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Monday - May 24, 2004
Wake-up call at 3:15 a.m.
The morning (till noon) was dedicated to the facultative trip to Abu Simbel. You can reach Abu Simbel either by bus or by plane. We voted for the bus: firstly because it is much cheaper and secondly, the journey down to Abu Simbel leads through the desert, which is an adventure itself.
The rock temple of Ramses II is among the grandest monuments of Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile in southern Egypt, in a desert area 270km south of Aswan.
Filled with great memories, we headed back to the ship, where we had lunch.
In the afternoon we sailed with a felucca (sail boat) to Kitchener Island in order to visit the Botanical Garden there - a green oasis in the middle of the Nile.
This evening was themed "Galabea". The crew and most of the passengers wore the traditional Egyptian clothes, the Galabea.
Later in the evening we again visited the bazaar in Aswan :-)
Once again we spent the night in Aswan.
Abu Simbel
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Botanical Garden
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