THE EGYPT PLAN

HERE'S OUR EGYPTIAN ITINERARY PLAN...I REALLY NEED SOMETHING TO GET MY MIND OFF OF CRAZINESS, LIKE BUSTING A MOVE TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE TO SAVE ALL OF MY FROZEN GOODS WHEN THESE ELECTRICIANS GET HERE..SO HERE IS THE PLAN...JOHN DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRIP. HE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW, HE'S JUST GETTING ON A PLANE. BOY DO I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR HIM.

DAY 1: FLY FROM CHENNAI TO MUMBAI (BOMBAY) AND FROM THERE WE ARRIVE IN CAIRO, YES WE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING... HEAD TO THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX...(GOTTA GET BRI AND ASHLEY TO DO A LITTLE STUDYING WHY THE NOSE IS CHIPPED OFF, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...) VISIT A PAPYRUS FACTORY, PERFUME FACTORY (JOHN IS INTO COLOGNE) AND A JEWELLRY SHOP....(CAN A GIRL GET TOO MUCH JEWELRY.. NAAAHHH).

DAY 2: ON TO ASWAN...JUMP ON ANOTHER PLANE AND FLY TO ABU SIMBEL TOUR (NEFERTARI)...NOW DON'T ANYBODY TELL JOHN ABOUT THIS, HE THINKS HE'S JUST GONNA BE ON A TOUR BUS OR SOMETHING...THEN WE BOARD THE NILE FOR A CRUISE....ASWAN TOUR.

DAY 3...CRUISIN' ...ON TO KOM OMBO (THE HOME OF SOBEK, THE CROCODILE god.)...THEN ON TO EDFU...(THIS PLACE IS LISTED IN THE "501 MUST-V ISIT DESTINATIONS BOOK"...AS WELL AS THE PYRAMIDS AND SPHINX AND MT. SINAI...SO GEEZ, LOUISE...LET ME GO SEE IT, RIGHT...I MUST SEE IT.

DAY 4: WE ARE STILL CRUSIN'...WHO WAS IT THAT SANG THAT CRUISE SONG? MARVIN GAYE?? YOU KNOW, "BABY LET'S CRUISE, AWAY FROM HEEEEERRRREE..." TODAY WE SHOULD REACH LUXOR. NO, WE ARE NOT DOING THE HOT AIR BALOON RIDE HERE BECAUSE OF BRIANA. WE WENT UP IN A HOT AIR BALOON IN SEDONA ARIZONA ONCE, AND BRI RUINED THE ENTIRE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE...I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THERE. ANYWAYS, WE SHOULD VISIT THE TEMPLE OF QUEEN HATSCHEPSUT, THE COLOSSI OF MEMNON, AND THE TEMPLE OF AMENHOTEP III. I HAVE TO GOT TO START READING UP ON ALL THESE PLACES, GET THE KIDS READIN' TOO, YA KNOW.

DAY 5: ON TO CAIRO, SOUND AND LIGHT SHOW AT THE GIZA PYRAMINDS...SEEMS LIKE THERE WAS A SCENE HERE WITH JAMES BOND. DON'T YOU REMEMBER "JAWS" COMING OUT WHEN THE LASER LIGHTS WENT OUT AND BITING SOMEONE IN THE NECK? WHERE ARE MY JAMES BOND FANS??? I'M REALLY CONFUSED TOO. WE MIGHT BE FLYING TO SHARM EL SHEIK, WHATEVER.

DAY 6: ON TO SHARM EL SHEIK...THIS CITY IS ON THE RED SEA. SOME OF THE BEST DEEP SEA DIVING IS HERE, JAQUE COUSTEAU WOULD ALWAYS DIVE HERE. WELL, WE AIN'T DIVING, BUT SNORKELING HERE IS AWESOME, AND I'M GONNA BE READY. I THINK WE WILL JUST HANG ON THE BEACH SNORKEL, CHILL...I HAVEN'T TOLD JOHN YET, BUT WE HAVE TO GET UP AT 1:00 A.M. AND HEAD FOR MOUNT SINAI...AN UNBELIEVABLE DREAM.

DAY 7. SUNRISE TOUR OF MOUNT SINAI. WE HAVE TO GO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE IT WILL BE GETTING REALLY, REALLY HOT THERE AS WELL. THIS IS WHERE MOSES RECEIVED THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW AWSOME THIS WILL BE, SO AWSOME. NEVER IN MY LIFE DID I THINK I WOULD BE SETTING FOOT IN AFRICA, NEVER DID I THINK I COULD SWIM IN THE RED SEA...UNBELIEVABLE. HERE IS SOME MORE INFO ABOUT THIS TOUR:

On this sunrise tour you have the chance to watch the sun rise over the Sinai Mountains. The descent is not too steep however there are about five hundred or so steps at the very summit. Legend has it that you will be retracing the footsteps of Moses who climbed Mt. Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments.
On your journey back down the mountain you will stop at St Catherine's Monastery, situated at the base of the mountain. Built between 527 and 565 AD, it is believed to be built around Moses' Burning Bush. The monastery is named after St Catherine who was tortured and beheaded for her Christian beliefs. During your visit you will see chapel Greek orthodox church, the icons of worship and the famous Mosaic of Transfiguration.

WE SHOULD GET BACK IN THE AFTERNOON TO CHILL OUT, MAYBE RIDE 4 WHEELS INTO THE DESERT...

DAY 8: JOHN IS IN FOR IT AGAIN...HA. HERE IS THE JEEP SAFARI, SNORKEL, CAMEL RIDE AND BEDOUIN LUNCH...HE MIGHT NOT GO IF I TOLD HIM HE HAD TO GO ON A 2 HOUR CAMEL RIDE INTO THE DESERT...

Start your day with a 2 hour jeep safari on the 240 kilometer trip from Sharm to the amazing colored canyon. Keep your eyes open for the local wildlife including Nubian Ibex, Red Foxes and Striped Hyenas.
Snorkeling the gardens of reef at the Blue Hole, arguably Egypt's most famous dive spot where a shaft a meter under the water's surface plunges to the depth of around 80 meters. You will have around 30 minutes of snorkeling.
Take a camel ride through the Egyptian desert before enjoying a traditional Bedouin lunch. The camel ride lasts for approximately 1.5 hours.
Travel to the Bedouin village of Dahab for an afternoon of shopping delights. Here you will find a large selection of souvenirs such as papyrus prints, brass lamps, jewelry, perfumes, leathers and inlaid boxes, all at prices generally cheaper than in Sharm el Sheikh. You will have 45 minutes to 1 hour to search out a bargain.

DAY 9: FLY BACK TO CAIRO, ON TO THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES THEN TO KHAN EL KHALILI MARKET (BOY, JUST LET ME GET TO SHOPPING AND BARGAINING OVER PRICES)...CHILL OUT...THEN ON TO THE AIRPORT...

DAY 10: FLY HOME....(IT'S FUNNY TO START CALLING THIS PLACE HOME, BUT I GUESS IT IS NOW. (VEE-DAY COO POPE-A) THAT'S THE PHONETIC SPELLIING FOR, TO GO HOME. TAMIL IS A VERY DIFFICULT LANGUAGE. ONE DAY I MAY TAKE A CLASS TO SPEAK IT BETTER, BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M DOING OKAY.

JOHN GETS TO REST ONE DAY...THEN HE'S OFF TO ENGLAND.

SO, LORD'S WILL, THAT IS OUR SUMMER PLAN...THEN JUDY AND DOROTHY WILL COME VISIT ME...RIGHT??