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Streets Of Luxor At Night
- June 7th, 2009
Here are some pics taken at night in Luxor.
The Luxor Temple
Horse carriages waiting to pick up tourists
We were pleasantly surprised that there was wireless internet in the McDonald’s in Luxor!
Our hotel in Luxor
Swimming pool overlooking the Nile river…amazing!
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Luxor: Karnak Temple & Luxor Temple
- June 7th, 2009
26 July 2008:
We packed a small bag for our 2-day trip to Luxor, and left our main luggage in the Cairo hotel. It took us quite some time to finally decide to go to Luxor because it is an 11-hour overnight train ride from Cairo, and we weren’t sure of the conditions on the train.
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Monasteries, Citadel, Mosques In Old Cairo
- May 15th, 2009
28 July 2008: We hired a local guide to take us to Old Cairo which contains a concentration of Christian coptic monasteries and monuments. Old Cairo, Masr el Qadima, lies within the old Roman fortress of Babylon. It was a walled but heavily fortified city with narrow streets and [...] Read More
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Walking Through The Khan El-Khalili Bazaar Is A Test Of Patience
- May 15th, 2009
29 July 2008: You can’t experience Cairo without going to a souq. A souq (also sometimes spelled as ’souk’) refers to a market in an arab city.
On our last day in Egypt, we took a cab to the Khan El-Khalili bazaar, a major souq in Cairo. You could get lost in this huge maze of [...] Read More
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