Pictures for your enjoyment - Part 1

Hello - I am in Aswan and hope you will enjoy these pictures. I am having a good time on the Nile Riverboat. It is very relaxing and we have plenty of time to relax as we move from one site to the next. The sunsets are magnificent and the food is pretty good, but it seems that it has been westernized for us. We have seen Edfu Temple and Kom Ombo yesterday. Then I was awake at 2:45am to get on the bus for Abu Simbel today. It was a beautiful temple, more striking due to the fact that the temple was moved to prevent destruction by the rising water of Lake Nasser.

I feel ready to move on to something different. I have enjoyed the river cruise but miss the peace and seclusion of Sinai. I am looking forward to the Western Desert in a few days. We drove through a sand storm on our way back from Abu Simbel so as long as there are no sand storms, I will be fine :).


Me on a donkey. I named him Jake and he took me to Hatshepsut's Temple.

The panoramic view of Karnak Temple - columns, windows, beams and trees in the distance.

Amazing inscriptions in Karnak. This temple was magnificent as there were carvings everywhere and some of the colour remained. It was fun to try to imagine what the complete temple would have looked like.

Me on a Calesh ride in Luxor with Terry.

Snorkelling in Ras Mohammed in Sinai (Rachel, Mohamed, Me, Emma and Mena kneeling).