Off to Abu Simbel 1. Our in between home

Off to Abu Simbel

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June 13th 2010
After a great sleep, we get breakfast delivered to our room, just a selection of breads (a little on the firm side) and tea or juice. I brave a trip to the bathroom to find that the reason you can’t use it when stopped at stations is because there is nowhere for ‘stuff’ to go but outside! I’d hate to be a perway walker here! Looking outside as we go along, there are a lot of farms and pe ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Abu Simbel

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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