We stayed in Movenpick Hotel Aswan and this boat transported us to the island.
Sadly, we weren't able to take the train from Cairo to Aswan since it was fully booked. We booked a last minute ticket to fly from Cairo to Aswan instead. We stayed in a hotel by the Nile River, we had a great time walking the streets of Aswan, marvelling the sights that surrounded us. One of our day trips from Aswan was to go to Philae Temple, a temple situated on an island.
Ain't it good to breathe the air?
Another spin around the sun,
On this spec of life in the universe,
A little peace of life in everyone,
Ain't it good to be alive?
Alive - Edwin
Another spin around the sun,
On this spec of life in the universe,
A little peace of life in everyone,
Ain't it good to be alive?
Alive - Edwin
We took a boat ride to see Philae Temple.
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Philae is an island in the Nile River. Before getting to Philae Temple, we cruised the Nile River. Philae Temple is dedicated for the goddesses Isis. Philae the modern day name is Greek but the ancient Egyptians called the island P-aaleq which amongst other definitions has the dual meaning of "end" and "creation". It is believed that the various structures contained on Philae Island took 800 years to build (mostly during the Roman period).
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