Abu Simbel~Kom Ombo~Edfu~Esna~Luxor - Nile River Cruise, Egypt

December 16-19, 2023
000 - IMG_8721 Good morning from the Masterpiece of Ancient Egypt - Abu Simbel, built on the west bank of the Nile River... 8:55 am 12/16/2023 Abu Simbel, Egypt
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001 - IMG_8796 Saturday December 16, 2023 tour day 7 (Nile River cruise day 2) itinerary | early morning shore excursion to Abu Simbel, then cruising the beautiful Nile on...
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002 - IMG_8831 ... site of two temples built by the Egyptian king Pharaoh Ramesses II (reigned 1279–13 BCE) where in ancient times the area was at the southern frontier of...
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003 - IMG_2718 ... the larger of the two temples, the Great Temple, four colossal statues of a seated Ramesses II at its entrance, each about 69 feet tall... Abu Simbel, Egypt...
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004 - IMG_8724 Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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005 - IMG_7037 ... carved around the four colossal seated statues of Ramesses II at the entrance of the Great Temple are small figures representing Ramesses children, his...
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006 - IMG_2722 ... the temple dedicated to the sun gods Amon-Ra and Ra-Horakhte, with three consecutive halls extending 185 feet into the cliff decorated with more Osiride...
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007 - IMG_8779 ... colossal standing statues of the king lining the main hall, leading to the sanctuary where four deities are sat... Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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008 - IMG_8739 ... let's have a selfie with four seated deities (Amon Ra, Ra Horakhty, Ptah, and the deified version of Ramesses II) at the innermost sanctuary of the Great...
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009 - IMG_8761 ... it's said that on two days of the year (about February 22 and October 22), the first rays of the morning sun penetrate the whole length of the temple and...
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010 - IMG_8769 ... the Great Temple - Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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011 - IMG_7038 Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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012 - IMG_8797 Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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013 - IMG_2750 ... the second smaller temple built for Queen Nefertari, its front includes two statues of the queen and four of the pharaoh, each about 33 feet in height and...
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014 - IMG_7045 Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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015 - IMG_2751 ... on the façade of the Small Temple to the north dedicated to the goddess Hathor and Queen Nefertari, her colossi are the same size as those of her husband...
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017 - IMG_8826 ... the Small Temple - Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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018 - IMG_8811 ... the walls of this Small Temple dedicated to images of Ramesses and Nefertari making offerings to the gods and to depictions of the goddess Hathor... Abu...
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019 - IMG_8828 ... a selfie of us inside the Small Temple... Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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020 - IMG_8810 Abu Simbel, Egypt 12/16/2023
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