Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010 | Photo Gallery
Climbing sand-dunes & exploring a Nubian island
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Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010 | Views [496]
After breakfast on the train we arrived in Aswan
and headed to the Nile Hotel, which as the name suggested, looked out over the Nile. We stopped for a quick meeting in the restaurant,
where a massive group of tourists all sporting matching ... Read more >
Tags: elephantine island, nilometers, nubian home
Monday, 21 Jun 2010 | Photo Gallery
Our first couple of days in Egypt riding camels, visiting the pyramids & touring the museum
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Monday, 21 Jun 2010 | Views [1676]
We had a big day ahead of us so after an early breakfast we
headed over to Giza
with our local guide, Dina, to check out the famous pyramids and Sphinx. It was
surreal to see the Great Pyramid looming out of the haze over the buildings ... Read more >
Tags: cairo museum, camel, pyramid, sphinx, train
Sunday, 20 Jun 2010 | Views [440]
As we were only meeting up in the evening, I had the option
of hiring a driver for the day to see a few of the sights in Cairo, but after a
manic week at work and very little sleep on Friday night I decided to take it
easy that day. I would have ... Read more >
Saturday, 19 Jun 2010 | Views [546]
After three months of slaving away in the UK it was time for my first real
holiday (one asting more than three days this time). My bags were packed, I’d
bribed a nurse into dropping me off at the bus station and I was off…to EGYPT! As most
of ... Read more >
Tags: airport, cairo, egypt, hotel pharaoh
