Space-time interleaving journey — I'm in Egypt 18 days (D9)

September 29, Kom Ombu – Luxor Luxor

Temple, see Temple

5 a.m. many woke up, after wash ashore a cup of hot tea, Mohamed cooked feeling comfortable, really a bit suspect you fall in love with these "I toil, sunset and the interest" of life.

Wait until we all get up shortly after departure, in fact, last night, stop by the place of destination in the US is already very near Kom Ombu, sure enough, after sailing for half an hour, I saw not far away from high ground of Kom Ombu Temple.

Francis took out his Egypt map, so that everyone in Aswan to Kom Ombu section of the Nile River edge signature, also on our ship's name — Envadours.

We ship 10 people, from different places, after two days of easily coexistence, already had a very warm feeling. Two girls in Switzerland will continue to their four-month journey across Africa; Francis and his wife, J and I visit in Luxor will own a day or two to Cairo, Alexandria and Hurghada; Franco couples stay at Luxor, one week and then decide. The road ahead is different, then life would no longer have any intersection, but two days in the same boat on the Nile to, I believe no one will forget it. Taha captain took out a book let us write a message, I am a Chinese, perhaps one day my family or friends will sit on the same vessel, see my write words?

Good-bye, photo, hug ...

All about farewell ceremony is almost completed, our ship has been stopped in a river. This is not a formal dock, along the narrow strip ashore of the boat, climb up a steep slope, on carrying large packages, and not good to go, but I was only one small backpack's sake go fastest. Looking back, the other a few positive to master hands plug tips. Secretly called is not good, as if they had a back to Earth again.

Taha Captain accompany we walked to the walls of Kom Ombu Temple, because travel to pick our car hasn't arrived yet, so he let our advanced Temple Tour, he'll be there to help us look backpack.

Switzerland also said that girls for two days the temple see much, this is not entered.

With regard to Egypt, we her initial and most aware of are the pyramids and Sphinx, here you will find that the temple is the real Egypt tourist industry.

At the foot of the pyramid temples, unpretentious river water in the Nile vertical bafile Temple, Abu usimbe magnificent temple of size, each with its own distinctive style, today to visit the Edfu Temple of Kom Ombu and wants to come should never let me down.

Kom Ombu Temple was built in a small slope, entered the gate, see vestibular side of circular stone pillar, are only a short section, the above part already since then, they will not be able to know the original height.

Pole-mounted sculpture with very fine pattern, but more importantly the above color remains very bright, cannot help but think that these columns intact is spectacular.

This temple is most different is its dedicated to two gods: the Eagle God Horus and the Crocodile-God, so using a symmetric structure.

Unfortunately, because in the past this has often been flooded flooding of the Nile, weathering damage seriously, exterior wall collapse over the remainder of the roof also, existing mainly to post and beam structure such as room, feeling the whole temple is an open space. Interior wall paintings preserved on the Emboss is good, there are Creole Petra and her father, Ptolemy XIII with respect to the gods for the pattern. "After" Although Egypt gaudily fame, but in Egypt left "relics", this is one of them.

I went through a heavy door to go inside the temple, imagine the original here should have a lot of small temple hall into.

Because the actual building of limited, see complete seat temple only took less than an hour. Get off at the Discovery Institute has a small room at the door, there stood two crocodile Mummy, remembered in Egypt Museum has seen the cat mummy in ancient Egypt, it seems that people would really is equal to the sentient.

After visiting the shrine, then our minibuses have come, but the drivers are not in, dry and so on for over an hour, the Sun, temperatures rise, we have gradually grew up.

Later it is because the collection set out with some coaches and ensure by a policeman. Just wait for the car, the last time and say goodbye to the old master, by the way the tips are also given him the way he really is a special care of me, I really appreciate him.

Motors for nearly an hour to Edfu, the town looks better than many Kom Ombu to busy, here's the sanctuary also save more complete, it is said that because of the completion of the temple by the Romans soon to rule and to close, so although there have been many years, 2200 still retains its original base.

The temple is a tall fence, wall of large Emboss all about God Horus of the Eagle. Edfu Temple worship of the God Horus is Eagle, so everywhere described his battle with Uncle Sat. Revenge for his father Osiris frescoes. (Sat and Osiris story as described in the preceding D5) Horus is in and Sat in the war was blind in one eye and the eye of Horus also become Egypt people in the eyes of mythical, decorated in various buildings and household utensils.

Exterior entrance stand two superior Black Hawk God statue, about two meters high, is the entire block of granite carvings, beautiful lines, very vivid.

But it is said that the second entry in that respect is "Egypt's most beautiful Eagle God", though it seems to me that in the previous two similar, probably because more than one Crown of the head, a little more powerful.

Save this old house fairly well, from the exterior wall, vestibule to the column column Hall, edge Office, or even the innermost shrine, the structure remains very clearly, the roofing also still.

In order to prevent the bird nest in this mission, the entire column-column Hall with net covering, but it is usuallyLike the smell of the room is not very pleasing. Too complete roof plus net, the light was very Dim, many wall paintings are not clear, let me begin to cherish the dilapidated Temple of Kom Ombu. The main hall on either side of the small temple also another channel, although most closed, but still can see the temple complex structure, hierarchy. To have the book before you see, that is where the original components of the Nile in the basement, Pharaoh let the person on the inside of a pillar on the indicator to measure the water level, and to high or low water levels to determine the amount of that tax. Unfortunately I couldn't find this legendary basement, estimation is a locked cabin.

Out of the big house and came to the opposite a small site, saw no special place.

Preparing to leave, but being a tourist police stopped, he told me this is built for baby Horus temple, also greeted me with his little behind the temple, where the birth and his mother Horus Isis the goddess gave him breastfeeding murals.

Back to the car and found the driver Dora to four passengers, the car was very crowded.

Although the wind after driving, it is hot, the window is not, nor is it. All the way to the crowded and hot cars to Luxor is everyone is tired. We must stand for a few individuals formally broke up, their busy luggage, drivers and the four passengers had a dispute, the original is several sit fighter car guy. The fundamental drivers will not be in English, so it took us for help, we all have a tacit understanding and ignored him, who asked him to make the outside block, and we get so bad?

I and a couple of Franco is the same hotel: Windsor Hotel, check in time travel company who've been there, then it is poured out on the trip after two days, in fact, have been included in our package of bought in Aswan.

Of course he's main purpose is to recommend some additional arrangements, after leaving the Luxor to Hurghada travel, we are all tired, fatigued. I am only interested in him can help me to do an international student card (65LE), native is native to me how early did not think it can be bought with money, see Franco couples are 30-something, but all the way to buy a half-price tickets for students. Hurry up and give him a passport and a photograph, some good 7 p.m. give me the student card, and then turn to a detailed itinerary.

The room was busy laundry tub, although only in the ship for two days, but it also really dirty, it seems awfully bare essentials of life completely and only occasionally.

5 p.m. to go surfing, go very far to find an Internet Cafe, see Aswan to home message is returned to the new write letter also made not to go out, it's been nothing more than half an hour, very depressed.

Hurried back to the hotel, 7 points for a long time to travel agencies.

He took my student ID, Khoa my photo edges, also invited to dinner, pop-up ad. Too beautiful eyes + boring male guide + obviously insincere-this person has all the characteristics of which I hate, so that already eating, sleeping on the floor.

This hotel is known as the Samsung, I live in Egypt's most luxurious, just air conditioning ROAR and Aswan's small hotel has gone.

Fortunately, today it is too too full or too tired, so I spread the weary heavens spent to Egypt after the most RESTful nights.