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Egypt (02.2006)

This was a five day quickie trip to Egypt necessitated by the fact that Susan had to leave the country to comply with Russia's visa requirements. Egypt seemed like a pretty good choice for February, especially since there are cheap charters out of Moscow. Five days for $500 including airfare, hotel, breakfast & dinner. Can't beat that. We stayed in Hurghada on the Red Sea and did a day trip to Luxor. It's a five hour flight from Moscow and though it was chillier than we expected it was nice to see the sun - something sorely lacking during Moscow's winters.
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Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple - Luxor.
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Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple - Luxor.

  • 5AM sunrise over the desert on the way to Luxor.
  • Morning pit stop on the way to Luxor. It's cold this morning.
  • Concerned for the safety of their tourist, buses travel from Hurghada to Luxor in a huge convey with check points along the way.
  • Listening carefully to our guide Mimo who spoke a mile a minute.
  • Beauty can last forever. Luxor.
  • In the shadows of greatness.
  • Rustem & Ramesses II.
  • Entrance to Karnak Temple. Construction began around 2,000 B.C. and continued through the reigns of 30 pharoahs for almost 900 years.
  • Luxor, the ancient city of Thebes remains eternal.
  • Hypostyle Hall, Karnak Temple - Luxor.
  • Well preserved hieroglyphics on top of these enormous pillars.
  • Awe inspiring.
  • Hieroglyphic colors.
  • Hieroglyphics
  • Hieroglyphics
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  • The Avenue of the Sphinxes, Karnak Temple, Luxor
  • At one point 80,000 people were at work building Karnak, temple to the God Amun-Ra.
  • The ram-headed sphinxes represent God protecting the pharaoh.
  • 2,000 B.C.
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