SJEDS Travels to Egypt

Last night we were very hungry and tired and went out to find a restaurant. We walked a long way but could not find a place to eat. Everything that looked like a restaurant turned out to be a private club. We ended up going back to the restaurant in our hotel. Our waiter […]

After returning from dinner Jose, being the friendly bear that he is, met a friend right away. We were in the lobby and Jose spied a little fellow named Omar, a dromedary, visiting from the tourist town of Sharm El Sheikh. Omar is traveling with his family to celebrate Ramadan with relatives, and then to […]

Our landing into Cairo provided images like viewing an IMAX movie. With a bird’s eye view, we circled the city with the Nile River as its center piece. The sight was amazing, with high rise apartments, mosques, football fields, and buildings dotted with satellite dishes, expanding as far as the eye could see. The city is painted in the […]

After over 24 hours of total travel time, we have finally arrived in the great city of Cairo, or Al Qahirah, as the Egyptians call their capital city. After leaving Jacksonville, we flew to Washington, D.C., our nation’s capital, where we had a six hour lay over. We tried to write a post to the […]

All the bags are packed. Mrs. Menger, Jose and I are checked in and waiting at the gate in the Jacksonville Airport. Everyone is excited and ready to go. In a few minutes our plane will board and we are on our way to Washington. We will write to you then. Have a good day […]

It’s that time of year again. The travel fever has grabbed our famous school bear. He is feverishly packing his suitcases. On Tuesday he will board a plane with Mrs. Menger and Mrs. Tolisano and prepare for another adventure!!
EGYPT
Rolling the country’s name off his tongue just gives him the chills. What adventures will await […]