Jon and Lil at Pyramids

Aswan and Nile cruise

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December 19th 2009
Arrived in Aswan yesterday morning (friday). Friday and Saturday are the weekend here, plus Aswan is super laid back compared to Cairo so we are really enjoying our relaxing time along the Nile here. After arriving at the train station we saw the unfinished Obelisk, which is a huge cut stone that never got removed because of a crack that developed. From their we saw the huge Nile dams, Lake island ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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