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Trip Overview – Athens, Rome, Egypt
Around July 2025 I had the thought to “go see the pyramids.” One factor was that I had composed AI song “Pyramids Will Rise Again.”…
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Arrive in Rome and Vatican City Tour
Arrival in Rome from Cairo Thursday, November 13th is the final day of my trip, a one-day layover in Rome on the way home. Wednesday,…
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Luxor West Bank Tour
Thursday, November 6th I took a private tour of the Luxor west bank Valley of The Kings and related tombs and temples. A private tour…
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Saqqara, Egypt
Earliest Pyramids in Egypt Tuesday November 11th was my last day in Cairo. I arranged an all-day tour with Amina. We started at Saqqara to…
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Pyramids of Giza and Grand Egyptian Museum
Drive to Luxor Airport Sunday November 9th, I packed up in Luxor to fly to Cairo, arriving after sunset. On the way to Luxor airport…
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Luxor Quad Tour and Temple
Breakfast at Pyramisa Hotel Saturday, November 8th started with the amazing breakfast buffet at Pyramisa hotel. Quad Tour My tour was to ride a quad…
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Karnak Temple
Change Hotels from West to East Bank On Friday November 7th I decided it was a mistake to have stayed at the West Bank. Not…
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Tour of Acropolis and Parthenon
Tuesday November 4th was my only full day in Athens I booked a tour of the Acropolis. The tour started at 9:00 a.m., a 10-minute…
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Athens Plaka District
Arrival in Athens Saturday night I didn’t sleep on the overnight flight from Sacramento to Newark. Then after the 10-hour layover I didn’t sleep on…
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Rome in a Day
Boca Della Verita After my morning tour of Vatican City, I caught a cab to Boca Della Verita to stick my hand in the mouth…
