Nuba Nile Hotel

... scenery I have scene yet.  I am surprised by how green Egypt is, especially here in Aswan.  Being right on the Nile there is a lot of plantations and palm trees, but within a mile of the river almost everything turns to sand/rock.  Seeing ...

... or extended hair.  Ancient Nubians were famous for their vast wealth, their trade between central Africa and the lower Nile valley civilizations, including Egypt, their skill and precision with the bow, their 23 letter alphabet, the use of deadly ...

... the basket. A few puffs of the gas and we were heading into the sky to a height of about 3000 feet. The views over the Nile and the surrounding hills was amazing. Not much of a breeze to speak about, the ride was peaceful and we spent a good majority of ...

... favour of our luck, a felucca, otherwise known as a lug or latine sailboat was arranged for our one hour entertainment along the Nile. Perhaps the notion of having been off the ship for three days without returning to a huge body of water every night made ...

... on the overnight train, but uit was more than made up for by the amazing sunset (cue more sunset photos!) over the Nile. Visited the temple at Philae (amazing place despite the pricey boat ride over, curse my poor bargaining skills lol), Aswan High Dam ...