Third Time's the Charm: Exploring Ancient Egypt
You know the saying "third time is the charm"? Well, in this case it definitely was. We have been trying to get to Egypt for years and every time we had a trip planned, some global event just had to happen. First, it was COVID and the trip got cancelled. Then, it was October 7 and the trip got cancelled again. We said we'd try to get to Egypt one more time and, if by the third time it got cancelled yet again, we'd give up and agree it just wasn't meant to be on our travel bingo card. As it turns out, the third time was indeed the charm. We arrived in Cairo very late at night, zooming along the empty highways and city streets until reaching our hotel at nearly 2 AM. Plopping into bed after a quick shower, we had just a few hours of sleep before we were up at 7:30 AM to begin our jam-packed day. Opening the blinds, we got our first glimpse of the Nile River as the sun was rising. After a quick breakfast, it was time to beat Cairo's notoriously bad traffic to m...