By 6:30am my hubby and I were on the sundeck watching life at the side of the Nile unfold. People were already working in the fields before the day became too hot. My chest felt a bit wheezy. I don’t know if I was reacting to dust in the air or not. My stomach also felt a bit heavy, there was definitely signs of a digestive disturbance in the …
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 …