Nubian Desert - Tuesday September 21, 2004
(view from minibus) Dawn in the Nubian desert, on our quest to Abu Simbel.
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Ramses 2 Temple - Tuesday September 21, 2004
Some sort of hieroglyphic instruction set on the left side of the Ramses II temple.
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"Ramses, Bringer of War" Aproaching the temple.
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Meet Ramses 2, Ramses 0.5, Ramses 2 and Ramses 2.
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Ramses 2 Temple - Tuesday September 21, 2004
Giant statues and tiny tourists. (This is ofcourse why they call him Ramses the Great.)
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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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