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While many do not visit Jordan – we did and to me this place is full of history with the Roman columns in Jerash.  People are mostly friendly – not every spoke in English but it’s pretty safe I can boldly tell even though we see a lot of not so nice reports of Jordan in the papers and news.  While most people come with their tour guides and in tour buses – I prefer traveling with a small group of friends and explore and take in the sights and sounds of places that I go – of course we still hired a guide – but having to pay a private guide we felt it was much more worthwhile.

We had a good guide – his name was Amran – I think and he spoke fluent English and albeit and accent – we understood him perfectly.  This is by the way – the Roman Plaza – now on the way back to Jerusalem was the tricky part – the weather was extremely hot in the summer and the crossing took us an hour.  Plus you are not to cross after 5pm – for prayer reasons I think – but I`m not too sure.

At the crossing – of Jerusalem.

We headed to the Archeologist Park the next day and although the group was tired – I was getting way too hot and wanted to go shopping.  And there are shopping to be done in Jerusalem alright!  but the haggling part is definitely an art – especially when most of the shop keepers don`t speak in English.

Yes, more ruins – this is the city of David and I have to warn you – if you are someone who don`t like trying new food – Jordan or Jerusalem is not for you.

Canadians In Egypt

February 3rd, 2011

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So we all know what is going on in Egypt by now right?  Well, if you don’t know – better go read the news right now and if you have loved ones in Egypt – better get them out now.  The Federal Government In Canada has chartered flights for Canadians in Egypt to get out of Egypt – lucky Canadians!  But yes!  if you are thinking of going to Egypt now – to visit the pyramids – do not go !  I hear it is quite messy right now in Egypt – burning police cars and many dead – not only protesters but cops as well.  Travel safe – don’t go to Egypt now.  It is just too sad to see this happening in Egypt – it’s such a beautiful place.

To cruise the Mediterranean was my dream and at first I was quite worried that my sea-sickness would ruin my holiday. However I’m glad to let you all know that I didn’t feel queasy at all, in fact the only time I did was when I was getting down from the cruise ship back on to land.  Like most cruises that I had been on, the Mediterranean cruises boast of having the finest food and entertainment on board.  With a 7 story high ship one cannot help but feel that you are in a fully equipped hotel.

The people I worked for in the UK had won a huge contract and gotten some big awards, therefore we were all given a 6 day cruise on the Mediterranean Sea.  We were just finishing our project in Spain and flew to London to catch a connecting flight to Nice, France.  Since we didn’t want to waste any time we decided to take a short tour around Nice for a couple of hours before embarking on our cruise ship in the late afternoon. Of course first came the mandatory safety drill for any cruise, then we took a short nap.  The Mediterranean cruise was truly, truly amazing and we not only were in Nice, we visited Florence the next day and then headed to Rome.  We covered a lot of places in such a short time.  We also managed to visit Monte Caro and then headed back to Nice, France to end our week.

The evenings on the cruise ship were eventful and we ate and drink the night away.  There were just so many things we wanted to do that we never thought we could.  And truly amazing were the people on board the cruise.  They were excellent, everyone was friendly and we had a ball.  If you asked me if I would go for another cruise I’d have to tell you that I most definitely would.  It is entertainment for the whole family and our Mediterranean cruise covered so many places that it was worth every penny the company spent.

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Egypt treasures fascinates just about anyone and everyone. Exploring Egypt was one of the best thing I did in my life. The weather was hot and humid.. and the bumpy ride on the camel’s back was tough.. but it was fascinating and exciting for me to see the pyramids and Sphinx that I had only read about when i was in school. There were so much to see of the ancient Egypt, this was only the beginning.

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Seeing the pyramids at night.. and all the lights bouncing in the skies and onto the pyramids again while we were dining certainly was a outta the world experience.

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Besides the three giants of Gizeh, more than 70 pyramids can be counted along the Nile.

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Camels are the main transportation in the desert. With 72,000,000 inhabitants, Egypt represents one quarter of the population of the Arab world. The city of Cairo itself counts about 16,000,000 people.

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This is the museum commonly known as the Egyptian Museum where extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world are housed. This is in Cairo of course. The museum’s Royal Mummy Room, containing 27 royal mummies from pharaonic times, was closed down on the orders of President Anwar Sadat in 1981. It was reopened, with a slightly curtailed display of New Kingdom kings and queens, in 1985.


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