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Super Bowl Champions- Efficiency Rankings, 40-36
For the next two weeks, time permitting, I'm going to try to post my efficiency rankings, brief thoughts, and video clips for all 45 of the NFL champions as we head towards the Super Bowl. My plan is 5 teams a day, but if I get pressed for time may just go to the rankings. For those unfamiliar my efficiency grading is based strictly on scoring for a team. The way that the numbers are calculated are by determining just how many points a team scored or allowed in a season and comparing with that of the schedule they played that season. Their schedule is adjusted by taking their stats out of the equation. The numbers represent by what percentage a team scored above or below the schedules average and how much more points were allowed or not allowed on the season.
I find them to be decent indicators of performance in a game, though neither is a measure solely of offense or defense. Special teams scores and defensive scores would be credited to the "Scoring" category, which is primarily offense while the "Defense" category would also include points allowed by specials and pick six and fumble scores. I think they provide a decent picture of the overall team success/failures. The Total score is simply a combination of both sides of the ball. The higher the overall score the better a team is expected to perform. For example an efficiency of 0% means that, on average, a team simply played to the level of their competition that year and its reflected in the margins between points scored and allowed. A score of 60% means their margins on the year would be 60% better than their schedules average margin.
Many of these teams are before my time as my real recollection of football starts in 1982 and is much better from 85 onward, so feel free to share thoughts about the teams if you have a good memory of watching them. Onto the rankings
40. 2006 Indianapolis Colts (12th Scoring, 45th Defense)- The crowning moment for QB Peyton Manning came after years of playoff failures when he led his team to an amazing comeback against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game. Down 21-6, Manning led his team back from the dead to tie the game 3 times before eventually going ahead for good with no time remaining to earn his first ever trip to the big game. This was perhaps the least likely Colts team to win the championship during Manning's tenure. The offense, a perennial powerhouse, was not as strong as in years past and the defense was historically bad. Most years the Colts were the playoff favorite, but in 2006 the Colts were left for dead limping into the playoffs with a 2-3 record and another disappointing exit was expected. But the Colts were able to turn it on at the right time and shore up the defense for 2 playoff games before Manning did his thing against the Patriots. A win against the overmatched Chicago Bears was a foregone conclusion and for Peyton Manning and head coach Tony Dungy they were able to escape an underachiever label that would have followed them forever.
39. 1988 San Francisco 49'ers (26th Scoring, 35th Defense)- Of all the great championship teams in San Francisco, the 1988 version was the most surprising of all of them. A 10-6 regular season record, during which there was a span where they were 2 and 4, these 49'ers were certainly not considered the best team in the NFC, let alone the entire league. After numerous quick exits by the 49'ers there were questions about starting Joe Montana over Steve Young and head coach Bill Walsh tinkered with using both during the season before Montana took over the job for good down the stretch of the season. A solid balance of good defense and offense the 49'ers pulled off one of the most unlikely upset wins in the playoffs when they took on a tremendous Bears defense in Chicago on a day where winds made for near zero temperatures, yet Montana and the warm weather 49'ers dominated the Bears on their way to a 28-3 victory. The 49'ers would go on to win the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals when Montana engineered one of the greatest game winning drives in NFL history, a 92 yard drive with about 3 minutes left on the clock. And with that drive Joe Montana became a bonafide NFL legend and made for the 88 49'ers to be remembered as a team for the ages.
38. 1983 Los Angeles Raiders (24th Scoring, 36th Defense)- A significantly better team than their 1980 championship team, the 83 Raiders, now residing in Los Angeles, used a very good all around offensive attack to get through the regular season before the defense went on an amazing playoff run, allowing only 33 points in 3 games, among the most convincing playoff runs in NFL history. The offense again turned to Jim Plunkett to lead the way and he had the best season of his career. With RB Marcus Allen in the fold to go along with all world TE Todd Christensen the Raider offense carried the team through most of the season. Unlike 1980 there was no break to be found in the Super Bowl when they matched up with the defending champion Washington Redskins, who were 14-2 with an unstoppable offense that had not been held under 23 points all season long. The Raiders did the impossible, holding them to 9 points in one of the most lopsided and surprising wins in history. It would be the last time the AFC would win the big game for 14 years.
