Pictured above, the Temple of Philae was our first stop in Egypt. It is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the Nile River and was built in 380 BCE. It was dismantled and relocated to a nearby island when the building of the Aswan Dam threatened to flood the site.
As in Texas, the sun sets in Egypt too!
Above is the Aswan Dam (High Dam) which was built in 1970 on the Nile River to control flooding. Before the dam was built, the Nile River flooded each year during the summer as water flowed down the valley from its East African drainage basin. These floods brough high water, plus natural nutrients and minerals that enriched the fertile soil along the river and made the Nile Valley ideal for farming. However, in high-water years, the whole crop might be ruined, and in low-water years widespread drought and famine occurred. Now, the dam regulates the water level providing safety from both extremes. The dam generates 2.1 gigawatts of electricity which produces about 15% of the total electricity of Egypt.
Pictured above is Jessica Tamer, me, and Nick Denniston. Nick and Jess are engaged to be married next August. Nick is from San Angelo and is working on a M.S. in electrical engineering and Jessica is from Virginia and works with Academic Services for Texas A&M Qatar.
Nick, Jess, and I are posing in front of an unfinished oblisk in Egypt. It is the largest known ancient obelisk in the world, however, work on the project stopped when cracks appeared in the ancient granite. If erected it would have stood 12 stories high and weighted 1,200 tons.
Pictured above, the Temple of Philae was our first stop in Egypt. It is an ancient Egyptian temple located on the Nile River and was built in 380 BCE. It was dismantled and relocated to a nearby island when the building of the Aswan Dam threatened to flood the site.
As in Texas, the sun sets in Egypt too!
Above is the Aswan Dam (High Dam) which was built in 1970 on the Nile River to control flooding. Before the dam was built, the Nile River flooded each year during the summer as water flowed down the valley from its East African drainage basin. These floods brough high water, plus natural nutrients and minerals that enriched the fertile soil along the river and made the Nile Valley ideal for farming. However, in high-water years, the whole crop might be ruined, and in low-water years widespread drought and famine occurred. Now, the dam regulates the water level providing safety from both extremes. The dam generates 2.1 gigawatts of electricity which produces about 15% of the total electricity of Egypt.
Pictured above is Jessica Tamer, me, and Nick Denniston. Nick and Jess are engaged to be married next August. Nick is from San Angelo and is working on a M.S. in electrical engineering and Jessica is from Virginia and works with Academic Services for Texas A&M Qatar.
Nick, Jess, and I are posing in front of an unfinished oblisk in Egypt. It is the largest known ancient obelisk in the world, however, work on the project stopped when cracks appeared in the ancient granite. If erected it would have stood 12 stories high and weighted 1,200 tons.
2 comments:
great play by play on the egypt trip n8. so glad that you could go and share with us! be safe. hope to see you soon. luv, dl
Hope you have a way to download your pictures and narratives so you can show grandchildren someday.
Post a Comment