We enjoyed our brief stay in London but were glad to load our plane for home early afternoon on Friday. We both watched several movies during our 10 1/2 hour flight and got a little shuteye. The sun followed us the whole way home. We left at around 2:30 pm and arrived in San Francisco around 5:00 pm the same day due to the 8 hour time difference. We had our car at a park and fly airport hotel so we spent the night. After a good night’s sleep, we hit the road this morning, arriving in Modesto around 10:45. All is well here, so now we have the chore of unpacking, laundry, and getting life back to normal after the jet lag subsides.
I wasn’t able to get this video of the airport uploaded while we were traveling. We were in this crowd for about 10 hours. We were so lucky we got out the same day and are so thankful for all Hani did to make it happen.
It is probably too soon to look back on the trip and say what were the highlights, but some things I will always remember include:
- Staying with Dennis and Tommy. They were such wonderful hosts.
- Traveling with Anne and Mary Kay. We all were very compatible travel partners and had many laughs together. Bonnie and I will be ever so grateful for their strength and determination in getting our luggage out of Cairo.
- Our guide Ahmed in Cairo, Mina on the Nile cruise, plus Basil and our driver Hani in Jordan.
- The staff and fun fellow travelers on our wonderful Nile Cruise. The small boat was such fun and meant for lots of personal attention.
- Seeing the pyramids at Giza for the first time.
- Philae Temple near Aswan. We were treated to the island at night for the sound and light show, plus a visit during the day.
- Petra… the natural beauty of the siq and the manmade monuments were really something.
We feel so fortunate we made this trip when we did. We managed to see everything in Cairo and on the Nile cruise that we had hoped for. We were able to make it to Jordan so that we could visit Petra.
Omar planned a wonderful trip for us. We were treated like royalty the entire time. Below is a link to his website in case you are wanting to plan a trip where you truly travel in style: http://www.travelinstyle.com
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