Kom Ombo and Edfu

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There's not a lot to say on this one. After we got off our feluccas, we visted Kom Ombo and Edfu, both temples near the Nile between where we finished our cruise and Aswan where we got back on our train.

As usual, they were both stunning, with huge engraved walls and impressive columns and entrances. Unfortunately we were not in the mood to be wowed by more temples, especially after the arak (the local spirit, like ouzo) that we had been drinking the night before so they didn't get the attention they deserved. I'll let the photos speak for them.

That night we got on a night train from Aswan back to Cairo. I'll never complain about Asian sleeper trains again. This one, though we were in first class, had aeroplane type seats, bright overhead lights on right through the night, and loud locals getting on and off right throughout. And grotty toilets. It was a grateful bunch who got off at Cairo the next morning. A few days before a train had broken down and another group had been stuck on there for nearly 24 hours, poor things.

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