The last days Four years later, and I am finally finishing this part of the journey. What I thought would be the second in the series came to be the last. Ah, but alas, allow me to share with you the last two days of the trip and wrap up this amazing tale that will…
The weeks had passed Before we began our trip back, we visited a small village of the Nubian people who live very close to the Sudan border. They were very friendly and welcoming to us. They let us come inside to one of their cafes in the village for coffee and some tea. The conversation…
Aswan After this temple, we arrived at Aswan, which is the closest city to Sudan. When we got to Aswan, you could feel the trip was coming to an end, but I really liked the city. I forgot if it was this day, but Fatma and her friend were leaving, actually. I had developed a…
Edfu The next day, we took a horse ride from the ship to the Temple of Horus. The horse’s name, our driver had, was called “Layla.” I noticed on the way here that there were these two Egyptian girls who were also on the cruise with us. The one girl who caught my attention, her…
Nile River Cruise The next day, we would leave Cairo to go to Luxor. It was about a two-hour flight to get to Luxor. The airport wasn’t too big, so it was much easier getting through this one than the one in Cairo. This is when we began touring many of the temples and ruins…
The Magic of Cairo Cario, an old city, a modern metropolis. The city, much like Egypt, I imagine, has had so many rulers and different people come and go. As I would come to find out in other trips I would go on later the same year, many of the ruins humans inhabited at some…