Night Location: Cairo Mummysode of the day: After the dreadful return trip on 'The Best Train in Egypt' we were escorted to a spectacular 5 star Hotel that is situated on an island in the middle of the Nile River. The day was spent largely in the beautiful pool area where we could look out across the Nile towards the city of Cairo. After traipsing around the desert, the rest and relaxation was a welcome relief. For dinner we ate in one of the Hotel's restaur...

Night Location: Sleeper Train en route to Cairo, Egypt Mummysode of the Day: On our early morning bus trip to Abu-Simbel, Mum sat bolt upright for hours on the very back seat of the bus, observing the driver's erratic behaviour, including the driver's conservation of headlight power. Mum had no real plan as to what she would do in an emergency, however felt safer being awake and supervising the operation. Two days ago we found out that our trip to Abu-Simbel wo...

Night Location: Aswan, Egypt (on board Nile Cruiser) Mummysode of the Day: Mum was greatly offended by the Hasslers once more. Gemma was proposed to yesterday while buying her Egyptian costume. The shop owner made his intentions clear by saying, "I go to your Mother and offer her 1000 camels." As Mum walked past a stall today, a man offered her 3 camels. In stark contrast to Gemma's marriage offer Mum was highly affronted and replied, "No. No camels." The man la...

Night Location: Aswan, Egypt (on board Nile Cruiser) Mummysode of the Day: Following our visit to Kom Ombo we had refreshments in a local coffee shop. Part of the entertainment was a Nubian band who walked around singing, playing drums and a strange violin type instrument. To entertain themselves they offered this 'violin' to members of the group. On Mum's turn she gritted her teeth, put her head down low and while shaking her shoulders and wiggling her bottom p...

Night Location: Edfu, Egypt (on board Nile Cruiser) Mummysode of the Day: Mum was highly offended at a pointed comment about her large feet. While walking through a local market, some men declared: "45? 46? Long feet, long life!" Mum maintains that this comment was perhaps more pointed at her mighty Merrells than her actual feet. The only excursion off the boat before we sailed away from Luxor was to the massive Temple complex of Karnak. Last night our guide to...