En Route - Getting To and from Aswan

IMG 3470  --> IMG 3984  --> IMG 3986  --> The airport at Aswan (obviously!). IMG 4251  --> Closeup: English . . . IMG 4252  --> . . . and Arabic signs on the terminal at Aswan. IMG 4247  --> Men clean the street and side walk in front of the airport.
IMG 3462  --> Egyptian plane we flew on to Aswan. IMG 3460  --> Disembarking. IMG 3463  --> Disembarking. IMG 3464  --> Our plane. IMG 3468  --> Modern buses were used for land transportation and to get us to the Karim. IMG 3469  --> Tour boats lined up, some three deep in the picture. Our boat, the Karim, is middle front. The round cover over the left paddle wheel is visible at the rear of the boat. The dinning deck is on top. Watch for the tower in the background on a subsequent slide.
IMG 3471  --> Boarding the Karim for our trip down river. IMG 4043  --> Boarding the Karim. Note the heavily armed policeman guarding tourists. IMG 3476  --> Workmen on the deck bringing in the anchor. IMG 3475  --> A view of the Aswan area from aboard the Karim. IMG 3473  --> Fleuccas ply the river as we depart Aswan on the Karim. IMG 3474  --> Evening and the sun is sinking. Dust is probably responsible for the golden brown haze in the air.