as we were starting another day of site seeing. We sailed to Kitchener's island on a Felucca whaich is an Egytian ferry. The 2 men on the Felucca rowed us to the island. It looked like hard work as most people were going over by the motorised version. We had an idilic, relaxing ride.
Kitcheners islandThis island was given to Lord Kitchener in recognition of his work in the Sudan. It is a beaut
iful place and has many Egyptian cats and a lot of very beautiful herbs and flowers. There is a link below with more informtion about Kitcheners island.We headed back to the hotel, this time in a motorised Felucca and had lunch on board the Sonesta St George 1.
Temple of Sobek and Haeroris Kom Ombo
After lunch we travelled by mini bus to Kom Ombo to visit our first temple. This one was shared by 2 gods. Yasser explained everything very well and was very informative. The temple has remnants of mummified crocodiles as they were once very popular there. The 2 gods that share it are Sobek, the crocodile god
and Haeroris which is a form of Horus the god of the sky.
The symbols carved in the monuments are wonderful. It is so clear and beautiful.
We returned to the cruise liner for dinner and sailed into Esna ready for another full day of history.