37. 1981 San Francisco 49'ers (41st Scoring, 23rd Defense) The first 49'er title is often remembered as the start of the Montana/Walsh offensive dynasty, but similar to the first New England championship in 2001, this team was all about the defense. Their -24.07% efficiency makes them the first strong defense to make the countdown, a unit that held 13 of their 16 opponents to 17 points or less during the course of the year. This was a unique team that began the short passing craze by utilizing the short pass as a way of ball control rather than relying on a running game. Once the playoffs began the offense sparked to life which led to one of the most famous plays in NFL history- "The Catch" by Dwight Clark to beat the Dallas Cowboys and advance to the Super Bowl where they defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21.
36. 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers (38th Scoring, 19th Defense)- The first of many championship teams for the Steelers and the first of many great championship defenses that became the backbone of the organization. Only twice in 1974 did an opponent score more than 17 points on the Steel Curtain and there was no question that the offenses primary job was to not mess things up and turn the ball over. RB Franco Harris put the offense on his shoulders and carried the load for the team on his side of the ball, which really had no quarterback. His 158 yards in the Super Bowl earned him MVP honors, but the defense once again showed their merit in the title game limiting the Vikings to 119 yards of total offense with their only points coming from a blocked punt. There would be better Steeler teams that would win Super Bowls, but this was the start of the blueprint that has defined the Steelers to this very day.
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By Charlie Mitchell
OXFORD – Let's raise a toast to the end of campaign season and all those pesky ads.
What do you mean, "What ads?"
Oh, that's right. We live in Mississippi, one of the 40 states where the contest for the presidency is, well, no contest at all.
David Shribman, editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, put it this way: "For some Americans, presidential politics is a participatory sport and for others it is a spectator sport."
Shribman visited Mississippi a few weeks ago. He said he couldn't help noticing the sharp contrast between the pervasive political buzz in Pennsylvania and the total non-buzz here, so he wrote about it in his newspaper. The dateline was Oxford and the headline was clever. "Old times here have been forgotten: Deep in Dixie, the candidates look away," it read.
But Mississippi is not alone on the hustings. Shribman wrote: "There's no campaign here, where the GOP will win in an easy autumn stroll, just as the Republicans will in Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska and both Dakotas. Nor is there a campaign in Illinois, Washington, Oregon and California, where the Democrats are confident and Republicans are in retreat if not virtual retirement."
Follow the money:
Two full months before election day, a tally showed $563.4 million spent by presidential campaigns in the 10 key states.
The International Business Times said Florida was first at $117.4 million and Ohio second at $112.1 million. Numbers dropped like a rocket outside the Top 10. Michigan was 11th at a mere $8 million.
There is only one reason for such a skew: the Electoral College. Without it, there would be no such thing as a "battleground state." Every vote would count.
The civics lesson is short and succinct. The founders didn't trust the people or the governments of the states where they lived, so a buffer was inserted. Election to every other office is based on who gets the most votes. Not so the presidency.
In the event of chicanery in a state or on the chance that too many people were hoodwinked, there is a check on the power of the people. States must send "electors" to Washington after popular votes are counted. Candidates who win the majority in a state are supposed to get the votes of all that state's electors – a number equivalent to its seats in the House plus its two senators. But while the electors are pledged to fulfill a sacred trust, they aren't legally required to do so. They are free to follow their conscience.
There's some talk that the Electoral College serves the purpose of balancing big states and little states, cities and counties. Folderol. All the college does is make tallies in politically balanced states – battleground states – more crucial and, as Shribman said, makes spectators out of everyone else.
Almost since its inception, the Electoral College has been assailed as a needless artifice. Electors have never taken it upon themselves to save the people from a bad choice. Uniformly – although there is still argument about the Bush-Gore tally – the public's will has been done.
Because it is an artifice, the Electoral College is doomed to go away, eventually.
Already a smattering of states has initiated changes. For instance, a few say they will split their electors in proportion to the votes a candidate receives. Others are pledging to have their electors vote for the person who wins the popular vote nationally, even if that candidate didn't "carry" the state.
A shortcut would be to amend the Constitution, delete the Electoral College and elect presidents the same way every other officeholder is elected.
The immediate result would be to make every state a battleground state. Mississippi and its 39 cousins who suffer from the problem of too much predictability could not be taken for granted.
Now Shribman, in conversation, admitted more than a smidgen of enjoyment flowed from being out of earshot of the pitched battle for Pennsylvania. So maybe there are positive aspects to being on the sidelines.
A major point, though, is that because our votes are counted and do matter we should at least be courted.
And we would be if it weren't for the Electoral College and the fact that while the founding fathers trusted the people with a lot, they stopped short of giving us the power, free and clear, to pick a president.
