A 6am start on the third day but the beginning of our trips into Egypt and to see exactly what was going down. Two trips planned for today, the first to Edfu Temple. A mass of vendors all desperately trying to convince us that 'yes, it is handmade and worth £80' even though every other stall has exactly the same thing and they actually cost £2. We'd been woarned that sometimes they can get aggressive so just to ignore them and press on.The temple itself was very busy, but what a great way to start the holiday. Our guide was great, she new it all and then some, the perfect person to introduce us to Egypt.
The afternoon saw another temple, called Kom Ombo, and also the opportunity to learn a few heiroglyphics, we are 'fully' versed in them now! Cough! This stop also gave us our first encounter with trying to buy stuff from the sellers as we had been told to dress up Egyptian style for an Egyptian evening on the ship.
Everyone got into the swing of it, and after a traditional Egyptian meal we were entertained by some dancers and then played a few ridiculous games. I may have looked ridiculous during my participation but I won a camel by golly!
DAY FOUR
A busy day today, we started with a visit to the Unfinished Obelisk which was really quite facinating. A short trip on a motor boat to an island to visit The Temple of Isis, where we learnt a few more hieroglyphics. We also saw the HIgh Dam and visited a Perfumery to learn about how perfume is made.
After lunch we headed to a Nubian village to visit a traditional Nubian house and also to Kitcheners island to visit a Botanical garden, where we saw all the native plants and trees and some of the birdlife.
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