Temple of Horus at Edfu

I woke up a 6:30 and the boat was not moving. I slept quite well, considering that the boat was moving overnight - my first time sleeping on a moving boat. We have arrived at Edfu.

After breakfast, we left for the Temple of Horus. Our boat was docked alongside several other boats, parallel to the shore. So we had to walk through the lobbies of 6 other boats in order to reach the dock. Interesting.

From the dock, we travelled by horse and carriage to reach the temple of Horus, riding through street mostly filled with shops trying tio sell things to tourists.

The Temple of Horus is said to the most well-preserved temple in Egypt. The temple is new - by ancient Egyptian standards - only 2,000 years old, from Ptolemaic period around -300 B.C. A huge pylon, over 100m high, was at the gate, then hypostyle halls, many detailed reliefs and stairs, and upper chambers. We also saw a replica of a sun boat that was found in the temple. A gold statue of Horus was also found, now housed in a museum in Boston.

Mayhem ensure as 100 horses and carriage all tried to leave at the time, some people almost were hurt and others almost left behind. Good fun.

Back to the boat to continue up the river.