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The view from our hotel

The West Bank of the Nile & Valley of the Kings

February 12th 2009
We got up relatively early today to be ready for our tour of the Luxor West Bank where the tombs are including the Valley of the Kings (where King Tutankhamen lies) Our guide, Mariel, and our driver picked us up around 8 am. We could tell right away we had a good guide as Mariel gave us some background while we drove down towards the bridge that spans the Nile. There is no bridge directly across ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Valley of the Kings

Egyptian Flag 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
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