The Romance Of It All

I think I’ve mentioned before that when I was a kid, I really, really, really wanted to be an archaeologist - and the land I wanted to work was in Egypt. So when it came time to put together the list of features for my perfect world, I had a problem. A for Archaeology, E for Egypt, G for Giza, L for Luxor, M for Mummies, P for Pyramids… you see the difficulty. I was awash in far-too-like topics.

So I sat and looked and thought. I had to evaluate all the possibilities and prioritize them, determining which was the ONE thing I wanted above all others.

It wasn’t easy but I finally did pare the options down to one single adventure - which, happily, allows me to include all of these side adventures, as well:

                    The Pyramids, the Sphinx, the Valley of the Kings, and Memphis 

                    The Egyptian Museum, Citadel Mosques, and Coptic Churches

                    The Temple of Philae in Aswan

                    The temples at Karnak and Luxor

SCORE!!

Yep, in My Perfect World, I’ll be Riding a Riverboat up the Nile.

But not a big fancy-schmantzy one. No, no. It will be a vintage 1930’s steam paddler, à la Murder on the Nile. I shall recline gracefully upon a deck chair, fanning myself gently as Egypt slips lazily past. I will undoubtedly sweat and gripe about the heat during the odd moments when I’m not enthralled by everything I can clap my eyes on… but it will be SO worth it!

If you squint, I'm sure you can see me up there under the awning...