Egypt travel--about Africa, go to Egypt (3)

September 27, 2007 ancient Aswan Obelisk quarry and — — the Aswan Dam-ToFile Temple-Aswan market

About the train which dazzled Sun spurs me keep my eyes open, Aswan sky foretold, but heat to heat but not sweat, here's climate is very dry, is a famous spa resort in winter.

My classmates living hotels is the Nile in the Red House Hotel-old falls hotel is a newly built, the opposite is the old hotel, 200 dollars a night. Red House, a typical Victorian style architecture, Agatha Christie-is sitting in the old falls hotel that can see the most beautiful of the Nile River sunset antique large balcony, wrote on the tragedy of the Nile River, Mitterrand, Churchill, Carter, Prince Charles and Princess Diana have stayed at this hotel. And I also live in very much the famous ISIS Hotel, but to me on the first floor, there is no room to see the beauty of the Nile, a pity!

In the afternoon we visited the ancient quarries and unfinished Obelisk.

Quarries have been built along the Nile, about 6 km long. Here specifically produced a pink granite, it is said that the ancient Egypt's stone mining from here by water transport to all parts of the, in almost all ancient sites in Egypt who had seen this granite. There is a quarry in the ruins of the famous Obelisk, produced in the new Kingdom period. This is a piece of unfinished monument, due to the top in the rock found cracks, inscriptions, will it stop abandoned in quarries. In fact, as long as it stands, it will be the largest of all Egypt Obelisk, length 41 meters, more than ten storeys in height, weighing 1267 tons. The tablet on a ladder for visitors climb towards.

Read the quarries we went to the Aswan Dam, Aswan Dam was in 1898-1902 built, used for irrigation and electricity generation.

To the 1960s, the dam does not suit the land irrigation and electricity needs, and the Government of Egypt in the old 6 km upstream of the dam began the construction of the dam now, in 1971. Currently, the capacity to be able to guarantee that the dam of the country most of the electricity needs. The Aswan High Dam 111 meters long 3830 m, width 40 meters, axed the Nile, which makes up the River, forming a reflux 500 km with a height up to 1640 billion cubic meters of the artificial lake – Lake Nasser. It can store enough to calm the flood, with several years of extra water. 80 's Nile basin had serious drought, famine in Ethiopia and Sudan, but Egypt is due to the dam and survived.

Dam tour after we turn to the next scene, the most beautiful temples in Egypt--is located in the FileMon ISIS temple on the island.

ToFile Island Aswan Dam is located in the South of the island in the Nile River, the small temple on the island. In 1902 the Aswan Dam built United Kingdom people, covered the bafile Island, visitors can take a boat to watch phytotoxicity Temple temple doors and stone columns. In 1980, the Government of Egypt decided the monuments on the island over to another island, also of its original features. FileMon is currently found in the Temple of final inscription and some hieroglyphs image vivid relief, here is surrounded by a rich God Hassall and fertility God ' Sith, etc. It is said that the goddess ' Sith have ten thousand names, she not only in charge of fertility, or all of the people of God, thus asylum is extremely popular in ancient Egypt were respected. To the island must take a ferry boat, sitting in the boat at a large open and clear waters of the Lake, surrounding the shuttle does not stop ferry shuttled shuttle tourists from all corners, crowds of terns fly in the sky, cruising on the Lake, lakes and mountains, beautiful.

A sight on the island is a small open square, Plaza surrounded by rows of columns, stone pillar of the Temple of cul-de-sac is ISIS group, before the temple was big gods and Pharaoh's relief, small groups of tourists were waving colorful language tourist guide of the CAP in the lead, sitting together to guided tours.

I just listened to a few tours as an English speaking guide and many do not understand, I'll own start taking pictures. Back when we take the original ferry back on board after the tour guide told us the disembarkation to Captain 20 pounds to tips, they rely on a tip life, there are drivers every day for 20 pounds for a tip, the original tip is a standard, we jokingly asked how much he needs to guide tips? he smiled and said it's random, and I think even drivers day to 20 pounds tips, guides have been accompanied by how little you want to.

In the evening I got a classmate who is said in the House of a famous fish restaurant and the address given to me, I heard it in the train station, I live next to the hotel from the train station so close, so I asked the front desk attendant know walk just 10 minutes, I decided to go to bed.

The Hotel Gates along the right side of the road walk past 10 minutes and didn't see any train station, I confused at the front. Suddenly found the right hand side there is a self-service, a guard in front of the station, I anxiously holding cell phone ask before, he looked back on my hand that "money", I didn't faintness, tell me directly, I really didn't expect to see even in travel for directions to the money was also me, fortunately I listened to advised travels to many essential balm（20g） and ball-point pen to deal with this type of accident. I told him that no change but took out an essential balm（20G） asked him to do, see essential balm（20G） he eyes a lit at once, it took in the past, but then it out of my expectation, he pointed to Bank houses and people let me go in and asked the man, I watched him he swears it let me in, I'm in the mood to try the man before opening the way, has just finished the man rushed I said "it is a doller" birds of a feather flock together I angrily turned away, saw the guard told him directly inside the people don't know you tell me the guard may took my things and I'm sorry to say, he pointed to a path in front of me right, I though some suspect it had to do. Go to the road after I found it very Dim, roadside stops at several carriage without pedestrians, Carter saw me hell broke loose at all Wai, I hurried to the front of the lights in the street and ran, ran after the discovery that is marketplace,I found two women ask for directions, this time I did not dare to ask men, but they can't understand English straight flush me shaking his head, this time a Carter on up and asked me to go? I think he knew he had carriage of the past, and showed him the address clearly he does not know, but he took my mobile phone to the path, I was taken aback, hastened to go see him gonna do he took my mobile phone everywhere and asked his companions, companions do not know, so I picked up the phone, he also did not give up behind talk made me, and so on. I went to the main road go ask the taxi driver, the first two drivers actually do not know, asked a third driver he looked at the address that know me get on the train, I hesitate to make a counter-offer and then under the bus, the driver always urged me to get on the bus go off after 1 minute to the right a go I saw the train station, only 2 minutes away. The driver took me to a market around, I saw it, it's not that I have just visited the fair. He brought me to the fish shop, the shop there is no one to see my sisters, my boss that my friend had left, I heard that urgent, but fortunately the driver yanjian, pointed to the two men in the distance not asked me my friends, I see exactly what their hearts aside, hurried past and their convergence. Drivers follow me to the fare I give him 5 pounds he refused to 10 pounds, just 2 minutes to so many, by people with too strong, it is not given. Stalemate for a long time I will force not given him an essential balm（20G） ended.

This market is very famous Aswan marts, set the city beautiful flavor bottle, rich national characteristics of clothes, with various designs, t-shirt, colourful paper sedge art attracts my eyes.

I did they pick paper sedge art, art is a teenage boy, a best selling 8 pounds, while cheaper than shopping points are many, but we or the owner doesn't allow to 5 pounds, when the boy suddenly bargain on my classmate's friend said to use ten thousand camel made his wife and marry her, we hear laughter, asked him to give us any good? just Jokin we also got a 5 EGP. To get up early tomorrow, stroll through the Bazaar was too late for our appointment tomorrow night continue to stroll around the market.