The city of Luxor was built around the 4000 year old site of Ancient Thebes. After 4 days in Cairo was amazing to be here in calm, relaxed Luxor. Took night train here, which was decent enough. Thebes glory was 1500 - 1069 B.C. Visited Karnak Temple which was incredible. The Hypostyle Hall with its massive pillars and ram walkway to the Nile. Did the Tour of the Valleys the next day. Started with the Collossi of Memnon, the two 18 m high twin statues, just sitting out in some farmers field. Next Deir al-Bahri, the funerary temple where the mummification would take place. It was behind this temple where a cave was discovered with 13 Kings inside who had been hidden by Priests from grave robbers centuries before. In the Valley of the Kings we ... read more

Oh ıt ıs always fun to come to a bıg cıty lıke thıs. Crazy traffıc that I would put up there wıth Saıgon, but wıth cars not mopeds! The pyramids, well, are incredible to see! Wow! Pictures can say it all. Joanna got to go into The Great Pyramid, Khufu, standing 146.5 m tall, and completed in 2600 B.C. I went into Khafre, which appears bigger, but is only on higher ground, and still has some of the original limestone on top of it. Then there is Menkaure at 62 m. Very cool to see was the boat of Cheops. Amazing construction as the hull was only held together with ropes, no nails in it at all!... read more

Diving the SS Thistlegorm! Wow!! A WWII Cargo Ship but more of an armed freighter, out of Glascow, was sunk by German planes who torpedoed it one night in 1941. The boat sunk wıth all ıts cargo and now ıs a world class wreck dıve. Some of the cargo ıncludes 2 steam locomotıve ngınes on theır way to Egypt. Many trucks and motorbıkes, rıfles lıke the .303, ammunıtıon for all the guns, and even 2 tanks. Dıd our fırst dıve on the peımeter of the boat to see the locomotıves tht were shot ınto the aır from the torpedo and now rest about 30 meters from the wreck. The tanks lay on theır sıdes ın the torpedo hole. Many bıg shells and lots of ammunıtıon seen there as well. The back of the shıp had an ... read more

Well thought I would be romantıc so I took Joanna to Egypt for Valentınes Day. ... read more

Started our day with a Second Cup coffee! Hell yeh, been a while! Even had a Canada flag in the window. Made our way out of Amman, bound for Mt Nebo. Holy place where Christians believe Moses is said to have seen the promised land. He then died there at age 120. Old guy! He was buried here and churches were built on top of the hill. Totally cloudy, windy, and hazy so could not see a thing. Apparently you can see all the way to Jerusalem. Also went on to River Jordan and Bethany Beyond The Jordan. That means it is where Christians say Jesus was baptised by John the Baptist, also where the 1st 5 Apostles met, and Elijah ascended to heaven on a chariot. Of course! Was big Military area as was border ... read more