Perfumery and Nile Cruising
After our visit to Philae, we visited a shop in Aswan that sells essential oils used to make perfume. they also make perfume bottles there. then we cruised up the nile to Kom Ombo.
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Making perfume bottles
Making perfume bottles
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Displays of completed bottles.
Displays of completed bottles.
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Essential oils of every possible description. Expensive perfumes are often made from water and one to a few drops of these oils.
Essential oils of every possible description. Expensive perfumes are often made from water and one to a few drops of these oils.
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Aswan vendor outside of the bus
Aswan vendor outside of the bus
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Aswan school girls
Aswan school girls
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Aswan necropolis
Aswan necropolis
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Setting sail for Kom Ombo
Setting sail for Kom Ombo
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Lots to see along the banks of the nile
Lots to see along the banks of the nile
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Camping on the Nile
Camping on the Nile
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Stopping for a picnic. Looks like a Brazilian group.
Stopping for a picnic. Looks like a Brazilian group.
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Another picnic party
Another picnic party
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Work boat on the Nile
Work boat on the Nile
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I don't know what he is doing with that big rock
I don't know what he is doing with that big rock
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Looks like new boats or renovation
Looks like new boats or renovation
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Lots of fishing on the Nile
Lots of fishing on the Nile
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Bathing the livestock?
Bathing the livestock?
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Yeah, let's go sailing!
Yeah, let's go sailing!
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Wind powered cruise ship. We saw a few of these.
Wind powered cruise ship. We saw a few of these.
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Laying out the nets.
Laying out the nets.
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One of our sister ships.
One of our sister ships.
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Overseas Adventure Travel is part of Grand Circle travel. We met some of these people at one of the temples.
Overseas Adventure Travel is part of Grand Circle travel. We met some of these people at one of the temples.
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Working the land on a small island.
Working the land on a small island.
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Our first look at Kom Ombo
Our first look at Kom Ombo