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3rd December 2010, 11:48
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More pics on company? No. I booked through my tour operator. South Indian may be non existent here.There are few more expensive restaurants in Cairo. Pretty famous. Will make a go some time. I dont miss Indian food since we cook at home. But once in a while one wants to eat outside own Indian food. Meaning of the songs. If they dont know then it could be disastrous. May be playing a wedding song or a sad song which is out of context and ambience. | |
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4th December 2010, 11:35
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| Senior - BHPian | Philae Temple The evening Aswan trip included the trip to high dam (as explained earlier), old Aswan Dam (it meant just driving over it  , which BTW we had already done in morning while going to Abu Simbel) and Philae Temple. IMO Philae Temple is the only one worth visiting out of this.There is a ferry which takes you to Philae Island. Its takes just about 5 mins. The evening was beautiful and pleasant. This place is also known as First Cataract and has large number or small and big islands. Temple of Philae was also one of the temples which were rescued from under water. The temple had already submerged in water before its relocation, the signs of which can still be seen. The temples were shifted from Philae Island to its present location of Agilika Island. Map source : planetware. Philae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Google Satellite Map  Ticket not including the "Boot"   Waiting ferries  First View  Old Aswan Dam  Islands    The small green patch is the leftover Philae Island. There is still one temple left over it.    |
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6th December 2010, 10:01
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| Senior - BHPian | Philae Temple Pics from the Philae Temple. The info boards   The Temple  Entrance Pylon  Pillared Courtyard   Horus  Another View  |
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6th December 2010, 16:09
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6th December 2010, 20:11
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A proper answer would be to ask an Indian that how many temples are there in India? However, the important temples can be counted and are not too many. This is only the sixth temple I described here. This would be the last one too as of now. BTW once you starting visiting temples, many people get bored easily as most of them have same type of stuff. | |
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7th December 2010, 14:27
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| Senior - BHPian | Philae Temple More pics from the Philae Temple Complex Some inscriptions in French from Napolean's time  The Sanctuary  The Coptic marks - indicates that the temple was used as a coptic church during ancient times    Coptics in the pillared passage  People who wish leave their marks in the history....    Some "JB" form the 19th Regiment  |
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8th December 2010, 10:02
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| Senior - BHPian | Philae Temple Final Feeling the Power, the stone which appears different is even an older temple over which the shifted temple was built.  The woman starts crying and heavy breathing as she feels the power of the place.  Colonnades   This is how the pieces were marked as they were shifted from island to island  Another sample  Smaller temple   Temple in the beautiful evening   |
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9th December 2010, 11:34
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| Senior - BHPian | Aswan : Elephantine Island After deboarding the Nile Cruise we stayed in the hotel in Aswan for a day. We went to the Elephantine Island during the forenoon as we had the train back to Cairo in the evening. We hired a motor boat for an hour, time being at premium. Nile at Aswan, many small islands    "Ugly" Movenpick  New construction besides Movenpick on Elephantine Island   Movenpick on Elephantine  Residents of Elephantine, between movenpick and antiquities   Aswan as seen from Elephantine  |
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10th December 2010, 13:01
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| Senior - BHPian | Elephantine Island Monuments on the island  villa of Sr. William Willcocks, the designer of the first Aswan dam  Monuments/ruins of town  Nile River   Nilometer 1  Scales to measure  Tunnel for entrance of water   Nilometer 2   Entrance for Water  |
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14th December 2010, 21:06
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| Senior - BHPian | The Elephantine Island Miniature obelisk and a miniature temple  Another small island with a restaurant  The buried civilisation   Aga Khan Masoleum  Kitchen  The history, rural and urban present-A nice mix  Cemetery of Rams  The mini sarcophagus were used to bury the Sacred Rams  |
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15th December 2010, 09:54
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| Senior - BHPian | End of Nile Cruise Tour       |
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15th December 2010, 10:06
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| Senior - BHPian | End of Nile Cruise Tour Its the last post in this series. After the Elephantine Island tour we went to the train station which was walking distance and boarded the overnight train to Cairo, arriving there next day morning; happy, satisfied and tired. The Aswan Station  The Sleeping Train   Wash Basin in the corner of the 2 bed coupe   Ladder to climb up  |
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22nd December 2010, 22:03
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| Senior - BHPian | Sharm-el-Sheikh & Sinai Its Wife's Birthday approaching and its holiday time. So, how one make the family happy. By hitting the road, T-BHPian way. So, this time we are off to the eastern side. Sinai peninsula. Much talked about for wrong reasons especially during Arab-Israel conflicts, this region is now flourishing with tourism. Sharm-el-Sheikh is a popular destination among Europeans. The map from internet:-  Some highlights :- - Visit St Catherine's Monastery - Snorkel and explore the Corals - Enjoy the sea food - Enjoy the beauty of sand 'n' sea and relax - Some surprises!!!  The sample itinerary is as attached:-  Posts in the next year. Happy new year 2011! |
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29th December 2010, 09:44
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