The three days we spent in Luxor came and went in a blink of an eye. After our very early wake up call and flight we went straight to Karnak Temple which was huge. After following along with the guide for a while I went off exploring on my own and found the back 40 of the Karnak Temple. Nancy and I went back to the boat about two, had a late lunch then took a nap. After the nap it was dinner and then an early night because we had to be up at 3 am to meet Dr. Za...

It is the crack of dawn and we are all awake to head to the airport for our flight to Luxor. The last two days have been quite eventful and I would love to have slept in but there is more to do so away we go. Wednesday we went out to Saqqara to see the Step Pyramid and a few other tombs around the area. Now we did not have a option to go into the Step Pyramid but we did have an chance to enter a smaller one. After Sakkarah we had a quick lunch and then went to a...

Well two days done so far in Cairo and it has been a whirlwind of information, sights and experiences. Monday we spent three and a half hours at the Cairo Museum and it was not nearly enough time to see all of it. I think I would need about two days in there to even scratch the surface. Our tour guide, Mohamad, took us through his favorites as well as the Tutankhamen collection. And yes the burial mask was sitting in the center of the jewelry room in all of its...

Well today we left Dubai and headed for our final stop Egypt. We landed in Egypt and I was a little disappointed that I could not see the pyramids from the plane but there was a low haze. I figured it was much like "the pyramid's are not out today," but our hotel was right next door and I figured we would be seeing them soon. Nancy and I cleared customs and headed out to meet our tour reps and found out the hotel, the Mena House, was an hour a way. Well that mig...

Well we have boarded Emirates flight EK230 headed to Dubai and then on to Cairo, Egypt. I am still in shock that I am heading to Egypt and it feels quite unreal. I do however highly recommend Emirates to anyone needing to fly to Dubai. From the huge team of flight attendants to the warm towel you are given prior to take off, this is one of the nicest coach trips I have ever taken. The food was flavorful and even came with four tic-tacs and a wet one. Still man...