Ancient Egypt in its splendor

We spent much of the morning in the vicinity of the pyramids of Giza.  Some went into the Great Pyramid.  All of us rode on camels or in horse carts around the pyramids for about an hour.  We also walked through the valley temple next to the Sphinx and then devoted some time to looking at (and, in some cases, buying) papyri at the Merit Papyrus Institute.

Following an excellent Egyptian grilled lunch, we spent a couple of hours in the Egyptian Museum, focusing on such items as the Narmer Palette, the treasures from King Tutankhamen’s tomb, the giant statue of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, and the Merneptah Stela.

We ended our travels with a relaxing felucca ride on the Nile in downtown Cairo.

This is all happening via Cruise Lady.

Incidentally, we’re planning a tour — itinerary details and specific dates yet to be determined — in connection with the famous Oberammergau Passion Play, which will run from May into October of 2020 in the southern German state of Bavaria.  (The play is only performed every tenth year.)  If this interests you at all, watch the Cruise Lady site for announcements.  I’m already looking forward to it, and I suspect that demand will be high.

Posted from Cairo, Egypt