Aswan and Philae

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So another night train to Aswan, this one kinda sucked. Very beautiful town on the Nile. All lush in town and then, bam, nothing but sand!!Checked out the unfinished Obelisk. Was going to be huge but broke when they were cutting it out so it was abandoned. Took in Philae Island. The Temple was dedicated to Isis, who found the heart of her slain brother Osiris, on Philae Island. Now Philae Temple was relocated when they dammed the Nile, so they actually found a similar looking island, and cut it into the same shape. The old temple had to be dammed as well, as the Nile dam was already done and water would have been over the temple. So with pumps and walls they dammed the temple, deconstructed it, and re-built it on the new island. It took them 9 years to do!
Tourist trap though as you have to pay admission to site, but that gets you to the Niles edge, then you have to barder a boat to take you across!!! Best if you are in a group.

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Photos

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They love rotisseri chicken in Egypt.

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Camel truck!!