After three days sailnd down the Nile, I started to realize about its important for Egypt, not only today, as it is the only part of the huge country, that is really green, where the soil is fertile and is…
‘No light, no crocodiles…’: Temples alongside the Nile
After two days of basically doing nothing, the third day on the Nile was supposed to be the cultural one, with stops to visit the temples of Kom Ombo and Edfu. Even having seen the pyramids already, I was overwhelmed. While…
Denial is a river in Egypt or: Doomed to do nothing
After a freezing cold night, that ended with an amazing sunrise, we set sail again, further down the Nile, with less wind (=warmer). Programm of this day? Nothing else than lying around, reading, watching the scenery and enjoying the sun.…
Hart am Wind or Don’t mention the war
Sun was shining, sky was blue, everything was perfect, exept fort he strong wind coming from North that not only let us dress up with scarf and hat, it also made the trip much more adventurous. Not many boat were…
Gate to Nubia
Since I forgot my notebook charger in Alexandria, blog posts will be brief and rather consisting of texts than photos, will try to add as much as possible. Aswan is amazing, relaxing and the Nubian village beautiful. People are friendly,…