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February 25th 2006

Published: February 27th 2006

The train rolls into the station. May face cringes a little as I lay eyes on the old, worn out, dirty exterior. After a short inspection, the interior was actually very nice. Compared to the Reunification Express in Vietnam, it was excellent. I am not used to travelling first class, but here I was, rearranging my luggage in my first class sleeper cabin. Sleeper trains has become my favourite way t... Read Full Entry

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The Temple of Horus

The Temple of Horus 2

Used with permission of David Chandler

The Temple of Horus 3

The Temple of Horus 4

A beam of light seeps in

The Temple of Horus 5

Light seeps in. Used with permission of David Chandler

The Temple of Horus 6

Horus himself

The horse and carriage parking lot

Temple of Horus. Used with permission of David Chandler

Mum and her flower

It was getting better

Crash!

Taken just as the two boats collided. If you look closely, you can see the man on the right of second level screaming at us. Used with permission of David Chandler

Boat damage

This was one of the small scratches our boat incurred

Boat damage 2

This was the huge damage done to our neighbouring boat

Boat damage 3

This was the huge damage done to our neighbouring boat

Beautifully disgusting

Some of the industrial site along the Nile

Me reaching for the bridge

Another foot higher and I would've touched it. They lay all the flag poles and awnings over to fit under the bridges. You can see them leaning if you look closely. Used with permission of David Chandler