There were four stops on the last day in Aswan.
Philae temple
The main god, Ra, had four children: Osirus, Isis, Set, and the other one. Osirus and Isis were married, but Set loves Isis. Set decided to kill Osirus. To do this, he tricked Osirus into getting inside a coffin. When Osirus was in the coffin, Set through it into the Nile. Isis found Osirus and he didn't die. They lived at the Philae temple on an island and had Horace. Then, Set chopped up Osirus' body and spread him through the land of Egypt, so he wouldn't be able to be properly mummified and come back. Isis asked Ra for wings so she could fly around Egypt. She put his body back together, but Osirus wouldn't come back. He didn't like Earth and his brother, so he stayed dead and became the god of the afterlife.
The best part of the temple was the views and such, it was beautiful, and it was a really nice day, not too hot.
High Dam
In more recent history, the British built a dam in Egypt because they wanted Egyptian cotton year-round, not just during flood season. Now it's a big source of electricity.
The Botanical Island
The Botanical Island is really big, and was established in the 1800s.
Nubian Village
The last stop was to the Nubian village. I saw and held crocodiles and got a henna tattoo.
And that concludes the touristy destinations.
Philae temple
The main god, Ra, had four children: Osirus, Isis, Set, and the other one. Osirus and Isis were married, but Set loves Isis. Set decided to kill Osirus. To do this, he tricked Osirus into getting inside a coffin. When Osirus was in the coffin, Set through it into the Nile. Isis found Osirus and he didn't die. They lived at the Philae temple on an island and had Horace. Then, Set chopped up Osirus' body and spread him through the land of Egypt, so he wouldn't be able to be properly mummified and come back. Isis asked Ra for wings so she could fly around Egypt. She put his body back together, but Osirus wouldn't come back. He didn't like Earth and his brother, so he stayed dead and became the god of the afterlife.
The best part of the temple was the views and such, it was beautiful, and it was a really nice day, not too hot.
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| A thing and the Nile. |
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| A hall that was built when the Romans occupied it. It's kind of like a foyer area. |
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| An altar because Christians just need to pee on all their territory. |
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| Cute Corie and the Nile. |
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| Old graffiti. "Brehm 1854" |
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| It looks like a woodland creature. |
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| At this temple there were all kinds of tunnels and maze-type things around and it was fun to explore. this was taken in a tunnel looking out into the Nile. |
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| Signature pose. |
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| Smoking kills the moment. |
High Dam
In more recent history, the British built a dam in Egypt because they wanted Egyptian cotton year-round, not just during flood season. Now it's a big source of electricity.
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| The Nile view from the top of the dam. |
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| Cute Corie's Pocahontas moment. |
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| Mr. Electricidad |
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| Cute Corie and the symbol of friendship between Egypt and the Soviet Union. |
The Botanical Island
The Botanical Island is really big, and was established in the 1800s.
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| The gate to the botanical garden. It was pretty much all trees. |
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| California represent |
Nubian Village
The last stop was to the Nubian village. I saw and held crocodiles and got a henna tattoo.
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| Crocodiles |
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| From the Nubian village towards the Nile. |
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| Looks like I'm smiling, but really I'm freaking out because it was moving and breathing and I'm a big chicken. (These people all wanted to hold the crocodile and didn't give me my spotlight. I apologize for the fact that the guy fixing his glasses looks like he's flipping you off.) |
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| My henna tattoo. (It's almost gone now.) |
And that concludes the touristy destinations.
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