December 18 - we set our alarm for 6am as we only had from 7-8:30am to see the Kom Ombo Temple. We happened to go ashore the same time as an American family and were invited to join them and their guide to the temple. Ahmed was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and he managed to fill the time with loads of info and history. We joined them again downriver at Edfu to see the Temple of Horus. We took a very rickety horse-drawn carriage to the temple and had a lesson on reading hieroglyphics. Back on the boat for tea and lots more discussion with Ahmed, followed by a very necessary nap (one needs to digest this much info). A very interesting day - and dinner was as excellent as the night before.
Here is the info on Kom Ombo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Kom_Ombo
And a great photo site - http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=kom+ombo+temple&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=W_s1S8bHA4Oy4QaZpr2qCA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CB4QsAQwAw
This is the info on Edfu Temple - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edfu
And again, a great photo site - http://images.google.com/images?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&q=edfu+temple+egypt&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=Kfw1S6i7DpOA4Qbwp6mqCA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CCkQsAQwBA
To be continued . . .
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