Happy New Year...Would you like to see my Shop!!!
Trip Start
Dec 13, 2007
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Trip End
Jan 06, 2008
Aswan, Egypt
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
So two temples of the way down South to Aswan. Edfu and Kom Ombo.
Edfu was a complete tourist trap, so had a quick wonder around. The site is pretty huge and famous for the Falcon god Horus. The temple has large bird statues on enterance, we qued with the hoards to get a picture...if there were no convoys this would be an issue! A shame because we would of probably enjoyed it more with less hassle. Actually this was mentioned as one of Dan Crushanks around the world in 80 treasures, i've got no idea why as Karnak is far more impressive
Edfu 1
!So a quick walk around, arguement with taxi driver/tourist guards to allow us to go outside the site we found some falafal in a sort of bap, yum yum.
Onto Kom Ombo, hoem of the crocodile god and mummified crocs...how funny. No crocs here now, in fact no convoy..the police had seemed to jack off for the day. Temple was so so, but we were through with temples at this point..so on to Aswan.
The cab driver had no idea were he was staying, so we had to direct him..the map was a little confusing and he didn't really help, driving off and stopping locals with no idea. So we jumped out, with back packs and map...finding Keylany hotel within 5mins. Result.
So New Years Eve, what to do?? and yes what to do? We had some grub and went to a hotel recommended to have a night club, it was shut of all days. Locals just walked the street...shouting happy new year to us, all very good but after a while we got fed up of it, as it was only a ploy to get us into to tacky tourists shops.
No club, we walked to other hotels and even tried our luck at The Old Cataract Hotel, famous for Agatha Cristies 'Death of the Nile'...of course 5 Star only darling so no entry here..off to a bottl shop and seeing New Year in with some beers on the roof, no particular party, but still pretty cool, looking over the Nile and locals beeping there horns.
Edfu 10
Second day here and basking in 28 degree heat it was time to top up the tan, actually its almost perfect sunbathing weather. Not too hot or humid, and the sun is only at its peak for a couple of hours, so enough to get a slight tan without full on sunburn.
Around 4pm we haeded off on a Faluca, traditional Egyptian boat to sail around the islands here, including Elephantine with traditional Nubian houses and Kitchener with English Colonial gardens. A really good end to a relaxing day and brillant sunset pictures. In fact most sunsets and special here, with golden yellow before deep red skys.
Tomorrow, the rock temple of Abu Simbel on the Sundanese border....
