The Statues in the Light

The 3 statues on the right are supposed to be lit up by the sun as it rises on Feb 22 and Oct 22. The statue on the right is Darkness

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My Day in Da’Nile

February 22nd 2016
After such a glorious time in the beautiful, desolate desert, walking into the train station in Giza was a harsh wake up call. We had several hours to spend until our overnight train to Aswan. Mohamed parked us at a table in a café and stayed with us while we read, worked on our blogs until batteries gave out and people watched. After some time he headed home to bring his wife and daughter back f ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Abu Simbel

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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