I had booked on a tour of the Pyramids, but after receiving a notice warning that because of unrest in Egypt Princess Lines might have to revise their schedule I decided to cancel but was then encouraged to “go for it girl” by my friend Steve Smith and a fellow passenger said that if I didn’t go I might regret it afterwards I have decided to go on the trip to Cairo and the Pyramids after all. Scheduled for 9th May. So..... today is Monday, 6th May. Does that mean we go on Thursday? Too much heat, food, entertainment and chat has made my pea brain melt.
The tour is as follows:-
“Your thrilling
Egyptian adventure begins when you meet your drive and guide at the pier for
the scenic drive to Cairo. Travel
through a dramatic landscape of unrelenting sand and scrub, before arriving at
Giza, to discover The Great Pyramids.
The largest, the Great Pyramid of Cheops, was built out of 2,300,000
limestone blocks, each weighing and incredible two and a half tons. View the
Pyramids of Chephren and Mycerinus, and if time permits, explore their mystical
narrow interiors. Enjoy a stunning photo
opportunity at The Sphinx, which bears the body of a reclining lion, and is
thought to bear the likeness of the Pharaoh Chephren, before browsing the
lively souvenir shops. Feast on a buffet
style lunch at a local hotel before touring the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities,
which houses more than 120,000 objects.
The star attractions are the treasures of King Tutankhamen, and his
striking Gold Mask.”
So three more sea days.
At the moment we are in the Red Sea just passing Mecca, Saudi Arabia on
our way to the Suez Canal. Tonight I
have an invitation to the Captains cocktail party. Although I normally avoid “formal” occasions
the lure of free booze is very, very tempting.
After the show tonight we have the rare treat of watching
the film Zero Dark Thirty up on deck at 9.30.
It’s a film I missed when it came around so I’m happy to go to that with
the promise of free pop corn. This is a
small ship and doesn’t have the big screen on deck, but they have “improvised”
(whatever that means!). Fascinating.
After four seas days we seem to have become even
sillier. Jill said that Angelo has a new
name for me “Lady GaGa” (don’t ask!) so I said I would call him “Lord GaGa” and
announced that we are now officially a couple.
I said “wouldn’t it be funny if I changed my facebook status to “in a
relationship with Lord GaGa”. We were
hysterical at the thought of that and only the fear of messing with the minds
of friends and family stopped me!
One thing that I am gutted about is that after we left Dubai
one of my Oz-Bus friends contacted me to say “are you still in Dubai? If you are let’s meet up for a few
gins”. I would have soooo loved that
Jane. I didn’t know you were still there
otherwise I would certainly have done that.
Much love. Love to the boys too.
I met up with them in Melbourne last year.
You’re a great bunch of people and I think of you often.
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