Exploring the temples of Luxor’s East bank We had a marvellous day in Luxor exploring the magnificent Temple of Karnak. Built some 3,000-4,000 years ago, this immense complex was Egypt’s mmost important centre of worship during the years of the New Kingdom. For almost 1,500 years every pharaoh […]
Luxor’s West Bank In ancient Egyptian culture life followed the course of 2 constants: the sun and the River Nile. It makes sense therefore that the West side of the Nile (where the sun was seen to “die” each day) was equated with death; while the East side […]
Another day dawns over the Nile We intentionally woke early this morning to catch sunrise over the River Nile. It was totally worth the sacrifice of an hour’s sleep to see this… Shortly after dawn our cruise ship docked at Edfu and we set out […]
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 […]
Wandering Soles 