Got to Aswan about 9am and headed out to the temple of Philea - a temple dedicated to Isis. This is on an island in the middle of Nile - a massive structure that had to be moved with the building of the Aswan dam. The move, stone by stone, took nearly 10 years.
Free afternoon, where we caught up on bits & pieces before having dinner with a local Nubian family on Elephantine Island. This island in the middle of the Nile is only settled by Nubians, about 600 of them. Excellent evening and dinner but the highlight of the night was celebrating one of our company’s birthday in a traditional manner with the family. And all the 504s - they are everywhere!Read more
EgyptJazīrat Shāsh24°2’4” N 32°53’8” E
EgyptJazīrat Shāsh24°2’4” N 32°53’8” E