Last Sunset on the Nile

by Mark Tisdale

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Last Sunset on the Nile

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Mark Tisdale

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Photograph - Photo Art

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Although far from my last sunset in Egypt, the scene in this textured photo art was my last sunset during my traditional Nile Cruise aboard the felucca you see here. It's amazing, but this was my first real experience sailing and it was aboard a boat unlike any you'd see back home. These traditional sailboats used to be the norm for travel down the length of Egypt's original highway, the Nile.

Today, these are mainly used by tourists taking more classic Nile Cruises and spending their nights on those boats along the banks of the Nile. And even then, it's not the norm. More people take cruises along the Nile aboard large hotel style boats. While a bed might have been a thing of bliss at night, I wouldn't have passed up this opportunity to experience Egypt a little differently.

And as I stood on the banks to take this last sunset photo, I was feeling quite wistful and years later still feel that way. I would see more sunset in Egypt, but not another like this one.

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January 15th, 2013

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