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Egypt - Luxor & Area

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Includes: Edfu Temple (on Father's Day!), Valley of the Kings, alabaster workshop, Queen Hatshepsut Temple, Colossi of Memnen, Karnak Temple, and Luxor Temple

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Views[11] Traffic jam! (en route to Edfu Temple on June 21st, Father's Day) Views[11] Views[11] Views[11] Views[11]
 
Now that's my kind of parking garage Views[15] Views[9] Edfu Temple was finished in 57 BC and is known as the best preserved temple in Egypt. The temple on the left side represents King Ptolemy battling his Lower Egypt enemies; the temple on the right side depicts King Ptolemy against his Upper Egypt enemies Views[10] Views[8] Views[10]
 
Views[9] Views[12] Back on the boat... Views[10] Views[11] One of the many, many Egyptian soldiers/policemen (photo courtesy of Dad) Views[10]
 
Others on the boat enjoying the view from the top deck Views[12] Going through the locks (photo courtesy of Dad) Views[10] Views[10] Dad enjoying a bowl of Coco Puffs (not as good as he remembered, though) Views[14] Me working on taking out my braids - a very slow and painful process Views[18]
 
After docking at Luxor, we headed to the Valley of the Kings... Views[14] Although we weren't allowed to take photos inside the tombs, I'll never forget the details and still-vibrant colours of the hieroglyphs! Views[10] There were 62 tombs discovered in Valley of the Kings, and perhaps still more to be found... Views[10] Views[10] The most famous tomb is that of the child king Tutankhamen Views[12]
 
Views[11] I tried my hand at drilling an alabaster vase Views[11] Views[12] This temple was built fot Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for about 20 years. It was so unusual for a woman to be in power that she often dressed like a man and claimed to be a descendant of the gods Views[14] Views[12]
 
Views[12] Views[13] Shoe size even bigger than Shaq Views[12] Views[9] Views[10]
 
Views[8] Views[10] Views[9] Hathour, the goddess of fertility and motherhood, was depicted with features of a cow and unusual hair Views[10] Views[9]
 
Views[11] Views[11] Another extremely well-preserved painted figure Views[9] Dad measuring up to the Colossi of Memnen, legendary heroes from the Greek era (associated with Achilles) Views[9] No matter how legendary they may be, they're still covered in bird poop Views[11]
 
Lunch break at a Nile-side buffet Views[16] Views[16] Views[16] Views[17] Almost every king wanted to build something inside Karnak to honour Amon, the King of Gods; the current temple complex took over 2000 years to build and parts are still unfinished Views[8]
 
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