Egypt 2
Jul 14, 2019 23:16:42 #
Of the many interesting things and places to see in Egypt Abu Simbel is perhaps my favorite. These temples were carved in solid rock on the bank of the Nile River and would have been completely submerged by Lake Naser had they not been cut into blocks, moved above the river gorge and reassembled piece by piece in manmade hills. It involved an international effort. These are all copies of slides from way back when.
Overall view of the Abu Simbel Temples
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The Ramses II Temple. Probably not a modest man since the woman between the legs of his statue represents his wife.
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Eight 33' high statues of the god Osiris line a hallway inside the temple.
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The Nefretari Temple
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Upon his request I sent a copy of this photo to the doorkeeper of the Nefretari Temple.
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Some of the desert we flew over north of Abu Simble on our way back to Cairo.
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Jul 14, 2019 23:37:33 #
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Jul 15, 2019 09:51:15 #
You had an interesting tour and documented it well. From time-to-time, I think we should take a tour in that part of the country. So many interesting places in our world and not enough time. 
Jul 15, 2019 12:07:22 #
Jul 15, 2019 15:14:48 #
I've always wanted to go there and your photos have only made that desire worse. Incredible history here. Thank you. Gary
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