 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 |