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Boarding the century-old paddlewheel steamer SUDAN in Luxor, for our five night voyage up the Nile to Aswan.
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The paddlewheel steamship SUDAN as she appeared when new in 1922.
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Thos. Cook & Son Ltd. had the paddlewheel steamships SUDAN, ARABIA and EGYPT built in Scotland. SUDAN commenced service on the Nile in 1922, the same year Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered, drawing visitors to Egypt from all over the world.
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This is the last steamship operating on the Nile. It was while traveling onboard SUDAN with her archaeologist husband that Agatha Christie was inspired to write 'Death on the Nile'.
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One of the breezy open decks onboard S.S. SUDAN.
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The Lounge onboard SUDAN.
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The Bar onboard SUDAN.
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The Dining Room onboard SUDAN.
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Michael and I booked the Odilo Suite, on SUDAN's top deck, so that we would have views to both port and starboard.
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SUDAN's Odilo Suite
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Though SUDAN is 102-years-old, she is air-conditioned and has been fitted with modern bathrooms.
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Passengers in the Odilo Suite enjoy a small terrace with a table and chairs.
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Quiet villages slip past SUDAN as she steams upstream.
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The first of our many G&Ts on SUDAN's sheltered Sun Deck!
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As the sun set, SUDAN approached her berth for the night at Qena.
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After spending the night docked at Qena, our group traveled overland for two hours to Abydos, to see the Temple of Seti l (1,304 - 1,290 B.C.).
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The decoration in the Temple of Seti l - particularly the reliefs - is considered to be among the finest achievements of Egyptian sculpture.
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On our way back to Qena, we stopped in Dendera to see the remarkably well-preserved Temple of Hathor. It was built during the reigns of the last Ptolemies, and following the death of Cleopatra Vll in 30 B.C. was completed by the Emperor Augustus.
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The Temple of Hathor's Hypostyle Hall, looking towards the Sanctuary. The roof is supported by six columns with elaborate foliage capitals and Hathor heads.
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Diane points to a relief of Cleopatra Vll and her son by Julius Caesar, Ptolemy XV Caesar (Caesarion), on the southern exterior wall of the Temple of Hathor at Dendera.
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Back onboard, with SUDAN's bow aimed south.
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For hours at a time, SUDAN has the Nile all to herself.
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During the day, life onboard SUDAN centers on the sheltered Sun Deck.
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One of the pleasures of traveling by ship is speculating about one's fellow travelers...
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Is there a better way to spend the day?
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Late afternoon sunlight bathes the Lounge.
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SUDAN's Lower Deck catching rays from the setting sun.
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Time for afternoon tea.
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As night falls SUDAN approaches her overnight berth at Edfu.
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SUDAN berthed at Edfu.
