Party of 6

We ended our Egyptian journey in Cairo. It certainly wasn’t without trouble. We have driven from Giza, to Saqqara, to Sohag, to Luxor, to Hurghada, and then Cairo. We were stopped at quite a few checkpoints. Some would just wave, some would ask for the car’s liscense, some would ask for passports, some would ask…

After visiting historical landmarks and major cities in Egypt, we headed to the coastal city of Hurghada, and spotted a truck of camels on our way there. We stayed at an all inclusive resort that was very nice and clean. The resort had over 60 slides, lots of pools, food options all day and night,…

We woke up and had another delicious American snack breakfast of Slim Jims and trail mix or granola bars. We fortunately packed a lot of American/German snacks before leaving, and I am so glad we did. The food has been less than desirable and most meals have been these snacks. We took a peaceful back…

What a WILD drive from Sohag to Luxor. First of all, there are what seem to be a million checkpoints complete with military and police. Some just let us through with a wave and some stopped us and checked all identification. Some even stopped us and made us follow them to the next checkpoint. It…

It was about a 45 minute drive from Giza to Saqqara and boy was it eventful. We played “I spy oh my goodness what is that” which included: cars, people, tuk tuks, donkeys with carriages, horses, with carriages, a man with one leg walking in the the road. There was lots of honking and no…

Our layover was in Rome, so we enjoyed some Gelato between flights. We were able to stretch out a bit on the flight from Rome to Cairo Airport to get some sleep. It was quite the process through passport checks and renting the car, as well as being 3am, but the kids were hanging in…

We decided to spend a day in Luxembourg and we are so glad we did. It is one of the smallest countries in Europe. Rhode Island is about 1.5 times larger than Luxembourg in size. This small but mighty country is actually one of the safest and richest per capita globally. Part of the city…

On our crash tour of Europe, taking our friends around, we visited some of our favorite European cities; Koln, Brussels, Paris, and Prague. On our road trip we went to Alsace, France in the town of Ribeauville. There are three castle ruins called Les Trois de Ribeauville. The most preserved of the 3 was Chateau…

I am very grateful we had the opportunity to visit and experience Christmas markets in several European cities. And yes, we now have a lot of new cups/mugs. Our first Christmas market was in our (current) hometown of Wiesbaden, Germany. The next market we visited was in Frankfurt, Germany. Our next market came after we…

We spent a day exploring more of Athens. We made a pit stop at a cafe as we walked towards Athens and took in views of the Parthenon. The first place we went to check out was the National Observatory of Athens. Next we visited Athens Ancient Agora. Inside the Ancient Agora is the Temple…