Egypt 2

As promised today I will tell more of our trip to Egypt in 1997.
WE flew from London to the city of Luxor, and boarded a bus which transported us south along the banks of the river Nile to the town of Edfu, where after a visit to the temple, which is famous for the large number of mummified crocodiles we arrived at the ship which was to be our home for the next week.
We sailed south from Edfu, marveling at the scenery but soon it was time for a superb meal. While we were eating we were told by our waiter that the upper deck of the ship was a comfortable bar area and if we were to sit there that evening he would promise that it would be worth it. He was not wrong for we were amazed to see that in the sky was the great comet Hale-Bopp, this could be seen from home but in the clear skies of Egypt it was absolutely spectacular.
The next day we visited the town of Kom ombo and visited one of the most complete temples left in all of Egypt,one thing that impressed me was a carving on the temple wall showing the instruments used by surgeons, many of which, still in use today were shown in a carving over 4000 years old.

the third day was spent at an island called Filae, which was where the kings and queens of ancient Egypt had a palace, and one of the highlights of the day was a trip by Felucca(a small sailing boat) to see a sound and light show telling the ancient legend of the Gods Seth and Osisris.
On now to the city of Aswan and a visit to the High Dam, built to harness the water of the Nile which provides clean electricity for most of the country.

Now it was time to sail north through the great lock at Esna and to the City of Luxor
on the opposite side of the river from the city is the Jewel of the Nile the Valley of the Kings. We spent the morning visiting this famous valley and explored the tombs of many kings including Tutankhamun and Ramases. After a visit to the temple of pharaoh Hatshepsut, notable for the fact that this "King " ruled for many years and it was only at the time of his death that it was discovered that "He" was a woman.

The last 36 hours were spent in the city of Luxor where there are many temples and museums to visit as well as shops selling jewelry and souvenirs.

This was a memorable holiday which I would like to repeat as I believe that it would take many visits to see all that Egypt has to offer.