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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Exotic Enigmatic Egypt! Part 10

My sis and family are in town for just a week and I've been accompanying them in a whirlwind of activities for the past 5 days. Anyway, here's a quick and short Part 10 of Egypt which features photos of two temples. Click on the highlighted words to learn more, I'm off to bed soon :o).

Temple of Kom Ombo

Temple of Kom Ombo


The next day, we took the horse carriage to the Temple Of Edfu

Temple Of Edfu



Temple of Edfu - Passageway
Listening to our guide, Mohamad as he tells us the story of Horus as depicted on the walls.

Hieroglyphs - Temple Of Edfu
Deciphering Hieroglyphics

Temple Of Edfu - Statue Of God Horus
Statue of the God of Horus made from black granite

Temple Of Edfu - Hypostyle Hall
Hypostyle Hall

Story Telling in Temple Of Edfu
More story telling inside the temple.

Inside Temple Of Edfu
Small passageways with steps inside the Temple. I took this photo while taking a breather!



To Be Continued ...

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7 comments:

  1. Hong 阿豐August 17, 2008 2:03 PM

    I like the paparus painting from Egypt. ^^

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  2. AnonymousAugust 17, 2008 10:43 PM

    Finally can take pictures inside the temple! There are lights inside?

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  3. FunkeeDeevaAugust 18, 2008 9:20 AM

    omg! amazing!

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  4. AnonymousAugust 18, 2008 9:32 AM

    Awesome pictures..!

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  5. scAugust 18, 2008 3:06 PM

    just gorgeous... i would love to go to egypt too, to see and feel the hieroglyphics..alas, no $$ , way too expensive for me :(

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  6. daphneAugust 18, 2008 4:47 PM

    Woah! Magnificent!

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  7. wmwAugust 19, 2008 12:36 PM

    dolphing : Yes, it's quite amazing.

    jason : It's very dim inside, but certain areas have light shining through an opening high up on the wall.

    FD : Yup, such wonders!

    Mama Bok : Thanks!

    SC : Save money for this "must in your life time" trip ;o)

    daphne : This trip gave me quite an "unbelievable" feeling that I was there seeing all these sights for real! :o)

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