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Assuan och Ibrahimovich i öknen
Dagen i Assuan började med att bussen tog oss ytterligare söderut till stenbrottet där Egyptens bästa granit finns. Här kan man finna flera misslyckade, halvfärdiga obelisker och statyer; bl a Hatcheshups ofärdiga obelisk, som sprack under brytningen. Sedan for vi över den gamla Assuandammen från 1920-talet (den var alldeles för liten!), bort till …
Kharga Oasis
1/29 Kharga Oasis This morning the first stop is an ancient Christian burial site- this dates back to the early days of Christianity in Egypt. I was expecting head stones or something. It's actually quite large with extensive tomb structures, and chapels with lovely although simple paintings inside that depict the main stories of the bible. We …
Luxor, Egypt -- Luxor & Karnak Temples
... the temple today. The mosque remains, however, and was recently restored after a fire.
From our ultrabrief stop at Luxor Temple, it was a seven-minute drive to nearby Karnak Temple. We arrived at 3:13 and had just shy of two hours to explore this massive complex. Admission cost 65 pounds ($10.76).
Mona gave us a detailed tour for the first hour and a half, and then we were given 20 minutes to look around on our own. Mona noted the enormous temple covers 2,000 ...
Temples Galore
... you have to go to Egypt yourself to see them. Walking inside its incredible to think they spent so much time building a burial sight for all these kings with detailed stories written on the walls about their existence. After I am done seeing the area, Omar thinks I have taken too long and wants to go back to Luxor, so I agree to skip out on the other areas and just head back. Its probably best as too many temples can start to ruin the experience. We head to a ...
Day 11, Monday - Luxor & Nile River Cruise
... show you some particular part & may offer for you to take their photo and then as you leave they demand that you pay them.
There are some areas where there are numbered blocks clustered together. It must be a nightmare trying to sort out where they go and how they fit together. Back in the 1800s there was a massive flood in the Nile & it reached a height of over 2 metres, destroying a lot and depositing a lot of silt too. Other times of damage have been earthquakes. ...