“Simon and Linnet Doyle set off on their expedition to Philae about eleven o’clock the following morning. Jacqueline de Bellefort, sitting on the hotel balcony, watched them set off in the picturesque sailing boat.” Agatha ChristieDeath On The Nile Dedicated to the goddess Isis, the temple on Philae island was one of the very last … Continue reading Discovering Philae Temple
“They came to a halt. The guide proceeded to instruct them on the subject of the temple built by the great Rameses. The four colossi of Rameses himself, one pair on each side of the entrance, hewn out of the living rock, looked down on the little straggling party of tourists.” Agatha ChristieDeath On The … Continue reading The Temples At Abu Simbel
High above the clifftops opposite modern-day Aswan, lie some of the oldest tombs in all of Egypt. With the majority of the tombs dating from the Old & Middle kingdoms, the site features some of the best-preserved tomb paintings from this period that you will probably see on your trip outside of a museum. And, … Continue reading Exploring The Tombs Of The Nobles In Aswan
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