Ariving at the garden

Subject: Sitting on the porch watching the Nile flow by


Mike, I am drinking herrrible tea from Toronto and nibbling Oatmeal cookies
from the Heathrow lounge. I am sitting in a comfy chair with my feet up.
Wish you were here.
Jocelyn has just gone to sleep for an hour before we join Johanne and Andi
for happy hour. They are very nice. Andi is German and is efficiently
dealing with all the tipping and falucha people.
The Nubian Museum is like the Luxor one but much, much bigger. Lots of
great stuff -- even a statue of Khafre which means "Appearing like Re" who built the second Giza  pyramid.
Also models of Nubian village houses. At the museum gift shop, I bought
Sophie a 6 inch Sobek with a wide open mouth showing its teeth. She texted
in her request --  and said she won't show it to Mydas because the
crocodile would scare him.
Tomorrow we are doing a side trip to Abu Simbel way down in Nubia. This
is the temple with the huge Ramses statues saved from the dam waters. We
are flying and the trip is $225 -- about half of what I have seen it
advertised for in Canada. It should be amazing. Joc's friends went there
last year and loved it.
Joc didn't get her big suitcase when we arrived. I have lent her stuff. It
is a good thing I brought all those Paul Frank pants. (no kidding)
The weather is gorgeous but a little to cool for the pool.
 Miss you. Love. Les

Study notes for the intrested follower

Khafre was son of King Khufu, and he succeeded his half-brother, Redjedef. He married his sister but had 2 or 3 other queens as well.

Besides his pyramid complex at Giza, most Egyptologists believe he also built the Great Sphinx and that it is his face that adorns this huge statue, which sits just beside his valley temple. Leslie loves the sphynx

http://egyptphoto.ncf.ca/Sphynx.htm

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel_temples