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Talk like an Egyptian
... at times and once in a while we reward ourselves with some modern comforts. Since we only have a few more days, we want to spare ourselves from all the long hours of travelling to another city. Plus, we are somewhat jaded about being hassled in other major touristy areas. Besides, we have our privacy in Luxor and we have learned the secret passageways to by pass the touts and scammers. Yipeee.
The Perfect day
A perfect day ...
Then we crash landed in the sugar cane field
... got lower and lower. Suddenly there was a cracking noise; more splintering noises and drops of what we thought were water splattering us as we crash landed right in a sugar cane field. The huge balloon dragging all of us in the basket along and through much more cane. The pilot desperately trying to get as much of the hot air out the balloon to stop its progress. And he succeeded.
With the accompanying vehicle and its attendant ground crew quickly on the scene. ...
Land of the kings
... gold and jewels and the sarcophagus were still in tact. With our ticket we were allowed to go down into three tombs of our choice so we went into the brightest one's with beautiful paintings and hieroglyphics on the walls as many of the others' have faded and been damaged. They were all painted in paint that was made from leaves and berries and nature's own products. It was hot, very hot, fall down and faint hot.. And this was at 8am! The Valley of the Kings is in the desert, so the heat ...
Temple Day in Luxor
... of the temples. Also present next to the colossi is a large pink granite obelisk. This was originally one of a pair. The other obelisk was given to France in the early 19th century by the ruler Mohammed Ali.
Passing through the entrance, we found ourselves in the courtyard of Ramesses II. This area features a double row of papyrus-bud columns circumscribing the court, each interspersed with huge standing statues of Ramesses II. At one end of the courtyard ...
The Ancient Capital of Luxor
... of the Kings.
Our ticket covered three tombs and our guide lead us into the tombs of Ramesses III, Ramesses IV and Ramesses IX. It is known that the length of the tomb is in relation to how long the king ruled for, so the longer the reign, the longer the tomb. We walked into these tombs amazed at the sheer colour and detail of the reliefs and hieroglyphics contained deep underground. We had seen plenty of detail at the temples we had visited already, but we ...
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