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Red Sea, here we come
The bus ride to the Red Sea was sticky and sweaty but otherwise uneventful. We had managed to book a place just below Marsa Alam at a dive center- where mostly divers go. It was an ecolodge, and we stayed in African huts close to the sea. The water was perfect, and the snorkling was absolutely incredible. Claire described the reefs as an " …
Abu Simbel - Ramses II, Philae Temple
... us to join the convoy. We then followed about 20 vehicles for about 3.5 hours to our destination Abu Simbel, Twin Temples.
The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, as a lasting monument to himself and his queen Nefertari, to commemorate his alleged victory at the Battle of ...
Day 44 - Day 4 of tour - Cairo - Abu Simbel
... and the traffic is non existing. Arrived at airport which is going thru a major expansion, clean inside and easily managed. Tour guide, YL, is a terrific person and very caring. At this stage we are a group of 7 and we are all flying to Abu Simbel with a stop over at Aswan. We landed in Aswan about 11.00am and we had to go thru arrivals then head upstairs to departure lounge to board our flight to Abu Simbel. No ...
Abu Simbel and more
... heat at 8am.
Taking a seat to be informed by our guide, we couldn't stop starring at the super tetra meag awesome temple. We learned that this temple was built by Ramesses II in the 13th century BC, after 24 years of being king. Ramesses II reined as king for an impressive 67 years, the longest ruling king in Egypt's history.
The ancient Egyptians believed in the afterlife and worshipped gods. Ramesses II was a great, strong king, but he ...
The ferry to Egypt
... set sail, it took ages for them to load the cargo. I think this is what is called 'Character Building'. I now know that I can sweat one hell of a lot and I can hold my ground quite well when defending our spot. We will 'sleep' on the ferry tonight and hopefully arrive at a hotel around lunchtime tomorrow. I'm definitely looking forward to a shower tomorrow and possibly even more excited about seeing Abu Simbel tonight. I'll upload som photos to show the ...
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