Sands & Sunsets: Pool of the Nile

The air shimmers above the infinity pool, a perfect mirror to the apricot sky. Palm trees lean lazily over the water, casting fractured shadows. Gold leaf floats like leaves on the surface, glittering in the sunlight.

A figure lounges on a marble float, adorned in turquoise and lapis lazuli jewelry, a delicate golden headdress reflecting light like a tiny sun. Ankh-shaped pool noodles drift…