Hi Guys,
We’ve just re-boarded the ship, about thirty minutes ago, and all is well. We’ve done so much in the past 48 hours that I’ll need a lot more time to collate my thoughts and review the 400+ photos I took (plus Toni’s photos). In the meantime, here’s a summary view of what we have done since docking in the Egyptian port of Alexandria:
Day 1
- Mini Bus to the Giza Plateau
- Saw/Stood on the Great Pyramid (Khufu’s)
- Entered the ante room of a royal burial room
- Climbed inside one of the Queen’s tomb (Pyramid)
- Saw Khufu’s 4,000+ year old Solar Boat in the climate controlled museum
- Photos taken from a vantage point near the Pyramids
- Entered a temple opposite the Sphinx
- Photos with the Sphinx & Pyramids
- Mini Bus into Cairo; lunch on an island in the middle of the Nile
- Took River craft to the near the Cairo museum
- Visited the Cairo museum – highlights: Tutenkarmen’s mask, sarcophagus and other relics
- Mini Bus back to Giza Plateau and saw the Sound and Lights show
- Dinner at our five star hotel (Indian restaurant)
- Pyramid view room
Day 2
- Mini Bus back to Alexandria
- Catacombs tour
- Mini Bus to (new) Library of Alexandria
- Tour of Library
- Sadat Exhibition
- Multimedia Presentation
- Extended Tour of Museum
- Mini Bus to the Castle where the Pharos Lighthouse used to stand
- Mini Bus to the largest Mosque in Alexandria
- Mini Bus to papyrus/shopping district
- Mini Bus to Harbour (Last minute shopping)
- Re-board Brilliance
Here are some photo highlights
Solar Boat | Pyramid View
Sphinx | Rob and Pyramids
Nile River Boat
Sound and Light Show | Pyramid View Room
Streets of Alexandria | Library of Alexandria
Fort on Pharos | Mosque
Toni at the foot of the Khufu Pyramid