I have been asked by some people why Egypt again. 

Looking on the net many things have changed since my last trip.

More tombs have been found in the Valley of the Kings, Avenue of Sphinxes between Karnak and Luxor Temples was under housing 20 years ago, now it looks like it can be followed from one temple to the other to name a few. 

One thing I am looking forward to though is the cruise down the Nile again though. Four days was not long enough so am really looking forward to a seven day trip down the Nile.

 Fellucah on the Nile - photo taken during Nile cruise in 1993

Another thing that will be great traveling back to Egypt with next year will be my Dslr camera. Unfortunately there are a few places that you are unable to take cameras now such as the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but I'm sure the places you can will out number them. 

And as I plan on taking both my tripod and monopod I'll be able to have a go at low light and night time situations. Then add my wide angle and zoom lenses to the mix and the possibilities are endless. :)

Fact of the day

The Sphinx on the Giza Plateau of part of the funerary complex of Khafra the builder of the second pyramid.

The earliest recorded restoration on the Sphinx is recorded as about 1400BC when a young Thutmose IV had a dream while sleeping in the shade there had a dream where the Sphinx asked him to clear the sand away and he would become king. He did and became the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.