Egypt
July 3rd 2009 July 3: Giant Statues, Anyone??
Boarded a 3:30am van for a pre-dawn caravan across the Sahara to Abu Simbel. Everything is better here before dawn - the absence of Level 6 HHI somehow made the experience of viewing statues 4,000 years old a pleasant experience, as well as educational.
The temple of Philae was next - nothing short of unbelievable - its main purpose to worship the god
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