Close-up of the giant Ramses II statues.
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When entering the temple, More giant statues... These are about 4 meters high.
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Inside the temple plenty of Ramses II hieroglyphs ofcourse... (also a small Ramses II shrine with some gods, not shown in the photo.)
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Ramses' favorite queen's temple, to the right of his temple.
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A closer look at Ramses' favorite queen's temple.
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Detail of hieroglyphic wall Inside.
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"The desert... untamed for millions of years..." Actually, the Sahara desert is only 5000 years old.
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Nile river - Tuesday September 21, 2004
The infamous Aswan dam, for which they relocated the Abu Simbel temple complex.
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Aswan - Tuesday September 21, 2004
Last night in Aswan, dodging eager salesmen...
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train - Wednesday September 22, 2004
train - Wednesday September 22, 2004
Farmland. Replace the trees with oaks, change the weather and it's pretty much the same as in Holland.
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