Covert pics inside Nefertari's Temple

Abu Simbel, like every else in Egypt, prohibits photography inside the buildings. This makes for fun undercover pics like this one of three pillars adorn with Sekhmet (warrior goddess with a lioness head), Amun Ra (king of gods) and Horus (sky god with falcon head).

Abu Simbel, Egypt

July 10th 2008
Ninth Stop: Abu Simbel, Egypt. Before departing from Aswan by boat, we took an hour + flight on Egypt Air to Abu Simbel on the Southern boarder of Egypt just a few miles from Sudan. Abu Simbel houses probably the most impressive temples I've ever seen in my life. The twin temples were originally carved out of the mountainside during the reign of Pharaoh Rameses II in the 13th century BC (over ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more

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