Edfu Temple

Carmen-ism of the day: It'll cap off my day if I get pooped on by a bird.

This is more specifically called the Temple of Horus at Edfu, a pretty cool temple in the small town of Edfu. We caught the tour bus at the dock and raced through the narrow streets with dozens of other buses to get to the temple before the crowds got too bad.

This temple is dedicated to the god Horus, who is usually represented with the body of a man and the head of a Falcon. For some odd reason there were a lot of birds around and they had to put fencing around the temple to keep the birds from flying inside. The biggest highlight was fighting the crowds (literally at times) to get catch a glimpse of the reproduction Barque of Horus, a small boat for the Falcon god.

It's in very good shape because it spent most of it's history hidden under a mountain of sand. Various people lived right on top of it not realizing there was a huge temple right under their feet. For this reason it is the most completely preserved temple on the Nile. Honestly, it's a nice temple but not especially memorable.

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