Summer of Slow Travel

We returned to Cairo yesterday and went to a Souk… this is a huge street  market..We knew what they were  because we rode through one in a carriage in Luxor…which now I think about it was a really strange mixing of cultures… anyhow they are fun and crazy and crowded…shops…

I added captions on all the pictures–so make sure to click so it becomes a slide show, There is SO much to restore…these people are working hard, but this is like emptying A swimming pool with a teaspoon…eventually you will make headway..but goodness how slowly.

  We took a boat ride back to our ship..check out his folk art boat Then after a mandatory nap..honestly..Tarek is very clear about what we are supposed to do we went to the Temple Across the Street. it was initially built by Amenhotep III but then Ramses II added…

We arrived in Luxor late last night…Woke up this morning to the view of another ship…we had heard that they stack ships up on the Nile sometimes 6-7 deep…but somehow it had not filtered into my brain until we were walking through the lobby of several ships in order to…

We spent this morning floating down the NILE… I can still hardly believe that we are ON THE NILE….even after being here for 8 days..it just seems unreal.  The Nile is not as big as The Mississippi River was when we were in Memphis, TN…but the fertile area surrounding the…

My friend, Clark, said “every day just gets better”.  And honestly this was the most amazing temple so far.   I told Max I could just live in it for the rest of my life.   It had such a sacred feel..it really touched me in my heart. Here is…

Yesterday we arrived at Abu Simbel for Max’s birthday.   What a fantastic place to celebrate a birthday.   We arrived from the water, so saw the Temples as they were meant to be seen. This tomb was built by Rames II to glorify himself…he was way up in Nubian…

Remember you can turn this into a slide show… We are back on internet… hold on for the ride of your life.. this has been so wonderful.  I am terrible excited to start sharing with you.   This is the Temple that was already over half submerged… it is BIG.…