another tomb

Luxor

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March 11th 2008
Luxor is a beautiful city that straddles the Nile in southern, or “upper” Egypt. We spent nine days there, mostly because we had such a comfortable hotel room, and saw the sights at a much slower than average pace, which the hotel staff constantly made fun of us for. Most of the tourists there are on package tours and come to the city on cruise ships from Cairo, so it was a little difficul ... 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