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More from our Nile cruise
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Girls on their side of the classroom, Wady El-Malikat Primary Mixed School, Luxor Nesting in Karnak Temple Though the top floor is uninhabitable, someone below uses electricity, an air conditioner, and a satellite dish; a common situation in Egypt Spelling with a European alphabet is haphazard in Egypt, as demonstrated here in Karnak Temple Bas relief hieroglyphs, Karnak Temple
The entry courtyard to Karnak Temple Restoration is interminable, Karnak Temple Scaffolding, Karnak Temple Fallen obelisk gets little respect, Karnak Temple
The priests prohibited destruction of this obelisk to the queen, so the pharoah built a wall around it The hall of pillars at Karnak Temple is monumental: huge pillars and lots of them Ramses protecting his daughter Cart, Coke, and clothing for sale, Edfu Coke, clothes, buggy, and Coke
Coke, clothes, and a motorcycle Shops across the street from the ship, Edfu Coffee shop and hangout A ship just like ours Returning from a visit to Edfu Temple
Walking past Coke and clothes, 11:03:17, Edfu Walking past Coke and cloths, 11:03:32, Edfu Walking past Coke and cloths, 11:03:36, Edfu Walking past Coke and cloths, 11:03:41, Edfu Walking past Coke -- but not cloths, 11:03:46, Edfu
On shore between Edfu and Kom Ombo The Nile and its shore are for fishing, livestoick, and farms; towns and cities lie beyond The Kom Ombo temple has two of everything and serves two gods Colored cartouches remain Earliest image of physician's tools
The setting sun dramatically lights the hall of pillars Calendars describe the offerings needed throughout the year Many guides and groups haunt the Temple of Kom Ombo Catty-corner to the papyrus shop Bird inhabiting defaced figure in Philae Temple
Within Philae Temple Christian cross reflects one era in the Temple's history Electricty distribution at the Aswan High Dam Diagram of Aswan High Dam The big yellow descending spike is the
Rocky outcropping reaches to the former ground level; on the way to Abu Simbel An inlet of Lake Nasser, Abu Simbel The first Ramses at Abu Simbel Fallen head of the second Ramses, Abu Simbel Birds at Abu Simbel
The four Ramses dwarf the crowd at Abu Simbel Some visitors to Abu Simbel come by boat across Lake Nasser Four Ramses dominate the facade, Abu Simbel Egyptian ladies visiting Abu Simbel The queen's temple at Abu Simbel
An avian resident at the queens temple at Abu Simbel After ages of viewing the desert, the queen's temple at Abu Simbel Ramses now view Lake Nasser Both temples at Abu Simbel Since guides must remain outside, this one has corraled his flock in the shade to lecture on Abu Simbel
A first view of Abu Simbel, the third and fourth Ramses Watching the spieler at the Alabaster Workshop, Luxor Taking in a Colossus of Memnon (a companion is to its left) Three club members served us tea at the Girls Club, Queena Christians defaced Hathor in his temple at Dendera
Wonderous decorations remain in the Temple of Hathor at Dendera Restoration is underway at the Temple of Hathor, Dendera Every surface is carved at the Temple of Hathor, Dendera Sundeck of M/S River Anuket at dawn, Edfu Entryway to Edfu Temple
Hieroglyphs at Edfu Temple Inside Edfu Temple Bird strutting the deck of M/S River Anuket, Kom Ombo The regularly spaced holes may have held roofs or floors during some past era of the Temple An outbuilding at Philae Temple
The Philae Temple once occupied a now sunken island Felucca on the Nile Felucca on the Nile with the Qubbet el-Hawa tombs, across the Nile from Aswan Birds on the Nile
Sand dunes loom above the Nile just below the Aswan Dam Aswan Tombs of the Nobles is topped by the Dome of the Winds Visiting the Aswan Botanical Garden Palms in the Aswan Botanical Garden
 
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