Monday, December 26, 2005

We got a floater!

So Mom and I went for a cruise on the River Nile, a section in Upper Egypt called Lake Nasr that is the largest man-made water body on the surface of the earth. I don’t think it’s that big but what do I know….nothing, obviously.

Lake Nasr had some 28 ancient Egyptian temples buries by the new lake and all but one of them was cut up and resurrected to higher ground back in the 60’s and 70’s by UNESCO an saved. WOW! For Abu Simbel, they cut up the entire hill and moved it 80 meters up the mountain and rebuilt it. I saw the movie. I got the t-shirt. The movie was horrible. I lost the shirt.


The place was great, although there was something different about everything. The boat we were on…something funny was about the ship. And I was eating and sleeping like it was going out of style. Then I came back to take a nap and saw stuff like this…



It was great! And the temples and they’re thousands of years old colors and sculptures were mind blowing. Oh, and I had dinner with the British Ambassador as well. I got to invite my mom because I was friends with the ambassador’s kids…that’s my story…and I’m sticking with it.




I have more photos but they’re on the ambassador’s camera so I have to wait for an email….

Anyways...Happy Christmas and Merry New Year! May the force be with you!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The proper way is to say Merry Christmas and Happy new year, but being the person you are i understand difference is kool and i agree, make the change and live with it right? I like it Merry New Year and Happy Christmas sounds great to me. I am for it! Glad you had a nice cruise and wish i could have gone with you.

Anonymous said...

Wow..love the linen animals! You are one lucky guy to have seen all of that AND socialize with the ambassador's family! It sounds so fun!!
Have a Happy New Year...I'll be thinking of you when I am on the SLOPES!!
love, pamincolorado