Amoun Village Hotel Aswan

Sahara City Aswan, Nile River Valley, 381-0405 , Egypt

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Aswan adn the approach thereto!

A travel blog entry by mrsmac

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... and was decorated in deep reliefs of Horus, Isis and Osiris. This commemorated the fight between Horus and Set to recover Osiris who had been cut up into fourteen pieces. This is one of the most complete temples in Egypt with a roof still covering most of it. The capitals on the columns are all different and beautifully carved.
The next morning we arrived at Kom Ombol and our visit to the temple there was at 7am.This was very close to our boat so only a ...

Aswan and our first day on the Nile cruise

A travel blog entry by nuwan_shali

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... and help tell the time based on the sun’s reflection. This one however lay flat on the ground, as it is …wait for it….unfinished!

We then boarded M/S Beau Soleil - our cruise ship and home for the next three days as we cruised down the mighty Nile River towards Luxor. The ship itself was pretty good. Clean rooms, nice buffet (very important) and a great sun deck with a bar, pool and jacuzzi.
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I Made it to Egypt, But Only Just...

A travel blog entry by phileasfarx

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And so I made it to Egypt! And Aswan, an exciting first entrance to this eternally fascinating country. Here there are temples, 'unfinished' obelisks and tomb complexes. I would be delighted to reel on and on, telling you all about each and every one of the treasures this town offers the excited visitor. Unfortunately, all I can tell you about is the rather nice room I stayed in (with an en suite hot shower, free breakfast and free wifi in each ...

Aswan Day One

A travel blog entry by aliceatfr

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Aswan a smaller city than Cairo, so much to see. Yes my walk continues as well as climbing many steps. Our first visit in Aswan was to see the unfinished Obelisk. A flaw was discovered in the massive Obelisk'-to-be and it was left imprisoned in the bedrock. If it had been raised, it would have stood 137 feet tall--taller than any other obelisk---and weight is aroung 1,162 tons.

Awan High Dam ...

The Aswan Valley

A travel blog entry by winegalcj

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... Luxor with stops along the way for various and sundry tombs, artifacts and old stuff. Except there are few tourists, so the ships sit empty and idle at least right now. Consistently locals tell us that tourism is off 90%, even if that is an exaggeration, it is by all measures dismal, I think that we will be lucky to find a ship with sufficient passengers to take us to Luxor, but our host tonight at dinner seems to think he has a deal for us. Yanno Emy, nephew ...

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