Edfu & Kom Ombo - On The Road

We left Aswan headed for Luxor, which was only about a 6 hour drive. We had a few scheduled stops along the way though before we would unpack our bags.

The first stop was Kom Ombo Temple. This place is unusual in the way that it is dedicated to two gods Sobek (The Crocodile God) & Horus (The Falcon Headed God). The temple is perfectly symmetrical with one side dedicated to each. There is still a lot colour to be seen here as well as some amazing balancing rocks. Some of the rocks on the roof top look as though they are ready to fall with little or no support at all. In a small room to the right of the temple you can see some mummified crocodiles. They say that back in the day of the Pharaohs the temple was surrounded with crocodiles which is where they mummified crocs came from.

Edfu was the next stop & this place was impressive. As we entered from the rear of the temple past the ticket booth, I was gob smacked with the size of this place. From the outside it looks like four big walls with hieroglyphics, but as you get along side of it & especially around the front, you can see this superb monument start to take shape. Within the walls are statues, a hypostlye hall and even different levels. The centre feature of this temple is a big court yard which would of been used or ceremonies by the priests.

Both these temples are well worth a stop on any visit to Egypt.