Egypt is absolutely one of the most extraordinary places I have ever been. I have wanted to go there ever since I was a little girl, but in the last few days it was surpassed my expectations of what I thought I would experience. I was a little nervous about being an American traveling in the Middle East, especially in Egypt where American tourists are often targets for bus or hotel bombings. But the people were amazingly nice and I only experienced a minimal amount of Anti-Americanism. I also felt very safe because on each bus we went on (because it was all Semester At Sea students) we had a security guard come on our bus with us, as well as having one police car un front of our bus and one police car behind our bus at all times. Also, there were metal detectors in each hotel we stayed in. I am going to make this entry as short as I can, because I am sick (stuffy nose and sore throat) and I have a huge assignment due in my class tomorrow. Also I am updating this from an internet cafe, so if the pictures are not in order, or too small, or weird, thats why!
Here we go...
Me at the Step Pyramid Of Zoser
The Pyramids of Giza at Sunrise
Me and Karen on our Camel (his name was micky mouse)
Walk like an Egyptian...
This is me and a random guy on a camel who's name was Micheal Jackson
Me and Micheal Jackson
Yay! Pyramids!
The Great Pyramid upclose, I got to climb inside of it!
Sphynx and Pyramids!
On a street in Luxor
Mini Sphynx in Memphis
Statue of Ramses III
A view of a mosque on our cruise on the nile
The Eqyptian Flag
Me on our nile cruise (this is the day we woke up at 2:30 am- you can tell how hot and tired I am !)
Preformer on our Nile Cruise
Muhommed Ali's Mosque (I couldnt take pictures inside)
A statue in front of the egyptian museaum in Cairo - it was so cool it had EVERYTHING for king tuts tomb and just floors and floors of famous artifacts. Of course cameras were not allowed ) :
In front of King Tuts Tomb in the Vally of the Kings with my new friends
(no pictures were allowed inside of any of the tombs)
Me and tuts tomb
The awesome local hookah/coffee shop where we got the best shisha and Fillaphles (I am sure I just butchered that word) ever!
the iced hibiscus tea they gave us....delicious
Karnak
Ok thats all for now....I had so many pictures, it was so hard to choose which ones to upload and this computer has been so slow, I hope this turns out ok! Bottom line egypt was amazing and breath taking and was even more than I imagined it could be! I love Egypt! I better go hurry on ship time is in an hour! Love and miss you all!
12 comments:
OMG!!! Great to see your photos, you look so at home there. You look beautiful! I love all of your photos!!! So glad that you were able to have a dream come true. Love You and Miss You!!! Mom
Hi honey - wow, the picture of you in front of the Sphinx and Great Pyramid is too much - a dream come true. Hope you are feeling better - get lots of rest. Such great photos! Much love, Dad
We love the pics of you on "Mickey Mouse" etc. So glad to hear you were well-escorted! Unbelievable that you are actually exploring pyramids & at Tut's tomb. It must be so neat to see firsthand the pics in history books and add yourself to them. We are thinking of you and say prayers of safety, can't wait to hear some stories. Take care, love, Janice (Danny too!)
Jim and I are still following your journey. WOW! What great pics. Can't wait to have a photo viewing night with you. Thanks for sharing. Our love and prayers, Jim and Brenda
Hi M: Your photos from Egypt were amazing! I especially love the one of you and "Michael Jackson," the pyramids at sunrise, and I think there is a strong resemblance between you and that beautiful statue in front of the museum! So glad you felt safe while in Egypt...what an incredible trip you are having. I will forward this on to Bean. Love Aunt nancy
Wow way to be in Egypt during world-breakings news! King Tut's tomb is on our front page news hear & on TV. The unveiling does evoke mixed feelings. Glad you are making the most of your special embarkment. Love, Janice
Hiya Miranda, I liked the picture of you with the Taj Mahal under your finger. You are experiencing the Birth Place of Civilizations that have writen records for thousands of years. History comes with a legacy cost. William.
Dearest Miranda
We have been following your journey with awe and excitement. What great joy we have while sharing your adventures!! Thank You for the great photo-journalism!Enjoy the rest of your trip...
Love
The SLO Weddles
hey there Miranda!!
hope you're feeling better...I was going to send you a letter today and then realized that it was the cut off day. :-(
your pictures are awesome, cant wait to see the rest! I've wanted to go to Egypt for a long time also...looks really dusty.
anyways, I miss you...take care girl.
-Rochelle
PS:
...oh yeah I saw Tut featured on yahoo...they took him out for viewing, crazy stuff!
Wonderful pics. Michael Jackson was so cute. So glad you are experiencing everything possible - like camels and elephants and everything else that comes your way. You might not ever get another chance. Afterall, how many places do you go that have camels for you to ride around on? Stay well and get plenty of rest. Love you - Grandma
I'm happy to see you living out your dreams of visiting Egypt. It's so surreal to see my cousin standing in front of the pyramids! So rad! I can't believe you've not only ridden elephants... camels! How many people can say that? You're trip looks amazing! -Diane
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