Cruising from Aswan to Kom Ombo on a floating hotel We left Aswan today aboard a luxury cruise boat, bound for Luxor. We’re cruising the Nile in style the next few days, with stops at various temples along the way – starting this afternoon with the Temple of […]
Just 60kms from the Sudanese border there is a temple – a most magnificent temple… We went on a day trip to Abu Simbel today to see the Sun Temple of Ramses II and its neighbour, the Temple of Queen Nerfertari. Everyone at some stage in their life […]
Aswan – modern capital of Upper Egypt Aswan is Egypt’s Southern-most city and was once the Egyptian Empire’s frontier town; today it’s a bustling market and tourist town of some 300,000 souls. Most of the Nile River cruise boats start or end here in Aswan, and due to […]
A library for the new millenium, a desert garden and a couple of Aussie beach bums We took it easy for our second day in Alexandria – a bit of sightseeing and a whole lot of relaxing on the beach. We were lucky enough to awaken to a […]
Alexandria – capital of Lower Egypt We drove all the way down* to to Alexandia today to see what’s become of the learned, cosmopolitan city of yore. The city was once a beacon of enlightenment in the ancient world, with its famous library and lighthouse. As we discovered […]
