Train to Aswan

Aswan

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November 29th 2005
The train ride to Aswan from Luxor was lovely and very comfortable on first class. After a quick three hour trip, Shane and I arrived in Aswan. We went around looking for a place to stay and were sorely disappointed by the hotels on the corniche with a view of the Nile. They were grim and dark for the price. Shane and I finally decided on a hotel a few blocks from the corniche, called Keylany ... read more

Africa » Egypt

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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