Coptic Churches
The remains of a colorful, Byzantine-style coptic church in the terrace with the tombs of the nobles
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Cruise ships often anchor seven or eight deep, and you’d have to walk through the other ships to get to shore
Read MoreQubbat al-Hawa
On the west bank of the Nile, in the bluff overlooking the river is a necropollis for the nobles of Aswan. The cliffside — known as the Qubbat el-Hawa — is honeycombed with tombs from various periods
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One of the things you have to do in Egypt is ride camels — if you don’t have pictures of yourself on a camel, people might not believe you had visited Egypt at all!
Read MoreDome of the Winds
A small stone pavillion on the way to the Tombs of the Nobles
Read MoreElephantine Island
Named for the black rocks shaped (somewhat) like elephants, Elephantine Island lies opposite the corniche in Aswan.
Read MoreMonastery of St Simeon
Temple of Kom Ombo
Middle Egypt
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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