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October 19th 2010
Published: October 19th 2010
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Salam! Izayak? Hamdulah Habibi! I have travelled southwards along the Nile of Egypt! I'm enthralled by all the amazing history that the ancient Egyptians left behind. The temples they constructed are so beautiful and it's incredible that it survived over 4000 years. It's intriguing to see how much devotion they had to their gods back then. Everything they built, they built in honor to the gods. Th... Read Full Entry



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Nubian dinnerNubian dinner
Nubian dinner

I wandered around town and ended up a local's house where he made some special nubian dinner for me
Croc!Croc!
Croc!

The guy let me play with his pet crocodile
Abu SumbelAbu Sumbel
Abu Sumbel

This is the Highlight of my trip! Huge temple that PHaroah Ramses II built in the south!
Small templeSmall temple
Small temple

the temple beside the big one
Philae islandPhilae island
Philae island

wall drawings
Entrance of Isis TempleEntrance of Isis Temple
Entrance of Isis Temple

This temnple is in the Philae island were people came to pray to the Isis godess.



28th October 2010
The Colossi of Menom

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i really love this photo. it's so peaceful.

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