Philae & Abu Simbel 

Temple of Philae has the Temple of Isis .  The island of Philae has an important place of pilgrimage for worshippers until long into the Christian Era.  From Philae , Isis was said to watch over the sacred island Of Biga , one of the mythical burial sites of her husband Osiris.  

To the west lies the Gate of Hadrian, which was completed on the 24^th August AD ~94, with use of Egypt ’s last hieroglyphics.

Boat to Philae - Nile

Across the Nile to Philae Island

Philae

                                                                            Perfume Mill

Hadrian  Gate   

"Oldest Picture of a Baseball Player........"

          Water Stains on Pillars While Aswan Dam Waters Rose             Christian Defaced 

                                                   Hadrian's Gate                                             Old Fort on Hill on Bank

Abu Simbel - Town 

Perfumery 

Street Scene

Quarry & Unfinished Oblisk

Nile - Boat to Aswan to Aswan Botanical Gardens

Grave Sites Along Nile 

Philae at Night

Aswan Airport

Abu Simbel

Abu Simbel is hewn out of a solid cliff.  In the 13^th century BC, the Great Temple of Abu Simbel  

and was built to honour Ramses II.