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| This was actually the last photo I took of the temples of Abu Simbel, sitting in a little bit of shade and enjoying the quiet view. The few tourists who were with us had already left. These two temples were saved from the rising waters behind the Aswan Dam by disecting them into huge blocks and reassembling them farther on shore - a huge engineering project. |
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| One familiar tourist in front of the temple of Pharaoh Ramses II. |
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| This is the temple of Queen Nefertari. |
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| A view of Lake Nasser from the temple site. Those are hills in the background, not pyramids. |
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