We left the hotel and were transferred by air to Aswan for the cruise along the Nile. This cruiser, the Sonesta St George 1, is beautiful. The people are wonderful and accommodated us fully. This is the best of the best and it was fantastic.Check it out for yourself.
http://www.sonesta.com/Nilecruises/index.cfm?fa=StGeorge.home
High Dam
Our first visit was the high dam
http://touregypt.net/highdam.htm
It has a monument thanking the Russian people for helping the Egyptians build it as they could not get any help from other countries. It is like all of Egypt, built with hard labour, sweat and muscle. It produces a lot of the electricity that is needed in Egypt.
Philae TempleWe then visited the Philae temple. This templed was moved from its original setting due to the high dam. It was reasembled and is a stunning peice of Egyptian architecture.
http://www.touregypt.net/Philae.htm
Granite QuarriesWe also visited the granite quarries where the obelisk were made and Yasser explained the process of how they were carved and lifted upwards. This is one tremendous peice of workmanship and skill as the obelisks are huge, about 20-30 feet high with art work and hyroglyphics all over it. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/minesandquarries1.htm
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