Sunrise on
the Nile River
Our start
time today was 7:30a. We took a horse-drawn carriage to visit the Temple of
Horus, the most perfectly preserved of all the Nile Temples. Horus, also known
as Haroeris, was the falcon-headed solar war god. It was interesting but
we are getting a bit of "Temple Fatigue" - After the carriage ride
back we re-boarded had lunch and by then we were sailing to Kom Ombo.
Carriage
Ride
Temple of
Horus
We viewed
the quarries on each side of the river as we proceeded to Aswan.
We decided
we would forego the visit to the temple in Kom Ombo called the Temple of Sobek
and rest this afternoon. John might even be less tired than I am but we both
took a nap in the afternoon! After dinner we sailed into Aswan and we watched
that process take place including the docking. At 9:30p we saw a Nubian show,
we will visit a Nubian farm tomorrow along with other things.
Docking in
Aswan
Tonight after dinner we had Nubian Night. The Nubians were people who lost most of their land when the Dams were built. They moved of course. We had music and dancing and something that might have been comedy.
It was a
restful and quiet day. We spent part of the time in our cabin and part of our
time enjoying the sun deck. I tried to post the blog but the internet kept
dropping off. My phone works pretty well but keeps giving me a message that I
don't have a "plan" - which we set up before we left. I tried to call
the number they said to call but it said they will not accept a call from my
number. I guess we'll sort that out at home.
Nubian Night
Foods
Of note:
The temple we missed was the Temple of Sobek a temple for the crocodile-headed
god of fertility and creator of the world. The temple stands at a bend in the
Nile where, in ancient times, sacred crocodiles basked in the sun on the
riverbank. There are no crocks in the Nile River now, they are behind the dam.
I'm not sure how they know this but that is what we were told.
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