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Last week I ...

Had a wedding Anniversary,
Flew to Cairo
Slept in 6 different hotels in 8 nights.
Drove almost 2000 Kms around egypts western desert in Land Cruisers.
Woke up to a Pyramid out side my bedroom window.
Drove through the desert to see the golden mummys of Balahria.
Chased a Sunset over a mountain in a land cruiser.
Saw a truely dark sky with a myriad of stars with no light pollution.
Stood in the bottom of a 30 + million year old sea bed that is now a desert
Visited the Oasis at Siwa and the temple of the Oracle that Alexander the Great consulted.
Stood in the shadow of a total eclipse on a vast desert plateau.
Paused at the war graves of El Alamain.
Visted the Museam of Alexander
Slept in Agatha Cristies room at the Cecil Hotel
Climbed the inside of two of the Great Pyramids of Giza
Boggled at the contents of Tutankhamun's tombs
Watched a light show against the spinx
Had a few beers
Came home ...

What did you do last week ?

(report and pics to follow)

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Date: 2006-04-02 04:22 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] kalypso-v.livejournal.com
You're the Prince of Wales? I'm sure he did most of that last week.

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Date: 2006-04-03 12:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gaspodex.livejournal.com
Lol - Yes he was a few steps behind us on most of those (Got to the war graves first though) ...

But I dont think he did the wadi/dune bashing in the desert though - He certainly turned up in a Helicopter for the eclipse.

Oooooh

Date: 2006-04-03 12:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sugoll.livejournal.com
[exudes envy]

I'm not sure which I'm more envious about, though: the pyramids, or the night sky...

Re: Oooooh

Date: 2006-04-03 12:38 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gaspodex.livejournal.com
Don't get me started on the sky - it was stunning (and also don't get me started on the fact that rita talked me into NOT taking the small telescope with me :( )

Re: Oooooh

Date: 2006-04-03 02:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sugoll.livejournal.com
Oh, don't worry about that - it would probably have gotten broken, and then you'd be even more hassled.

Re: Oooooh

Date: 2006-04-03 10:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gaspodex.livejournal.com
I know - but to have missed that sky !!!

Oh well ...

(And yes the sky was even better than the Pyramids)

(no subject)

Date: 2006-04-03 03:53 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] matildabj.livejournal.com
Wow, sounds utterly brilliant. Especially the eclipse part, which is unrepeatable!

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Date: 2006-04-03 07:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emperor-zhark.livejournal.com
What did you do last week ?

What did I do last week?

I certainly spent a lot of time plotting the demise of certain people I know ;)

Glad you enjoyed yourselves, and a belated happy anniversary!

Jon

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Date: 2006-04-03 10:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gaspodex.livejournal.com
Did the photo make it to your phone ?

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Date: 2006-04-05 01:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] emperor-zhark.livejournal.com
Err, yeah...

What did you think sparked the plottings? :D

I didn't reply as I didn't know how high your roaming charges would be...

show-off

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Date: 2006-04-03 12:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] gaspodex.livejournal.com
That was pretty much my vocalisation all day wednesday (during the eclipse)

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