Valley of the Kings and Temples - 3 days in Luxor

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September 30th 2008

Published: August 24th 2009

Flying from Cairo to Luxor was a luxury that made me feel spoilt. I liked the feel of Luxor, a kind of old world meets new world charm. Straight away I knew that 3 days would not be enough. Luxor, while big on the tourist map, still has plenty of places to explore where you can walk through a local market or down a street without a single western face. From Luxor you can explore the Valley of the ... Read Full Entry

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Corner fruit stall

Luxor

Mosque Atop the temple ruins

Jorne

View across the Nile

Kimberly and glen in horse and carriage

Sunrise over the nile

from our hot air balloon

kids outside their home

on the outskirts of Luxor

Man and donkeys

Queen Hatshepsut's Obelisk

After her death her son had walled off her Obilisc away from the view of the people due to his resentment of her rule. Ironically this served to preserve and protect the obilisc during the great Earthquake, making it the best preserve remaining obilisc.

Ballooning over Valley of the Queens

ballooning over Valley of the Kings

Note the rows of holes in the mountainside in the bottom right of the picture. These are entrances to caves where the slaves that built this amazing place lived.

Queen Hatshepsut's Tomb for the air.

Centre of the image is the tomb which the Queen had for excavated for herself in the Valley of the Kings. Her son had it descrated upon her death. He was slightly miffed that she had ruled the country even though through lineage he was the rightful heir to the thrown.

street stall

Streets of Luxor

Fast food Luxor style

typical luxor street

our pool by the Nile

yes, it was as good as it looks :o)

pillars and obilisc

temple hall

26th August 2009

Sue
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Weather
Hi, its sounds like you are having a great time in Egypt. I am travelling to Egypt at end of September into October, and I would like to ask what the weather is like. I have been surfing the net and the weather still looks quite warm during the day, but what is it like at night? I will be travelling through the desert at the beginning of the tour and have heard it gets really chilly at night. Just really need to know if I have to bring any jumpers/jackets. Are the early mornings cool or does the day heat up really quickly. Any info is very much appreciated. Thanks

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