And now to Ireland

After a quick stop over in London to catch up with family and friends it was on to Dublin and the Irish leg of our travels. At this time I wasn't feeling too flash some bug I caught the last day in Egypt. This was rather annoying especially after being so careful for all those months away. But anyway it wasn't going to stop us enjoying ourselves and after collecting our rental car we were off heading towards Galway. We had one rule stay off the motorways and use the minor roads where ever possible and stop where ever we wanted. So the first stop a Distillery. Cool after a tour and some tasting of the local whisky we were now fortified against the cool air, although it was fine and sunny a bonus for Ireland we were told. It was back on the road.

Abu Simbel

This is was rather impressive as this whole temple had been moved from below the water line of Lake Nasser by UNICEF before the lake covered it forever. It was obviously a huge task as the whole temple is massive a goes 58 metres back inside the mountain.

Our Cruise Boat

This is our cruise boat, really just a large barge that is four stories high, three decks are accomodation and the top deck is where the pool and outdoor dining and bar are located. The cabins were small but comfortable. The lower deck was where the dining room was, the food was of a good standard and offered resonable variety. Overall we were very happy.

Our Cruise Boat

Fatima and Abdul

Fancy dress night while on our Nile Cruise. Each night was a different theme night, this one we combined with a birthday for one of the guys in our party, a fun night night but quite.