Charlie Mitchell is a Mississippi journalist. Write to him at Box 1, University, MS 38677 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Oh come on...Originally Posted by MottiMearl
"Learn to know the expensive side of the Force, and you will achieve a debt greater than any collector..."
BTW, thanks for the e-mail. Messages like that are the reason I wanted more people to band together. Neither Darth Alex nor I were able to get out last night, and you were able to get enough for all of us instead of some scalper getting rich off our misfortune.


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From the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum to the Wise Memorial Gallery, art abounds in Hampton Roads.
Art museums
1. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. Nationally-acclaimed collection of American folk art features paintings, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, works on paper and toys. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Dec. 30 and then reduced winter hours. Adults $9.95, children (6-17) $4.95 (includes admission to other Colonial Williamsburg museums). Annual passes available. Enter through the Public Hospital of 1773. 325 Francis St., Williamsburg. 220-7724. history.org/history/museums
2. Chrysler Museum of Art. Nearly 40,000 objects spanning 5,000 years of art, including holdings in European and American painting and sculpture, a world-renowned glass collection and distinguished photography galleries as well as surveys of African, Asian, Egyptian, Pre-Columbian and Islamic art. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 12-5 p.m. Sunday with construction closings beginning in June. Free. 245 W. Olney Road at Mowbray Arch, Norfolk. 664-6200. chrysler.org
3. DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. One of the nation's top collections of late 17th-, 18th- and early 19th-century English and American decorative arts. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily through Dec. 30 and then reduced winter hours. Adults $9.95, children (6-17) $4.95 (includes admission to other Colonial Williamsburg museums). Annual passes available. Enter through the Public Hospital of 1773. 325 Francis St., Williamsburg. 220-7724. history.org/history/museums
4. Hampton University Museum. Changing exhibitions of African-American and African art, plus some of the nation's leading permanent collections of Native American and African art. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 12-4 p.m. Saturday. Free. Huntington Building, 11 Frissell Ave., Hampton University, Hampton. 727-5308. museum.hamptonu.edu
5. Hermitage Foundation Museum. A 1907 mansion with 13 galleries of period art and furnishings, including a fine collection of Oriental carpets, plus a changing exhibit gallery. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Adults $5, children (6-18) $2. 7637 N. Shore Road, Norfolk. 423-2052. hermitagefoundation.org
6. Muscarelle Museum of Art/College of William and Mary. Changing exhibits of contemporary and period art, plus a nationally known collection of Colonial-era paintings. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and noon-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $5 (with increased fees for selected changing exhibits). Jamestown Road, Williamsburg. 221-2700. wm.edu/muscarelle
7. Peninsula Fine Arts Center. Changing exhibits of contemporary regional art and traveling exhibits from other institutions. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Adults $7.50, children (6-12) $4, with free admission 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays. 101 Museum Drive, Newport News. 596-8175. pfac-va.org
8. Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center. Changing art exhibits of all kinds. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. $3. Court and High streets, Portsmouth. 393-8543. courthousegalleries.com
9. Virginia Museum of Contemporary Arts. Changing exhibits of contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, glass, video and other media from various artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 12-4 p.m. Sunday. Adults $7, children (4-14) $3. 2200 Parks Ave., Virginia Beach. 425-0000. virginiamoca.org
10. Andrews Gallery/College of William and Mary. Changing exhibits of contemporary painting, crafts, sculpture. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free. Andrews Hall (located to the rear of Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall), Jamestown Road, Williamsburg. 221-1452. wm.edu/andrewsgallery
11. Armstrong/Slater Gallery, Hampton University. Changing exhibits by local, regional and national artists. Hours vary. Free. Armstrong/Slater Building, Marshall Avenue, HU, Hampton. 727-5402. http://www.hamptonu.edu/academics/schools/libarts/fparts/art_theatre.htm
12. Art-cade Gallery. Original paintings, drawings, cartoons and sculpture from nationally prominent illustrators such asDr. Seuss and Tom Everhart. Hours vary by season. Free. 1321 Jamestown Road, Suite 204, Williamsburg. 565-7424. artcadeonline.com
13. Art Speaks Gallery (Bay School Cultural Arts Center). Permanent collection of paintings, fiber arts, glassware and jewelry. Changing exhibits by local and regional artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Free. 279 Main St., Mathews. 804-725-1ART. bayschoolarts.com/gallery.html
14. Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries/Old Dominion University. Changing exhibits of contemporary work by regional and national artists in the University Gallery and contemporary folk art in the Baron & Ellin Gordon Self-Taught Art Gallery. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 4509 Monarch Way, Norfolk. 683-6271. al.odu.edu/art/gallery/index.php
15. Blue Skies Gallery. Changing exhibits by local, regional artists. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. 26 S. King St., Hampton. Free. 727-0028. blueskiesart.com
16. Charles H. Taylor Arts Center. Changing exhibits of local and regional contemporary art. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Free. 4205 Victoria Blvd., Hampton. 727-1490. hamptonarts.net/cht/exhibitions.html
17. Cristallo Art Center. Changing exhibits of contemporary art glass. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. 1835 Canon Boulevard, Suite C103, Newport News. 596-3551. cristalloartcenter.com
18. d'ART Center. Changing exhibits by local and regional artists and working artists studios. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. Selden Arcade, 208 Main St., Norfolk. 625-4211. d-artcenter.org
19. Falk Gallery/Christopher Newport University. Changing exhibits include contemporary artists and student work. Hours vary by season. Free. Ferguson Center for the Arts, Christopher Newport University, University Place and Warwick Boulevard, Newport News. 594-7930. cnu.edu/finearts/galleries
20. Gallery on Merchants Square. Painting, sculpture, prints and furniture by nationally recognized artists. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 440A Duke of Gloucester St., Williamsburg. 564-1787. galleryonmsq.com
21. Gloucester Arts on Main. Changing exhibits by contemporary regional artists. Noon-6 a.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Free. 6580-B Main St., Gloucester. 804-824-9464. gloucesterarts.org
22. Imagine Art Studios. Changing exhibits of original art plus limited edition prints. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 131 Main St., Smithfield. 357-0690. imaart.com
23. Mathews Art Gallery. Changing exhibits of watercolors, stained glass and photography by more than 50 area artists. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Free. 206 Main St., Mathews. 804-725-3326. mathewsartgallery.org
24. Nancy Thomas Gallery. Changing exhibits of contemporary folk art and work by nationally known, self-taught artist Nancy Thomas. Free. Yorktown: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 145 Ballard St., Yorktown, 877-645-0601. Williamsburg: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Merchants Square, Williamsburg, 259-1938. nancythomas.com
25. Shooting Star Gallery. Changing exhibits of photography, painting, fine crafts and other media by local artists. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Free. 118 N. Main St., Suffolk. 934-0855. Shooting-star-gallery.com
26. Suffolk Art Gallery. Changing exhibits by local and regional artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 118 Bosley Ave., Suffolk. 514-7284. suffolkartleague.org
27. The Arts Center @ 319 (The Isle of Wight Arts League). Changing exhibits by local and regional artists. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 319 Main St., Smithfield. 357-7707. smithfieldarts.org
28. This Century Art Gallery. Changing exhibits by regional and national artists. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Free.219 N. Boundary St., Williamsburg. 229-4949. thiscenturyartgallery.org
29. Thomas Nelson Community College LRC Gallery. Regional artists. Call for hours. Free. Wythe Hall, 99 Thomas Nelson Drive, Hampton. 825-2877.
30. Visual Arts Center/Tidewater Community College. Exhibits by local, regional, national and international artists. 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily. Free. Tidewater Community College, 340 High St., Portsmouth. 822-1888. tcc.edu/students/specialized/VAC/GALLERY.htm
31. Williamsburg Library Gallery. Changing shows by local and regional artists. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 515 Scotland St., Williamsburg. 259-4040. wrl.org/events/exhibits
32. Wise Memorial Gallery. Noon-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Free. Hamm Fine Arts Building, 2401 Corprew Ave., Norfolk State University, Norfolk. 683-8844.


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Fooled around with devfs. Updated my cdplayer so that it looks for /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 if /dev/cdrom can't be opened. Did the same for my audio code so that /dev/sound/dsp is tried if /dev/dsp is not found.
I have an old sb awe64 and a sb live and both now are recognised with no problem. The awe64 is accessed /dev/sound/dsp2 and the live through /dev/sound/dsp1 or /dev/sound/dsp.
I was suprised when I placed "Sweet Distorted Holiday" by Josh Abrahams into my cdrom drive. It started playing a track I had never heard before, and the track location indicator on my cdplayer was moving backwards. A secret track! No wonder, I had so much trouble getting it to play under Windows NT.
