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El Salam Hotel Aswan

El Cornish St. Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt

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Aswan adn the approach thereto!

A travel blog entry by mrsmac

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... part of this was the graffiti, dating to the mid 1880s as well as inscriptions from Napoleonic times.
Our final act was a trip back to our boat via a Felucca. These have one huge sail. It was very pleasant, in the late afternoon sunshine to be gliding quietly down the Nile, observing the waterbirds back to our boat.
These 4 days have been so relaxing and laid back but we have also visited some of the most important ancient sites. What an ...

I Made it to Egypt, But Only Just...

A travel blog entry by phileasfarx

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... me at the clinic on Monday, I would return to the UK. Three weeks of insomnia, fever, burning thirst, crushing headaches and an increasingly paralysed body had pushed me to my limit. At least in the UK I would have comfort and as much free NHS treatment I could possibly require.

The lack of a diagnosis on Monday meant I therefore drew my time in Egypt, and I suppose Africa, to a premature, sad, and painful close. This is a ...

The Aswan Valley

A travel blog entry by winegalcj

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... their affection for car horns? YES, I KNOW you are there, now get on with it! Not only are these people a menace with car horns, but they have a fondness for driving in the dark without their lights on – in heavy traffic. It is as if the lights are only there for emphasis – as in flashing them before they nearly run a pedestrian down.

Safety Rule: when crossing the street in a foreign country always put a local between you and ...

Excuse me, U know how much?

A travel blog entry by afrikaeskapade

... br> Vi tog paa en udflugt til Abu Simbel som er et stort tempel der ligger 300 km syd for Aswan. Det var rigtig flot og der var ikke saa meget hassle som ved pyramiderne. Men efter vi saa at det hele engang blev pillet fra hinanden, renoveret og saa sat sammen igen, var vi lidt skuffede. Der var saa lidt turister at parkeringspladsen kun var 1/10 fyldt.

Ellers brugte vi tiden paa at slappe af og gaa lidt op og ned langs nilen, og faa en god milkshake fra ...

Abu Simbel

A travel blog entry by j.knudsen

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... redningsaktion. Kort fortalt blev templet, statuerne og klippen skåret i ‘småstykker’ - terninger af max 30 tons, som blev løftet 65 meter op og flyttet 110 meter mod øst ind på tørt land hvor de igen blev samlet med Araldit !. - Den stærke lim blev faktisk opfundet til den lejlighed !

Flytningen af templet og bjerget har været meget vellykket og er udført med stor præcision. Det er næppe muligt at ane hvor de tynde savblade har delt udsmykningerne ...

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