NEW 7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD SAGA 6:

A TRIP UP THE NILE

Yes, we took a 3-day cruise up the Nile. 

It was glorious. To see the little communities lining the banks, the agricultural areas and the vistas into the plains and mountains.

We stopped at many sites: the temple that was full of mummified crocodiles 

which we saw at the crack of dawn, The Valley of the Kings, including Tutankhamun's Tomb,

click to see: King Tut's Tomb

the impressive Temple of Karnak in Luxor,

Me

Even the god OSIRIS was excited at KARNAK.

The fabulous Queen Hatshepsut Temple

and finally the Aswan High Dam with the incredible Abu Simbel Temple. 

This temple was resurrected in 1968 by UNESCO from Lake Nasser by being raised 100 feet to be preserved for all humanity. It's magnificent.

We were fortunate enough to see the sunrays pierce through the temple onto the innermost altar.

We found Egypt not very receptive to tourists and difficult traveling. I strongly believe the reason for that is that their religion, Islam, believes the artifacts to be infidel. So not much attention has been paid to them through the many centuries. However, now, they are waking up to the value of the artifacts and monuments which to them is the money that tourism brings.