Hooray, I have now added a picture of me on holiday in Egypt. I am on the Island of Philai at the Isis Temple. We were very fortunate to be able to travel to this temple for an early morning meditation session. Our day started at 5am, leaving our hotel to travel in the cool Egyptian morning breezes firstly by mini bus and then on a small motor boat to the Island still under the cover of darkness. Walking into the dark temple which was only lite by candles and our small torches that we carried, we entered a small room towards the back of the temple where we held the meditation. There we were joined by a very friendly cat who made itself comfortable on someones jumper. After the meditation we were allowed to walk freely around the Island for about half an hour taking lots of lovely and interesting photos of the temple and wall art. Di - you must visit there one day and take your camera, you will be in love. I now have several of these pics enlarged and framed on display at home. The pic above is one of them. We left the Island about 8am, as we were leaving boat loads of tourists were just arriving. It was such a wonderful experience to have the island to ourselves. No tourists! The pic above was taking as we were motoring away.
This image brings back memories to me. Our guide made members of our tour party play the parts of some of the Egyptian Gods in the forecourt of this temple before we could enter the inner sanctum. We were there late afternoon. Then our boat broke down on the way back to the mainland. It must happen quite regularly because the next boat, full of French tourists, just pulled straight alongside, tied up to us and we set off together back to shore. I accept your challenge with the best Egyptian photo.... will keep you posted. Janine
ReplyDeleteWhat a welcome relief to read after all the techinical stuff. This Web 2.0 may be educational but because I rarely get to finish a module in one sitting I have to recap everytime and the poor old brain is getting weary!
ReplyDeleteLovely calming shot Karen, and boy do I need to look at something like that after completing Week7!!!! Don't forget - Tue - 'no excuses'!!! Have fun!!
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely photo and I am sure it was a wonderful experience for you visiting the temple in the early morning.
ReplyDeleteWent to view your new house on Sat. - very impressed .... there seems to be so much included in the layout - bet you can't wait to move in now...
ReplyDeleteJust completing week 10 and I'm all finished....yippppeeeeee!
ReplyDeleteJust finished week 7 and this is my last post for the week. Glad the move went ok.
ReplyDeleteStunning photo - the history and scenery in Egypt looks fascinating and is definitely one of the places I have placed in my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteEgypt looks like a nice place to visit!
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