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sunset in the Nile

After visiting Temple of Horus, we returned to our ship.
We gathered in the barroom and enjoyed talking.
I felt totally relaxed.

In the late evening some of us went out on the passenger deck.
There were a swimming pool, beach chairs, benches, sofas,
beach umbrellas, etc.

It was windy that evening, so there were not so many people.
Yes, I came out on the deck to see the sunset.

"Wow! I've come to Egypt and now I am watching
the splendid sunset in the Nile!" I said to myself.

There was a Garabeiya Party at night.

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to Edfu

Our ship was sailing for Edfu.

We had a tea break in the barroom in the ship.



(from my cabin window)








We got off our ship at Edfu and boarded a bus.
We were headed to Temple of Horus.

(from my bus window)


(Temple of Horus)










We went to a bazaar before returning to our ship.
What an interesting place! I did not buy anything, though.

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Temple of Kom Ombo

Our ship had arrived in Kom Ombo when I woke.
After breakfast we got off the ship, walked 10 minutes
we visited Temple of Kom Ombo.

We returned to our ship for lunch and left Kom Ombo
for Edfu.

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AL KHAHILA

Our Nile cruise began in Aswan and ended in Luxor.

Our cruise liner was named AL KHAHILA.
It was just like a five-star hotel on the Nile.

(my cabin)






(front desk)


I went to bed around 11:00 the night before
and woke up in time to see the sunrise.
I kept watching a brilliant sunrise in my cabin.

(sunrise I saw in my cabin)

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Back to Aswan by bus

Our guide, a young man who looked twenty-five or so,
was half Japanese and half Egyptian.
His mother was fascinated by Egypt and married his father.

He spoke perfect Japanese.
He was a competent guide.

In the bus to Abu Simbel, he told us about Egypt.
The following is what he told us.

#1 The 95% of the land of Egypt is the Desert of Sahara
and the Egyptian live along the Nile.

#2 The 80% of the Egyptian are Muslims and the 20% Christians.

#3 The economy of Egypt is based on "Toll of the Suez Canal,"
"Export of Oil" and "Tourist attraction."

#4 Educational system is almost the same as that of Japan.
English is taught in the 4th grade in public school.

They have to pass many tests to go on to college, so those
students who want to go on to college study very hard since
their childhood.

Time of "Military Service" is different from every other
individual.
・junior high school graduates---3 years
・high school graduates---2 years
・college graduates---1 year.

A widening difference in education is a big problem in Egypt, he said.
Wherever I went, I saw many Egyptian boys selling souvenirs to us.
"Do they attend school?" I wondered.

In the bus back to Aswan, I saw the sun set in the Sahara.
Splendid!
I suddenly remembered one scene from a movie Lawrence of Arabia
I had seen with my husband.

(from my bus window)