One of the massive columns at Karnak

In the company of Kings at Luxor

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December 9th 2007
We were woken fairly early the next morning by the smell of pancakes cooking, which was a nice change from the standard breakfast of bread, cream cheese and fig jam. Our minivan met us on the other side of the river from our camp and we joined the tourist convoy to Luxor. We arrived in time for lunch and then headed off to Karnak temple. The temple is very impressive with many massive decorated ... read more

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more