After the first couple days in Cairo, our trip in Egypt continued south to Aswan. Our goal for the stay in this region was to explore the sights of southern Egypt, including Abu Simbel. This journey ended up being a remarkable 12h sleeper train ride, something we had never done before! Abu Simbel is the location of two incredible rock cut temples created during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II (13th century BC), in his…