Philae Temple, Aswan

Sailing with the Nubians

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September 17th 2008
Hi everyone. We are about half way through our stop in Egypt, having just completed a felucca trip down the Nile, and taken in the sights of Luxor. Fairly exhausted after being deposited in Aswan by a very late sleeper train (at lunchtime), we grabbed an afternoon tour of the local sights, including the main draw card - Philae Temple. This was the first temple on our Egyptian tour which ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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