Installed gcj - the gnu compiler for java. This will be fantastic when awt support is implemented. It seems to be very fast. It was also very easy to install. It eliminates all the things that I disliked about java. One small quirk caught me while I was trying it out. You have to specify the class that contains the main function.
My manager has resigned and moved to Tasmania. My new manager is a contracter - he was a permanent employee but I guess he wanted more pay. His contract expires soon so I may be getting a new manager soon. I have also moved buildings. I'm now in a cubicle instead of an office. It has some disadvantages - my workmates listen in on my phone calls - but the social aspects of the change are overwhelmingly positive. The focus of my team has changed from network programming in c++ to web development using ASP. I'd prefer to use php and apache. I've been learning a lot about SQL and databases. I've enjoyed work lately. I'm still getting used to the chairs. The chairs in the meeting room are really low down - a trap for the unwary - my boss went sailing head over heels.
I've been thinking about implementing cddb access for my cdplayer. My work has a firewall in place, so I won't be able to connect directly. I'll have to use http. I downloaded badger's libcurl for that purpose. I'm still working out the details. I'll be using freedb.org rather than gracenote.com I'd like to try to get the lyrics of songs from the web as well if I can.
I've been buying a lot of cd's lately. I've really enjoyed the ones by Jimi Tenor.
I read "The Siren's Of Titan" By Kurt Vonnegut. I bought it because it was so similar to the title of the cd "Sirens From Here To Titan" By Tooth, and be cause it is part of the SF Masterworks collection. The quote from "Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels" on the back of the book states it is 'A very funny novel about The Meaningless Of It All'. I found it very depressing. The book is set on earth. A new religion is created called the "Church of God the Utterly Indifferent".
Here's a quote from the book: "O Lord Most High ... what could we do for Thee that Thou couldst not do for Thyself one octillion times better? Nothing. What could we do or say that could possibly interest Thee? Nothing. Oh, Mankind, rejoice in the apathy of our Creator, for it makes us free and truthful and dignified at last."
It made me think about what I believe in and what my life is for. There is nothing we can do for God that he could not do better. There is no deed that we can perform that will turn God away from our sins.
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God - not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:8-10.


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Report 1979: Egypt and Jordan
By Jane from CA, Winter 2011
Trip Description: Highlights of a trip to Egypt and Jordan December 15-30, 2011.
Destinations: Countries - Africa, Middle East
Categories: Cruise Ship; Hotels/B&Bs; Day Tours; Sightseeing; Independent Travel; 3-4 people; Adults and Teens
Page 1 of 1: Egypt and Jordan in Time of Turmoil
We Three
In December, 2011 we experienced a quite wonderful quick, two-week trip to Egypt and Jordan. Longer would have been nice but Christmas vacation schedule didnt allow for more. Hopefully we will return some day.
This was a wonderful time to visit Egypt, as seeing the wonders at this time when many were not traveling was unique and special. There were places where we found ourselves alone when normally there would have been lines. Nowhere was crowded. Actually, it was sad to see what has happened to tourism and what it is doing to the thousands of Egyptians who work in the industry. Hopefully, tourism will resume once the political situation stabilizes.
At no time did we feel in danger or that our safety was in jeopardy, even in the area around Tahrir Square. At least during our stay, demonstrations were very localized and did not seem to have impact on the day-to-day functioning of society. We were able to have some very interesting discussions with many Egyptians while we were there all of them very proud that they were able to actually vote in a meaningful way. Their opinions were all over the place in terms of what parties they were supporting and whom they wanted to prevail but they were united in their hopes.
In our short time in Egypt, we began with three days in Cairo, staying at the wonderful Mena House in Giza where gazing out our window on the pyramids was totally surreal. It was a pinch yourself moment.
We had been afraid that the Egyptian Museum might be closed due to its location on Tahrir Square but thankfully it was open. Amazingly, we were alone in the room with the treasures of King Tutankhamen and so had as much time as we wanted just trying to absorb the riches. A treat which I am certain not many people have experienced.
Our tour guide and trip arranger, Ahmed Hamed Yousif, who had been recommended to us by friend LizS on the Slow Travel forums, had been one of the Egyptians who had protected the museum during the January revolution and who had some interesting stories about that time and in particular guarding the Tut treasures from looters trying to get in through the roof windows. It is fortunate for the world that the museum was guarded and protected as opposed to the disaster in the Baghdad museums.
