Abu Simbel Temple Tour

Sun, Oct 24: Abu Simbel, Egypt

Abu Simbel was a three hour bus ride each way, but worth it. It was relocated piece by piece, further up the hill, complete with a fake mountain back in 1968 to avoid being submerged by a dam. Quite the story for these magnificent temples.

Abu Simbel Temple
Take a long walk down, then turn the corner
Rather large statues carved into the mountain at Abu Simbel
Temple at Abu Simbel
One of the heads fell down. Rather than fix it when the temple was moved, the fallen head was preserved in the location where it was found.
Inside the Abu Simbel Temple, there are more statues
And the bosses way in the back room
The larger Abu Simbel Temple
There’s a smaller temple to the side.
These people are obviously less important since they have to stand.
It’s smaller on the inside too.
Both temples in one shot
It’s a long bus ride to get to Abu Simbel, but thankfully there’s a rest stop along the way, Sarab, A Desert Mirage.
Sarab, the original cat cafe
Cats!
And more cats!

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Sun, Oct 24: Abu Simbel, Egypt

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