Nubian village and Kom Ombo

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One of the advantages of having our own guide is that we can talk to them and get personal responses every time. Or they do little things for us that they couldn’t do for a large group. We noticed that several times today. Ali is our guide on the Nile cruise. Each day he tells us what to do and when to do it. He even suggests to Ken what is an appropriate tip for the many people who ‘help’ us. We had some free time so he suggested we take a boat to the West Bank and a Nubian village. The Nubians have a darker skin colour and have migrated from the Sudan at the time of the Pharoahs.

Down the steps and onto the boat for the Nubian village. Just the 2 of us and Ali our guide.
An old couch on the roof of the boat. Great view though.

We had a lovely cruise and stopped a couple of times to just sit and listen to the quiet. Arrived at the village and visited a family home.

A rather large home by Nubian standards. Curved arches, domes and brightly coloured buildings are part of their architecture. Loved the colours.
Curved brick arched domes and lots of colour inside the house. A dirt floor.
Kitchen with a tile floor.

We were fortunate enough to visit the school. First was a classroom of 6/7year olds. Then the nursery school with 3/5 year olds playing outside on a swing and a slide.

Although not noticeable on this photo, the teacher had her face covered as she was unmarried. Not her eyes.
We wandered through the village , learning about spices and herbs, Egyptian cotton, incense and other local crafts.

At one. Stall a young man kept calling me ‘mother’. Did I want to stop, sit down and have a tea. He would make me one. So I agreed and we had peppermint tea with my new friend.

He gave us gifts and said he was sad his mother was leaving.

My Nubian friend. Can’t remember his name.

The Blue Shadow our boat for the Nile.

We sailed to Kom Ombo and to another temple. At this one I found 2 interesting pictures for you.

The first is Isis giving birth to her son Horus.

Can you see her squatting down and the little figure underneath?

Orisis was butchered by his brother Sted. Pieces of him were spread around the 14 kingdoms of Egypt. This shows 2 penis and scrotom. I’m not sure if they both belonged to Orisis or not!!
Just to show you that the carvings on the walls were done in relief. Meaning everything else is cut away.
The carving on the columns was carved into the plaster in lines.
The sun is setting. Time to go back to the boat.

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I am a full time watercolour artist living in the beautiful village of Waihi Beach in New Zealand.

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