Edfu and Esna Temples |
| The Ptolemaic temple of Edfu, temple to Horus, built between 237 BC to 57 BC |
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| Lauren and Tien with Horus, the falcon god |
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| Inside Edfu temple, rich with carvings |
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| Offerings of food |
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| Tien, just inside the entrance to Edfu |
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| Still so crisp after 2000+ years, the art of an ibis which represents knowledge |
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| This Ptolemaic temple to the god Khnum in Esna is a hypostyle hall with 24 columns (flat ceiling supported by columns) -- I favored small temples like this one. |
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| Inside the temple of Khnum, beautiful carvings with evidence of color |
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| Near our cruise ship, a charmer and his snakes |
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