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Statues of the pharoah in the image of the god Osiris. The arms crossed, holding the "crook and flail", symbolize the divine authority of the pharoah.

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Luxor

February 16th 2009
Day 2 started at 2:20am with our driver taking us to the airport for our 4am flight to Luxor. It was the last flight available when I booked it, in hindsight probably not the best idea. Amazing at 2:30 in the morning how many people were on the streets of Cairo, and not coming out a club hammered out of their minds... Flight was fine, airport security in Egypt certainly not as strict as here. ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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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