We arrived into Aswan station at 10am. As the train drew into the station, I saw another Memphis tour leader waiting for us. He introduced himself as Mustafa (Musti for short) and the driver as Etch (for short). They quickly loaded our luggage into the van, stopped off at one of Aswan’s best restaurants where they picked up boxed lunches of grilled chicken or beef, rice, buns and fries …
My hubby and the boys were complaining about really sore leg muscles. This is most definitely from the crouched walk through the inclined corridor in the Red Pyramid. Because I panicked and did not do it, my legs are feeling perfectly fine. There were more people at breakfast today. I guess a tour had arrived. Maha told me that normally you have to book at least six months in …
I am getting used to being called “My Queen”. Thats what the merchants and some of the people at the hotel call me. It was hard getting up today. I tried fuul, an Egyptian dish of beans that you add peppers, onions, cardamom, and tomatoes to. It was quite good. I also helped myself to honey which dripped straight from the cone on top of yogurt and numerous other …
Egypt, Cairo and Giza Evening of Sunday, August 5 and Monday, August 6 As soon as we boarded Egypt Airlines flight heading from Barcelona to Cairo, we couldn’t help but feel we were on our way to someplace exotic and different. Arabic music played on the speakers and there were many families on the flight. Upon leaving the plane, we knew we were in another land. All forms of …