Everest Hotel Luxor

Television Street Luxor, Nile River Valley, , Egypt

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World's largest temple and Luxor surroundings

A travel blog entry by nuwan_shali

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... out" we checked out of our Nile cruiser and spent a bit of time exploring Luxor by foot. This apparently is very difficult in Egypt. We must've been stopped at least every 10 m by someone wanting to sell us something. It got a bit annoying after a while. Especially when they did not seem to understand the meaning of "NO".

After a feed of McDs and a well-needed shower we took the sleeper train back to Giza.
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Up, Up and Away And Down With An Insurance Scam

A travel blog entry by kevscott11385

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... one of the most important Egyptian Gods, and some say the inspiration for many of the myths that surround the Christian Jesus. The evidence is pretty damning to be honest and probably explains why early Christians destroyed much of Egypt's written history.

Horus was born of the virgin Isis on December 25th in a cave, with a star heralding his birth and three wise men or magi travelling to see him. He is widely seen as Osiris reborn and having been conceived by Kneph. ...

Along the Nile

A travel blog entry by rtwma

We woke up to the beautiful banks of the Nile. It was great to see the palm trees, the beautiful fields, men in little boats and livestock roaming the Nile. We visited two temples along the way to Luxor. Both of them were full of gorgeous carvings and had very interesting stories. The second temple, Edfu temples, was especially interesting as its the best preserved temple so we had a good idea of what it would have looked like. But the town ...

Kongernes Dal mm

A travel blog entry by j.knudsen

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... bygningskonstruktioner med omfattende udsmykninger i form af relieffer og beskrivelser med hieroglyffer. Mest imponerende forekom den enorme søjlehal med 134 10 meter høje voluminøse søjler. -

For tiden er man i gang med at genskabe hele den lange sfinx-allé, der engang forbandt Luxortemplet med Karnak. Det har krævet nedrivning af boliger og af en moské. Det må man ellers ikke !, men det hjælper når man forinden har bygget en ny ...

Floating over the west Bank

A travel blog entry by leone_and_mike

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... and had a look around, and set up the rods while we waited. He finally came back about 30 mins later with a small container of dirt and worms. And so the fishing began. I think Mike and Damian caught 1 fish each, but only about 10-15 cms. Not quite the fishing experience Damian was hoping for. After about an hour of trying, we were ready to pack up and head back. The captain got Damian to throw the line in as we drifted back across the Nile. Still no bites though. We ...