Visit  to the dam of Aswan  It supports  the Electricity for the country.There is a lot of security. Imagine  a bomb blast . Whole Egypt would drown

 the surface for agriculture grew same time.behind the dam.

The land aside the nile is very fertile. Green land and when  u watch a bit further u see  the yellow colour of the desert.

Next stop a granite mine with the 42 meter long unfinished obelisk This one was left behind coz of a crack.

Then a visit  to the temple of Filae domain of the goddess  Isis. Tx to Unesco we can  admire this beautiful complex. Special  thing  is that the temple had  been moved  150 meter tot  the island Aegilka .

In the afternoon  we sailed with  a feloek to an island Ont the way to it we saw a lot of birds.

Ohh i forgot 

We visit also the Nubiers they live in a special way.they are  as dark  as negros but the face  is very european  …handsome ppl  and  awesome  beautiful kids. Pic on earlier entry

And the camels are walking freely there ..u have  to watch out for ur Shoes…(shit)

|Friday the BIG DAY 

Abu Simbel

Wake up call 3.15 ...Quick shower and  a cup of tea. Into to bus for a  2,5 hrs  ride.

Our Guide Amir was super  Coz of him ( the early wake up) we could see the Abu Simbel without any tourist.

Tx to Unesco these temples are saved from the flood coz  of the dam construction.

Stone by Stone  it was taken to the top of the rock  In which the temples were replaced.

The entrance is guarded  by 4 enormous statues which representing  Ramses II With  the lil temple of Hathor  on the right site.

The negative was that we could not take pics  inside.

Its same as in museum in Cairo. NO PICS allowed.

 

And  Thursday  16 i had my birthday there on the Nile cruiser.

After dinner.the employes stood together in front of the counter and made crazy music and  sang

And then the manager came to my table  and i had to dance with him in front of the whole  restaurant..After the Happy Birthday song, cake time..yahoooooooooo.

So  this time  it was not the traditional birthday  but one with a special fragrance.

 Sunday morning  back to Cairo  and Brussels.

One hour flight  from CAiro to Luxor.

The m/s Al Nabilatan cruise boat was waiting for us. The cabins were same as in a hotel. Nice beds  TV ( why they have tv in the room ?? Its National Geographic outside on the deck 24 hrs) and  a  bathroom  Not that big but comfortable.

The visits

Thebe  the World  of the death .We visited the kings and queens valley .Even now workers are there checking the sand and stones for more hidden treasures.

The  most  remarkable monument of the Egyptian architecture is the temple of Queen Hatsjepoetin in Deir El Bahari..complete chopped out of the mountain.Can u imagine ?

The temple is dedicated to Hathor the goddess of joy and love.

Impressive a joy for the eye.

Colossuses of Memnon  presenting King Amenofis III aside his biggest deadtemple.

 

Tired but fullfilled we enjoyed our lunch. Eventough Egypt is Muslim country we enjoyed a fresh beer. Brand named Sakara --Sakara Beer is only available in one version, which is Sakara Gold. It is well known for its large can.
Alcohol content: 4.0 %
Bitterness: 18 EBU
Height: Bottle 282 mm, Can 170

 

Ohhh Forgot to mention….we had chicken,,,rice….vegetables..and a wonderful desert.

 

In the afternoon

The temple of Karnak  existing from three parts. The large temple of Amon  thats linked with  the temple of Moet  by a sfinx galery en the  Sanctum of Montoe.

 

Late in the evening  our cruiser sailes to Esna Edfoe and Kom Ombo.

 

In Edfoe we vist a temple 3 centry  BC. A masterpiece of Ptolemaisch  architecture.

We sail for Com Ombo and visit the temple  dedicated to 2 gods  Fertility God Sobek wth  the crocodile head and the left part  is of the God of war Haroeris.

 

 We sail to AswanThe Capital of Egyptian Nubie

 

This  is  a cute  lil boy in Nubie

U can see temples and pyramids on my foto album

 

I made  it Wolf.......Tx to u

To be continued..................

 

 

Friday  we flew  with Egyptair  to Cairo.A 4 hrs flight.

First step on the  Egyptian ground felt awesome...warm  and  a strange fragrance.

 

Saterday we visited Memfis the ruines of the capital of the Old  Egypt. The albast  sfinx with a weight of 80 tons protecting  Ramses II colossus.

Sakkarah the most visited necropole  from Egypt.

King Djoser was  the fist  king  who ordered to make  a stairs pyramid and Imhotep was de architect.

and then  the  well known 3 pyramids of Gizeh  Kheops Khefren and  Mykerinos.

these  3 are protected by the sfinx the impressive statue  from a lion  with a human head.

The  Museum of Cairo .

No pics allowed..But  as we all know  the mask of Tutanchamon. Breathtaking 11 kg of gold.

We stayed  2 hrs.inside...2 hrs.of  ohhhhhhhhhhh  and aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.

u dont believe ur own eyes.This it EGYPT  at his best.

 

Late in the afternoon  we visit the Citadel ....a fort made by Saladin. Inside the fort the Mosque of Mohamed  Ali...( Not the box  guy    Plzzzzzzzzz..) lol

and late  in the evening  we  took  the plane  to Luxor..

Ready  for the  Nile cruise...

to be continued..................snoring on the Nile...............

 

 

 

Im ready to meet  the mummies of Egypt.

 

we fly friday  to Cairo.....3 days in  the  largest city of  Africa.

then a flight to Luxor  ...where we go on board  of a Nile cruiser for 7 days.

So 

My  dear space friends    CU  after   october 21  ..Yahooooooooooooo Here i gooooooooo