Nefertari Hotel Abu Simble
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Abu Simbel - Ramses II, Philae Temple
... to intimidate his Nubian neighbors.
The most spectacular aspect of this temple is its setting in the solid rock above the banks of the Nile River between the First and Second Cataracts. As impressive as Abu Simbel is, it probably would not be quite as famous were it not for its relocation because of the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The complex was relocated ...
Day 44 - Day 4 of tour - Cairo - Abu Simbel
... boarded the plane we had landed. Trip took approx 35 mins. As we were coming into land we notice the landscape was very barren for as far as you could see with this mass of water that went for miles in all directions. Huge. Off the plane into shuttle bus ( they are used at all airports we have been to ), collected luggage then onto a bus which took us to back of Great Temple of Abu Simbel where we had to walk down ...
Abu Simbel and more
... and wanted to be worshipped like the gods, that is why in Abu Simbel, he placed statues of himself amongst the gods. But who really cares, we were so impressed with this massive temple (30 metres high, 40 metres wide), we just wanted to get in and have a look.
As we walked closer and closer to the temple entrance, we got right up beneath the massive four statues at the front of Ramesses II. All we could say was 'wow'. This was Abu Simbel and we ...
The ferry to Egypt
... amounts of water and drinks. We were pushed and shoved and overtaken but we stood our ground and made it onto the ferry it what must have been over 40degree heat! Our spot was up on top deck with no shade whatsoever so we quickly tide up a tarp to give us some shade. The deck was boiling hot as it was metal and sitting under the tarp was pretty interesting especially because of the pool of sweat that would be left behind. We stayed on the dock until 5pm ...
The ferry to Egypt
Today has been a really interesting day. I am currently lying on a ferry on the top deck just after sunset, I think we're now in Egypt and hopefully by about 10pm we'll see the temple of Abu Simbel lit up on the banks of the Nile. We were up and ready to leave our bush camp by 8am. Last night most of us slept under the stars on grass mats in the desert just outside Wadi Halfa. That is pretty amazing! We saw the moon rise as we fell asleep. We drove to the dock ...
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