An unexpected journey through Egypt’s ancient wonders


The Sphinx and pyramids in Egypt have always been very popular among tourists. — Photos: JANE LAZAR

Seeing the pyramids was never on my bucket list. Nevertheless, I joined a tour organised by my former colleague at the last minute, and spent 11 days exploring what I had only ever seen in books before then.

It was winter in Egypt, but I had packed clothes for spring. The weather was a little “weird” to me because the air was dry and I felt like the temperature was neither cold nor hot.

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