Our journey on the Nile continues in a very relaxed manor. The accommodations on The Senator make me feel as if I'm in a British colonial novel The lounge is very comfortable, and the passing view is pleasant.
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| The lounge on The Senator makes me think that this is the Mohonk of the Nile (Mohonk Mountain House is my favorite old hotel in upstate New York) |
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| The edges of the Nile are lush and green, but desert soon overcomes the green. |
Edfu Temple
We aren't allowed to relax for long. After all there are temples to see, and adventures to experience. We leave The Senator and jump into carriages for the drive through the town of Edfu, headed for Edfu Temple.
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| Carriages seem to be the preferred choice of transport in Edfu. These carriages are also known as Egyptian Ferrari. |
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| We no sooner take off in our Egyptian Ferrari than I made the mistake of smiling at a man on the street. Before we knew it, he was in the carriage with us! Naturally he had a shop somewhere and wanted us to come see his goods. |
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| Here are some tourists negotiating prices on carriage rides. |
After our carriage ride our immediate goal is to visit Edfu Temple This is the youngest temple we have seen so far. It is also one of the largest temples in Egypt, dedicated to the Falcon God Horus and built in the 2nd century BC.
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| The Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the Falcon God Horus. |
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| Front door. |
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| Here he is, the falcon god, Horus. He is a sky god, protector of Egypt. He is wearing the crown of upper and lower Egypt. |
We take the carriage back to The Senator where we enjoy more of the Nile...................and shopping. There is always shopping.
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| This row of shops is right outside our cabin window. |
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| I still have not gotten weary of the river view. |
Kom Ombo Temple
Although we get lunch and a little rest mid day, we still get to soldier on to view yet another temple. It seems that two temples a day is the minimum for this trip. Next on tap is Kom Ombo Temple. This is a very young temple, built in 119 BC. An interesting fact about this temple is that it was at one point in it's existence defaced by Copts and used as a Christian church.
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| Kom Ombo Temple is dedicated to Sobek, the god of strength and power. Egyptians feared and worshiped him. |
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| Here he is - Sobek. |
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| Crocodiles are carved everywhere in this temple. And, hundreds of crocodile mummies were preserved and later found in the temple. We saw many of these mummies in the Crocodile Museum. |
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| The ears have it! If you pray to these ears, they will listen and you will get a response - from the priest standing behind the wall. |
As usual, it's been a busy day. Lest we forget, we are cruising on the Nile and we have another towel sculpture to remind us. Good night to the Nile, and good night to the peacock.
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