LUXOR, EGYPT 7-8 APRIL 2008 - Early morning 100 plus bus convoy from Safaga to Luxor around a 4 hour trip |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga 7.4.2008 |
Security watching the bus convoy 7.4.2008 |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga 7.4.2008 |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga taken from a moving bus 7.4.2008 |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga 7.4.2008 |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga 7.4.2008 |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga 7.4.2008 |
On the way to Luxor from the port in Safaga 7.4.2008 |
Waiting for the convoy of 100 plus buses to pass at least they are smiling |
One aspect of rural life in Egypt 7.4.2008 |
One aspect of rural life in Egypt 7.4.2008 |
Watching over her sleeping baby |
The best mode of transport in rural areas |
Sugar cane train we saw on the way to Luxor 7.4.2008 |
You have to be prepared for crowds at Karnak Temple Luxor Egypt |
Karnak Temple entrance - avenue of ram-headed sphinxes |
Ram-headed sphinxes |
These sphinxes were in another section of the Karnak Temple 7.4.2008 |
One of the thousands of statues at Karnak Temple Luxor |
One of the thousands of statues at Karnak Temple Luxor |
Ruins at Karnak Temple Luxor 7.4.2008 |
Ruins at Karnak Temple Luxor 7.4.2008 |
Rene and Dave at the Karnak Temple 7.4.2008 |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
The early Christians removed literally thousands of faces like this |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
There was so much to photograph at the temple it was hard to stop taking photos |
There were just so many fascinating things to photograph at the temple it was hard to stop taking photos |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
One of the thousands of statues at Karnak Temple Luxor |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
Its facinating to see that the colour is still there after 3 thousand years |
Ruins at Karnak Temple |
They built these columns without cranes and modern building materials |
Egypy and especially the temples never cease to amaze me |
Our tour guide in Egypt |
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt |
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt |
Unfortunately we were unable to take our cameras into the tombs |
Carter lived here when he was looking for King Tuts tomb |
Colourful buildings near the Valley of the Kings taken from a moving bus |
Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Luxor, Egypt |
Countryside taken from a moving bus |
The Colossi of Memnon the 64 ft - 19m twin statues of Amenhotep III are all that remains of a once great temple |
One of the statues from the Colossi of Memnon |
Rene posing in front of one of the statures which makes up the Colossi of Memnon 8.4.2008 |
Local mode of transport these donkeys work so hard |
Traditional Egyptian sailing vessel - felucca - racing down the Nile |
Traditional Egyptian sailing vessel - felucca photo taken just after sunset |
This photos was taken from our hotel room as the balloons floated above us |
This photos was taken from our hotel room as the balloons floated above us |
This photos was taken at sunset a truly beautiful sight |
These photos were taken as the sun was setting a truly beautiful sight |
Sunset over the river Nile, Luxor, Egypt |
Sunset over the Blue Nile, Luxor, Egypt 7 April, 2008 |
Karnak Temple at night |
Ruins of Luxor Temple |
Statues at Luxor Temple 8.4.2008 |
Luxor Temple 8.4.2008 |
Statues at Luxor Temple 8.4.2008 |
Statues at Luxor Temple 8.4.2008 |
This explains the following photo |
Ruins of Luxor Temple |
Ruins of Luxor Temple |
Ruins of Luxor Temple |
Ruins of Luxor Temple |
Row of sphinxes at the ruins of Luxor Temple |
Rene and Dave at the Luxor Temple 8.4.2008 |
Countryside near Luxor taken from a moving bus |
On the way to the ship from Luxor loads of camels |
On the way to the ship from Luxor more camels to see |
On the way to the ship from Luxor a goat standing on donkeys back |