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Continue reading →: The rest of the day
After seeing the most amazing old temple…and walking and walking all over it…it takes up 16 Acres. We moved to our new hotel…and I say moved because with Odyssey you just are handed a refreshing drink when youget to your new abode, and a room key and you go to…
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Continue reading →: Karnak Temple Pictures
I added captions on all the pictures–so make sure to click so it becomes a slide show, There is SO much to restore…these people are working hard, but this is like emptying A swimming pool with a teaspoon…eventually you will make headway..but goodness how slowly.
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Continue reading →: Last day in Luxor
Oh my gosh…what a day.. we checked out of the ship that took us down the Nile and went directly to Karnak Temple…which is HUGE. everyone built in it–Rameses, Hetsutshep, Tutmosthis, Alexander the Great…for over 1800 years…there are no pictures that can convey the size…so here are a few of…
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Continue reading →: Luxor Temple
We took a boat ride back to our ship..check out his folk art boat Then after a mandatory nap..honestly..Tarek is very clear about what we are supposed to do we went to the Temple Across the Street. it was initially built by Amenhotep III but then Ramses II added…
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Continue reading →: LUXOR-and the Valley of the Kings
We arrived in Luxor late last night…Woke up this morning to the view of another ship…we had heard that they stack ships up on the Nile sometimes 6-7 deep…but somehow it had not filtered into my brain until we were walking through the lobby of several ships in order to…
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Continue reading →: EDFU– the temple of Horus
We spent this morning floating down the NILE… I can still hardly believe that we are ON THE NILE….even after being here for 8 days..it just seems unreal. The Nile is not as big as The Mississippi River was when we were in Memphis, TN…but the fertile area surrounding the…
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Continue reading →: Kom Ombo–the temple of the crocodile god
My friend, Clark, said “every day just gets better”. And honestly this was the most amazing temple so far. I told Max I could just live in it for the rest of my life. It had such a sacred feel..it really touched me in my heart. Here is…
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Continue reading →: Max’s birthday, then back to Aswan
Yesterday we arrived at Abu Simbel for Max’s birthday. What a fantastic place to celebrate a birthday. We arrived from the water, so saw the Temples as they were meant to be seen. This tomb was built by Rames II to glorify himself…he was way up in Nubian…
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Continue reading →: Temple of Philea
Remember you can turn this into a slide show… We are back on internet… hold on for the ride of your life.. this has been so wonderful. I am terrible excited to start sharing with you. This is the Temple that was already over half submerged… it is BIG.…
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Continue reading →: Temples
Seems like I can download from my cell phone. So here are a couple of Temple pictures. It is undescribably amazingly to be standing that close to something that was created 2000-3000 years ago. The paint is still intact. Here is a 3 year old crocodile.. it is a photo…
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