Alexandria Day 10 20c Whenever we talked to people about going to Egypt we were told that Alexandria was one of the places we should visit so that's where we're off to this morning. We started out at 7.30am for a 3 hours drive to Alexandria which is in the extreme north of Egypt and is the second biggest city in Egypt. It was founded by Alexander the Great in 332-331BC; hence the name Alexandria. The town has a lot of Greek influences thanks to the union of...

Cairo - Doha - Melbourne Day 11 & 12 Ahhh….woke up at a leisurely hour this morning. On the way to breakfast we videoed the course we have to take to get there. Wait'll you see it and then you'll know what l mean by taking a horse and a cut lunch. Anyway, it was fun to video it….l've never used the camera that way before and all the way to the airport l took a video of the traffic. Should be heaps better than photos….trust me to work something o...

Aswan to Cairo Day 8 & 9 Aswan 33c - Cairo 30c So it's our last day on the boat. Last night's dinner was pretty good but l must say, not too many people were dressed up. Craig could've got away with not wearing a jacket as l reckon l only saw about 2 other people wearing one. Not happy however at least he's got a suit in the wardrobe now….may never come out again but hey….it's there. We were supposed to be collected from the boat at midday but th...

Aswan Day 7 33 c Today is our last full day aboard the boat. We fly from Aswan to Cairo tomorrow afternoon. Craig was up and about at around 6.30 this morning but l slept in until nearly 8am. After breakfast we met Hany in the reception area where we left the boat and boarded a mini bus for the 40 minute drive to the granite quarries which supplied the ancient Egyptians with most of the hard stone used in pyramids and temples, and still holds the huge "Unf...

Wednesday 22nd February 22, 2012 Day 6 - 30c After dinner last night we went to the lounge area where we were entertained by a belly dancer and a swirling man. I tried to take pictures of the guy but he was swirling around too much and made the pictures blurry. The belly dancer wasn't very good so it was a little disappointing. We set sail early this morning heading to Edfu by passing through Esna lock around 6.30am. Craig and l were fast asleep so missed...