Aswan, Egypt
4th June 2010
Up at 2.45am to visit Abu Simbel. We had a three hour bus trip in a police convoy for safety reasons. The first and last buses have armed police men on board for protection.
There was a magnificent sun rise over the desert. We arrived at Abu Simbel and guarding the entrance to the temple, were 4 colossal statues of Ramses II sitting majestically staring out across the desert. The twin temples - Temple of Ramses and Temple of Queen Nefert...