Once again, we started our day with a lovely buffet breakfast, great view and the sultry sounds of Kenny G on the saxophone playing in the background music. We met our fabulous guide, Sayed Salim in the lobby after our boat docked and we walked directly off our boat up to the Temple of Kom Ombo. This temple is equally dedicated to two gods, Horus and Sobek (the crocodile …
We got up early and had a lovely buffet breakfast at the hotel. My hubby and Graham are still complaining about their leg muscles. Cameron seems to be fine. While staff transports our luggage, we grab a boat across to Aswan where we meet our guide Sayed and driver. No body guard today. We hopped into our van and they took us to the unfinished obelisk. This obelisk was …
We arrived into Aswan station at 10am. As the train drew into the station, I saw another Memphis tour leader waiting for us. He introduced himself as Mustafa (Musti for short) and the driver as Etch (for short). They quickly loaded our luggage into the van, stopped off at one of Aswan’s best restaurants where they picked up boxed lunches of grilled chicken or beef, rice, buns and fries …
My hubby and the boys were complaining about really sore leg muscles. This is most definitely from the crouched walk through the inclined corridor in the Red Pyramid. Because I panicked and did not do it, my legs are feeling perfectly fine. There were more people at breakfast today. I guess a tour had arrived. Maha told me that normally you have to book at least six months in …