Kalabsha Hotel Aswan
Abtal El Tahrir Street Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt
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My last dew days in Egypt - WHAT a shame
So arrived in Aswan after a successful 160km ride, bought my ticket for the ferry, got into trouble because I had lost my number plate, now this place is crazy there doesn't seem to be an honest person here, I guess they would call it haggling but charging 300% more for a cup of tea or bottle of water is just crazy. You have to fight for everything …
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... times now, there aren't more than a couple dozen others on the whole site.
Kom Ombo is small, but empty. It's different from all the other temples in Egypt as it's the only place where two gods were worshiped in the same temple. There is an invisible line down the centre. On one side, Horus is worshipped. On the other, it is Sobek, the crocodile god.
A couple of boys tried to sell us their wares. Each child has only a ...
I Made it to Egypt, But Only Just...
... in total bewilderment. He must have stood there waiting for an answer for at least 60 seconds or more, while my poor, exhausted brain tried to figure out what it was it was being asked. I recognised it as English, but whatever he said seemed only to float above my head, his words simply hanging there, showing no sign of formulating an idea. Plucking at the suspended words, I dragged out two that seemed to represent the essence of what ...
The Aswan Valley
... power boats coming here and there. Just the sound of the water and wind and sail – plus an occasional cell phone. We went down towards the Aswan High Dam and then “zig zag” our way back. We stopped at a Nubian village for my henna tattoo –the home was primitive, if you can call a huge terrace with an outstanding view of the Nile primitive. Of course, the gentleman of the house offered us tea then tried to sell us something from his ...
Fresh air....
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We then went to one of the islands which are inhabited by the Nubian people. We had dinner at one of the houses and it was delicious. We really enjoyed learning about the Nubians and experiencing a bit of their culture.
We then went home and went to bed early in preparation for a 3am wake up call to see Abu ...


