Valley of the Kings

In front of the Tomb of Tawsert (the only Queen buried in the Valley) and Sethnakht (whose own tomb 'ran into trouble', so he had to expand hers

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Luxor, Egypt

July 6th 2009
July 6th: You thought THAT was hot?!? The Valley of the Kings - tombs, sarcophagi, vividly painted hieroglyphs, critical lesson in Egyptian death rituals and temperatures so high inside the claustrophia-inducing, box-like underground tomb of Tuthmosis III, it made the outside temperatures for what is purported to be the 2nd hottest place in Egypt, feel quite refreshing - was an unforgett ... 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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