Edfu

Kom Ombo and Edfu (XMas Day)

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December 25th 2008
Christmas Eve was spent on the Nile Cruiser, Pioneer II, one of thousands of very similar passenger cruise ships on the Nile river. The dining room was decked out with lots of Christmas decorations, and dinner was a mammoth seven courses, followed by a music and dancing in lounge bar (renamed the smoking bar, due to the incessant smoking smell throughout it) There are some interesting laws here ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Kom Ombo

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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