Avenue of the Sphinx and Luxor Temple, Luxor
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile Avenue of the Sphinx Avenue of the Sphinx is the long road which once connected Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple. The path was...
View ArticleValley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens, Luxor
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile When it comes to photo opportunities, the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens has to be the worst. It’s not that...
View ArticleMortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile For the Pharoahs of Ancient Egypt, looting of their tombs by grave robbers was a big problem. Pharoahs of the day were buried...
View ArticleColossi of Memnon, Luxor
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile The Colossi of Memnon, a pair of statues depicting Amenhotep III, were thought to have once been part of the Mortuary Temple...
View ArticleTemple of Horus and the city of Edfu
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile Temple of Horus The Temple of Horus at Edfu was built during the Ptolemaic period after Alexander the Great conquered Egypt....
View ArticlePtolemic Temple and Crocodile Museum
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile At Kom Ombo, situated impressively near the river, is the Ptolemic Temple of Kom Ombo and the Crocodile Museum. Ptolemic...
View ArticleUnfinished Obelisk, Aswan
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile Commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut, the Unfinished Obelisk would have been the biggest obelisk in the world – if it had been...
View ArticleThe dams at Aswan
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile One of the distinguishing features about the Nile is that it flows from the south to the north. The other is that it has an...
View ArticlePhilae Temple
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile Philae Temple, accessible by boat only, was the last temple on my Nile journey and perhaps the most modernised for tourists....
View ArticleFelucca ride in Aswan
This post is part of the collection from Classic Egypt – a trip up the Nile As you travel towards the upper reaches of the Egyptian Nile, nearing to Aswan, you begin to see feluccas floating down...
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