Amazing and ancient Abu Simbel

Trip Start Mar 10, 2009

Trip End Nov 09, 2009

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Flag of Egypt Abu Simbel, Egypt
Friday, July 17, 2009

Added some more pics from Makely that he happened to still have on his camera. Also, added more info about the temple to some of the individual pics.

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Abu Simbel while much smaller than Petra is equally or maybe even more amazing to see. You could only take pictures on the outside but the inside hieroglyphics where really incredible as well as the incredible scale and detail of the carvings on the outside. That is even after these carvings have been underwater for hundreds of years from the Aswan damn. The USA had helped contribute $20 billion to help rescue this lost treasure. Go USA!
Truly amazing that i know the pictures don't reflect but a great stop that should be amongst the wonders of the world. Enjoy

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Outside the 2 temples of Abu Simbel	Entrance to the first temple	Also 1st temple	another view of #1
Some of closer details of Temple 1	and more details	Entrance to the second temple	I am there... the small ant like creature
Makely at Abu Simbel	Some details of the 2nd temple	More of the second entrance	Ramseses II and Nefertari
Details of the second tomb entrance	From the temple looking back at the Lake Nassar

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deluxetravel on

Abu Simbel a beauty
The pictures are very nice, I have been to Petra and I was not impressed as much as I was impressed by Abu Simbel temples. They are marvelous, and the fact that they were cut then reassembled to their current location is really impressive, I consider that a miracle of its own.