Article by:
Anthony Sattin
They know about alchemy in Aswan, for it is a place that has always shifted from one thing into another. To ancient Egyptians it was a line in the sand, a buffer against the barbarians of the south and a place of exile for troublemakers from the north. According to their myth-makers, it was also where the Nile had its source, gushing from a cave beneath rapids immediately south of town. For Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert, travelling in Egypt in the winter of 1849-50, it was an obstacle that had to be overcome: their boats were manhandled over the rapids so that they could sail further south to Abu Simbel. Read the full travel article here.
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