Although the semester is just wrapping up back at LVC, my 10-day spring break here in Athens begins tomorrow, May 1 (May Day holiday in Greece). I’ll be spending the time traveling through more ancient lands—Egypt! Three other students and I fly to Cairo tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 p.m. We’ll stay in Cairo through Sunday, exploring the pyramids at Giza and visiting the museum (also perhaps riding camels). On Sunday night we’ll take an overnight train to Luxor, where we’ll stroll around the Valley of the Kings and visit some other sites. On Wednesday we’ll take a bus to Aswan and take a felucca boat ride down the Nile. Before our flight back to Athens from Cairo on Saturday afternoon, we’d like to get over to see the Suez Canal and Red Sea, but we’re not sure if we’ll squeeze those excursions in yet or not.
As with Crete, I’m not taking my computer with me, but the hostels and hotels at which we’re staying have Internet access. So I will try my best to post some quick blog throughout the trip, but you may just have to wait with anticipation to read about my Egyptian experiences! I definitely plan to take video as well.
Salam!