balloon ride

Luxor

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April 5th 2007
Untitled Today was the longest day EVER!!!!! We had to get up at 4:30am so we could leave at 5am for our hot air balloon ride over the West Bank. We took a boat across the Nile and then a bus to the launching area. The process was so much better than in Australia because the balloon was already inflated when we got there and we didn't have to help put it away at t ... 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