Egypt

[Marielle]

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These are Luxor Temple which is in the middle of town





beautiful sunsets there! You can see why they built their tombs on the west bank

[Marielle]

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The great barman in the hotel, he's from Nubia



Sign of the Times - love it!





Lovely restaurant we went to, beautiful interior, good food and wonderful people working there, the whole (open) kitchen staff came out for a chat
The people there are so nice and friendly

[Marielle]

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love markets!

pretty empty tho

[Marielle]

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love them!



beautiful in-laid mother-of-pearl boxes



looks kitsch, but they look good on their own on the bookshelf

[Marielle]

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Yeah!!



afterwards we came across a wedding party

[Marielle]

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It's one of those places where you just HAVE to do a balloon flight, never done it before
- it was breathtaking!

sun coming up over the Nile

[Marielle]

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Enjoy the view!



You can see those statues



Hatshepsut's Temple

[Marielle]

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[Marielle]

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<span style="font-style: italic">Hatshepsut; meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies;1508–1458 BC was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty.</span>

This was Howard Carter's house, founder of the Tutankhamun tomb (didn't go in but saw the fantastic stuff found including the famous mask in the Cairo museum)



see how empty it is



OMG, this is such a fabulous temple! Loved it!

[Marielle]

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[Marielle]

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[Marielle]

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Couldn't actually go in there, it is being renovated, a joint Egyptian Polish project

[Marielle]

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We went to the lovely Africa restaurant, the view from the bacony



On the ferry

[Marielle]

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Right, as the English lady said in the hotel, Oh I'm all templed out!



Bless the sun - it rises every day and we just take it for granted

[Wahalla]

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Do they point out where the massacre took place at Hot chicken soups palace ?

Did they show u the image of Mut with the over large penis ????

I would have advised not going into the pyramid it is a waste of money....