25/36.- Abu Simbel, Hathor Temple, way out

You can see here the huge Lake Nasser from inside the Hathor Temple. In the left you see one of the temple's guardians. They are here to guard the temple and to guide visitors, but most of the time they just stand waiting for a baksheesh (=money). In this temple they did not ask for a tip, but in many other temples I visited in Egypt they did. Usually temples' guides are nice with visitors, showing them places they would have missed. Remember that giving a baksheesh is not an obligation, but it is a good way to spend your spare Egyptian notes (in Egypt coins are extremely rare).

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