http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Upper-Egypt/Thebes/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Egypt , Upper Egypt , Thebes en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 21:18:44 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 21:18:44 +0000 Up at the crack of dawn again today for a massive sightseeing venture to the Valley of Kings or the Valle des Rois as the French tourists say et al. From the outside the 63 tombs including King Tutrsquos look like little more than hobbit holes. However it is truly amazing to descend by means of a graduated ramp into the tomb and see the innumerable hieroglyphics and drawings ador http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Upper-Egypt/Thebes/blog-440535.html The above panoramic photo shows the funerary procession in Ramose's tombMy other Egypt blog entriesDiving in DahabEgyptian pyramids Giza Saqqara and DahshurCairoSinai Mountains and Saint Catherine's MonasteryFrom Abu Simbel to Aswan Kom Ombo and EdfuThe ancient temples of Luxor and KarnakThebesThebes was the capital of ancient Egypt during the 11th Dynasty Middle Kingdom and most of the 18th http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Upper-Egypt/Thebes/blog-230861.html Our trip to the Valleys of the Kings and Queens was great. We got up early to beat the heat and the other tourists Althought it being the summer and very hot there were not as many tourists as there are in the other seasons when it is cooler. We went first of all to the Valley of the Kings you are allowed to go into three tombs. Our guide pointed us in the direction of the tombs of three di http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Upper-Egypt/Thebes/blog-12531.html When you come to Egypt there is a very standard tourist trail that you take. This goes from Cairo the pyramids to Luxor Valley of the Kings and Karnak temples followed by Aswan feluccas little boats on the nile followed by Abu Simbel very impressive large temples. Then there is also the Red Sea where you can go scuba diving. And Mt Sinai. Apparently fantastic but not as popular.One http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Upper-Egypt/Thebes/blog-10199.html write down your nameon the wall of the stonesin the valley of the kingsand climb to its topfinding the times difficulty passing bywatching couple of bikes from a distance our traveland the grain of the sands are dancingin thebesa ray od sunlighta gift from the ancient of sun godamonrerapushing the inert gaseswarmering the ground of mother earthat the gate of colossi of memnonmaatkaurerasetep http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Egypt/Upper-Egypt/Thebes/blog-10080.html