Shemah's Egypt Pictures:
Aswan
Page Still (always) Under Construction!
I just kind of threw this together; check back for more as I get more time!
Since I created this page on 09/09/98, you are visitor number:
Philae
On the boat to Philae from Aswan We passed a
pretty little temple on the waterside
The Temple of Isis
Roman grafitti from (if I remember correctly) the fourth century BC!
The scan isn't clear, but below B. Mure is carved "Stultus Est",
apparently, "B. Mure is stupid"!
By amazing coincidence (it really
was!), we were in Luxor at the Temple of Isis on Philae (near Aswan Dam in Upper Egypt) in
April 1984 when my mom was visiting, and Hisham suddenly said, "Look, there's
Nora!" And it was... with HER parents visiting and they had decided to go to Luxor!
So here's a picture of all of us!
Aswan
After our trip to Philae, we found a nice little
restaurant on the edge of the Nile. I took copious notes and kept excruciating track
of every purchase and expense; here I am updating after lunch.
We spent the rest of the afternoon at the Oberoi Hotel on Elephantine Island, wandering around the hotel, swimming and lounging by the poolside and sipping cold drinks. This was over Easter vacation, and the Oberoi Hotel had a live Easter display....
Well, that's all for now... I've some more pictures to be scanned, so be sure to check
back!!!! Probably within the week or so, but I just wanted to get this page up and
running!
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