Aswan Photo 1

Aswan

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April 21st 2008
Monday April 21st We arrived in Aswan about 3 hours later than we were supposed to. According to Kathleen that's pretty typical and not unheard of in Egypt. So after our 14.5 hours train ride we walked to our hostel (Keylany), we got a little lost and luckily a nice guy gave us refuge from the heat while the guy from the hostel came to meet us. It is HOT here in Aswan! Much much hotter than Cai ... read more

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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 ser... ... read more