Philae Temple

Hassle On The Nile

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May 7th 2010
We had found a good deal on a 5* hotel on in Aswan, the ‘Pyramisa Isis Island Resort’ and after our plane and taxi we had to travel to the island by launch. Suddenly it was paradise; 10.00pm but it was still, quiet and cooling breezes, enough to make us soon forget the hot bustle of Cairo. Next morning we were up late but in the afternoon set off by taxi for the Philae Temple. The tour guid ... 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