Pyramisa Isis Aswan

... sommeil à titre de somnifère. Jour 229: Vers la fin de l’avant-midi, nous avons fait notre entrée à la gare d’Aswan. Dans les derniers kilomètres du trajet, nous avons pu apprécier la culture maraîchère le long du Nil avec comme ...

... to see some of the city.  We also used this as a sort of base from which to do a few other excursions.  So far, Aswan is one of my favorite places in Egypt so far.  The weather here is slightly drier than in Cairo, and reminds me very much ...

We arrived in Aswan just after 1030. Both boys are doing a great job carrying their packs. Although it was only a three minute journey to the hotel, we were grateful for the ride as it is already hotter than we get at home in July. The hotel is ...

... . No hijab, though the eye make up is still on the heavy side. Slacks and colourful blazers seem to be standard fare for women. No djellabas on the men. They, too, dress in suits. Mostly more photos from Kom Ombo to Aswan and the Temple of ...

... all round to the crew and our fellow passengers and then we were off in the taxi (for 150egp!!) to our hotel – The Pyramisa Isis Hotel where we checked in and dropped our luggage off before heading to the airport which is quite a way out of town. ...

... ; Warning, watch out for the kids touting bookmarks, they will get into your bags even if it is zipped! Our final day in Aswan was for relaxation.  We got up at 8:45 without an alarm to have breakfast before loading up on our felucca sailboat for a ...

... 9am and began traveling towards Aswan. We drove through many small villages along the Nile and finally arrived at our hotel, the Isis, in Aswan. The rooms were set up like bungalows and we were right on the Nile with a pool and restaurant overlooking the ...

... and Abu Simbel, into danger of being flooded.  Amazingly both of these temples were moved completly.  The shopping in Aswan is even more aggressive and you must know your prices if you venture into the markets.  Nothing is priced and ...

Today was a long day. We had a 5:30am wake up call before we started our drive to Aswan. It was a long drive in a very uncomfortable bus and I tried to read a newspaper which made me a bit car sick. We arrived in Aswan at about 10:30am and our hotel is ...

... Museum in the evening, we passed by a huge Coptic church. There is probably the largest number of Coptic Christians in Aswan, outside Cairo. The church was humming with activity. In front of the church, there were quite a few young Moslem men ...

... not seen everything.  It was really something to see.   An over night train ride and a morning by a pool puts me in Aswan, to the south of Cairo.  Tonight we dine in a Nubian village, in someone's home.... I am more than excited! ...

... ferry motor.  We saw the Nubian ruins of Abu, the Mausoleum of Aga Khan, the manicured botanical gardens of Kitchener Island, Aswan's own Valley of the Kings, and plenty of suntanning birds. No crocodiles. Though the waters were riddled with them in ...

Aswan, its 45 degrees, what more do I need to say? We have been spending our time chilling out in and around the pool at the resort we are staying at. The accommodation is amazing, situated right on the Nile and with all the facilities one would want ...

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Today was quite a frustrating day. I got up late and had breakfast and then chilled in my room before heading off in search of an internet cafe. I couldn't find one on the main road so I wandered through the bazaar thinking there should be one near ...

... at 8am.  For security reasons for the past few years, all tourists must drive together, accompanied by police cars when leaving Aswan.  Thus, even though we headed down to breakfast at 7am, we were not alone.  In fact, there were tour ...