Our remote Eco Lodge was located on a small island and required a 15 minute boat ride from a little port. We arrived at midnight from Cairo, but everything worked out. Our room was at the top of the island, quite a hike, and had a great balcony with this wonderful view of Philae Temple.
View from our balcony. The Philae temple complex is an island-based temple complex in the reservoir of the Aswan Low Dam and includes many structures dating 332–30 BC. The most prominent of these is a temple dedicated to Isis.
Another view from our balcony. A steady stream of tourist boats were heading from from the port to the island starting in the morning.
The Philae Temple
Riding out to the Nubian Village
Nubian Village
Hoppy the Brave. Tied the
mouth shut so Charlotte could hold it
Visited a school at the Nubian Village, and got a lesson in Arabic and the Nubian language.
Boat ride back to our hotel
Boat ride back to our hotel, he used a piece of rope twisted around the motor to get it started
The Great Temple of Abu Simbel, in Nubia near Egypt’s southern border was cut into the rock by King Ramesses II. The temple was built with such precision that on two days a year, the 22nd of February and 22nd of October, the sun’s rays enter the temple, cross the main hall, and illuminate the innermost statues.
The temple was built in 1300 BC
Abu Simbel is approximately 12 miles from the border of Sudan
Another rock-cut temple to the north, known as the Small Temple, is dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Ramesses II’s Great Royal Wife, Queen Nefertari.
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC
Next is a 3-night Nile cruise from Aswan to Luxor. Got back to the room after breakfast to find Hoppy riding an elephant. Hoppy loves the attention he is getting.
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