Edfu and the Edfu Temple

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Our Guide (in blue) and the Edfu Temple / nile_3630.jpg

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Black covers painted ceilings because early Christians lived here and built fires. / nile_3637.jpg

Good guide! / nile_3638.jpg

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More deliberate obliteration of skin areas of Egyptian dieties / nile_3664.jpg

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Leaving Edfu Temple / nile_3672.jpg

Busy streets in Edfu! / nile_3674.jpg

Through a bus window, sorry! / nile_3676.jpg

Back to cruising / nile_3681.jpg

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The Nile is huge! / nile_3697.jpg

And the division between valley and desert is sharp / nile_3698.jpg

A mosque in every town / nile_3701.jpg

From the upper deck of the ship / nile_3702.jpg

Valley is narrow in some places / nile_3706.jpg

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Christmas Eve Dinner on board / nile_3713.jpg

And the traditional Christmas Eve Disco! / nile_3717.jpg

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And we say goodnight. / nile_3733.jpg

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