Philae

During the afternoon we took a small boat to an island in the middle of Lake Nasser to the temples at Philae. This Nubian temple complex was saved during the Rescue Nubia Campaign by dismantling it and re-erecting it on a nearby island that wouldn't be covered over by the lake. Below, Rob posses near the entrance of the complex.

One of my favorite hieroglyphs is the Eye of Horus. I found a cool eye represented in relief inside of one of the temples.

Get a load of these capitals on Trajan's Kiosk! What you can't see is that the lake is just below on the left and the setting was absolutely stunning.

The complex was quite large and with the free time that we had Rob and I enjoyed exploring the various temples and souvenir stands. We settled for a diet soda (for 15 Egyptian Pounds) and spent a few minutes checking out the wild flowers. Pure beauty!