June 11 - Contiki Day 22
Arriving in Aswan in the morning after a 14 hour train ride
Train to Aswan in the morning
The cafeteria/bar compartment
THAT's the definition of rural
The Egyptain country side
A guy walking down the road
I can't decide if this is a nice house or not...
This is out the other side of the train - we were following the Nile all night
Our hotel.. er... RESORT in Aswan
This is the nicest place we stayed on the whole tour
The view from our balcony - the Sahara in the background
Erica and Alexis in the resort's restaurant
Blair and Suzanne with their engagement champagne
In the resort's pool - L to R: Me, Amy, Hanna, Candice, Tiana, Janay, Mela, Chris, Erica
Me in front of our resort
Ryan(TM) walking down the hall of our resort
Some Egyptian kids wanting "BAKSHEESH!!!?"
I think they were trying to board our boat
During the ride on the Nile River
The backs of ships parked together
Janine and Paula on the felucca
Ryan(TM) and Christina with the Nile and Sahara in the background
Me with the Nile River and Sahara Desert in the background
The Aswan Botanical Garden
Me in the botanical garden with the Nile and Sahara in the background
Me in the botanical garden
The botanical garden, Nile River and Sahara Desert
In the botanical garden - L to R: John, Christina, Mel, Ryan(TM), Tiana
Me in the botanical garden
Christina broke her glasses
Going through some back-rivers
Everyone back on the felucca
Some people walking on the rocks
Our transport through the Sahara Desert
Me and my camel. Her name is "Christina"
Me and Ryan(TM) on our camels
Teresa and Janay on their camels
I'm trying to take a self-pic without falling off. The first few minutes on the camel were a little shaky unti I got used to it
Our Egyptian tour guide Muhammad
Going deeper into the desert
Me and Cara on our camels
Me and my camel, "Christina"
Riding off into the sunset
John and Chris on their camels
Riding off into the sunset
I'm glad I was at the back of the pack - these pictures are amazing
Riding camels in the Sahara Desert
Cara and I with our camels
Me, my camel, and our guides
Me sitting in the Sahara Desert
Paula and I in the desert
Sitting in the hot sand of the Sahara Desert
Me on top of the dune. Luke, Erica and I climbed to the top of it
Me, Luke & Erica on top of the dune. Photo courtesy of Ryan(TM)
Luke and I falling down the other side of the dune. Photo courtesy of Erica's MSN Space
Walking back from atop the dune
Our carriage ride to the Aswan markets
Our carriages to the Aswan markets
Paula, Mel and I on the carriage
Teresa and Cassie on their carriage
The Aswan bazaar & markets
Spices at the Aswan markets
Our Aswan to Luxor day sheet
Our Luxor to Hurghada day sheet
Our Hurghada to Cairo day sheet