The Nubia Museum (E£50 or S$12.50 per person) is a valuable reminder of the history and culture of the Nubians as most of it was lost when their lands were flooded by Lake Nasser after the building of the dams. Starting from 4500 BC, the exhibits (with clearly written explanations) take one through the centuries from the ancient dynasties, the New Kingdom, the Roman Period and Christian Nubia to the modern day Islamic Nubia. There was also a small section on the 25th Kushite Dynasty (747-656 BC) where the Nubia ruled Egypt for almost a century. Special credit has to be given to the exhibits which attempt to explain the important work that UNESCO, Egypt and the other countries did in order to conserve the various monuments in Nubia. There was also a garden within the museum compound though the idea of wandering in it under the hot mid-day sun deterred us from spending more time here.

As the weather was very hot during the day, we decided to have a quick lunch and take it easy for the rest of the day by resting in the hotel while giving the Fatmid Cemetery and the Unfinished Obelisk a miss. This was good in a way as Sally strained her knees and was not able to walk for long periods of time. She had a good long nap (while I watched Ah-Ahly won a match in the Egyptian Premier League) and ended the day with our favourite food again - Kushari!

We headed to the bus terminal again via taxi early in the morning (7am) to catch the bus to Abu Simbel that leaves at 8am. It was not very eventful. Got our bus tickets (E£25 or S$6.25 per person, 3.5hrs) through a little counter, had a shai or tea (E£1.5 or S$0.38) and off we headed further south towards Abu Simbel.