Just back from Egypt
 

My wife and I just returned from a 10-day trip that included a Nile cruise. It was my <BR>3rd trip to Egypt and my wife's trip of a <BR>lifetime. <BR> <BR>We spent 2 days in Cairo, flew to Abu Simbel, <BR>and cruised to Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna, and <BR>Luxor. <BR> <BR>Cruise: Nabilla's Queen of Sheba <BR>Cairo: Cairo Sheraton <BR>Company: GWT, Inc (Naggar is rep in Egypt) <BR> <BR>Except for a guide in Cairo who made too many <BR>shopping stops, it was great. <BR> <BR>We spent our nights on the sundeck watching <BR>rural Egyptian life and the stars...very <BR>relaxing. <BR> <BR>We were at the tail end of off-season...can't <BR>imagine being there during high-season. There <BR>are just too many people already. <BR> <BR>Anyone who wants the road from Aswan to <BR>Abu Simbel opened (dumping 4000 people a day <BR>at Abu Simbel) might want to think again. The <BR>crowds at Abu Simbel were already some of the <BR>worst. Crowds had room to spread out in other places like Valley of Kings & Queens. <BR>Fight for a ticket (cost $33) to Nerfertari's <BR>tomb...it is the best now open. I saw Seti I <BR>(considered the absolute best tomb) and Rames <BR>II in the 70's but both are now closed. <BR>

Hi Rod <BR>Planning on spending the Millennium in Cairo staying at the Sheraton-Giza, were you at the same hotel -how was it? <BR>We are also taking a cruise on the Nile and will be spending Christmas in Alexandria. Any sugestions for a 13 year old son accommpanying my wife and myself?

Sheraton is on an island in the middle of the Nile. Lovely views and good food, casino. As to your 13 year old son, Egyptians love children and your son will be welcome any place day or night. Even at the nightclubs. So don't hesitate to include him in everything. We lived there for 10 years and our kids loved it. Alexandria will be quite cool at Christmas, so be sure and have warm socks and sweaters/jackets.

We will be going with a group to Egypt the end of February and I could never find any info on the Queen Nabila. Is this the boat you cruised with and if so, how was it? Thank you

Nabila has several boats; ours was <BR>actually one of the older ones...well <BR>kept, but a little worn with a few less <BR>amenities.