Ready for Egypt and Jordan
Trip Start
Mar 02, 2008
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Trip End
Mar 26, 2008
Buffalo,
New York,
United States
Monday, February 25, 2008
Then it was part of the Grand Tour in the 19th Century,
Can't claim to be a world traveler if we don't get there.
Going in March, can we miss the tourists and heat?
We are tourists, can't expect no-one else to be there,
But at least we can miss the heat.
So much to see, beyond the pyramids and Sphinx,
Our schedule shows full days, early mornings.
We're old enough to remember the Johnny Carson line about Karnak,
We know who the Aga Kahn was, and remember
The big deal about the Aswan Dam as it flooded temples,
Does this get us ready to see really old?
Our granddaughters think we are as old as the pyramids,
Can we explain what really old means?
Now the Alexandria Library is only as old as our age 6 granddaughter,
How can we explain about papyrus and scrolls?
Jordan - never heard of anything but Petra and Dead Sea,
So the Romans were there, as the Romans were everywhere:
Pont du Gard, street paving in Cologne, the baths at Bath,
And we have never been to Rome!
Will the Dead Sea be swim-able?
Too salty to drink - don't get it in your eyes!
Then Jerusalem had snow last week, don't tell me
It may be too cool to enter - we must have pictures 'floating'!
How much sand and dust will get in our mouth at Petra?
We must see what has been dug out of the sand,
Can we imagine what living was like in that sandy valley?
Still the pool in the old central garden is full of sand.
