Alexandria is one of the less visited cities of Egypt but to me I think it was one of the more beautiful cities. Alexandria takes its name from Alexander the Great king of Macedonia. It is a lovely city that lays north-west of the Nile delta and stretches along the narrow land strip between the [...]
We went on to see the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut which was really amazing. The entrance to the temple was a long windy road which had plenty of Egyptian men eagerly trying to sell you some dodgy souvenirs. The temple is quite huge and as the walk to the entrance is long you get to [...]
Today we made our way to the Valley of the Kings. On the way we stopped to admire the two statues know as the Colossi of Memnon. These are two 60ft high stone statues depicting Pharaoh Amenhotep III in a seating position.
The statues are 3400 years old and their original purpose was to stand guard [...]
Luxor temple is not so far from Karnak temple. Once again it was a very cool temple with huge pillars and an amazing row of sphinxes near the entrance, which used to be the road to the temple. This temple was really interesting as it had a Mosque built in the 13th Centaury on top [...]
We made it to Luxor another lovely city along the Nile. It is a city made for tourists . I was quite comfortable here and found it to be clean and easy to get around. The first thing you notice here is that the Temple of Karnak is so close to the modern temple of [...]
One of the things that made the boat cruise so cool was the entertainment. We had a Galabaja party which is basically when you wear traditional Galabaja clothing, play silly games and do some belly dancing. There were two couples who were Sophie’s friends and also did the cruise with us. We all got [...]
Today we are leaving Aswan for our four day cruise on a luxury boat. Mel and I have never been on a cruise boat before so we were both a bit excited. I think it will be a totally cool and relaxing way to see Egypt.
We first had lunch on the boat and it was [...]
Before leaving Aswan we managed to get to the Temple of Kom-Ombo. It is about 48km north of Aswan and was built during the Greco-Roman period (332 BC AD 395). The temple known as Kom-Ombo is actually very unique because it is in fact a double temple dedicated to Sobek the crocodile god, and Horus [...]
One of our main reasons for coming to Egypt was to attend my friend Sophie’s wedding. Today we are making our way to Aswan where her wedding is being held. Before boarding the night train for Aswan we spent the morning at a famous market in Cairo called Khan El Khalili market. The market is [...]
