Egypt travel notes at the beginning of 2007 and the latest Raiders (2)

30 January-31 March: from Aswan and Abu usimbe Temple

When the morning comes, to find that the train was still moving, but the window is the scenery in yellow desert, only not far away from the Blue Nile flowing quietly.

Always hear friends said that Egypt's trains are always late, I caught the train stops, to 10: 30 to Aswan station, walk out of the station turn left along the Nile Cornich Street, within walking distance of nearly 20 minutes, to strongly recommend users of Hathor Hotel stay. The hotel room, with bathroom, facilities very stale, double room includes breakfast 55, L.E.; but the location is excellent, just on the Nile, from room looking out of the window, you can see in yellow desert white sails stood, and decorated by the Nile as point Blue Ribbon now flowing through the scenery. Hathor next to have a Hotel El-Salam Hotel, the price a little high, the relationship between the two is a bit of competition. Accommodation in the hotel, a hotel desk immediately reported a second-day Abu usimbe Temple mission (also including the bafile Temple, the Aswan High Dam, unfinished Obelisk) 55 L.E. per person. Also requests the innkeeper organized a two-hour Felucca trips (10 L.E., per hour). Riding up white sail boat, leisurely in the Nile river rafting popple feeling good, boat of Nubian humor lovely, from time to time and we are joking, it's a YouTube video. During the trip I also reached the top of the Elephant Island in the Nile (Elephantine Island) and Kitchener Islands (Kitchener's Island), as the island is large, but very dirty, the island has a Nubian village, commercialization, very serious, if you visit, to award-winning harassment. Kitchener Islands is a botanical garden, student card tickets 10 L.E..

Before you know it, two hour quickly in the past, from the Felucca down ashore, recommended by the hotel owner to famous Masry restaurant, the restaurant in Aswan market.

Enter the restaurant, I found the price was a bit expensive, but also service charges and taxes, is obviously the place for foreigners ready. So the opposite of a local Masry restaurant found here the price is very reasonable, beef stew set meal and Kaufmann special packages for 10 L.E., Nile fried fish meal is 14 L.E., contain rice, soup and salad, Egypt-bread (ayi Shi) tube enough, and not all taxes and fees. Food tastes very good, I eat in the restaurant for two days.

Because the next day to play early to Abu usimbe Temple, therefore, had no plans for any activity in the evening, went to bed early.

The next morning, the hotel phone Morning Call me from sleep, hurry up, wash and take the hotel to the packed breakfast, this time disperses ketuan of CMB has waited outside the hotel. Abu usimbe Temple in Aswan 280 km south of near the Sudanese border desert driving, automobile to 4 hours to arrive. The desert highway is built through the years, previously also rely on the aircraft to go into. Our car at 4 a.m. sharp in Aswan, next to the desert Highway, armed by the police car collection "escort" together under the departure, all the way to also be able to see the spectacular sunrise in the desert. More about 8 am, the car reached Abu usimbe Temple, the driver gave 1 hour 40 minutes visiting time, sufficient. Finally saw the famous Temple of Abu SIM Bay, the cliff at 3300 years ago mining and construction of the temple, because construction of the Aswan High Dam in order to avoid flooding and relocation in 1972. Now you can clearly see the mountain from the cutting of the stones of the concatenation of the footprint, it still does not lose its grand design, the construction of such deep desert, stretching, we say that is one of the ancient Egypt. Now Abu usimbe Temple of tickets is 80 L.E., student card fare to 43.5 L.E., throughout Egypt is the most expensive attractions, but also is subject to Giza, the most worth visiting. Go to the temple, the first to see the four huge Rameses II mega block, like, people were standing in front of the four stone is especially small. However, one of the stone from the shoulder some of the above has been broken down to the ground, the other three fairly intact, to clearly see the great looks of Pharaoh Egypt. It is said that when the wind blows, the right first Rameses II Colossus will issue a variety of voice, magic, but the day I went to beautiful day, what sound could hear nothing.

