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September 17th 2008
Published: September 17th 2008
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Hi everyone. We are about half way through our stop in Egypt, having just completed a felucca trip down the Nile, and taken in the sights of Luxor. Fairly exhausted after being deposited in Aswan by a very late sleeper train (at lunchtime), we grabbed an afternoon tour of the local sights, including the main draw card - Philae Temple. This was the first temple on our Egyptian tour which imp... Read Full Entry



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Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, LuxorHypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor
Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple, Luxor

Has 134 of these massive pillars and encloses enough space to swallow St Peter's in Rome and St Paul's in London together
Us at Karnak Temple, LuxorUs at Karnak Temple, Luxor
Us at Karnak Temple, Luxor

We got this shot by sneaking off into the 'rock park' area for all the bits they can't put back together yet
The Valley of the KingsThe Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings

Sorry no photos in the tombs allowed - have a look at the ones from Medinat Habu and imagine something fully preserved with bright colours....



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