ASWAN, NILE, ABU SIMBEL AND ALEXANDRIA


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November 20th 2019
Published: November 26th 2019
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So our boat trip on the Royal Ruby along the Nile from Luxor to Aswan was 4 nights....though the boat was actually docked late at night in Aswan so we had 2 nights there. After leaving Luxor and heading through the Esna Lock we docked at a small place called Edfu and sailed through to Aswan the next day. En route we had gorgeous views and sunsets on the lush Nile with a very rich green delta each ... Read Full Entry



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PHILAE TEMPLEPHILAE TEMPLE
PHILAE TEMPLE

Magnificent
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ASWAN

Our boat ride out to Philae Temple on the island
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PHILAE TEMPLE

Enjoying the surroundings
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PHILAE TEMPLE

The harbour full of boats
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PHILAE TEMPLE

Lots of columns
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PHILAE TEMPLE

Different than anthing else we have seen
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PHILAE TEMPLE

Again magnificent art
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SAILING THE NILE

Our guide Ahmed
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SAILING THE NILE

Our sing song boys
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ROYAL RUBY

Our lovely boat
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FELUCCA ON THE NILE

Dusk time sailing
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ASWAN

Feluccas on the Nile
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ASWAN

The mosque lit up at night
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ASWAN

Close up...stunning
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ASWAN

The hill of tombs at night
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SAHARA DESERT

On the road to Abu Simbel
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SAHARA DESERT

Toilet and coffee stop
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ABU SIMBEL

So grand
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ABU SIMBEL

So hard to capture in photo
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ABU SIMBEL

4 ramses but 1 missing head...on the ground
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ABU SIMBEL

The hill the temple is carved into



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