2nd Post - Edfu, Nile River, & Kom Ombo

The adventure continues with perfect weather and amazing sights.
Sunday we sailed from Luxor just after 1:00pm. It's nice that we sail during the day and are docked overnight so we can enjoy the sights along the Nile River. Sunset that day was beautiful and late evening we pulled into Edfu for the night.
Monday morning we had a treat as we boarded horse-drawn carriages for a ride through town to the Temple of Horus. The early morning activity provided lots of photo ops as we wove our way through town!
Sailing from there was delightful up on the top deck of the ship. Lots to see along the river!
The ship continued to Kom Ombo, where we docked right next to the temple and walked up to it, followed by a visit to the crocodile museum. On the way back to the ship, Cara had to pose with two Egyptian policemen and put a cobra around her neck!


Sunset on the Nile


"Egyptian couple" and their baby camel
(actually Ruth with the massage therapist on board, Hussein)

 Alan and Cindy in the carriage on way to Horus Temple

 school children waiting for break in traffic

 donkey cart in Edfu

 donkey with load of sugar cane

children on their way to school

Entrance to Horus Temple - the most intact temple ruins

 Temple entrance and symbol of the god Amun Ra

 Wendy with the temple guard

 sample of hieroglyphics on temple wall

 More of temple walls at Horus Temple

Medicinal recipes in Horus Temple

holy boat of Horus Temple

 gods and goddess

Merrill, Vaughn, Gladys, Twila, Gaylene, and Kent in front of Horus Temple

 Market in Edfu

 on the banks of the Nile

On board the Royal Lotus, Dick relaxing on sundeck

Ruth and Kay having an intense conversation out on deck!

 woman along shore of Nile

 colorful house on shore of Nile

 children running to greet boat

 houses along shore of Nile

clothes line along Nile

 Hauling wood from river up the bank

morning wash along the Nile

 navigating the Nile

 Kom Ombo Temple

Ahmed El Prince, best guide in Upper Egypt, makes it all clear!

Got it Ahmed! Mashi!

 temple wall murals

Kara with her Egyptian police friends

Kara found a cobra

Merrill dancing with a Nubian dancer during cultural show on ship