Archive for the ‘Dan & Lisa 2009 TravelJournal’ Category

Aswan High Dam, Philae Temple & Falucca Boat Ride

Day 6 Finally got to sleep a bit this morning, I only had to get up at 7 and had to be ready for 8. Lisa was feeling a little ill again but decided to join me at breakfast; she only had half a slice of toast, but at least it was something. Our group [...]

Nile Cruise, Luxor, Edfou Temple & Temple of Kom Ombo

Day 5 Overnight we sailed from Luxor to Edfou, so this morning we got up at 6:40; which was much better than the other morning. Again Lisa wasn’t feeling too good, so I went down to the dining room alone and had breakfast. I came back to the room with a couple of pieces of [...]

Nile Cruise, Valley of The Kings & Hatshepsut Temple

Day 4 5:45 the alarm went off. Today we were off to see the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple, all still as part of our Egypt holidays. Lisa and I quickly got ready and met the rest of our group for breakfast in the dining area on the 1st deck. We were both [...]

Cairo to Luxor to Begin Our Nile Cruise

Day 3 We got up at 3:45 to be ready and waiting at the hotel entrance for 4:15. We met our host Waned in the lobby and he loaded us up into the van and off to the airport. At the airport we were greeted by another host who helped us get our tickets. When [...]

Memphis, Step Pyramid, Sakkara & Pyramids of Giza

Day 2 We were awakened by the alarm at 6:45. We gave ourselves 2 hours to shower, pack and eat before meeting Waled, then walked downstairs for 9 am. After showering we headed down to the Lobby of the hotel for our free breakfast. At first all we could find was a 125 pound Breakfast [...]

Flight To Egypt – Winnipeg, Montreal, Zurich, Cairo

The alarm went off and the day had finally arrived for us to leave for our African vacation. After initially planning a safari vacation last year, which was to be in Tanzania but that didn’t quite pan out. So Lisa and I were on our way to see Pyramids in Egypt and then down to [...]