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Valley of the Kings

This'll have to do for photos because you can't take pictures inside the tombs (not that we could really do it justice anyways).
Luxor

January 10th 2008
There is so much history to see at Luxor that it is easy to get overwhelmed. We were lucky to have 3 full days to explore here, but after the first two we got pretty much tombed-out! Day 1 started with a tour of Karnak Temple. Simply amazing! You really have to go there in person to appreciate it all. What we found the most impressive, aside from the size, was how much colour remained in th ... read more
Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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