Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
The temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel. Even more amazing than the sheer size of the towering monument is imagining the UNESCO effort involved in moving this temple and the queen's temple nearby painstakingly piece by piece from the now-flooded land below.

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Olympus Stylus Epic | Fuji Superia 1600

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100

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Olympus OM-10 | Fuji Superia 100
The tour started at the ungodly hour of 3:30 from Aswan. The "bus," which turned out to be a van, was crammed with too many people. Abu Simbel is near the Sudanese border, so the ride was much longer than I expected for the amount of discomfort, and when we arrived at 8:30 it was already getting HOT.

Every tour bus comes at the same time in a police convoy, so there's a crowd to deal with when buying tickets. After buying tickets we waded through touts who wanted to get to us before we tired out from exploration.

Once that was all over however...a lovely winding trail around the artificial mountain overlooking Aswan Dam...and these hieroglyphics. Hinting at the marvels we would witness around the bend...

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