The great temple of Abu Simbel

Aswan and Abu Simbel

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November 6th 2008
I need money, lots of it, billions and pretty quick. I intend to build a second Abu Simbel but more of that later. The trek down to Aswan was done in style in a sleeper train. After arriving in Aswan we wanted to go straight down to Abu Simbel and went to the train station as we knew there would be a 11 am bus. There was a bus, we inquired if this i ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Aswan

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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