Archive for: June 2007

This morning we drove to Mit Rahina village to visit the Temple of Ptah.   Ptah was the Chief Memphite god and patron of craftsmen and artisans.  The Mit Rahina of today is a small unremarkable village, however the Temple …

Our amazing cruise has come to an end and sadly this morning we disembark and transfer to the airport for our flight back to Cairo.  Luckily, we’re comforted by the fact that for the next couple of nights, we’ll be …

This evening we arrived back at Luxor and we had the opportunity to attend a son et lumiere show at Karnak Temple. There were heaps of tourists there of course and everyone gathered outside the Temple gates, not quite …

Before we left home for this cruise, we had some concerns about the type of meals that may be served, seeing that we do not eat meat at all, and salads and vegetables may be dicey.  Being on …

This afternoon we set sail up river for Kom Ombo, about 45 km north of Aswan, to visit the Temple of Kom Ombo.  The boat moored right at the river entrance to the village which makes it so convenient for …

Today, we paid a visit to a Nubian village to learn something about Nubian culture.  Nubians are the people of northern Sudan and southern Egypt.  The Nubians are believed to be the first human race on earth, and most …

This afternoon we sailed around Aswan Botanical Gardens in a felucca.  Our local guide was a botanist and was very keen to tell us all about the fauna and flora that existed around the waters.  He certainly knew …

Next, a visit of a different kind, with a stop at the Sultan Palace Perfumes where we had a small demonstration of perfume bottle …

This morning, those who chose to visit Abu Simbel had a very early morning start. By now we knew the routine and our mourns and complaints were just noises we had to make in order to make ourselves feel …

This morning we arrived at Aswan, Egypt’s southern-most city.  Our first excursion for the morning was a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk.  This semi-finished obelisk dates back to the New Kingdom and had it been finished, it would …