My husband was so excited to take this cruise because it stopped in Morocco. I remember going to Tangier almost 30 years ago from Spain by hydrofoil. It was a fun day with a tour, but I was in my early 20s. I was not sure I would be a fan of Morocco now, but since most of this cruise was all about Spain, I did not balk … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Casablanca, Morocco
We had the option to take a hot air balloon ride early this morning, but we decided against it. The rest of our group went and had a good time. We waited for them in the bus. The view of all the balloons up in the air was pretty neat to see. I’m glad we didn’t go because they didn’t really go very far and it seemed very smoggy … Continue reading Valley of the Kings
Breakfast was very early because the rest of the groups on the boat went to visit something in Edfu. Our tour company does not recommend going there because it take 30 minutes to walk there or you can ride a horse, but they do not treat the horses well and our company will not pay for it because of that. I read that it was not a … Continue reading Cruise through Lock and Karnak Temple
We boarded the ship to eat a buffet lunch after our visit to Abu Simbel. All the cruise ships look the same from the outside. They are docked together and you often have to walk through at least one, if not two or three, to get to yours. The insides of the ship are totally different. Ours is middle of the road. It’s not extravagant like a few … Continue reading Nile Cruise and Kom Ombo
We woke up at 3:30am in order to take a bus to Abu Simbel, which is in the middle of nowhere. The bus ride consisted of a lot of sand views (when I was awake). It took about 4 hours to get there, after only one stop to stretch our legs. There are actually two temples. One is for King Ramses II and the other is for one of … Continue reading The Great Temple of Abu Simbel
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