I opted to sit out the Valley of the Kings visit today, as I had already been twice and was starting to get a cold. Needless to say I did not feel like getting up at 5am. Mum and Dad went and I spent the morning lounging about by the pool on the sundeck. When the excursion got back the ship started up and we started cruising to Edfu. I didn't do a whole lot more during the day, other than chill out and relax. The ship had its galabaya party in the evening and I ...

Another early morning and off to another temple, the temple of Horus at Edfu. This temple is the most intact temple ever found, its enclosure mud brick walls still survive and its pylons are extremely impressive. It is a Greco-Roman temple and was built over a period of 180 years. Ramez showed us around and pointed out some interesting features of Egyptian temples that I had not previously known about. It was interesting to see that as you moved further and furth...