In the afternoon we took a tender to explore the temple of Amanda built 1550-1295 BCE which includes important, historical inscriptions. It is the oldest of theLake Nassar Temples. The temple was moved 2.5 km after the construction of the Aswan Dam. Here are pictures from inside the temple. We next visited the Temple of… Read More Day 1 Aboard MS Omar El Khayam on Lake Nasser

After seeing Abu Simbel, we got on a ship to cruise Lake Nasser for three days and three nights. At Aswan, because of the dam, we were bused over to yet another ship to cruise three more days on the Nile to Luxor. Instead of showing pictures of the ship on each of the individual… Read More Life aboard ship

We got up at 1:30 in the morning to take a flight from Cairo to Aswan, where we then boarded a coach to drive to Abu Simbel to see two very famous temples. One for Ramses II primarily is dedicated to Re-Harakhte and the other to his wife Nefertari dedicated to Hathour. Ramses II was… Read More Abu Simbel

It turns out the cruise ships have very bad Internet. What Internet service they have, can only be done in the reception area and that is spotty. I just want to let everybody know that I am really having a great trip and really miss not being able to write my blog. When I finally… Read More Cruising the Nile

Having ttrouble getting reliable internet. Cannot guarantee blogs. I will get them done eventually. Currently on a cruise ship on Lake Nasser.

Today we visited Dahshur and, Saqqara, two necropolis’s of the old kingdom. Dahshur houses some of the oldest pyramids of Egypt, which were commission in the fourth dynasty by pharaoh Sneferu around the year 2600 BCE. Dahshur is an extremely important site because it shows the trials and errors of ancient Egyptian’s transitioning from step… Read More 2nd Day in Cairo

After a wonderful stay in Boston, and a pretty uneventful flight to Egypt, I am in a five-star hotel in Giza. Below is a picture of the view from my room. I actually went swimming this afternoon. The pyramids are in the background of this picture. Even though the room is wonderful, I am disappointed… Read More First day in Cairo

I am sitting in the Frankfurt airport waiting for a flight to Cairo having just arrived from Boston. I did spend a few delightful days in Boston visiting my college roommates. Here are some photos taken from the plane as we left Boston. I will be joining a Roadscholar tour of Egypt which includes a… Read More On my way to Cairo