While in Cairo we had time to visit the Pyramids, the Old Coptic area, Old Cairo, the fascinating Khan el-Kahlili where I would like to have spent more time exploring, and a trip out the country side to the Step Pyramid which was the first of the pyramids. Ahmed, who was a meticulous planner, accompanied us on all our Cairo excursions which added to our sense of security. He is an Egyptologist and so was able to shed much historical insight into what we saw.
From Cairo we flew to the magnificent, not to be missed, Abu Simbel. The temples erected in the Nubian area by Ramses II one for him and the other for his favorite wife Nefertari. These are the temples that were moved up the mountain at the time of creating Lake Nassar and the Aswan Dam. They along with other rescued temples would have been lost to the world if global efforts to save them had not been successful.
Again we had a magical moment of being the only people inside these temples as they opened to the morning sunlight. In my opinion, a trip to Egypt would not be complete without going here. Ahmed had arranged for us to stay at the Eskaleh Nubian House which was a real highlight for us. It is a very simple, unpretentious, authentic small inn. We loved staying here even more than the glitzy other places of our trip. I highly recommend staying here if you plan your own trip or have a planner unless you require luxury, which this is not.
From Abu Simbel we flew to Aswan to begin our four night Nile cruise which was delightful. We were on the Sonesta companys Moon Goddess which was very nice; although, it is probably ready for a renovation sometime soon. We found the service to be very good, low key and pleasant. As with all of our trip, Ahmed had arranged a private guide which we appreciated as we could see things at our leisure rather than in the larger groups offered by the boat. We still had time to socialize and make friends during meals and evening activities. Our boy made several friends whom he now corresponds with on FB including a young lady from Singapore. I should say that all of the guides chosen by Ahmed were very knowledgeable, courteous and enjoyable and made us feel valued as clients.
The cruise ended in Luxor where we went to the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Luxor Temple, Queen Hapshepsuts Temple, Tombs of the Nobles and other lesser known places. Because we had a private guide we were able to do these places over two days whereas those using the boats guides did them in two sessions on one day.
We spent Christmas Eve and day at the Sheraton Luxor Resort which was very beautiful, overlooking the Nile picture perfect. The hotel decorated for Christmas with lots of green and red and a decorated tree. We had brought a Christmas stocking and small gifts for our 13 year old so that he didnt feel completely forgotten. Of course, he knew that this magnificent trip was his real gift.
From Luxor we flew back to Cairo and on to Amman Jordan and then drove to Petra. Again Ahmed made all the arrangements for us, including all domestic travel within Egypt and the international travel to Jordan. Our new guide and driver met us at the airport and was with us for the rest of the Jordan time.
What to say about Petra other than it is truly spectacular? I keep a blog and will be writing much more with pictures as so much of this trip is told in pictures rather than words. In Petra we had a wonderful time including riding horses through the Sig and donkeys up the hills on a visit to a Bedouin family. Great memories. We stayed at the Movenpick Hotel which is situated at the entrance to Petra.
From Petra we drove the Kings Highway back to Amman, stopping at a crusader fortress, Mt. Nebo and Madaba on the way. We enjoyed the landscape and getting a feel for southern Jordan which was quite different from the northern section we saw the following day.
Our last day we had a tour of Amman, a stop at the citadel and then the Roman ruins of Jerash, which we found totally fascinating. Having lived in Italy and been to many Roman ruins throughout the world, we were not expecting the extent and quality of preservation that is there. I am thankful that a friend encouraged us to include this in our itinerary and I encourage others to do so, too.
Many people recommend Ahmed Hamed Yousif and the reason is simply that he is good at what he does. From the first contact made with him he is solicitous, determines what it is you want to do, the type of accommodations desired, etc. He offers suggestions, which are usually spot on, but is willing to bend if you want something more or different.
For us he threw in some special surprises along the way, which I am quite certain is his usual M.O. His plans worked flawlessly for air travel, guides, hotels, excursions, etc. We did not have a single negative disruption or event. This can only be because of meticulous planning by someone who takes pride in what he offers. We were traveling in a country where many friends thought we were crazy to be at this time but our confidence in Ahmed (due to friends who had used his services in the past) was well placed.
I should probably add that Ahmed does not only plan comprehensive trips but also can be contacted for simple tours of Cairo, etc. He covers all areas of Egypt, not just the parts we visited. We are very experienced travelers who typically plan our own itineraries. We have high expectations when we do work with someone else. Ahmed met our expectations and requirements which is about as high praise as I can give. His e-mail is email@example.com.
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