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Back to Reality in Erie
All, Finally back. Long trip. Long flights home. But happy to be back in Erie (despite the 50-degree weather and the week of rain expected 🤨) But "reality" ain't so bad, and started with a bang my first day back. Two events, both related to Jim Kelly (ex-Buffalo Bills...
Jerash, Jordan
Our last stop on this trip was the ancient city of Jerash, in northern Jordan. Here’s ChatGPT’s summary of its history: 🏛️ Jerash: The Rome of the East Just north of Amman sits Jerash, one of the best-preserved Roman cities in the world — often called the Pompeii of...
Petra
All, Hi from Petra. Probably best known from the movie, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade”. Petra is one of the 7 “new” wonders of the ancient world. It is a sight to see! From CHATGPT: 🏜️ Origins & Nabataean Glory Founded: Likely around the 4th–3rd century...
Jordan – Dead Sea & Mt. Nebo
All, Arrived in Jordan yesterday. Though it’s not far from Cairo, it feels like a completely different world — a different vibe altogether. Less crowded (120 million vs. 12 million people) and slower paced — in a good way 😊. This is my fourth time here, and it remains...
Cruising the Nile & More Temples
All, From Luxor, we flew to Aswan, where the famous dam is. This was built in the 60's to control the annual flooding, which used to wreak havoc with its unpredictability. Now its flow is controlled, so life along the river is less dangerous. So much so that although...
Cruising the Nile
Valley of the Kings
Luxor
Luxor is about 400 miles south of Cairo and is the home to many ancient temples and tombs. No pyramids, since the Egyptians stopped building pyramids as the resting place for their rulers, as they found that they were easily robbed. So these tombs were easier to...
Cairo Day 2-Camels, Pyramids, & Sphinx
All, Today we hopped on a bus and made our way to the pyramids. Even cooler than you can imagine. There are a few of them here, and even though they’re all about 5,000 years old, some are “newer” and better built as the Egyptians learned along the way. Amazing that...
Cairo
All, In Cairo. Incredible city and to many, the cradle of human civilization from the written age. Influenced by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Coptic Christians, Europeans, Jews, Muslims, and Ottomans, it provides such a unique history. We spent the first day...