Movenpick Pyramids

... would be in Cairo, we got up early and went over to see the three pyramids that are close to our hotel.  There are 111 pyramids in Egypt, and I thought we would have to drive hours into the desert to see any of them.  These three were in our own ...

... a lot more persistent.  I guess I will have to wait and see what happens on other days, too early to comment really. The pyramids are as you expect, huge and amazingly old.  As our guide said they were built 2,500 BC by Egyptians who he claims ...

... the temples along the Nile, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor (saw King Tut in the preserved flesh!) and exploring the Pyramids (again, twenty years later!) has certainly been the highlight of an already incredible holiday.  We just got back from the ...

... , Khan el-Khalil bazaars (this is still pending due to a situation a month or so back) -Check-in Le Meridien Pyramids or Movenpick Pyramids (I hope we stay in the Movenpick) Day 15 Saturday, May 16th, 2009 -Cairo tour -Dahshur (Step ...

... it! Starting at the unheard of hour of 7am, on our second day in Cairo, we breakfasted in the Movenpick, and went straight for the pyramids.  It was an odd mix over breakfast of commenting on the selection: unidentifiable Egyptian tidbits mixed in ...

... discovered it was a tea made from the Hibiscus flower and chilled.  Still tasted like Welch's grape juice to us.  The Movenpick Hotel is a series of bungalows and each is unique.  Both of our rooms have a patio with table and chairs and ...

... tea or juice, which is very, very sweet.   Shaimaa treats us to a restaurant with beautiful views of the pyramids where we enjoy authentic Egyptian food including grilled fish, chicken and beef with pita bread to dip in tahini sauce, tabbouleh and ...

... we departed Luxor and headed toward the Red Sea coast and the town of El Quseir.  The hotel we are staying in is the Movenpick Resort, and boy is it the resort!  I know I have mentioned at least once in previous posts that students really shouldn't have ...

... I was with was "a very lucky man" to "have three wives" because he was a few girls.  I swear they just say that stuff to get our attention though. We stayed at the Movenpick...a Swiss hotel really close to the pyramids which was ...

... which is a sprawling metropolis of 30 million people!  When we got to our hotel, we found that just outside our door were the pyramids of Giza, which were to provide the next adventure on Saturday.  Needless to say, those of us who got up at 1 ...

... and open wall shower. Runners up: suites at the InterContinental Bethlehem, Cairo Marriott Best Hotel Room Amenities:  The Movenpick's Trinity Dead Sea mud accoutrements made my Toronto winter chapped hands feel like a baby's bottom.  Too bad ...

... say the least.    After lunch we had some free time before we were to meet up as a group to head to Aswan's Movenpick hotel to visit their tower for tea and cakes.  This day we celebrated the birthday of one of our group members, ...

... at Mount Sinai.  She is going out with a Bedouin guy!   They picked me up and we went to the Movenpick Hotel roof top for a drink. They were playing nice Arabic music and one of their friend and a waiter danced ...