We traveled to Egypt during “Desert Storm” in 1990 — so many tourists had cancelled their trips that we had a private tour (from Cairo through Abu Simbel) with our own Egyptologist guide and driver! It’s very humbling to view beautiful color images that were painted inside King Tut’s tomb, among others, 5000 years ago. Staying at the ‘The Old Cataract Hotel’ on the banks of the river Nile in Aswan was, like this trip, unforgettable!
The view from our room at Old Cataract Hotel
The Nile
A feluca
Looking at the Nile from our room
The dining room at The Old Cataract Hotel
Moonrise over the Nile
Bob barganing
The Sun Boat at Giza
King Tut
This was inside King Tut’s tomb
At the Valley of the Kings
At the Valley of the Kings
Inside King Tut’s chamber
Diana and friend
At Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel
At Abu Simbel
On a short Nile cruise
Temple of Philae
Obelisk that cracked during construction
Inscrutable and scrutable
Bob and Diana on the Great Pyramid of Giza (Cheops)
Inside The Great Pyramid
At the center of The Great Pyramid of Giza (Cheops)
Time for a break
The Step Pyramid
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