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Saturday, February 8. 2025

A few Nile photos


As I mentioned earlier, trips down (up) the Nile have been popular since the 1850s. They used to go to the first cataract, but the Aswan High Dam now prevents that. Thus you do not get to see hippos or crocodiles.


Most trips go from Luxor upstream south to Aswan, with stops at places of interest. There might be as many as 50 riverboats on these routes. Naturally, we took the most expensive one which was quite comfortable with attentive, cheerful service. The windows open, which I like.


They have a/c, but no need for that in January. They have no heat.


In this pic from the Sun Deck, the Nile flood plain is very narrow before the desert begins. In other areas it can be a couple of miles:






We stopped at Esna at night, and Edfu to see their temple:




That falcon is about 15' tall. That is Horus.




Edfu, from the Sun Deck. Can you se the donkey cart loaded with Alfafa?


Posted by Bird Dog in Travelogues and Travel Ideas at 16:36 | Comment (1) | Trackbacks (0)

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Nice pictures.
It must be nice, being rich.
#1 John Foster on 2025-02-08 17:43 (Reply)

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