Salvation PAST EGYPT Keith Martin, an engineer, USA I went to the south. Rails lay before me, outlining my way to the mysterious land of Upper Egypt. Railways, as well as the civilization itself, has never gone away from the lush shores of the mighty Nile. Through the palm trees were showing barren, but still inviting its strange beauty sands of the Sahara, stretching off into the unknown distance. Life-giving river of Egypt divided in half from north to south, creating a small strip of fertile land among the dead monotony of the great desert. To the east, the desert is called the Eastern or Arab of the desert, stretching to the shores of the Red Sea. To the west it is known as the Western or Libyan Desert, but it is all part of the most ambitious desert in the world - the Sahara. Most of the Egyptian population lives along the Nile and the coastal zone but also in the wilderness, there are several ancient settlements, oases, which have found a way to resist sand and survive in this lifeless space. I was heading to the city of Aswan, located near the first waterfall of the Nile. In ancient times, Aswan was the place where there were huge quarry that supplied the Pharaohs red granite for the construction of their monuments. Aswan is also regarded as the boundary of Upper Egypt, which stretched from the beginning of the Nile Delta and up to the first waterfall. Here begins the historical region of Nubia, which occupied the territory of contemporary Sudan. Aswan was the gateway to the part of Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, so it was an important point on the route of the caravans in North Africa. Caravans were brisk trade in ivory, animal skins, spices, and other necessities for life in the wilderness of goods. The days of trading caravans have long sunk into oblivion, but Aswan females (bazaar in Muslim countries, prim.perev.) Still keeps the prints of those distant days, mixing them with the flavors and types of modern life. Aswan Sitting in a comfortable chair and enjoying the coolness of the train air-conditioning, I watched the scenery speeding by in the window. Time passed, the city appeared and disappeared from sight. El-Minya, Asyut, Sohag, Qena, Luxor ... Each city carried with it an exotic past, and I suddenly realized I was looking forward to each stop, to independently investigate each city. Unfortunately, many stops have been banned for foreign tourists because of the recent terrorist acts against the newcomers. Egyptian authorities are very sensitive to how and where tourists can travel in Upper Egypt. In Ken, I saw the way that went to the West and led to the oasis city of Al-Hag. I was told that this road is strictly forbidden for foreigners to travel, even though I knew a tourist, who said that she was able to get there. When we arrived in Luxor, my imagination ran riot in earnest. I knew about the grandeur that characterized the desert. I looked out the window, trying vainly to see the famous temple of Karnak, or the well-known monuments of the west coast, such as the Valley of the Kings. But apart from the modern city of Luxor, I did not manage to see. But I knew it would soon be back here, so I focused on the miracles that are found farther south. It was dark when the train reached the final destination of Aswan. My 13-hour trip by train has come to an end, and I came out of the coolness of his car in the sagging hot night in the desert. Ancient tombs I went through a noisy bitch and went to first on my list of the hotel, which I recommend in Cairo, one of my fellow travelers. Lively, but friendly salespeople greeted me with wide smiles and inviting gestures. All of them, certainly, have been very pleased with the night festivities, which occur in the month of Ramadan, and the fact that at night you can not observe fasting. It became clear that I would have liked in Aswan, which was good especially after my unsuccessful visit to Cairo. I found the hotel "Keylani" exactly where I expected her whereabouts. Rent a room with air conditioning was not any problems. I left things in the room and immediately went into the city. In one of the stalls in the bazaar, I bought food and went to the Nile. I kind of blocked the huge cruise liner, I think that day he will look great. I went back to the hotel and went to bed. I had dreams about sand dunes and palm trees. Read more:
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