Last night we sailed through the night to Edfu going through several locks.
They were not as impressive as the Panama Canal but fun to see anyhow.
Our wake up time was 6:45 for us to leave by 8am. It was a short ride to Edfu Temple.
It was a large complex built around 300 BC with some Roman and Greek influence during the Ptolemic Dynasty.
The temple is dedicated to the God Horus and first observation is the 37 meter tall pylon.
At the front is a pair of granite statues of Horus as a falcon.
They are quite small compared to the pylon.
This leads into an open courtyard.
At the far end is Hypostyle Hall. Many columns are located inside the Hall and side rooms that housed oils, books, and textiles
And there is an outer wall all containing hieroglyphics.
After the tour of the temple we headed back to the ship for lunch.
In the late afternoon, we saw a beautiful sunset.
This evening we reached Kom Ombo which is located 25 miles north of Aswan to go to the Temple of Kom Ombo which is right on the Nile River.
This temple dates to the Ptolemaic Dynasty from about 205 BC.
Tonight we gazed upon the moon reflecting its light over the temple.
There is a 10-column hall with beautiful relief carvings.
And again the full moon peaking through the temple.
An interesting group of carvings were medical instruments very similar to what we use today.
It was a wonderful evening at the Temple and now we are on to Aswan.
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