Today we woke up on the train and we were served breakfast consisting of 3 forms of bread and some mango juice and coffee. Our dinner and breakfast on the train were better than I expected and I liked my juice and coffee this morning a lot. Then we got ready and walked to our bus.
We drove to the boat docks and then had a quick boat ride to the Philea temple which had been reconstructed on an island after being removed from its original island that had flooded. I liked the boat ride and the temple was very cool. We saw the original carvings of gods and hieroglyphics as well as graffiti from visitors in the 1800s in the form of names and dates carved into the walls. I liked the temple and it was interesting to learn about its history of being used and modified by different cultural and religious groups over time.
We then took the boat back to our bus and drove back to the hotel where we rested for almost 6 hours because during the middle of the day it is too hot to be outside for long periods of time. I didn’t have a lot to do to fill the time but I appreciated the air conditioning.
Later on we took another boat to a different island where we were led by a local Nubian around the island and we saw local agriculture and farming before we were hosted for dinner at his cousin’s house. We had rice and chicken and then after our meal the guide fed our leftovers to cats by dropping it off the balcony. Then we took the boat back to our hotel where we went to bed, tomorrow we will have to wake up very early.
-Magnolia
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