Our donkeys to ride to the Valley of the Kings

Donkeys and Horses

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February 4th 2008
Wow, ok I am almost caught up! So Monday morning first thing I did was check the internet on my phone to see the score of the Super Bowl. Can't believe the Giants won - wow!! Anyway, we were up bright and early to ride donkeys into the Valley of the Kings - the large valley on the West Bank of the Nile where the Egyptians buried their kings. Someone apparently decided it would be brilliant ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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