Our Trip In Pictures

The sound and light show at the pyramids.

Ally with the Mediterranean Sea at her back

The view from our hotel room on the coast of the Mediterranean in Alexandria

Ally and Jason in the ENORMOUS hall at Karnak.

Whats up with all the stray dogs in Egypt? I felt like I was on the reservation.

A friendly little Egyptian man and Jason at the temple of Hatshepsut. He called me "Casanova" because of my studly facial hair. He too was sporting quite a fine mustache.

Ally and Jason at the entrance to King Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings

Jeff and Jason with a view from the top deck of our Nile cruise ship

Ally and I in front of Abu Simbel
Allison walking like an Egyptian at Abu Simbel

Ally giving the ol' Sphinx a smooch

Ally, Jason, Jeff (Allison's Dad), Matt (Ally's Brother) and Linda (Allison's Mom) taking a ride on the camels on top of the Giza plateau

Ally and I at the base of the pyramid of Khafre

There Is No Place Like Home!

When it comes right down to it there really is no place like home. No bed like your own. No toilet you're so comfortable sit upon as the one in your own castle. After 24 hours of travel we arrived back at our palace tonight. We were welcomed by a fresh blanket of snow which was quite odd after waking up in Cairo just yesterday morning. It is good to see Christmas lights on the houses instead of the green lights on top of all the mosques like you see in Egypt. It will take some getting used to not being woken up at 5 in the morning by the call to prayer in Arabic. I know that we didn't post very much while we were on vacation--everyplace you go charges money. We did take a few pictures of the places we went and instead of giving a boring history report of every place we visited, we will just post some pics tomorrow.
It took a minute or two, but Janna finally remembered who we were and was happy to see us (although I don't think she had it too rough with her grandmas while we were gone). I would write more but I have been in 3 different countries today, flown over a dozens more, and now I think its time to take a shower and throw the underwear I have been wearing away.

Egyptian Update

So I guess it is my turn to write...This is Allison. We are on day 5 in Egypt. What a trip! Between countless temples and pyramids, we have been able to see the oldest historical momuments I have ever seen in my life. What is amazing to me is how everything is "preserved" here. In the U.S., artifacts like this would be sealed under air-tight glass cases and lit by top-of-the line lighting. Here in Egypt, everything is out in the air, not roped off-let alone cased-in, and unlit. It is interesting to see these amazing pieces in their "natural habitat", but also a little nausiating to see idiots climb on to the lap of a 4,000 year old statue of Ramses the Great.
One other thing...as we were walking in Luxor this evening, I noticed the uneven ground we we walking on in the dark. In America I can only imagine the amount of time that would last...until a little old lady, or heck, a stupid person would walk through and trip-then sue, never to have a tour in Luxor again.
Well, we are all healthy with only a few cases of the "NILE RIVER RUNS". If you see my child, give her lots of kisses for me-if she still remembers me...Jason keeps telling me she won't. Salam. Goodbye.