Posted in Day Seven, Luxor on October 5th, 2007 2 Comments »
Hot as blue blazes. It’s one hundred degrees in the shade. You could fry an egg on the sidewalk. These sayings and more were running through my head during our visit to the Valley of the Kings. The Valley of the Kings is a scorching hot place where finding something green is about as easy […]
Posted in Day Seven, Jose, Luxor on October 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Dear Mrs. Menger and Mrs. Tolisano,
Wasn’t the Temple of Hapshetsut simply incredible? I really liked this female pharaoh. Especially because she reigned in peace and her mission was to make contact with other cultures to share tools, food, animals and other resources. I would have loved to be a travel bear on her expedition. […]
Posted in Day Seven, Luxor on October 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Mrs. Tolisano and I were eager to head out to the temple of the first female pharaoh in order to see if Jose and Omar would be there.
The air-conditioned bus ride to Deir-al-Bahri yielded views of rural life as farmers worked the land in the early morning to avoid the intense heat that would soon […]
Posted in Day Seven, Luxor on October 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
After three nights and four days on the Nile, we have arrived in Luxor. We are starved for an Internet connection only to find out that our hotel here only offers “Dial-Up” in the room. That means we have to use a very slow telephone line to connect to the Internet.
We wanted to let all of you […]
Posted in Day Six, Edfou, Jose on October 4th, 2007 2 Comments »
Hello Mrs. Menger and Mrs. Tolisano
I saw you posted about what happened to you on the buggy ride in Edfou. I am sorry. Omar and I had a very nice and friendly man driving our buggy to the Edfou temple. I guess it is just like everywhere else in the world. There are nice and […]
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 Jose, Kom Ombo on October 3rd, 2007 1 Comment »
The receptionist at the Cruise boat called us aside as soon as we stepped on board. He had a message for us. Someone named Jose had called and wanted us to know that he was sorry that he missed us in Kom Ombo. He was heading to the famous temple of the first female […]
Posted in Day Five, Kom Ombo on October 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
Our boat docked in Kom Ombo and pleasantly we did not have to board a tour bus, as the temple was only a short walk from the dock.
The Temple of Kom Ombo is a dual temple to Sobek, the crocodile god and Horus the Elder. Balance was important to the ancient Egyptians so there was […]