Egypt XIII

We transferred to our Nile ship,the GORGEOUS River Tosca,owned by the Uniworld Company. 

HUGE sand dunes were all along the Nile banks here,at first.

These distinctive sailboats are called feluccas.

A mosque around every corner!

My gorgeous room

Philae

Philae temple

Egyptian hats for sale

Ship's lobby

Whirling dervish...he whirled and twirled for about 20 minutes...NON-STOP!!!

Adding colors lights....

...and a split skirt!

Our "thrones" were lit up at night with this bright blue light!!??!!

Pool on sun deck

Fountain

Happy face!:>:>:

Sun lounges...I spent several wonderful hours here relaxing and art journaling...

Cool cobra

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Now on the Nile river,we took a little boat like this to go for a visit to a Nubian village

huge rocks on the river banks...

derelict boats everywhere...

lots of fishermen...

and ginormous Pampas grass!

Our official "greeter"/vendors...VERY tenacious!!

This is Zarah...after following me for 4 blocks(both ways),she finally wore me down!The look on her face when I actually bought one of her cheap dolls was ...priceless!

Note the croc head over the doorway of the Nubian home we visited...

their ceiling...

we were offered mint tea by this gentleman,but...

after I saw the kitchen,I decided to pass!

Their daughter was selling spices in a back room...

...they had pet crocs for good luck...

and...a piranha?!?!?!?

Beautiful tilework in their living room...

Views from the rooftop...

naptime...

camels walking through village...

"hey lady!Come see my shop!"

The mother's wardrobe!!!:<:<:<

See Zarah's stunned look?!?!?!?

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Armed guard on ship's tender

This gave a new meaning to the term "hand rail"!!!!!

Scarab hieroglyphe

Still vibrant colors!

A common sight

Official tomb greeter

Pulling in the nets

Sunset on Lake Nassar

!!!!! ( = hummus)

the good life!

We are never going home!

ABU SIMBEL:stunning!!!

Abu Simbel:Nefertiri's tomb