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Tuesday - May 25, 2004
No wake-up call!
Temperature constantly rising.
In the early morning, while we were still asleep, we left Aswan for Esna. The whole morning we enjoyed the sweet idleness on the sundeck, observed the passing-by landscape, playing Boccia, etc.
In between the relaxing and idleness, we filled our stomaches with a splendid lunch.
At around 2 p.m. we arrived in Esna to visit the Khnum Temple. This temple dedicated to Khnum once stood near the village of Esna, but only the hypostyle hall remains today.
NB: Khnum: resembling a human with a rams head, he was worshipped in Hypselis, Esna, Antinoe and Elephantine.
After our return we left for Luxor, where we passed the Lock of Esna. While waiting to pass the lock, our ship got surrounded by hawkers in fisherboats, trying to sell us their stuff (towels, galabeas, scarfs, etc.). How does this work? Well, the hawkers throw their goods (whatever they think you might need/want) up to the sundeck, where you can have a look at it. If you like it, you throw the money down (preferably wrapped into plastic); if you don't like it, you throw back the goods. It's really a fascinating spectacle :-)
In the afternoon our tour guide informed us on today's Egypt and its people.
The evening was again a motto-evening, this time Candle Light Dinner. Very romantic...
We spent the night in Luxor.
Khnum Temple
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Lock of Esna
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