So we're going to be finishing our last few days exploring this part of the Nile River
and showing you guys a few more things, and we're going to start off
with the Temple of Kom Ombo. After we explore the temple of Kom Ombo
we're going to be docking up our Nile cruise for the evening.
And first thing very,
very early in the morning, we're going to take you guys to Abu Simbel.
And after Abu Simbel, we're going to do one final night in Aswan.
So make sure you guys stick around
'til the end so you don't miss out on any of these amazing things we're going to be
doing while we explore this beautiful side of Egypt.
All right, we have made it to the evening stop here after cruising down the Nile, it's
an amazing day so far, but I'm pretty tired
so Maria del Carmen is going to give us a little update on where we are at. We're in
the last stop before getting to Aswan and we're in a temple called Kom Ombo.
Here it is.
I will say the only thing that I don't like about this is since we stopped
on the Nile cruise, everyone's getting off at once
and so this place feels super, super crowded.
And I think that's how a lot
of the temples are when you go during, like some of the busy times.
But if you go in super early in the morning or if you go like probably midday for this
place whenever there's not cruises, I bet it's a great time to visit it.
But just like anywhere in the world,
it gets overcrowded and it's just hard to enjoy it as much.
Wow, this place is insane!
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Oh gracias, mi amigo.
No para me. No para me.
See that. This kid literally put it on my hand.
That shows you how aggressive they are.
They're going to try and charge me by forcing it in my hand
so just make sure you keep your hands to yourself here and yeah. They're,
this is the most aggressive that I've
ever experienced, but I have not yet been to Cairo.
But just expect that when you come here. We're heading back to the boat
and that is a wrap.
You got one for me too in there?
Took a 3:45 a.m. wake up call to arrive to this bridge, we're in a rush to get to
the, rush to get to the reception and we ended up waiting outside of this bridge
for a solid hour and forty-five minutes just to ultimately turn around
so I'm hoping this excursion is worth it because we have barely slept at all like
the last like five nights in a row doing things like this, so.
All right, guys, we just got to our next stop, which is here at Abu Simbel.
This absolutely famous and iconic set of stones carved into the mountain here.
It took us about three and a half hours to get here, maybe four hours,
because we got stopped at this bridge right outside of Aswan.
And so it was kind of a bummer because we woke up basically super early for nothing.
But I'd say we still got here early enough
where we were able to avoid a decent amount of crowds.
So the significance about this place is a few reasons.
A lot of people actually come to this place because this magnificent structure
right here was actually relocated about 60 years ago.
And a lot of people are just, including
myself, are just blown away that they were able to basically cut this into over
a thousand pieces, each weighing roughly 15 tons.
And then they were able to move it
from this lake right next to it, I think it's called Lake Nasser, Lake Nassar,
correct me in the comments if I'm wrong here on how to say it.
And they moved it over to this place so it wouldn't go under sea level.
So that whole movement of it is absolutely fascinating because when you walk through
the temple itself, you can't even really tell that it was chopped up like this.
It literally looks like the original location and it is absolutely massive
so you think about putting a puzzle that large together.
It is amazing work that they did then
and that was already 60, 70 years ago.
So pretty crazy and a super cool place to check out.
One of the things I want to mention,
it costs about two hundred and eighty Egyptian pounds to get in.
If you're a student, once again,
as I mentioned, for all the temples, 50 percent off
and you'll spend a couple of hours here, you'll be able to see everything.
Hey, guys, we're here in Abu Simbel temple.
This temple is incredible because it was moved from over there where it used to be.
It was threatened by the Nile River rising, which would cause it to flood.
Why are you laughing?
Because it's so good, honestly.
I was looking at the smaller of the two
temples, which was also moved from Lake Nasser.
It's incredible, this one you can actually see the cuts, and the blocks
that they had to piece back together.
Don't get in my way.
Maybe later.
Yes,
got yourself a sale. Yeah.
How much is it? (In Dollar?)
Yeah,
(In Dollar, eight) Eight? I'm paying eight dollars for that?
All right guys, we are on the bus ride
back to Aswan and look who got a new souvenir. For the next eight days
I got to survive this.
We just finished up exploring Abu Simbel earlier today,
and it was a really beautiful place to explore, enjoyed it quite a bit.
It did take most of the day since it's
about three and a half hours to get there each way
so seven hours of driving,
plus being stuck over at the border for an hour and a half.
That definitely slowed us down more than we expected.
And we're currently on Elephantine Island and it's super cool.
You really get a feel for locals,
you get a break from all of the hagglers,
people trying to sell you stuff and some of the more touristy spots.
And so I'm enjoying a little bit more slower paced lifestyle at the moment.
But now we're heading over to go check out
a few things this evening, see what all we can fit in.
It's about four PM now and the sun goes down in about an hour and a half
so we really don't have much time to do things
but, yeah, once again, though, like, I just want to recommend that if you have
time, at least stay in Aswan for two days because there is quite a bit to see.
We have a flight already tomorrow morning
at eight AM so, right now is our only opportunity
so we'll see you guys once we get on the boat.
All right our chariot has arrived for about one hundred and seventy-five Egyptian pounds
and we're going to be taking this thing with our man.
Appreciate it.
So we are taking this thing,
cruising around literally a private cruise with a second floor to chill up top
for one seventy five.
So that's, we're talking ten US bucks here
to have the, have the whole Nile to ourselves.
So guys, there is a felucca right there.
This is one of the experiences when you go
to all of the Egyptian cities on the Nile that they really promote the feluccas because
they're super cheap and it's like an Egyptian version of a sailboat.
I don't actually know what makes a felucca
versus a sailboat, but it looks super cool here, cruising right down the Nile
and you can do it for much cheaper than the motorboat we're on right now.
I think like one hundred Egyptian pounds,
which is like six US dollars, insane, insanely cheap.
But we've got the motorboat because we're actually cruising upstream
and I guess it's a little bit too strong for the feluccas to get us up
to the Nubian village, which is where we're going to spend
the evening checking out this small little part of Aswan.
Unfortunately, that's the only thing we have time for
but mix it in with a cruise,
I'd say it's still a great experience here in Aswan.
I will say the nice part about cruising along the Nile right now
with a very limited amount of time, you don't get to go up inside some
of these temples, but we can at least get a nice view of them
right now. We're able to see everything, that is the botanical garden,
another thing that is recommended to visit.
We are racing to the village, but made a little quick pit stop here
to see apparently the only plant in the world that is shy
so when you touch it, the leaves
the bristles on the leaf, like shrivel up to a tiny little piece.
And now we're full speed ahead
we'll see you in the village.
Found a new mode of transportation in order to get back.
We're cruising on a boat we just hopped on to, got a better deal
than our way here, cruising down the Nile through riverboat.
All right guys and that wraps up our time exploring this side of Egypt.
I just want to say that we were only able to spend that one single day in Aswan
so if you can definitely stay at least two days there, it'll definitely be worth it
and it's a really, really beautiful place
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