No rest for the Wicked: Abu Simbel

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No time yet for a decent nights sleep, it was time to pack our bags with a wake up call at 02:20am. We were on our way to Abu Simbel, a three hour drive south (290km), finishing up only 15km away from the Sudan border. I did ask if we could 'just pop over' to the border to get our passports stamped but I retreated with some of the looks they gave me.

Anyway, Abu Simbel consists of two archeological sites that were once moved when the Aswan Dam threatened the original sites with total submersion. It is unbelievable to think that these two temples were actually shifted, piece by piece to the site where they stand today!
These temples where built in the reign of Pharoh Ramesses ll and his Queen Nefetari in 1244BC, to commemorate the supposed victory in the Battle Of Kadesh.

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Photos

The result of the dam
Below the water was the orignal site of the two temples.

Lake Nasser
Result of the Aswan Dam