Space-time interleaving trip-I in Egypt 18 days (D5)

9/25/Aswan

Looking for sunken Pearl

4: 30 in the morning is a rapid knock on waking, Domingo uncle went on to say "breakfast", I was not too sober mind be confused confusion, when Egypt people to eat up so early? then understand what he was thinking that I want to get off at Luxor, so to call me ahead of time.

Then continue their heads sleep for a while, get up when found stiff neck, head can only turn to the left, slightly to the right point of pain. Eating a big breakfast, Aswan is 8 points.

I didn't buy the guide book like LP, just prior to check in online, so some information is not decided in advance to which hotel accommodation.

Outbound didn't go after experiencing a la business person to talk to him. The hotel is called Queen N. Hotel, room was good, with air conditioning, refrigerator, and independent bathroom single room 30LE, decided to stay. Settle down after he was the man pulled on the next two days. Because from Aswan to Luxor in a section I want to ride the wind sailing Felluca, prior also heard that fit by boat can be difficult, so I tend to find a travel agency. Then you come to the negotiating process, I want to travel to tell him that his offer to me. Finalize itineraries are: Aswan Dam (High Dam), bafile Temple (Philae Temple), Botanical Garden (Botanical Gardens), aircraft and from Abu usimbe Temple (Abu Simbel Temple), from Aswan to Kom Ombu section of the Nile on two days and two nights, and from felluca Kom Ombu ride through Edfu to Luxor, he held, finally to 126USD 220USD deal. I know it's not a very cheap price, but it is my level of bargaining should be improved, feel almost. Back to the company account, they must think I made a leg because I patiently let them put detailed on the invoice and payment of travel and what is not included in the package what wrote a very long string. :-P

1 pm-the travel company of the CMB on time to meet me at the car hotel is air-conditioned cars, people sit not crowded, so on the company's first impression is also good.

About 20 minutes by car to the Aswan Dam. I want the dam in the world are growing almost look, therefore, the original doesn't intend to come to visit, but since there is such a trip, the ticket is not expensive, take a look at it anyway, after all, in our three Gorges Dam was built, this is the world's largest dams. Standing at the dam, to the South is up to 800 kilometres of Nasser Lake, dam was built, flooded the local Nubian homes, also covered the many monuments such as the temple, only to leave this quiet lake. But here it is not an Arcadian u love, plus the time it was a day in the heat of the moment, but let us have a good insight about Egypt south of the tropics.

Next stop is the Temple of Filemon I to Aswan's main destinations, on her longing for one is due to previous online to see a photo, because her worship of the goddess Isis legends.

Goddess Isis was Egypt is one of the most important God, known as earth mother and baby's patron saint. When Isis husband Osiris was killed by his brother, his brother Set to prevent his resurrection, his body was mutilated 14 blocks, respectively in Egypt, Isis love's view, grueling hard, stepping over Egypt all the local bodies of the husband here, the Sun God is touched by the Isis prayer, make Osiris resurrection for some time and became Osiris, Isis also during pregnancy, giving birth to the Eagle God Horus. People in order to commemorate this great love, Osiris was hidden by the skull bafile Island built the temple. It is said that the then Filemon island scenery beautiful, known as the "Pearl" of Egypt, but unfortunately this beautiful little island of destiny was very bumpy. In 1899 the first time in Egypt the Aswan Dam was built, the Nile water level rise the bafile Temple most swallowed in the Shui, visitors can tour the ship by glass. 60 years to build the Aswan High Dam, water level II going again, bafile island is all into the river bottom, fortunately Temple in UNESCO, with the help of the migration. The whole project is very vast, sank in the partially built around the Temple of a stone embankment, the water pump, then splitting the temple into a block, a 45,000 number is then in position to reassemble.

We take a boat to visit the sanctuary, fast forward's boat in deep Blue Nile splashing waves white wind blowing into the breeze make you feel relaxed.

Along the way, you can see many rocks and islets staggered float on water, the Guide pointed to a Department could see nothing of distant water, said the former bafile island is located. Boat lines soon, saw and elegant bafile Temple in water, sky, shrines, and ripple of the Nile, Yes, this is the site has made me a stunning picture. "Egypt's Pearl" has forever sinking Creek bottom, but the shrine itself are the Nile on a Pearl.

Later the temple on the island to the entrance, left and right sides each have a long long column column Hall, high roof sculpture with a long a cow ears woman face, thought that is Isis I, the Guide knew is Horus's wife, the goddess of Tolle.

Because long immersion in water, so here's more faded murals, column-column Hall of the top half of it has been damaged, and the Sun through the surviving roof ramp inclined to take down the lights and shadows of the musicalness of bosses on the wall frescoes brought a unique and mysterious atmosphere.

The roof down on the inside of the temple are kept intact, but the resulting lighting is insufficient, to not be well watching their picture.

Guide to carefully explain the mural, also especially put us to the one painted crucifix, told us this is a Christian time of the invasion of the Temple in a small church. But I still think Filemon Temple of external more attractive, in the main hall of the River,There is a small temple with Greece, through its hollow stone pillar Hall, you can see behind the horizon to view long reluctant to leave.

Back to the hotel is only 5 points, Sun still very bright, a little rest before going out.

First in the market for a ring, bought point tomato vitamin C. Turn left along the Nile, the atmosphere here is very good, I stand by the River, listening to the Bush birds of players to see the sunset in the other side a little fall, perhaps it is this feeling of leisure, Aswan in my heart to stay very good impression. 8 p.m. received a travel company phone, as early as 9: 30 pick me flying to Abu usimbe (Abu Simbel), tomorrow – and is looking forward to the day.