I can’t believe how quickly my holiday has come to an end. I have loved every minute of it and I’ve already decided to visit again as soon as I can.
I awoke to yet another beautiful sunny day and as I gazed at the great pyramids shimmering in the distance I knew I wanted to make the most of my last day in Egypt. As desperate as I was to explore the pyramids there was another place I wanted to visit even more…..
I turned and there it stood high upon the hills…. The Great Sphinx. I remembered seeing pictures of it in textbooks at school when we did a project on Egypt and there it was right before my very eyes.
I set off on my final (for now) Egyptian journey, stopping off at some interesting ruins on the way. That’s one of the best things I’ve discovered about Egypt, there’s history everywhere and hidden treasures in the places you’d least expect to find them.
When I finally reached my destination I was in total awe of the sight before me. I tried to imagine how thousands of years before the ancient Egyptians had created such a breathtaking structure without modern technology and wished that I had paid more attention at school when we had studied Egypt. Maybe when I got back home I’d enrol on a history course at the local college. I spent hours wandering around admiring the workmanship and detail, taking loads of photo’s. Before I knew it, it was time for me to head back to the town and to my camp before the light began to fade.
I felt so hot and dusty on my journey back I ended up stopping about half way and having a rest by the river. The sparkling blue waters looked so inviting that I quickly stripped down to my bikini and had a quick dip in the cool waters.
When I got back I bumped into Beau again. We’ve become really good friends during my stay. She said she would miss me, and invited me to visit her at her home in France. I don’t think I explained about Beau properly before. She’s actually from France but is working as a tour guide here over the summer. I really hope we stay in touch, and I really hope to visit her in France one day. She asked me what my plans were for my final evening and I said I didn’t really know, so Beau said she’d take me into the town to see what it was like at night.
First we had to stop off at the office where all guides like Beau work. The lady in charge was a local and she asked me how I had enjoyed my visit to her country. I said it was better than I could have ever imagined. She asked me whether I had experienced the beauty of Egyptian music. I said I hadn’t and so she taught me a song which just sounded so beautiful and enchanting I know I’ll be singing it all the time at home.
The town was, as Beau promised amazing at night. There were sellers and entertainers everywhere. We watched a snake charmer who ended up letting me have a go. I wasn’t very good at it though and the snake didn’t even stir. We ended the evening eating some lovely food prepared by one of the street vendors before heading back to the camp. My flight was leaving first thing in the morning so me and Beau said our goodbyes there and then, promising to stay in touch with each other.
Before I left for the airport the following morning I took one final photograph, my last view of Egypt….. for now.
It felt like in no time at all I was back home amongst the greenery of Riverview and my Egyptian adventure seemed like a dream. I couldn’t wait to share my adventures with my friends, but I also longed to be back in Egypt again or some other far off land. But for now I’m too tired to do anything but throw my case into a corner and collapse into bed.
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