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Nile Valley | Taba Heights | Sharm-el-Sheikh

Nile Valley

Images from a delightful Egyptian trip, cruising the Upper Nile between Asswan and Quena. During the week, we visited the popular sites of: Edfu, Philae, Kom Ombo, Luxor's East & West banks and Dendera.

I greatly enjoyed the passing scenes of Nile-centred life. That is not to undermine the magnificent, if well attended, sites. Their mythology alone stirs most imaginations.

The intermingled cruising & site visits characterised and made this trip. I hope the gallery’s chronological presentation reflects some of that joy. The missing element is the fun shared with our dining & travel companions.
Luxor ridges Nile sundown Desert backdrop Temple of Horus,  Edfu Horus
Sanctuary of Horus Nile-side ruins Fellow commuters HGF Tourist cruise boat
Temple of Isis, Philae Temple forecourt Young & old Second pylons Philea detail
Gregson 1837 Landing stage Nubian vendor Kitchener's Island Suspended
Typical Nile bank? Encroaching Backlit bricks Landing steps Snappin' his fingers
When I'm grown African colours Ferry passengers His wives? Detail, Kom Ombo Temple
Kom Ombo interior Kom Ombo at dusk Dusk II Floodlit Kom Ombo Protect & serve?
Lock operator Want table-linen? Be reasonable Commerce continues Colourful goods
Remonstration Security Slow day Table-linen anyone? Displaying their eccentricities
Liking the display F'n students this way Mini-sphinx King & queen Massive columns
Rich colour retention Truly massive Kodak sponsored? Originally fully enclosed Obelisk
Obelisk detail Team talk More of the obelisk Panorama Nikon tourists
Canon fodder Photographers' prowl Broken man Anticipating dusk Ramises II intact
Courtyard Fleeting twighlight and we leave the site Avenue of sphinx & photographers Colossi of Memnon
Colossus detail Temple of Hatshepsut Sherif Military reminder Rugged setting
Not retouched Likewise Fantastic displays Sarcophagi Workin' the angles
A natural Left flank A lull in the crowds Sentinels Classic looks
Right flank Pleased to meet you Schematic: Valley of the Kings Thutmosis III - this way Approaching Thut III
Tomb entrance So much atmosphere The valley Choices Postcards anyone?
Stop: buy shirts! Tourist on the hook Symbolic Hathor's hound, Dendera Pylon corner
Ceiling detail Professional model Tomb raider Significant chamber Go Isis, go
Star signs Protected Cleopatra & her son Gateway Carved face
Egyptian cotton Coloured wraps Pretty too Close and curious Abu Simbel Interior