Egypt 2003

After Philae, we quickly go to take a look at the two Aswan dams. The first, more modest, was inaugurated in 1902 and the second, colossal, in 1971. The latter generated many upheavals (positive and negative) in Egypt and Sudan. Among others, the artificial Lake Nasser, the regulation of the Nile floods, the rescues of all the temples of ancient Egypt in the region and, more cruel, the displacement of Nubian villages.

The Nile seen from the old dam

The high dam: 3600 meters long, 111 meters high, 1km wide at its base.

Lake Nasser side

Nile side

Back to the boat. They say Peugeots come to end their old days in Africa...

Passage by a stonemason workshop

In the afternoon, we leave to visit a Nubian village displaced by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. We go there enjoying once again a very beautiful navigation in the middle of superb Nubian landscapes.

the buffalo gives way to the children swimming

idleness or sunbathing after mud bath

the egret prefers foot baths

camel caravan at the bottom of the dunes

We enjoy the hospitality of the Nubians who make us taste some specialties. Exchange of good practices, we can buy some Nubian souvenirs.

Egyptian goldfish: small crocodiles in an aquarium...

Village school where Sam our guide teaches us some basics of Arabic

The sheep and the passing camel stop and pose for me. Really nice!!

The donkey pretends to see me...

I take a little getaway alone to find a small piece of Saharan desert to take back to France. Considering the footprints, I'm not the first. Sniff...

Everyone goes for their best posture on their rental camel...