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Looking down the narrow sidestreets of Luxor brings back to you that many parts of Egypt are still almost third world. On the overland trip from Aswan to Luxor some of the villages we went thru seemed to have housing that looked almost about to fall down. Leave a Comment
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we were badly ripped off at an alabastar store near the valley of the kings .when you choose the piece you want to buy dont take your eyes off it for a minute....the lovely perfectly carved cat we chose was wrapped and taped up and it was only when we got back to the UK and unwrapped it we found it had been swapped for one with an ear missing........they didnt even put the broken bit in the parcel!........and no I cant remember the name of the shop! Leave a Comment
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The Nile River is the lifeline of the majority of Egyptians... It runs from the top to the bottom of Egypt and almost all of the Egyptian people live on or near the river. It is also a very big tourist attraction with many tourists going on cruises, felucca rides etc... Leave a Comment
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I definitely enjoyed taking a sunset stroll down the Nile river bank in Luxor, due to their wonderful sidewalk. It was nice and wide to allow many tourist to stroll past you, and had plenty of seating elsewhere so you could sit and enjoy the sunset! Leave a Comment
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One of the things that people do not realize about the Egyptian Civilization is how grand of a scale everything is built on.
Look at the picture, and take into account that I am 6'3" and I am dwarfed by the huge stone statues behind me. Leave a Comment
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In the tip just before this, I mentioned the decapitations, which seem to have occured on the statues that had the best characteristics left. Alot of the statues that remain are defaced, which led me to believe this happened when those statues were found by the Christians who defaced most of the heiroglyphs as well. Leave a Comment
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This really did not fit as a warning or danger, but I was really mad at how much of these heiroglyphs were defaced. Whether or not you agreed with the Egyptian history, or whether you thought they were pagans, I would think there would be something to be learned from the information on the walls. I guess throughout the years, there has been a ignorance of other cultures.... glad to see that was not invented by Americans :) Leave a Comment
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Walls upon Walls of Heiroglyphs are here for your enjoyment. You literally could spend days on end in these places, so make sure you allow yourself adequate time to enjoy them.
During our tour, we ended up going to too many of the temples, and not spending enough time in one or two more individually... but that worked out well for us in the long run as we got to see so much! Leave a Comment
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If you have not planned your trip to Egypt yet, I would highly recommend doing so... with as much history as there is to see, it really is to your disadvantage.
If you need any advice on planning your trip here, please let me know!
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One of the things you will notice about Egypt as a whole, and is specifically visible in the Luxor temple is the lack of heads on many of the statues. This is because they were taken as trophies throughout the world as leaders came in and "conquered" Egypt.
It is pretty sad to see these statues stand the test of time, and be here for thousands of years, only to be defaced by someone who had their 15 years of fame! Leave a Comment
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