Local Kids
"In the mostly abandoned village of Aghurmi in the Siwa Oasis is a most famous temple of Amun, now more known as the Temple of the Oracle because of Alexander's visit when he conquered Egypt. Oracles, manifestations of the gods, were very revered in the ancient world and their existence in Egypt dates back for beyond the Temple of the Oracle at Siwa. Able to see into the future, they were consulted regularly prior to important decisions.
We are told that Alexander the Great, in 331 BC) consulted the Oracle in order to seek confirmation that he was the son of Zeus (Amun), and therefore a legitimate ruler of both Egypt and other lands that he conquered. When he and his entourage arrived after capturing Egypt, a manifestation of the Oracle was paraded through the city accompanied by eighty priests. After his visit to the Oracle, whenever his image appeared on coins, Alexander was shown with the horns of the ram, symbolic of the god Amun. We know that Alexander consulted the Oracle at least once, and probably more than one time."
Oracle Temple
Inner Complex
It is quite authentic as there isn't any restoration work done.
View of Siwa Oasis
Cycling with YF (Taiwanese) & a Singaporean Couple.
I enjoy exploring a new place on bicycle. Cycling can be quite therapeutic and I felt more connected to the surrounding. And it was great meeting fellow Singaporeans and like-minded traveler.
YF is quite an interesting person, who is quite proud to admit that he travels more than he works. He was deported out of Tibet and China in 2008, and hasn't returned since then. We spent the whole day traveling together and had a good time sharing experiences and views on life. He only started traveling in 2005, but the travelbug bit him really hard that he kept traveling. For this trip, he had been on the road for 6 months, and he was heading to Uganda after Egypt. Iranians are the best people he ever met (better than Nepalese & Tibetans) - for that, I would be keen to experience Iran. =)
YF's Travel-blog in Chinese: http://blog.dcview.com/alton0617
Field
Local Siwa Guy
Salt Water Lake in the middle of Desert
Turquoise Color
Photographer (YF) & Lake
Golden Ripple during Sunset
Sunset @ Fatnas Island
Field of Gold
Beautiful!!!
Dirty pond???
I regretted not jumping into this pool.
I was too comfortable in my thermal wear & warm clothings.
This pool looks dirty, but in fact, the water is crystal clear and is in light blue color!!!
It is around 6m deep with bubbles releasing from its bottom.
I had never seen anything like that before.
The water temperature was comfortable around 30degrees celsius.
Old Folks watching sunset in a desert.
Malaysian Kampong-style Photographer. =)
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