Day 6. Edfu to Aswan

We woke in the beautiful city of Aswan (translated swan and swan translated to Bazaar. We took a boat over to the Temple of Philae which was to honor Isis. This temple is consider the end of the Egyptian border. It was to protect from the Nubians and Syrians. This temple had been swallowed by the floods for 70 years. The British built a dam but it was not high enough so the Russians added more to the height. It was painstakingly taken apart a boulder at a time and relocated to the Island of Philae. It also had been damaged (chiseled) by the Christians and Muslims.
Next we went to a glassblowing and essence shop. They sell to the big names in perfumes, Dior, Givenchy and Chanel. Later in the day came the falucca ride. It was perfect with just the right mount of wind to catch our sail for a relaxing ride on the Nile.
One more stop was to the spice shop. What a room!!! Full of spices, tea, old and new. It was pretty amazing. Tomorrow we leave the shop for a night in a local hotel before going back to Cairo. So very thankful for the beautiful weather we have been having, thankful for our wonderful tour guide and thankful I did not bring a suitcase(I would have over shopped for sure)! HahahahRead more