Entering Abu usimbe temple gates into the eye is eight huge Rameses II World-post, it looks like the new Kingdom Pharaohs is a period of extreme narcissism maniac, he's great everywhere.

Temple Interior was engraved with the Pharaoh war relief murals, one of the most notable is his right hand, left hand grasped his ego and a group of prisoners of war hair for slashing of emboss, showing the greatest Pharaoh of ancient Egypt's achievements; in addition, the fresco also depicts the Pharaoh and the story of all gods, mostly RAM Francis II accept God's blessing and a gift to God that in return for paintings. Due to the remoteness, the frescoes of the surface of the wear of the more serious, but the screen is still vivid, colorful some faded away, but can still be felt in those beautiful multicolored frescoes. Comparison of darkness, the Temple of innermost placed at Rameses juxiang II, the Sun god Amun Ra, and Hawk God of the Sun God Jara suolahti (Hrakhty) and the creation of God Cape Taha (Ptah) four stone statue, but some serious damage. Abu usimbe Temple of the mysteries of ancient Egypt, is the use of the Earth at different times of the revolution and the rotation of the track, resulting in too sun angle, the architecture and astronomy and mathematics cleverly, make the Sunrise of the first ray of sunshine in a year Rameses II's birth (21 February) and accession to the throne (October 21) to radiation into the temple to the bottom of the 50 m deep, on other days the temple within darkness. This sophisticated design also enables the "SG" only irradiation at Rameses II juxiang, Amun Ra and Harald suolahti statue, they do not patronize regicideGod Cape Taha, it is the world's top architectural history. However, in 1972 the relocation of the Abu usimbe Temple, because the calculation error occurred, causing the God light appeared late day. Through large-scale computer access to data even as 3300 years ago the ancient Egypt's result precision, it was on the contemporary scientific and technological level of irony. Remember having read the world knowledge magazine article, the author describes in a cold desert winter, people sat in the Temple of Abu SIM Bay, awaiting the mysterious light suddenly when launched into the temple, for seeing this supernatural miracle is that wonderful feeling of description is always in my heart. Now although personally came to this but not see God, say that it is a pity. In the Temple of Abu SIM Bay also has a seat on the right side to Rameses II of my dear Nikos Phil Natalie and the scale of the construction of a temple, certainly better than Rameses II, my temples to small lot. In this temple, whether from statues and murals can be seen, Phil Natalie beautiful shadows and face, which the mural are mostly, Phil Natalie and designed for pleasure and love Khater goddess interactive scenarios, save more than the largest temple in good condition, especially some frescoes also maintained a pale color.

From Abu usimbe temple on the way back to Aswan over Filemon Temple even, high dam and the unfinished Obelisk.

Listen to some go after two attractions friend's advice, I didn't go to the High Dam, unfinished Obelisk of, as if many of the tourists with the cars did not go to the Office. I just went to the Temple of Filemon, bafile Temple is also due to the construction of the dam and moved to a small island. Our whole car tourists to 5 L.E. package per person in a boat on the island. ToFile Temple of student card tickets is L.E. 20 from several small temple combination, but damage is serious, almost no complete buildings, but the basic structure also, some of which were Greece Rome style. Especially the main temple of ISIS Temple murals still clearly visible, is worth visiting.

From Abu usimbe Temple back is the afternoon, back to the hotel please boss for help to 240 Yuan package the next day the Qom ombu Temple and the Temple of Luxor in Bradford to taxi.

Upon investigation, although this is not the lowest price, but also very reasonable. And then I started shopping for Aswan impression is good, very clean small cities, where the Nile water cleaner than in Cairo. While walking in the street regularly with Nubian up recruiting Felucca and cab business, but also quite civilized, but of course there as a tourist city, but better than zaike then went to a lot of Luxor is strong. In the evening, we visited the Nubian Museum, student fare is 20 L.E., inside of the exhibits is worth seeing.