The last days Four years later, and I am finally finishing this part of the journey. What I thought would be the second in the series came to be the last. Ah, but alas, allow me to share with you the last two days of the trip and wrap up this amazing tale that will…
The weeks had passed Before we began our trip back, we visited a small village of the Nubian people who live very close to the Sudan border. They were very friendly and welcoming to us. They let us come inside to one of their cafes in the village for coffee and some tea. The conversation…
Aswan After this temple, we arrived at Aswan, which is the closest city to Sudan. When we got to Aswan, you could feel the trip was coming to an end, but I really liked the city. I forgot if it was this day, but Fatma and her friend were leaving, actually. I had developed a…
Edfu The next day, we took a horse ride from the ship to the Temple of Horus. The horse’s name, our driver had, was called “Layla.” I noticed on the way here that there were these two Egyptian girls who were also on the cruise with us. The one girl who caught my attention, her…
Nile River Cruise The next day, we would leave Cairo to go to Luxor. It was about a two-hour flight to get to Luxor. The airport wasn’t too big, so it was much easier getting through this one than the one in Cairo. This is when we began touring many of the temples and ruins…
The Magic of Cairo Cario, an old city, a modern metropolis. The city, much like Egypt, I imagine, has had so many rulers and different people come and go. As I would come to find out in other trips I would go on later the same year, many of the ruins humans inhabited at some…
Heathrow Airport When we got to the airport, right outside the gate, my mom and I noticed how many people were traveling abroad, specifically from Africa and Asia. We saw so many people; it was only 4, almost 5, in the morning. Did we have to tussle with British airport staff about the jab? No,…
Egypt, a mystical place Egypt, I’m sure you’ve heard of it. Would you ever travel there? My mom and I did it right at the beginning of January 2022. Egypt is a land so far from us, in the northeastern tip of Africa, a land that borders Israel and forms a part of the Middle…
One last day The next day would be our last full day together before we had to say our goodbyes at the airport, where the EPIK employees would pick up all of the newly arrived English teachers. It worked out because my family was flying out of the Incheon airport, where EPIK staff was at…
Asakusa The next day, we would visit one of the older areas of Tokyo called Asakusa. We took a taxi this time, no more subways until I would make my way to Busan a month later, but I am getting ahead of myself. We had a great breakfast, and we left at a good time…