Posted in Day Six, Edfou, Impressions, video on October 4th, 2007 5 Comments »
What an exhausting morning we had in Edfou. Exhausting, not from the heat, not from getting up early, and not from the crowded tourists squeezing past and in front of you, but from the tiring task of tour guides, drivers, and street vendors asking constantly for money and tips.
We took a horse drawn carriage ride […]
Posted in Day Six, Edfou, Impressions on October 4th, 2007 No Comments »
While the boat is waking slowly to life, I am enjoying once again the quiet deck. Looking out on the West side of the boat, there are about 30+ horse carriages lined up in front of the boat’s exit. They are waiting for the passengers to get off and take them on a tour to […]
Posted in Impressions on October 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
It has been amazing how many languages and people from different countries have been surrounding us. Egypt is a country that attracts visitors from all over the world. Tour guides have told us that they are mainly coming from Russia and Spain, but we have seen so many different nationalities that we gave up counting […]
Posted in Impressions, The Nile River, travel on October 3rd, 2007 5 Comments »
From the harried city of Cairo, and the small tourist towns that dot the banks of the Nile, sitting aboard the deck of our cruise boat we saw yet another side to this fascinating and diverse country. Relaxing on the deck, and writing blog posts, the world that glided by was almost surreal.
The banks of […]
Posted in Day Five, Impressions on October 2nd, 2007 2 Comments »
from Sunday, September 30th
On board of the Sonesta Moon Godess
We are up a little earlier than the wakeup call from the boat. Enough time to enjoy some quiet reflection on the deck. We are still docked in Aswan, ready for a morning of sightseeing before we leave to ride “down” the Nile to Kom Ombo […]