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| Egypt--Christmas break 2002 |
| We started off our break with a Nile Cruise...we flew from Cairo to Aswan for the first day. This picture is taken at the Aswan High Dam...our very first excursion there. |
| This is a picture of Philae Temple, near Aswan. It was built on an island so we had to take a small motor boat to get to it. A lot of the temples we saw were covered in sand for a long time...this one has "grafitti" from European travelers halfway up the wall...when they found it, it was partially covered so that where they were standing is a couple meters above the floor area! Pretty cool to see some explorer's name followed by "1815", or whatnot, as well. |
| We took a felucca (sailboat) to an island that a British botanist turned into a really luscious garden...full of plant species from around the world. This is Josh and his mom, with several feluccas behind them. |
| Josh and I at the garden island near Aswan, looking out over the Nile and sand. I'm smiling because a merchant offered Josh several camels for me. (...he almost took them up on it...) |
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