Kid’s Travel Journal: My Trip To Egypt
By Layla (9 Yrs Old)
01/12/15
What we did today:
We are mostly traveling today. We also went to see the pyramids and took 2 hours there and 1 hour back, so almost missed the plane. I guess we had a good time.
Some food I ate:
Burger King
What I liked Best:
Going from a bus to a plane and reversing that.
01/13/15
What we did today:
We went to see the Temple of Isis and it was very big and we took a lot of pictures. We also saw the high dam which is also cool and big.
Some food I ate:
Okra, bread, crepes, felafel, honey dew, muffin, veggie pasta with sauce.
What I liked Best:
The Temple of Isis.
01/14/15
What we did today:
We went to see Abu Simbel. This has the temple of Ramses II. It was very large. We have now seen our 2nd temple. It also has the the Temple of Hathor. It was big. We now saw our 3rd temple. When we got back, we went on a boat trip.
Some food I ate:
Hotel food, bread, water, snacks, cheese, a purple juice.
What I liked Best:
I liked going inside the temples.
01/15/15
What we did today:
We went to 2 temples and a camel market. I got to ride a camel in a circle, but we obviously didn’t buy it. We saw the temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu. After that we had a good food at the hotel and went to bed.
P.S. We played the longest hop scotch at Kom Ombo.
P.S.S. We also searched for the God Alligator. who I guess was rarely seen there for us.
P.S.S.S. Weekends are Friday.
Some food I ate:
Many things with bbq.
What I liked Best:
When we played hopscotch at the first temple.
01/16/15
What we did today:
We saw 3 temples, 4 tombs and many statues. We took many pictures and it was very fun. We also had to walk a lot.
Some food I ate:
Fish and chips.
What I liked Best:
Seeing the temples best.
01/17/15
What we did today:
We went to Luxor Museum and went to Karnak temple and left Luxor to Cairo. Since we got first class we got a meal for dinner, even cake.
Some food I ate:
Potatoes and airplane food.
What I liked Best:
Going on the plane.
1/18/15
What we did today:
Today I went to the Pyramids of Giza. This has six pyramids and the highest is 450 feet. We also went to see the The Pyramids of Saqqara. These are 3500 years old and the oldest pyramids.
Some food I ate:
Street Chicken
What I liked Best:
Riding the camels.
1/19/15
What we did today:
Today I went to the Royal Mummy Hall and saw King Ramses the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th. I also saw 1 Queen wrapped up with her baboon. All of them had masks except for the ones who were entirely wrapped. I went by myself to see it. King Tut has 2 rooms to see his things. he also has a very big tomb.
Some food I ate:
McDonald’s
What I liked Best:
Mummies.