Athena getting henna at the Nubian house

     

It was wonderful to float down the Nile and enjoy sun and wonderful Egyptian food on the boat.  One night there were drummers and dancers that came aboard from the Nubian village to entertain us. Pretty awesome! One of the guys picked me out of the audience to come up and do a traditional stick dance with him. :)  We visited various temples before Luxor...lots of statues of Ramses II who apparently had over 50 wives and some 120 children! (Wow!)  He really is revered in Egypt as he lived to be in his 90s and did a lot during his reign. We also visited his tomb in Valley of the Kings where King Tut's tomb is.

Statues of Ramses II and Nefertiti in Valley of the Kings

One of the temples we saw in Luxor has a gorgeous obelisk and I believe, 134 columns. It is also on 60 acres, so is quite impressive in both size and beauty. I will post more pics in my next blog.

This is one of the places where I wished we'd had more time instead of having to rush off to get on a bus for 16 hrs! Honestly! Dahab and being on the beach will be coming up next.

Inside the Nubian house on the island.  The platforms are the sleeping area

At the temple built for Alexander the Great near Aswan. Big Greek influence in the architecture

In the botanical garden on an island