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Abu Simbel Research Paper

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Persona: I am an explorer whose life is very adventurous. I have found this ancient journal and have deciphered the Egyptian hieroglyphs to discover a young Egyptian trip on the Nile, starting from Abu Simbel. Day 1 : I had just arrived at Abu Simbel. I was very eager about the boat trip I was about to go on, along the Nile. I had just woken up to see the sunrise. The magnificent sun shone its rays on the temple of Abu Simbel. I started enjoying the scenery. I opened my eyes to glance at the temples in front of us. Ramesses the 2nd must have taken a more then 500 men just to build this monument. The temple front reminded me of Mount Rushmore. Instead of five president’s faces, four colossal seated figures were carved into the side of the cliff, …show more content…

It took me quite a while but I made it in the end with some quick refreshing drinks of water. The temperature here was over 40C. But the worst thing was that the whole week was predicted to not rain. I met my sailor and my friendly tourists who will be accompanying me during the five days. The boats were called Feluccas. Ours had a white sail. It resembles a small yacht but equipped with a massive sail. The scenery on the Nile was extraordinary. Nile streams were calm at this time of year. The sea partly clear, small fishes could be seen, swimming frantically. I could see a catfish in the crowd. On the plains, I only had the chance to see a rhinoceros charging with others of its same kind, and a hippopotamus which was grazing on small green shoots of reeds sticking out of the water and creeping onto land. Talking about it, I remembered most of the plants that I saw were slow-growing plants like moss creeping out of the water. The sun was slowly starting to set, sinking past the horizon. The breeze changed directions and started to brush past my face. I set up my bed in the Feluccas and started to doze off uncomfortably. Day 2 : The boats had just reached the shores of Giza. The merciless sun reigned down its heat. I kept walking until I found shelter. I had the pyramid of Khufu in my sight aloing with all the other pyramids. One of the sailors of the other boat was right next to me, admiring the Pyamids.

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