Our columnist describes the wonders of her recent journey to Egypt.
As some of you know, I just got back from a vacation in Egypt. This was a fabulous, mystical experience that I recommend to everyone, especially those who like to climb stairs.
But there are certain limitations to traveling alone with two kids, including being able to spend only four nanoseconds in any museum before they start complaining.Them: My feet hurt. I’m hungry. How much longer do we have to stay here?Speaking of pestering, you can’t walk five feet in tourist haunts of Egypt without being hectored by some kind of vendor, who will cling to you if you make the hideous mistake of even making eye contact with him.
Even though it was hard on my body, it was well worth the experience. I almost got dizzy from the glory of the elaborately carved stone temples, dedicated to fascinating gods like Horus, the falcon-headed god. And even one to Sobek, the evil crocodile god. There were times, like standing in front of the Sphinx, you couldn’t really even believe you were there.
And the excessive stair-climbing was partly my fault because I knowingly booked us onto a Nile cruise boat that didn’t have an elevator. I don’t really know what I was thinking, except that the only boats with elevators were kind of ugly. Duh.that offered a free breakfast – on the top floor restaurant that overlooked the Nile. Did I mention that it also had no elevator? Seriously. And I wasn’t even smoking any funny stuff when I made this decision.
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