Venus Hotel Luxor

... the ferry. This time the route is shorter and we arrive in about 40 minutes.<br><br>Our riverboat leaves immediately upon our arrival (1 PM) and heads south up the Nile towards Edfu, our next destination. Cruising on the Nile is truly idyllic, passing by lush green papyrus reeds, banana plants, and palm trees with scattered cattle on island patches, all in front of dark gold tinted mountains. The distinction between the green and ...

... I, IV, and VIIII. We couldn't take pictures. Unfortunately, there are beggars that hang out in the sites handing out pieces of cardboard (to be used as fans) and "offering" "information" on the sites. But what they are really doing is just pointing at the only thing that there is to look at in the hole, the tomb, and saying something in Arabic. As the tourists who fall for this are leaving the tomb, the beggars will then feel that you own them ...

... temple built for the queen, of course by her husband. She was apparenlty pretty bloke like even to the point of dressing up like one to maintain her authority and rulership at the time. It was big, it was impressive, it was darned hot. Not as detailed as previous temples, but tri level and carved into the mountain like a big block of stone. The scale of these things are massive!<br> Egypt is apparently know for 6 things to buy when ...

... I would be here. I was interested to hear his perspectives on how Sadat is viewed 28 years later and on Mubarek's "emergency" tenure since.<br><br>Khalid didn't deny that Nasser was a hero. But he also didn't confirm that Sadat was a villian. "I think Nasser was a good guy. I think Sadat a good guy too." To Khalid, people ultimately recognize that making peace with Israel was a good move for Egypt and that peace is smarter and cheaper (he noted how Nasser lost money ...

... scale is not a very large tomb by any means but it was found to be un-disturbed (relatively undisturbed they say) and all the treasures were sent to Cairo for museum viewing. We then went to the Temple of Hatscheput which was an amazing place. The temple was build by Hachepsut who was a female ruler. She was the aunt of Tutmosis III who was very young when he was appointed king of Egypt. She guided him and then took over for him when he was 15 ...

... ensuring my donkey was towards the front of the pack, speeding it up to overtake my roommate Jason's at every opportunity. They're actually really easy to steer. The stupid donkeys love sniffing each other's asses though (maybe that's why a donkey's also called an ass?!), especially sniffing each other's ****. Valley of the Kings The landscape at the Valley of the Kings appears like a natural pyramid, making it appropriate that many many of the Pharaohs were buried here ...

... Just 14 of us and Mohammed (about 50% of the people we met in Egypt were named Mohammed) our tour guide headed to the magnificent Karnak Temple. Neither Katie nor I had done much research into all the ruins we were going to see and in this case I think it was a good thing. <br><br> Karnak Temple blew both of us away. It is huge and after 3500 years it is still in great shape. It starts with a line of ram-headed sphinxes leading you into the temple. Inside there are even ...

... 50EGP). J'ai trop marche, alors je retrouve mon hotel epuise, non sans gouter au delicieux plaisir de me frayer en chemin au milieu des klaxons. Le velo, c'etait surtout en prevision de ma visite de la necropole thebaine, comprendre la Vallee des Rois et tous les sites situes de l'autre cote du Nil, a bien 10 bornes (et fort eloignes les uns des autres). Pas de dependance, pas de negociations taxi (on reviendra la dessus), pas de probleme (laa bas). Je suis donc parti ce ...

... very close to Luxor (a nice walk actually), The temple of Hatshepsut, now called Deir el-Bahri ("the northern monastery") and also the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, immediately opposite Luxor Temple, across the Nile River.<br><br>To see more photos from Luxore please click here:<br>http://www.reiki-healing-touch .com/photos/Egypt/

... for the same cost we could have the extra day at the Sonesta. I didn&#8217;t think this was good, until we arrived at the hotel. It&#8217;s an exceptionally luxurious hotel, one of the two best in Luxor. Though meals are not included (as they were on the boat) I decided the trade off was acceptable. It&#8217;s right on the Nile with gorgeous views of sunsets on the river.<br><br>We had lunch at the hotel and then headed ...