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Becky Davidson Travels to Abu
Simbel to View Ramesses II Temples

BECKY DAVIDSON traveled from Luxor to Abu Simbel
along the Nile River in March 2017 to view the temples
built by Ramesses II in the 1200s B.C. Ramesses ruled
over a period of great conquest and prosperity and
used his reign to construct huge monuments to his
own glorification. Becky Davidson
The four statues in front of a
of the pharaoh temple built by
guarding the Ramesses II
entrance to the
temple are 65
feet tall. Originally painted in
brilliant colors, they are now pale
beige, having been sand blasted
by the desert for 3,000 years.
Ramesses also built an adjoining
temple for his first and favorite
wife, Nefertari. This entrance
is flanked by six 30-foot-tall
statues of both Ramesses and Nefertari, unique because wives
P ostcard photo are usually depicted much smaller than their royal husbands.
of paintings inside Inside are glorious, colorful paintings that were well protected from
Ramesses II temples the ravages of sand and sun.

“As impressive as the temples are, it is the 3,000 year old paintings
on the temple walls that most captivated me,” Becky says. Statues of Ramesses II and Nefertari

Ebners Take High-Speed Ferry Across Lake Michigan

HERMAN AND HEATHER EBNER recently took a road trip to Milwaukee, where
they explored the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Pabst Mansion, the Pfister Hotel
and more. They then hopped aboard the Lake Express high-speed ferry to
cross Lake Michigan and arrive in Muskegon, Michigan, covering more than
80 miles in two and a half hours. Here, their road trip continued, as they went
on to Grand Rapids to tour the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park and
Holland for the charming Dutch downtown area. The Ebners finished up their
trip in South Haven on the shores of Lake Michigan.
P ostcard photo of the Lake Express

P ostcard photo of the Lake Express in Milwaukee.
P ostcard photo of the Milwaukee Art Museum