Aswan
Our Nile Cruise came to a close in Aswan, after visiting the Aswan Dam, Philae Temple, an unfinished obelisk and a Nubian village where we got to hold a baby crocodile.
Hey, this is in draft right now because I'm just trying to clear out the backlog. photos are up, along with some notes, but no guarantees where the links go.
Crossed British dam.
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#aswan-dam
High dam is 17x volume of great pyramids.
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#philae-temple
Philae temple, island.
Bumper boats. Isis's temple of love (story of built over Osiris backbone)
Hester goddess with woman face, cow ears. Columns show facial changes.
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Copic cross is lily flowers, Egyptian influence
Actually on angelic island, philae island submerged with dam. Black line water mark.
Trojan kiosk.
As always, met in the coca-cola temple, friendly cat.
Egypt VR has an awesome 360 experience of the the Temple of Isis (Philae):
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Essence of life Al fayed. Oils from plants, 350 kg for 1 l. No alcohol
Flower essence 1 ea
Rose- smelled like rose, not rosewater
Winter jasmine vs summer Jasmin smells different depending on harvest
Lotus flower-dettol lemony
Papyrus-baby powder
Essence blends
Chanel 5...not so much
Ramses II men only, drakar? Ck? Other?
Aromatherapy
Mint-1 drop in hot water, could smell 5 feet away. Cleared up sinuses.wow.
Eucalyptus - head rub for headache
Sandalwood- syrupy thick
Back massage is male salon w Eucalyptus and sandalwood.
Got Eucalyptus, sandalwood, orange blossom, and royal amber (honey scent)
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#obelisk
Unfinished obelisk - granite cut w durite.
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#nubian
Nubian village
On falucca boat. Nubian music, ship side serenade
Switch to motorboat
Nub village-cats, crocs, blue, spices (lemon grass, mint). Hibiscus tea on roof. Lost kids.
Sofitel old cataract has nice Nile view.
Memphis tour guide was a(k)hmet
Tomb of nobles
All in all, a nice way to end our cruise. But, then there was our flight out of Egypt.
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Hey, this is in draft right now because I'm just trying to clear out the backlog. photos are up, along with some notes, but no guarantees where the links go.
Crossed British dam.
----
#aswan-dam
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| Aswan Dam |
Advertisement
Philae temple, island.
 |
| Philae Temple |
Bumper boats. Isis's temple of love (story of built over Osiris backbone)
-
Copic cross is lily flowers, Egyptian influence
Actually on angelic island, philae island submerged with dam. Black line water mark.
Trojan kiosk.
As always, met in the coca-cola temple, friendly cat.
Egypt VR has an awesome 360 experience of the the Temple of Isis (Philae):
---
Essence of life Al fayed. Oils from plants, 350 kg for 1 l. No alcohol
Flower essence 1 ea
Rose- smelled like rose, not rosewater
Winter jasmine vs summer Jasmin smells different depending on harvest
Lotus flower-dettol lemony
Papyrus-baby powder
Essence blends
Chanel 5...not so much
Ramses II men only, drakar? Ck? Other?
Aromatherapy
Mint-1 drop in hot water, could smell 5 feet away. Cleared up sinuses.wow.
Eucalyptus - head rub for headache
Sandalwood- syrupy thick
Back massage is male salon w Eucalyptus and sandalwood.
Got Eucalyptus, sandalwood, orange blossom, and royal amber (honey scent)
---
#obelisk
Unfinished obelisk - granite cut w durite.
 |
| The Unfinished Obelisk |
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#nubian
Nubian village
On falucca boat. Nubian music, ship side serenade
Switch to motorboat
Nub village-cats, crocs, blue, spices (lemon grass, mint). Hibiscus tea on roof. Lost kids.
Sofitel old cataract has nice Nile view.
Memphis tour guide was a(k)hmet
Tomb of nobles
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