As Ron explained we took a van from Aswan to Luxor. After arriving & resting, we took a carriage ride through the town of Luxor.
You can’t see the rest of us in the carriage – I think the horse was a bit exhausted pulling the 5 of us, Mina & the driver. The town had some Christmas lights & Justin & Amanda had fun driving the horse.
There is so much to share about the sites we saw….but the most interesting thing about Philae Temple (besides the amazing detailed carvings, the statues & the size) was that before the High Dam was built, it was underwater & they moved it, piece by piece, to higher land – imagine putting the below picture together like a jig saw puzzle….
Since building the High Dam, Egypt can supply power to all of Egypt – pretty impressive!
The Quarry was really neat & the kids loved climbing on the rocks!!!
Evening Felucca tour. The view was amazing & the ride was very relaxing – our own little paradise!
Praise the Lord, we are off the train & in a calmer clean environment!!! The scenery in Aswan was beautiful! In this part of Egypt, they get rain about once every five years. After showering, we headed to a Nubian Village to have lunch at a local families house & then to visit their school. I was a bit nervous to eat at the home but was reassured the food was safe – and after tasting it, I can say that it was very delicious!!!!!
Interesting sites we saw heading to the school……
The children were not in class at the time we visited but one of the Nubian teachers was more than happy to teach us a few things!
In the morning, we headed to the Museum. Our guide, Mina, told us that to see & learn about everything in the museum, we would need about 3 weeks since there is so much history in there – we opted for the 2 hour tour!!! I am not a history buff but I have to admit, we saw some pretty neat stuff & learned a lot. It is amazing to experience a piece of the history in Egypt & to hear a brief description of the main events that took place. The kids were really excited to see the mummies but after going through a room of about 12 mummies, Justin & Amanda decided to stay with Mina while we toured another room full of mummies.
Next, we headed to the Coptic Christian Church & the Muslim Mosque. Again, the history & detailed art work was amazing.
The evening we went to the market to shop – it was crazy! The vendors are very persistent, the alley was narrow, stray cats came out of nowhere & the smell of smoke was everywhere – I actually prefer China markets, & that’s saying a lot!!
