The Nile at Aswan The Nile at Aswan

The Nile at Aswan

The historic Old Cataract Hotel - where Agatha Christie wrote 'Death on the Nile' - offers some of the best views on the Nile, especially at sunset.


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Egyptian  Flag The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a se... [read more]
Blog: From Abu Simbel to Aswan, Kom Ombo and Edfu
Date: November 21st 2007

The photo above shows the Ramses colossi at Abu Simbel I arrived in Aswan just after lunch on the morning train from Luxor (1st class LE41). Despite the fact that I had already spent 4 days in Luxor and Thebes I was keen on visiting some more ancient Pharaonic sites - both Abu Simbel and Philae Temple were on my age ... read more




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