04 Jan-Aswan rafting on the Nile

04 January 20

Spring 04

Aswan drifting on the Nile

3 in the morning, the day is not yet lit waiter knocking at the urging of us wake up from a dream.

Hurry up, go downstairs to eat breakfast.

Riding on the street lamp lighting up to Abu usimbe car (car has 2

3 dependent on foreign couples and similar blocks, this car, you can block a dozen Gold Cup).

The car started, it was dark out. A section of road, stopped suddenly and drivers that are here waiting for the other set out with the tour bus, and police escort. Local government in order to protect the safety of tourists, the requirement of concentration, of vehicles together. A little later, the car started again. Van's headlights hit the ground in front of the illumination around. Continue along the bumpy to sleep.

It grew bright, open your eyes, through the left and right sides of the window to see the vast desert.

Desert sunrise has a cool feeling. Watching the sun slowly rises. At 9 o'clock the southernmost Egypt map. The entrance to the tourist attractions more concentrated, the toilet outside long team see bump the 6, 7 hours, it is hardly surprising that this picture will appear.

Through the portal but also along a rugged little rock road section, go to the Temple of Abu SIM Bay.

It is toward the nearby Lake Nasser.

Ancient Egypt's new Kingdom nineteenth dynasty Rameses II built in bits.

Located in the temple, four tall Rameses statue ever remind people God conferred on him by divine right. 3000 years ago by the time the building looks like today is fleeting.

Enter the temple visible within four walls and a huge stone pillars are carved Rameses II body portrait of a heroic fight is never recorded in these walls.

For thousands of years later, we continue to be amazed at the great picture at the battlefield and the distinguished merit of attack.

Come inside the dark caves, you will see the four statue, the God of the netherworld, the Sun God Rameses II and the God of the sky.

The magic is in a deep cave. In each of 20 February and October 20, the Sun will pass through three-door and 60 metres of corridors, and exposure to the right of the three statues on up to 20 minutes, the leftmost regicide of God never hide in the darkness. Three thousand years ago the construction of this when you leave, once again let the magic of ancient Egypt who we sigh of architecture and astronomy.

This building not far from parallel build his wife NAFI Natalie Temple.

NAFI Natalie from Rameses II 21 wife and several thousand feizi stand out, is famous in the history of Egypt. Although the murals have damaged, but after the restoration of the statue still can see her unique beauty and style.

At Rameses II's 25 years, her at the age of 46. illness

Only left behind these portraits, become our eternal shipping today.

In order to avoid the Nile water inundation, 1963 Egypt Government with the help of the United Nations, the temple cut into a thousand pieces, the whole building then pan 200 m, 60 m bagao, in today's location.

It faced with Nasser Lake, the back against the blue sky, quiet located here.

Wearing a robe and Arabs, armed with his life, watched the gates of Egypt.

Abul sinto Bay-Egypt Nile at the end of the line of beauty.

A turning point in our journey. At this point and from here continue our journey up North.

A very hot afternoon in the car, the car was out of the desert sun roasting.

We argued for this phenomenon, whether it is seemingly a lake sea stung Mirage, or the rise of desert hot rolling smoke shaped scene. Nature of the changes will always make people shrouded in mystery, the desert's charm lies this! it's no wonder that the Arab Labour LUN, for it.

Afternoon return to the hotel.

Find shop boss wanted him to recommend the Luxor Hotel and here first prepaid 2 nights/60 El all. lbs. (Because the taste that brings out the hotel. But then, it seems that it is not wise. ）

Pack your luggage, go straight to the boat pier.

Finally we set foot on to Qom ombu Buddha Roca.

Buddha Roca have white large sail, the ship is moving forward by the wind, no engine.

Big ship plate is our luggage in the warehouse, and we just lying on the deck and enjoy the blue sky and the Nile.

Buddha Rocca a very romantic names, plus the Nile water, that is a story of Egypt.

Boats quietly floating, reach out to touch the Nile water, lying is the endless sky.

Slowly the blue sky and yellow of the sun rays in the end of the Nile. Close your eyes and can hear the cries of birds, sometimes with the Islamic prayer of man wanders over.

In the evening boat was not cross, we rely on.

Shipowners said to go to see his friends, we went with him, that's a mud brick huts, bright paints the monotone, simple rooms with vivid. His family is divided into several generations living in the cottage. In the 1960s, with the construction of the Aswan Dam in Egypt Government a ordered, hundreds of slaves his wordly their generation graves and Temple. Start the helpless wandering life. We came to the hut lively. 5, 6-year-old boy with his eyes toward us. They do not fear health, fun and our photo. Shutting out the bag of candy, distributed to them. The children are happy, smiling.

Back to the ship after the chat, water-bed rest day to be.

We would like to sleep on Buddha Roca.

Just poetic this suffice, the ship's night or very cold.

I put on all the clothes, affix prepared warm baby. Wrapped in a blanket, night or was woken up several times. Shipowners are still the bow and the guardian for us.

For them, the Buddha Roca have become their home; wind drift is their way of life.

On the day of the trip cost

List:

19.5LE/each Abu usimbe tickets------prepaid 60LE/Luox room rate per person

Tips:

In the boat for the night, you really enjoy this romantic, but Fluca "eat and drink of Lazarus" is also a big problem.

We had to regularly pull in, in the grass to solve this embarrassing problem. In addition to stay overnight on the boat or to prepare written clothing.