Miscellaneous: Edfu was the only temple we went to in Egypt where it was cooler outside it that in it. The heat simply seemed to emanate from the walls or it may just have been the large numbers of hot sweaty people inside.
So, in contrast to visiting the rest of Egypt, you don't want to bring a hat or items to cover you up because they will stick to you and make you feel worse.
Written Jan 20, 2003
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