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Aswan Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Aswan, Egypt
Aswan
after 16 hours on the train we finally arrived at aswan, in the south of egypt. i like the south much better than cairo - it is much much more relaxed, and the people more friendly because the train was so late, we headed straight out to visit the ...
Felucca ride down the Nile River
... ;The breeze, awning to block the sun, and most importantly great people to share this experience. On our way downstream to Luxor from Aswan. Loving the view. The only exception is the trash that floats with us in the Nile. It's a shame ...
Upper Egypt
Today was another LONG day!!! We got off of our cruise ship at Aswan and went to the temple of Philae. This one was really cool because they had actually moved it from underwater to higher ground. They had numbered every piece of the temple and then ...
McDonalds - Finished
... ). The three story McDonalds in Luxor has a view of Luxor Temple with the Nile flowing behind it. The McDonalds in Aswan is right on the Nile waterfront and has a view of the Tombs of the Nobles from across the Nile. If the McDonalds I ...
Shorty is with us again!
We all awoke in trepidation awaiting the 10:00am arrival of Mr Fix-it... he cam at 11:00am... off to a good start.. quick drive to the Police Station to collect the number plates & pay insurance and we should be on our way..1:30pm and we are still ...
Sickness + Long Drive = not so much fun
... ! (Which came in handy when I was sick!)...it's amazing the things that excite you when you are travelling... Anywho, we arrived in Aswan, on the train, which true to Egyptian time, arrived an hour and a bit late... To pass the time, we chatted with ...
Aswan on.
... mundane a read for a bit (there are only so many pictures you can take of the facades!). We made the 3 hour drive back to Aswan- some of which I kept thinking I saw blue sand out the window, I must have slept more that I reaslised on the mini-bus. At ...
Aswan to Abu Simbel
... Nasser. It is unbelievable that they were able to relocate these temples, as they did for the Philae temple. After returning to Aswan, Ebrahim wanted us to see the high dam. He is a very big fan of General Nasser and is a very proud ...
Assouan
Ce matin, c'est notre dernier moment à vivre sur le bateau. À notre sortie de la cabine, le pont est désert et à notre entrée dans la salle de repas, seul le couple de Suisse est présent. Le bateau a été déserté par toutes ces personnes qui ont ...
Luxor to Aswan and waiting in Aswan
... would of been the norm had we followed the Nile all the way from Cairo and therefore had mostly avoided on our Red Sea route. In Aswan we needed to meet Mr. Salah (The ticket seller for our ferry to Sudan), visit the traffic court (to prove that we had ...
Waydown to Aswan
... held my breath and went about my business. I still suspect Jody was to blame for the random massive turd that didn't seem to flush, but she denies it. We arrived in boiling hot Aswan tired, dirty and desperate to get to the hotel for a shower and a ...
May 16, 2009
Shortage of change
For some reason, Egypt has a severe shortage of dollar bills in the lower denominations. There are supposedly 5, 10, 25 cent coins, but I haven't seen them yet. In fact, many consider them to be collectors items. On the other end of ...
Gettin it on in Aswan
Rough night sleep. Though it was nothing compared to our wild ventures throughout Turkey, the tourist bus to Aswan was a little rough. Dad and I were properly mediated yet were consistently awoken by sharp breaking by the train conductor. At one ...
Beyond the Pyramids
... , as with the Jews, the Christians and the Muslims, with the latter being the predominant religious group in modern day Egypt. ASWAN Avoiding the inevitable crowds at the Great Pyramids in Cairo, I chose to begin my journey from the other ...
Aswan - Dams, Feluccas, Philae
... offered the guides bribe for doing so!!! After the nice meal we headed home - some of us headed to the only shop in Aswan that sold alcohol.....beer, scotch, vodka, etc. The Egyptian men looked very sheepish when we arrived - as Muslims they're not meant ...
Nile Cruise
... cooling the skin and the music of the water by the ship edges was refreshing to the ears. The fertility that Nile brings to Egypt was evident and really understood the meaning of "Nile is the gift of God to Egypt". Without Nile, Egypt would not have ...
Almost out of the Middle East and ready for more!
... sometimes. - I have seen almost everything that I wanted to see. Although I could see myself visiting Iran (and maybe even Egypt) again. I hated Egypt at times but I learned to really liking it. - I remember when I left Africa it felt like I was ...
Nubian Country...
... concerned. Luckily for us we had managed to procure other forms of transport to allow us to experience the sights and sounds of Aswan - we took a speed boat downwater to Philae Temple - another temple in an amazing location, right beside the water. In the ...
Aswan
... too. Some 500km long (130km of which stretches into Sudan), the reservoir is deemed largely responsible for the prevention of Egypt ever suffering droughts such as those which hit Ethiopia, as it allows the annual surge to be stored and released at will. ...
Aswan : la canne
Pauvre Christine la cousine. Sa cheville refuse de prendre du mieux. Au contraire : il faudrait lui trouver une canne pour donner un répis à son pied. Mais où? Nous cherchons dans les pharmacies, nous cherchons dans les resorts.Nous regardons dans les ...
pestered
... I had to choose one: "I don't know what you're looking for but I have it." Start: Nile Nubian Oasis Hotel, Aswan, EGYPT. End: Nubian Oasis Hotel, Aswan, EGYPT. Distance Traveled: 0 Road Conditions: - Temperature: 42 degrees can actually feel ...
Changes of plans in Aswan
... with so much money for our room in the sleeper train, but decided to make the most of it and do a quick tour of Aswan. After refueling on fattir, a flakey pancake shaped pastry filled with cheese and vegetables or meat, we caught a cab to the ...
Abu Simbel and Felukka
... early start...We got up at 3 a.m. to board the busses ridding in convoy at 3.30 going to Abu Simbel situated 3 hours south of Aswan. Abu Simbel was one of the things I had been looking forward to the most on my trip through Egypt - yes the Pyramids were ...
Firstclass ferry trip (yea Right)
Wadi Halifa to Aswan in Egypt. 300ks by ferry. The ferry is a passenger ferry only so i was not quite sure how the bike was going to get in. The man said “put your motor bike in now “ I guess it was up to me, the customs etc all stood back ...
Aswan
... in a sleeper car, which for some reason are ridiculously expensive here. Anyway, we arrived in Aswan, which is practically the southernmost city in Egypt and its a pretty cool place. The Nile River flows through town and has created several islands ...