Hi all We were up quite early to take the 3 hour bus trip to Abu Simbel. This also meant leaving the ship behind, which was quite sad. To get to Abu Simbel, the tourist buses all go in a convoy with a police escort. The police escort is because of the proximity to the Sudan border, and the military checks all vehicles all along the route, so if you are in the convoy, the trip is much faster and the military do not constantly stop the buses the check the passengers etc. On the way there, on the side of the road, we saw an old tourist bus just covered in bullet holes.. hmm, I was glad for the police escort. The only problem is, when you arrive at Abu Simbel, it seems like every
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