Suggesting that the face of megalomaniac Ramses II on gigantic statues at Egypt’s Abu Simbel temple be replaced by that of the new U.S. president.
Ramses II, who ruled Egypt for 67 years, was known as “the great builder.” At the Sun Temple of Abu Simbel, one of his self-promoting creations, his serious statuesque stare greeted Nubians and other visitors entering Egypt from Africa.
The Idiot was interviewed about the U.S. election results at Abu Simbel, the legendary 1200 B.C. temple on Lake Nasser in southern Egypt near the border with Sudan.
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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