Aug 3, 2008 - Temple of Abu Simbel

Today's trip to Abu Simbel fulfills a dream I have had for many years. The place is truly awesome. I took many, many pictures. Extremely hot and dry. Bright sun all day. We left at 4:15am for the three hour drive. But it was worth the effort. Truly amazing. Tomorrow morning...

Jun 12, 2008 - Abu Simbel and Aswan

After leaving our Cairo hotel at 10pm and boarding the overnight train we finally arrived in Aswan around midday the following day. We had recliner seats which made it pretty comfy, but the toilets left a lot to be desired - i'm certainly glad we didn't have to do the...

Apr 16, 2008 - Up the Nile to Abu Simbel

Hello - I'm going to break the last 10 days into segments. We've seen so much. The pictures will have to wait till I get home. We have taken well over a thousand. We left Cairo from Ramesses station and headed along the Nile overnight to Aswan. We had a nice two...

Feb 22, 2008 - Abu Simbel, Egypt

We left our hotel at 1am to join up with the police convoy that would guide us and hundreds of other cars and buses to Abu Simbel. Abu Simbel is a temple at the southern end of Lake Nasser that was built to honor King Ramses II's birthday and coronation...

Nov 26, 2007 - Ramses II Temple

This morining, we got our wake-up call at 300. We got picked up at 330. There were 12 of us in a van, we were packed like sardines in a can. It was a 3 hour drive to The Temple. It was amazing, I didnt really know what to expect,...

Oct 31, 2007 - Abu Simbel

Happy Halloween everyone! OK, so whose silly idea was it to get up at 3am in order to see another temple? I'll give you one guess. Oh, yes, and I guess I was silly enough to agree. The convoy to see Abu Simbel lined up where soldiers with machine guns inspected...

May 10, 2007 - Aswan - PhilaeTemple, Unfinished Obelisk, The Aswan High Dam

This morning started with a boat trip to the new site of the Philae Temple near Aswan, a Roman temple to the Egyptian goddess Isis. The temple was relocated after the contruction of the High Dam engulfed it in the waters of the Nile. After that, we took a bus...