Islamic Cairo - Tuesday September 14, 2004

Citadel view of Islamic Cairo and the Ar-Rifia and Sultan Hassan mosques.
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Mohammed Ali mosque yard.
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Taking the night train to Luxor from Ramses station.
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train - Wednesday September 15, 2004

Arival in Luxor. Up front, the Luxor Temple peacefull in the morning sun. Behind us, a persistant 'hotel owner' trying to hassle us into his postcard hotel to earn some commision. (Note: also many friendly people live in Luxor.)
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El Fayrouz - Wednesday September 15, 2004

Recommended by my cousin, El Fayrouz is an excelent hotel to stay in when in Luxor.
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El Fayrouz - Wednesday September 15, 2004

View from the hotel roof in the direction of the Valley of the Kings. (Somewhere in the mountains near the horizon.)
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Looking on to the front of the temple, with reliefs of Ramses battling Libyans.
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Tomb Chapels of the Divine Adorers: indoor wall with some excelent hieroglyphs.
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A closer look at the reliefs, basicly Ramses boasting about his victories. (kills counted by severed hands and genetials... maybe in the next Quake version?)
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First Court: giant statues (...Ramses I presume?). Note the woman near the left statue for an idea of scale.
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