Egypt Explorers: Lovely Luxor July 6th 2009 Today we left our fabulous Nile Cruise and headed to our hotel in Luxor. Luxor is a lovely city that is clean and beautifully manicured with the Temple of Luxor in its center and the Temples of Karnak at its edge.
On the way to the hotel we stopped at the Luxor Jewelry Market. It was a great shopping excursion. The store had beautiful creations made of gold and silver in the form of many d ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor 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
I teach seventh grade science, and have been a teacher for 16 years. I am married and have two sons who keep me very busy. We own seven horses and my sons love to compete in western rodeo events. Michele and I work together and applied for a summer sabbatical to Egypt. Fund for Teachers approved our proposal, so we are off to Egypt for a trip of a lifetime. We have logged our experiences for our students to read and hopefully they will take away a new appreciation for Egypt through our trip.... full info