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VALLEY OF THE WORKERS  
   

VALLEY OF THE WORKERS

Remains of the village of the workers. Tombs in the hills in the background
TOMB RAIDERS

May 9th 2009
DAY 26 Well, we both decided we would not fit into Angelina's Lara Croft outfit, maybe Frangie might. Today's tour will take us to the Valley of the Kings. This is only a 30 minute ride from Luxor. At the entrance to the valley we stop to see two very impressive statues of Memnon, one intact and the other was damaged in an earthquake in 200BC. At this time the statues were said to sing an ... 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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