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Some pictures from our recent trip to Egypt:

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Molly

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Molly thought you were quiet Did you have a nice time and how many camels was Ken offered Marj

Well Molly still posting so none was offered . Only joking Molly . Is it safe to go there as i heard it not . Would love to go but a bit worried, and would love to take my friends and there son who got Down’s syndrome in oct this year. If you could give any advice Molly that be very helpful.

Opps forgot to ask how much would it cost, to fly out there from Cyprus paphos airport

Hope you enjoyed it Molly, it's like stepping into another world isn't it? I went in 1992 and it still looks the same as your pics. Am hoping to go at the end of october just to see if it has changed a little!


carollynne

Good Pix Molly, Something i feel i would like to do just so i can say i have done it.
Tricia

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Hi Marj - Ken didn't come with us - it was a girly day out.......lol

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We got a bargain Mark - it is normally 350 Euros but we paid 200 Euros

It is a well organised tour and very safe. There were people there of all ages, some in groups and some singles. On our coach there was a couple with a very young baby.

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Thanks Carollynne and Tricia we had a great day

Tricia, if ever you get the chance then do it. It is a good experience.

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Great pictures there molly and thanks for sharing them Glad you enjoyed the time and was it hot

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Great photographs Molly sounds like you had a good time and a good price you paid too. Will do it ourselves one day would like to see the Sphinx.

Jan

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Haway then Molly tell us all about your day In Egypt !
Where didyou go first etc
What about the slums ?
What's your overall impressions ?
Gary

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Does anyone else find it bizarre to see the old next to the new - i.e the pyramids with the 'modern' vehicles in front. I wonder how many of our modern buildings will be in as good a shape as the pyramids in as many years time?

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On first seeing the pyramids we were a little disappointed. I just imagined driving through the desert and then coming across them (just like the films)

Instead it felt like we driving along a road and they were at the end of it.......but then going round to the back of the pyramids and seeing the desert was what I expected to see.

The haggling there is quite off putting, but it is best to completely ignore them and not to even say 'No'. If you answer or speak to them, you have had it, but I think we got off pretty lightly. There are also some beggars/peddlars dressed as police to try to confuse you into taking your picture etc.

The museum was very good, it cost us an extra 20 Euros to get into the Royal Mummies section - expensive but it had to be done. Considering when you've seen one mummy you've seen them all. But a very good visit, the museum is massive.

The Papyrus factory was fascinating, and they had some lovely pictures there.

Had a trip to the Gold/Jewellery shop, which had some beautiful pieces.

The slums are awful, as you can see by the pictures and there are miles and miles of them.

We had a trip down the Nile, which again, wasn't what we were expecting. I was expecting it to be like the films, which banks of jungle either side, and some crocodiles or alligators. It was more like a luxury trip down the Embankment. Very good entertainment on board as well.

The trip to the market afterwards was horrendous, I have been to quite a few places, but never experienced so much 'in your face' as it was there.

Didn't like the market one bit, I would have loved to have just strolled around, but it wasn't possible. You couldn't breath without someone holding their hand out for money, or trying to sell you something.

The trip was organised brilliantly and not a dull or boring moment. It was a wonderful experience and we all thoroughly enjoyed it.

Came home exhausted but happy.

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Gary - the Slums are horrendous:

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Sarah wrote
Does anyone else find it bizarre to see the old next to the new
I know she is getting on a bit,, but she cant be older than them

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or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

How fast can you run with that bad foot mate

glad to see her back ..
I am sure she will see the funny side..... Then at the polemi taverna night,
I will get a good beating

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

I see she is online Am outta here

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or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

You big chicken

Hi, It looks like you had a fab trip. I would love to go but suffer from Colitis and need to be near a toilet. How long is the longest time you are from toilets. I know it is a strange question but it is really important to me. Also what time did you leave Paphos and get back. :

I would love to do when my parents come over in September and take them with us. I just know it is something we would al enjoy.

Thanks

Debbie

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Kittencat

We did the trip 3 years ago. What struck me was that you see the pyramids and realise that they were once the superior race and then you see all the slums and wonder where it all went wrong.
A brilliant day out and a MUST DO !
Gary.

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Great pictures Molly! Glad you enjoyed it

When we went in 2001 we were so mesmerised and shocked by the images all around us on the way to the pyramids that we forgot to take photos!

It is truly an experience, and one that I'm glad I did, but I wouldn't do it again. I thought that the tour guides had strange uniforms - it wasn't until later that I realised that it was an armed guard on the coach!

As for the toilets - I needed the loo in the Cairo museum. You could smell them well before seeing them, and I took one look and turned round and decided to hold on! If you are in any way fussy about public loos, then you aint seen nothin yet! Not even a 'hovering job'!!

I felt that as Christians we hold the middle east in some sort of reverence, but after my visit I felt very much let down, yes the pyramids and Sphynx are magnificent, but the poverty is so in your face.

I rememeber being so relieved when our ship docked in Limassol, back to normal civilisation!

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I have memories of when i was in ryadh in middle east downtown exactly same.The souqs were brilliant and lively but the smell poooh.We lived on a complex but some places were fallinf apart and people lived in them.

Don't think i could do egypt even when i was middle east never went.

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[quote="Neil"]Sarah wrote
Does anyone else find it bizarre to see the old next to the new
I know she is getting on a bit,, but she cant be older than them

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You may be able to run Neil, but you cant hide

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Hi Debbie

We went at a good time to Egypt, it wasn't unbearable hot, so we didn't drink too much. The stops are pretty good, but also there was a toilet on the coach, which I dont think anyone even used.

We had lunch in a 5 star hotel, where the toilets where good and plenty of stops on the way. Hope this helps.

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- a definite MUST DO

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Nice to see you back

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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

Thanks Neil

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Hi Molly

I hope you're not gonna let Neil off so lightly! You guys really crack me up!

Molly, I did the identical trip end of March 2005, a week before the nail bomb in Cairo. I have to admit that freaked me out when I heard it on the news back in the UK. Saying that it was a truly wonderful day out and would love to do it again. Did you go inside a pyramid? I bottled out too claustrophobic for me.

Glad you had a nice girly day out.

Lisa x