Valley of the Kings & Temple of Hatstep
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There are 62 tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Each tomb is decorated and designed differently. Some have deep, steep tunnels with large ornately decorated rooms. Others have long gradually slopingLæs mere
There are 62 tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Each tomb is decorated and designed differently. Some have deep, steep tunnels with large ornately decorated rooms. Others have long gradually slopingLæs mere
These photos are from our final day in Aswan. We visited the Philae Temple devoted to Isis and we took a smaller boat up the Nile to visit the Nubian Village. The colorful spice market and views alongLæs mere
Miles: 2.2 Steps: 5361 Flights: 5
Spending time in Cairo left me with such mixed emotions. On one hand we saw the amazing pyramids - the last ancient wonder of the world still standing. It wasLæs mere
Miles: 2.5 Steps: 6686 Flights: 7
My oh my was it hot today! Most of the day it hovered around 115°! We took the little ferry across the Nile (10 Egyptian pounds or 50 cents for both of us) back toLæs mere
Miles: 2.4 Steps: 6033 Flights: 10
We started our 4 day cruise up the Nile today! We are “sailing” from Aswan to Luxor - it doesn’t cover that big of distance, but we’ll be seeing a lot ofLæs mere
We had a 3:30am wake up call this morning for our 9 hour day to the Temple of Abu Simbel. It’s located pretty close to the Sudan border in the south, which historically has been very dangerous forLæs mere
Our day started at 3am (or before as Amr woke before then in anticipation..) so we are totally wiped now - 8.45pm - and I won’t write up all the intricacies. Will leave that till we have a leisurelyLæs mere
The temple of Philae was so beautiful, and the felucca sunset sail was lovely. Checking into the hotel where we stayed last night was a Fawltey Towers experience!! Everyone was exhausted from being upLæs mere
Up again at an indecent hour, and on the road soon after 4am…not sad to leave the crazy hotel, and the bus had all our luggage with us as after Abu Simbel we came straight back to our cruise boat -Læs mere
We woke this morning to find that we were cruising along, almost silently and very smoothly. An early breakfast to be ready to leave at 8am….early starts beat the later heat, and maybe the worst ofLæs mere
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Rejsende You must be in awe! The structures and hieroglyphs are so impressive. Great pics!!! I hope the heat is not too bad.
Rejsende So much to take in. Thanks for letting us hitch a ride on your adventures. I bet a tub of Gelato would be very welcome about now!