Cruising down the Nile

...never having been on a cruise before, i didn't know what to expect but it was a pleasant surprise....Miss Regency is not a grandiose ship but certainly more than adequate!!...we had a room with 3 single beds and not much else other than a tv that had NO english channels but we weren't in the room long enough to watch tv anyway....

the first day entailed having a tour around aswan seeing ramsees the great's temple and then we boarded the boat....i immediately found the sundeck and pool area while briana and christina found the bed...the pool was 'dinky' but at least cool to bring down the body temperature from the extremely HOT egyptian sun....i'm lovin' it!!!...

...at lunch, we were seated with a single mom and her 17 year old son from virginia beach....really nice people and we got along great!!!...

....meals on the boat were buffet style....not my favourite and not exactly stellar food....most of the people on the ship were german with a few nationalities thrown in for good measure....canadian, american, swedes, austrians, iranians, etc....

...second day on the ship we were in luxor and it found me having a massage....probably the BEST relaxation massage ihave EVER had.....seventh heaven!!!...then back to the sundeck and catching rays...in the evening there was a galabraya (sp?) party with egyptian and western dancing....lot of FUN!!!!

....next day found me again having a massage and lying by the pool...while christina and briana saw yet another few temples and tombs....not for me but they seemed to enjoy them....even though our guide for the last few days was not as good as we had earlier in the trip...

...in the evening i had a personal tour around luxor which was great...visiting an egyptian restaurant, and 2 coffee shops....big thing around these parts!!!

...this morning we left the ship and toured the karnak and luxor temples....karnak is the largest of all the temples and i really liked it....it was the temple of columns....really neat complete with hieroglyphics (not a new thing...all of the temples and tombs have hieroglyphics...khalid who was our tour manager from cairo showed up as a surprise to see us on ourlastday....he travelled 12 hours one way on the train to see us....thanks khalid...what a super guy....he has become our friend..

...after the temples, we were picked up and taken to our day room....briana and christina went out for lunch with khalid and khalid (no not twins or even brothers...just a common name in egypt!!) and i had lunch and another tour with a guide from the ship....

...we will stay in our hotel until 12:30 a.m. and then go to the airport at 2 a.m. to fly out at 3:40 a.m. for kuwait...

....another great trip has come to an end!!!...stay tuned for more adventures...