5/16/98: Not feeling well. Very runny nose, and a touch of stomach flu too. So we just sat at the beach on the Red Sea, and did some reading. Maybe I should…
Wandering In The Wilderness
5/15/98: Rose early and drove to the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula… NOTE: Photo above is an oasis full of palm trees in the dessert of the Sinai Peninsula of…
Unexpected And Sweet Fellowship
5/14/98: Determined not to miss Coptic Cairo we picked up a taxi right outside the apartment door and headed to the Christian part of town. NOTE: Photo above is a detail of…
So Beautiful Or So What?
5/13/98: Nick set us up with a taxi drive/tour guide named Hamdi who picked us up at 9am to see the pyramids. 5/13/23: Our first stop was the pyramid complex at Giza….
Face To Face With Antiquity
5/12/98: Day 50 of our journey! To celebrate, we did laundry. After lunch we headed to the American Embassy only to find in closed. Checked and sent email at an internet cafe….
Walk Like An Egyptian
5/11/98: Woke to a pancake breakfast courtesy of Nile (the person). Visited the Museum of Antiquities. Lunch with Nick. Walk around the city. Boat ride on the Nile (the river). 5/11/23: Nick…
Just Roll With It
5/10/98: Travel day: Athens, Greece to Cairo, Egypt. A very long day because of a very delayed flight. But by the end of the day we set foot on the third continent…
Kali Sas Orexi! (Trans. “Eat Up!”)
5/9/98: George and I packed up the bouzouki in a stiff cardboard box that he reinforced with aluminum rods. It should make it back to the US safely. We returned to Mary’s…
Oh, That Sound And Rhythm! Opaa!
5/8/98: Bought a bouzouki. Then we headed up to Mary’s (George and Gerry’s youngest daughter) high school for an open house. Great fun! An international school, with great people involved. Grocery shopping…
The Stray Dogs Of Athens
5/7/98: Walked around Athens. Lunch at Goody’s! Came across a music shop selling instruments. 5/7/23: I don’t know if this is still the case in 2023, but when we travelled through Athens…