So many places to see in this world and so little time and money - is it worth repeating places that you had already visited?
There are a few historical destinations that are worth a repeat visit. The Taj Mahal in Agra is definitely one such destination - every visit exposes you to a different facet of the magnificent mausoleum. The other historical destinations worth re-visiting are the ancient temples of Egypt in Aswan and Luxor.
We are just back from such a visit - our previous visit was 7 years ago. This time we did this during peak summer - and got virtually baked under the 45 degree heat.
I am glad on hind-sight that we did this again - everytime I see these magnificient temples (most of which are more than 4000 years old), I am amazed at what this ancient civilization achieved - and about how mortal even the most powerful civilization is. As usual we ended up taking a lot of photographs - but unfortunately photos do not do any justice to the scale and grandeaur of these temples.
So to all those who have already made the Aswan-Luxor trip once: please do it again. You will pick up details which you had completely missed out in your 1st visit - and your appreciation for this culture - even if you are not a history buff - would go up manifold. And of course if you combine it with a Nile Cruise, then you could also chill out taking in the beautiful Nile scenery.
However, please do it between October-March - pleasant weather does indeed enable one to study the details better.
There are a few historical destinations that are worth a repeat visit. The Taj Mahal in Agra is definitely one such destination - every visit exposes you to a different facet of the magnificent mausoleum. The other historical destinations worth re-visiting are the ancient temples of Egypt in Aswan and Luxor.
We are just back from such a visit - our previous visit was 7 years ago. This time we did this during peak summer - and got virtually baked under the 45 degree heat.
I am glad on hind-sight that we did this again - everytime I see these magnificient temples (most of which are more than 4000 years old), I am amazed at what this ancient civilization achieved - and about how mortal even the most powerful civilization is. As usual we ended up taking a lot of photographs - but unfortunately photos do not do any justice to the scale and grandeaur of these temples.
So to all those who have already made the Aswan-Luxor trip once: please do it again. You will pick up details which you had completely missed out in your 1st visit - and your appreciation for this culture - even if you are not a history buff - would go up manifold. And of course if you combine it with a Nile Cruise, then you could also chill out taking in the beautiful Nile scenery.
However, please do it between October-March - pleasant weather does indeed enable one to study the details better.
2 comments:
THANK YOU FOR THE POST AND THE TIPS.
I still remember that wonderful cruise from Luxor-Aswan that we had gone to and I agree it was a really wonderful and fun trip and also I wouldn't mind going again as long as the weather is pleasant. This post is really nice and I still remember the trip like it we had gone just yesterday. You brought back those memories from this post.I hope you had fun on your cruise!
Gaurang
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