A woman and her child in rural Egypt as seen from our train on the way to Aswan.

The cattle of rural Egypt.

The Pyramisa Isis Island Hotel, which was honest to God, by itself on an island in the middle of the Nile in Aswan.

Darren on the Aswan High Dam, looking down on the Nile River as it flows back towards Cairo.

Mom selecting some jewelry on our way to the Philae Temple.

David, King of Lake Nasser.

Darren looking down on the massive Unfinished Obelisk. As the ancient Egyptians carved this obelisk out of the quarry, it cracked so they abandoned it. It still sits just where they left it. Archaeologically it was an important find because researchers were able to study how the Egyptians carved them out of the stone.

Scott, Teri and David at dinner.

Me, Mom and Darren at the same dinner.

After an early morning, three our drive to Abu Simbel, we arrived at the famous, gigantic statues of Ramses II.

We drove back to Aswan and were treated to the beauty that is unique to the Nile. Lush green banks surrounded by desert.

Mom aboard the Magic II, our luxurious cruise boat.

Scott, Teri and Darren, hanging out by the pool on our cruise liner.

Mom at the Kom Ombo Temple.

Lunch on the cruise.

Transportation to the Edfu Temple by horse carriage.

David next to a statue of Horus at the Edfu Temple.

Our group posing with Medhat, a great Egyptian friend of mine who arranged the whole cruise trip for us. He arranged such an incredible journey. He even took time out of his bust schedule to have dinner with us.

Mom and Darren at the Luxor Temple.

Darren and me at King Tut's tomb.

Mom and Darren exiting the tomb of Ramses III.

Darren, Mom and me in the Valley of the Kings.

Darren and Me at Queen Hatshepsut's temple. For at time it was used as a monastery by Coptic Christian Monks.

Mom with the visage of Queen Hatshepsut herself.

Mom and me at the Karnak Temple in Luxor.

A triptych. What ancient Egyptian gods are those anyway?

Back in Cairo, Scott, Teri and David sit outside the Egyptian museum.

Darren, Mom, and me in the gardens outside the Egyptian Museum.

Mom in the Qaitbey Citadel in Alexandria. It seemed all of the windows looked out over the Mediterranean Sea.

Me wandering the halls of the Qaitbey Citadel.

Me and Darren in the Qaitbey Citadel. It's pronounced Kite-Bay.

At one point David wandered off to look at something. When we caught up to him we all had to laugh because he was literally surrounded by Muslim women.

Darren outside the Citadel.

Mmmm. Whole fried fish from The Fish Market, a famous Alexandria landmark.

The interior of the Library of Alexandria. It is a HUGE library. Absolutely cavernous.

Me outside The Library of Alexandria.