On this day we were woken up at 3.00 AM and travelled for 4 hours by bus under police escort to the Temple of Abu Simbel. This trip was worth the effort because we saw a temple that was going to be lost forever under water when a dam was going to be built on the Nile to control flooding. UNESCO decided to sponsor the move of this temple so the Temple of stone was cut up and each block numbered. Then a new site was established 600meters up the hill out of the way of the rising waters of the Nile and the Temples was put back together like a giant jigsaw. An amazing accomplishment and an unbelievable visit. What a shame they didn't move it closer to our hotel bed!!!!!
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