Aswan
September 5th 1968 Arriving at Aswan the previous evening, the Misirair turboprop banked over the city giving us a full view. The airport was some distance out beyond the city in the desert, the dark tarmac runway standing out again in a sharp contrast to the bright surrounding terrain. Overnight was at the Kalabsha Hotel downtown.
We began our visit to Aswan with an early Thursday morning tour of the High Dam co
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