Day: February 12, 2003

Temple of Kom Ombo

February 12, 2003.Reading time 5 minutes.

Just a short drive from Aswan, the Temple of Kom Ombo is decidated to Haroeris and Sobek — a strange, mirror-image temple that has two halls, two sanctuaries, and is dedicated to two different gods

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Middle Egypt

February 12, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Since we didn’t have a cruise on our trip we travelled between Aswan and Luxor by convoy, carefully monitored and they send tourists along with many tourist police to Kom Ombo and Edfu

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Convoy to Kom Ombo

February 12, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Our convoy was a long line of cars, busses, taxis, and police vehicles. We met at 7am and headed off to the temples. It was a little odd to have armed guards along with us.

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Temple of Edfu

February 12, 2003.Reading time 5 minutes.

Edfu is about halfway between Luxor and Aswan. The temple here is dedicated to Horus, and is the most complete temple in Egypt. It is a greco-roman temple, begun by Ptolemy III in 237 BCE

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Sound and Light Shows

February 12, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Into every vacation must fall a little Tourist Stuff, and the Sound and Light shows at some of the major sites definitely fits the bill.

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