We disembarked in Edfu at 8 am and were brought to the temple by horse-drawn carriages (four to carriage). The gauntlet, once we got of the carriages and started walking to the temple, was particularly intense.
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| Edfu Carriage |
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| Edfu Carriage Ride |
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| Political posters in Edfu |
The Temple at Edfu is almost completely intact, in fact it's the most intact temple in Egypt. There are over 150 columns and every column is different.
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| Edfu Temple |
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| Cat at Edfu Temple |
We took the horse and carriages back to the cruise ship and left for Luxor.
At 2:30 pm we went through the Esna Lock and the gauntlet came to us as the boat lowered in the lock. Many vendors came up to the ship trying to get us to buy their goods. We were 20 feet higher than the vendors when we entered the lock and ended up at eye level by the end.
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| Esna Lock |
The rest of the day was spent relaxing and watching the scenery go by as we slowly sailed down the Nile.
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| View from our Nile Cruise Ship |
When the sun set, most people went to their rooms to pack and then headed to dinner. Following dinner, a belly dancing show was held in the lounge.
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| Belly Dancer on our cruise ship |
Tomorrow: the West Bank of Luxor
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