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TRAVEL - Cairo - The Pyramids - Aswan - Abu Simbel - Luxor - Dahab - Mt. Sinai - Petra - Wadi Rum

 

Abu Simbel

 

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Sunrise in the desert on the 290km trip south of Aswan

 

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Great Temple of Ramses II

 

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The giant temple which is about 30 meters high

 

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Giant Statues up close

 

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One of the drawings inside the temple

 

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Statue of Ramses in the Hypostyle Hall

 

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The 4 Gods Raharaghty, Amun, Ptah & Ramses in the sacred sanctuary

 

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Temple of Hathor

 

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Temple of Ramses and Hathor together

 

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Lake Nasser, the largest artificial lake in the world