Egypt and Jordan by Lauren Chong Sng and Shao-Tien Sng
December 10-31, 2005
We traveled by plane, train, cruise ship, donkey, camel, and horse, through eras of Pharaonic, Biblical, Byzantine, Roman, Crusades… and learned a bit about Muslims, Palestinians, Nabateans, Mamluks, Umayyads. Parts of the trip were conducted tours and some we did on our own. Tien and I traveled with his parents ("Mum and Dad"), Tien's brother Kuan, and our friends who live in Singapore, Tat Heng and Shiao-Ning. We had a GREAT time!
| Day 1 |
Arrive Cairo, Egypt |
| Day 2 | Egyptian Museum; overnight sleeper train to Aswan |
| Day 3 | Board Nile cruise ship to sail northward; Felucca sail boat ride past Elephantine Island and Kitchener's Island; n ight market in Aswan; Tombs of the Nobles visible across the dock |
| Day 4 | Aswan High Dam and Lake Nasser (with Kalabsha Temple in the distance); Philae Temple; Kom Ombo Temple |
| Day 5 | Edfu Temple; Esna Temple |
| Day 6 | Valley of the Kings; Queen Hatshepsut's Temple; Colossi of Memnon; Karnak Temple; Luxor Temple |
| Day 7 | Disembark cruise ship; Fly to Sharm el-Sheikh on Sinai Peninsula; f ree afternoon… |
| Day 8 | Glass bottom boat ride in Naama Bay; free afternoon… Tien went diving! |
| Day 9 | St. Catherine's Monastery at Mt. Sinai ; town of Dahab (borrringgg….) |
| Day 10 | Flight to Cairo, Egypt; Citadel of Cairo and Mohammad Ali Mosque; Sultan Hassam Mosque; Al-Rifa'i Mosque |
| Day 11 | Pyramids at Giza; Saqqara Tomb Complex |
| Day 12 | Kahn al-Kahlili Bazaar; Islamic Cairo district |
| Day 13 | Hanging Church and Roman remains; Church of St. George; Ahmad Ibn Tulun Mosque; Tien played golf at Mena House by Giza pyramids |
| Day 14 | Fly to Amman, Jordan; free afternoon… |
| Day 15 |
Amman Citadel (National Archaeological Museum, Umayyad Palace, Roman ruins); Roman theatre and Textile Museum; Jerash City ruins |
| Day 16 |
Mt. Nebo Church; St. George Greek Orthodox Church; Kerak Castle Fortress |
| Day 17 |
Petra!! |
| Day 18 |
Petra; Little Petra; Wadi Rum desert tour; desert camping in tents |
| Day 19 |
Drive to Aqaba at Dead Sea; r eturn to Amman |
| Day 20 | Fly to Cairo, Egypt; free afternoon... |
| Day 21 |
Return to San Diego, California |
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