Egypt reminds me of the first time I visited the Grand Canyon and realized there are no guard rails.
Like, seriously? You trust me with this?
Take, for example, Kom Ombo. This temple was built somewhere around 150 B.C., and it’s unique in that it was designed for two sets of gods.
Honestly, I am too clumsy to be around ruins without some kind of velvet rope or glass to protect the antiquities. And at most of the temples, tombs and pyramids, there aren’t many things in place to separate the people from the priceless.
There are guards, but they basically let tourists stomp all over, scale the rocks, touch the delicate hieroglyphs, even stub out cigarettes on the walls.
This tiny little Kom Ombo temple is among my favorite places in Egypt so far. Not only is it situated in a quiet agricultural area along the bank of the Nile River, but the etchings are also quite stunning.
It’s a wonderful place. I just hope tourists don’t ruin it before everybody else gets a chance to see it.
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