Photo-Finish Friday - Along The Nile

A Felucca sails down the Nile near Aswan, Egypt.

Photo-Finish Friday - Evening in Egypt

This is the Temple of Kom Ombo  and it is dedicated to two gods.

It's best to see it at night as it is lit up, and because it's not quite as hot after dark.
It's along the Nile and was very, very busy with tourists. We had to walk through the lobbies of three other cruise liners to get to the shore.
The night exposure above is about the best of the lot of the walk to the temple.

Photo-Finish Friday - Along the Nile

One of the sights we saw during our Felucca ride on the Nile.

Photo-Finish Friday -- Life Along the Nile

A typical scene we saw as we floated along the Nile.

Photo - Finish Friday -- The Other Side of the Story

The opposite bank of the Nile.
You'll notice the green belt is quite narrow.
Because of the dams, the Nile doesn't flood the way it did in the past. The silt from the flooding was rich in nutrients.
Those days are over.

Photo-Finish Friday -- Along the Nile

A cow turns its back on the tourists cruising the Nile.

Photo-Finish Friday -- From the Felucca

Cruising the Nile

One of our treats on the trip to Egypt was to sail in a felucca on the Nile.
This is across the harbour from Aswan. If you enlarge it you will see some feluccas on the right.

Two Sentence Tuesday --It's Like a Threesome

Right- The Queens of Upper and Lower Egypt flank a King at Kom Ombo.

The title got your attention, I'm sure.
Inspiration strikes at the most interesting times. This carving got my attention during our visit to the temple. I felt compelled to stare at it and eventually to take a photo for later reference.
Something was a-brew.
As I gazed at it a scene formed in my mind for a book I've yet to write. The book idea's been simmering on the back burner for a few months now. I'd like to get to it, but I really want to get at least one manuscript ready for hawking.
The day after seeing this was a cruising day up the Nile. I took stationery and pen from our cabin, got myself a health-promoting Coke, set myself at a table on the top deck of the ship, and drafted some ideas for an induction ceremony for a year of bound servitude.
I can sort of make out my handwriting now. I'm hoping viewing the photo will re-inspire me.
It's been two weeks, but if you'll permit me, here's a bit from my shipboard scratchings:
"Upon entering the temple for the year of service the acolyte is 'powered up.' Two full priestesses position themselves on either side of her."
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I haven't gotten much reading done lately, but I did manage to pick up Sherlock Holmes the other day.
From The Sign of Four  (Sherlock Holmes, The Complete Novels and Stories, Vol. I  Bantam Classic, reissue 2003)
" 'Then a queer thought came into my head and showed me where I could lay my hand on a weapon. I sat down in the darkness and unstrapped my wooden leg.' "
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Morning in Egypt

Sunrise on the Nile

 

 

It's morning in Egypt.
Congratulations to Egyptians for not backing down and for toppling Hosni Mubarak.
I'm so proud of you, and so deeply touched that I was there and saw the protests for myself.
Thank you.