https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-06-18T09:26:36+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-06-04T16:59:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day1 Day 1 - Nantwich to Hurghada - March 9, 2023 Well, we are now in our hotel in Hurghada a resort town on the western banks of the Red Sea in Egypt. I can't say we are too impressed with the town which really is just resorts with little that looks in any way authentic. Going for a walk tonight outside of our hotel, text/html 2023-06-04T13:36:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day2 Day 2 - Hurghada to Luxor and Beyond... - March 10, 2023 It is now 10 at night and looking out our cabin window we can see the inky waters of the Nile as we glide through them with the silhouette of palm trees on the shore. It is quiet other than the dull hum of the engines, we cannot even hear the water as it laps the hull just below our window. This is our home for the next seven days and thank goodness for that as it has been another long day of travel, starting quite early text/html 2023-06-11T11:46:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day3 Day 3 - Kom Ombo and Cruising - March 11, 2023 When we woke this morning the boat was moored up on the shore and looking up out of our window we could see tourists looking down at us as they walked along the gangplank passing through our lobby to their own boat tethered on the opposite side. I was kind of wondering if we had missed some outing or something but a short time later we were on our way again. text/html 2023-06-11T11:31:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day4 Day 4 - Aswan Dam, Philea Temple and Nubian Village - March 12, 2023 I have a feeling it is going to be a bit of a painful week of early starts. This morning we were up even before our 5:00 am alarm, sadly. The view out our window is of the black side of a boat moored alongside. No view of the Nile for the time being. text/html 2023-06-11T11:47:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day5 Day 5 - Abu Simbel - March 13, 2023 I really do hate early mornings but I think on this trip it is the price you pay for some incredible memories. We were up at about 3 am then went to the lounge where coffee, tea and cakes were waiting for us though, sadly, no other drinks so I had to make do with cake. In the lobby they had arranged brown text/html 2023-06-04T15:23:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day6 Day 6 - Aswan Souk and Cruising - March 14, 2023 We got to sleep in today which was nice, getting up at about 7:30 and up to the dining room for breakfast at 8:15. This morning the Germans had a trip to the Nubian village, the trip we did yesterday, so we had the morning free to do what we wanted. We had decided to get off the boat and away from the tourist sites to see a bit of the real Aswan and visit the Souk. Ok, you could argue that the souk can be quite touristy and certainly it was, b… text/html 2023-06-11T11:41:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day7 Day 7 - Luxor Temples - March 15, 2023 A relaxing morning following breakfast at a respectable 8 am watching the scenery go by though it was a bit cool despite the sun so we needed to put on long sleeves. Mel had her second full body massage at 10 for an hour at the back of the boat while I did a bit of bird watching with the binoculars. text/html 2023-06-11T11:28:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day8 Day 8 - Valley of the Kings - March 16, 2023 Another incredible day and a visit to the amazing Valley of the Kings. It started quite early at 5:30 when we got up for breakfast at 6. We met at Ahmed at 7 in the lobby. There are just six of us today including our guide and the driver as one of the other English couples left for the airport this morning. We crossed the Nile over the nearby Luxor Bridge to the west bank. text/html 2023-06-11T11:42:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day9 Day 9 - Luxor to Cairo - March 17, 2023 Another early wake up - 5:30 am. A final look out of our cabin window showed the west bank through the now ever-present smoke haze from the farmers burning their fields. Disappointingly we could also see balloons flying over the area, if we had booked our trip for a few days later (and left for Cairo a few days later!) we could have been onboard. text/html 2023-06-11T11:37:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day10 Day 10 - Giza Plateau and Egyptian Museum - March 18, 2023 It was another long day. I can't believe how much we have done but are now quite exhausted. Our pick up was scheduled for 7:45 am at the hotel so we set the alarm for 6:30 so we could have breakfast and still have plenty of time before we left. The breakfast was buffet style in a restaurant on the right side of the lobby. A central island had cereal, drinks and breads while a counter in the wall had the hot offerings and another t… text/html 2023-06-11T11:45:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day11 Day 11 - Alexandria - March 19, 2023 An interesting final day of travel here in Egypt. Most will likely know of Alexandria as being the ancient home of the famous “Library of Alexandria” that was famously famously, if not apocryphally, burned in 48 BC, or perhaps the text/html 2023-06-03T16:00:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/day12 Day 12 - Cairo to Nantwich - March 20, 2023 We have made it back to Nantwich after quite a long day. It started with our 6 am pick up at the hotel for the trip to the airport. It was early so the traffic was not that bad and the driver was nice enough to stop a couple of times for us to take pictures. text/html 2023-06-04T19:44:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/introduction Egypt Journal 2023 Introduction Between November 1 to December 31 of 1979 the “The Treasures of Tutankhamun” exhibition was held at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada. At the time I was in grade 5 and living in nearby Cambridge. I was fascinated by the early Egyptians and, like many others, captivated by the story of Howard Carter discovering the boy kings' tomb relatively intact in the text/html 2023-04-30T18:22:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/pics Pictures And, a few short videos from our trip: text/html 2023-06-04T19:26:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/postscripts Final Thoughts [At the Pyramids] It is Saturday, June 3rd and I am writing this in our backyard. The sun is out and I have just finished writing up our Egyptian journal. It has been several months now since we visited which I have spent typing the trip up, sorting through pictures and getting back to normal at work and so on. text/html 2023-04-10T15:25:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/africa/egypt/journal/sidebar Egypt Journal 2023 * Introduction ---------- * Day 1 - Nantwich to Hurghada - March 9, 2023 * Day 2 - Hurghada to Luxor and Beyond... - March 10, 2023 * Day 3 - Kom Ombo and Cruising - March 11, 2023 * Day 4 - Aswan Dam, Philea Temple and Nubian Village - March 12, 2023 * Day 5 - Abu Simbel - March 13, 2023 * Day 6 - Aswan Souk and Cruising - March 14, 2023 * Day 7 - Luxor Temples - March 15, 2023 * Day 8 - Valley of the Kings - March 16, 2023 * Day 9 - Luxor to Cairo - Ma…