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Sunday - May 23, 2004
Wake-up call at 6:00 a.m.
We drove by bus first to the Aswan High Dam. The great dam, called the Sadd el Ali, is 3.6km long and 111m high.
After that we visited the Granite Querries and The Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan.
We carried on by bus and boat to the Agilika Island to visit the Philae Temple of Isis.
NB: Isis: the mother of Horus and sister and consort of Osiris was worshipped at Philae. Associated with Astarte, Hathor, Nut and Sothis, she was later worshipped over the entire Roman Empire.
We ended our extensive morning excursion in a perfumery, where we could buy essences and blends of flowers, as well as spice scents.
We returned back to the ship, where we had lunch.
In the afternoon we took part in a facultative trip to a traditional Nubian Village. The Nubian people are a minority in Egypt, who settled down in the borderland to the Sudan and have their own language (but no written language) and traditions.
In the evening Oli and I skipped the program that was again organised by the crew and visited instead the lively and colourful bazaar in Aswan, which is supposed to be the most picturesque in Egypt. Had lots of fun bargaining and shopping.
We spent the night again in Aswan.
Aswan High Dam
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The Unfinished Obelisk
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Philae Temple of Isis
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Nubian Village
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Aswan
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