Karim Or Juliana Palace Luxor

... it was their first time) and we headed back to the 'Coffeee Shop' (actual spelling) where we were to meet Mohamed. Patricia met us on the way back and we all sat down and had something cold to drink. Just before the rest of the group arrived Lanie rang and she was at Mum and Dad's so I got speak to them as well. While we were talking we had to go back to the hotel, so we went and found our calesh again and headed back. Once we got back to the hotel I ...

... single moment during your stay with us.<br><br>TOUR 1: WEST BANK: CLASSIC SITES. 25:00 P.P HALF DAY<br>Cross the Nile to visit the famous burial grounds<br>Kings and queens valley. And memorial trip to the<br>Mortuary temple of queen hatchepsut, passing the<br>Fabled colossi of memmnon en route.<br>And in additional visit alabaster factory.<br><br>TOUR 2: WEST BANK: HIGHLIGHT. 25:00 P.P HALF DAY<br>Cross the Nile and visit the tombs of the nobles,<br>Dair ...

... out the front with no people in them.<br><br>We got back to Aswan and had a beautiful lunch then hopped on a motorboat where the captain took us to magic beach where we swam in the nile, it was freezing but very refreshing. We both jumped off the top of the boat which was fun. He then took us to a traditional village where he played with baby crocs and saw their houses with sand floors and straw roofs - of course we had to buy jewellery and other stuff.<br><br>Back to ...

... where the answers to the questions are people around the table. If whispered a question, you answer by choosing the person you think is the best answer and going to them and whispering another question. Everyone gets to call paranoia once, and the question and person who is the answer are both told to everyone. The game was very interesting.<br><br>The next morning we slept in and decided to go to the valley of the Kings where it was a scorching 130 degrees in the middle of the ...

... tour, but I just haven't been able to make it to the blog until now. It's been a combination of busyness and sleepiness. I feel like I haven't slept in days, maybe because, well...I haven't. But it's been an interesting tour, and I have learned and taken in a lot, or so I think.<br><br>So why not just start at the beginning...I guess...And go from there...<br><br>We got to Cairo on Saturday and had what has become a typical third world experience...we may or may ...

So we got off our Felucca which was "docked" if you can call it that on the side of the Nile, we all jumped off and headed up through a fame to the side of the road. We commented on how night fruit looked but quickly got shot down by Ghandi tell us that if we nicked some fruit off the farmers trees they could kill us as we have "stolen" from them. So hands in the pocket! Well we arrived at the side of the road, and it was exactly that just that side of a busy road. After ...

... and boarded our Egyptair plane. Ah, the joys of travel. Upon arrival in Aswan, we were met by our driver and guide, and immediately shown some of the sites there, both relatively recent (the dam--a mild yawn), and the ancient such as the unfinished obelisk, a huge piece of granite (1100 tons) a half-chisseled out granite stone left in the quarry a few thousand years ago when a flaw was found in the stone and it was abandoned. The sheer size of the thing is impressive, but not ...

... the guide did his thing we ditched him as our hotel was just around the corner and spent a bit more time wandering around the temple. Then we found somewhere to eat dinner and went back to the hotel. 10th April - Luxor Today we spent the morning exploring the rest of Luxor. Outside a market we bumped into the 2 Norwegians that had been on our cruise boat. They suggested that we meet them later to share the cost out for a felucca cruise on the Nile. We ...

... Tutankhamun's tomb and lived at the site for years. Once at the Valley of the Kings, we went inside the tombs of Ramses IV, Tutmosis III and Seti II. Ramses IV's tomb had the most amazing wall carvings and paintings with amazing colours that had survived thousands of years. Tutmosis III's tomb was accessed through a series of stairs and bridges non of which would have been there when it was first re-discovered. It was ...

... next and we walked up at sunset with the columns lit up and dramatic. A couple of highlights from Kom Ombo &#8211; in the sanctuary there was a secret passage that priests would stand in to be the voice of the gods. There is also an intact Nilometer that would help the priests know when the Nile would flood. It was basically a massive well with steps leading down into it and an underwater passage connecting it directly with the Nile. They would see the water begin to rise there ...