Egypt

I have just spent a week in egypt. True to their promise, Contiki planned a go go go week for us, full of all the sites they could muster in such a short period of time.

Firstly, our hotel in Cairo is haunted, I swear!

on our first full day we went to the pyramids where i was accosted by men selling goods. I went inside the middle pyramid (it was hotter than hell in there), and rode a camel to the sphynx (which was smaller than I thought).

we took an overnight train to aswan - more comfortable than the bus! then went on a boat to botanical gardens on the nile and to the bazaars in Aswan. I shopped too much - likely have to send stuff home before i get there - suitcase is very very full and i have half a trip left.

We flew to Abu simbel the next day - 30 minute flight to see a very cool temple - though we only spent 45 minutes there. The heat of the day is enough to kill a person - on the way home i noticed that i almost broke my thermometer (which was registering 50 degrees when i left it beside the pool). thank god for the pool.

We then drove to Luxor, where the next day we went to Kernak temple, Luxor temple and went to the valley of the kings (I went into 3 different tombs, but not king tut's = as i was in a foul mood by then.)

Got the Pharoah's revenge along with 10 (so far) of my travel companions.

Drove then to Herghada - a sea side resort town on the red sea. Spent today snorkelling and just hanging on a boat in the red sea before a 6 hour bus ride back to Cairo.

There is so much more, but apparently I have to sleep now and again!

Later!