After an afternoon of relaxation in our hotel, and a delicious lunch by the pool, our sightseeing in Aswan began with the Nubian museum in the early evening. We really felt the benefit of having an expert guide here - on our own we'd have wandered around the exhibits pretty aimlessly, impressed with some, less so with others, but Magdi was able to pick out the important things, tell us lots of detail about why they were important and fit them into he overall co...

Arrived in Aswan at lunchtime today, after finishing our Lake Nasser cruise this morning. The cruise was amazing. The boat (MS Kasr Ibrim) had great facilities and friendly staff, food was excellent and plentiful (they seemed particularly keen to ply guests with cake, not that we complained too much). Because we had been switched from the boat we were supposed to be on, we were upgraded by our agency from a small suite to the Imperial Suite, which was absolutel...

Tried to post from Cairo before we left but had problems with the connection. So here is a brief summary. Had a hectic but fascinating time in the capital, right in at the deep end of Egyptian life - hustle and bustle, traffic, chaos, everyday business, attitudes and behaviour. A bit of culture shock, but not as much as I had perhaps expected, maybe due to having such good people looking after us. We crammed plenty in - the first full day we visited the citadel...