the bus ride back to the ship.) That's why
several lines also offer Luxor and the Valley of the Kings as an
overnight option from Safaga. Experiencing Luxor's bounty can easily
fill two days or more.
At early morning cruise travelers will be picked up from Safaga port to travel to Luxor with an Egyptologist tour Guide to wonder comfortably around Valley of the kings where the royal tombs of Egypt's famous Pharaohs like Ramasses and Tut-ankh-amun ,queen ...
Safaga, Egypt
... Voyager guests as we all tried to understand the puzzle of what was transpiring. One woman remarked on the strange feeling of us being aboard this massive cruiseliner with numerous creature comforts looking down on these poor Egyptians trying to eek out a living by importing used goods from another nation to resell in their country. It was a reminder to all of us how fortunate we are to be in the position we are, and to try to de-emphasize all of the problems ...
May 8, 2012 - Luxor (Safaga), Egypt - Day 27
... of Pharaonic architecture. Highlights found in the temple are the 1st Pylon standing over 78 feet tall, and the colossal statues of Ramses II.
Temples of Karnak were built over a period of 1500 years and was the most important temple in Egypt during the height of Theban power.
West Bank – Valley of the Kings known as the necropolis for ancient Thebes. This isolated canyon was the focal point for the ...