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Category Archives: Luxor

11Jul/20

Ramesses II – King of Egypt

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Memphisians

When travelling through different parts of Egypt, the name Ramses or Ramesses comes up regularly. So the question that I had is who is this person and what is his claim toRead More…

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11Jul/20

Luxor – Hot Air Ballooning

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxorians

One of the things that I noticed whilst travelling down the Nile and even more so in Cairo was the amount of smoke that filled the air. Whilst still staying on theRead More…

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11Jul/20

Welcome to Luxor Railway Station

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxorians

Travelling from Cairo to Aswan was by train. We had sleepers (or as I think – keep awakers). The bed in the sleeper was hard – difficult to get comfortable and theRead More…

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11Jul/20

Luxor looking at the Western Thebes early in the morning

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Nile Riverians

It was a nice quiet morning – not too cold, but definitely not hot. I was on the top deck of our Nile Cruise Ship and looking west towards the mountains onRead More…

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11Jul/20

Temple of Hatshepsut

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Temple of Hatshepsutians

After spending some time at the Valley of the Kings, we made our way to the Temple of Hatshepsut also known as Deir el Bahri. The view from this temple is magnificent.Read More…

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11Jul/20

Temple of Hatshepsut – The Mortuary

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Temple of Hatshepsutians

The mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut is a very impressive building. Set right up against the Mountains that contain the Valley of the Kings, it looks out over the green of theRead More…

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11Jul/20

Deir el-Medina

July 11, 2020Africa, Deir el-Medina, Egypt, Luxorians

A new place that we visited on the Western Thebes was Medina. The actual area nestled in a small wadi north of the Valley of the Queens for the Workers and theRead More…

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11Jul/20

Medinet Habu – Ceiling

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Medinet Habuians

Medinet Habu is the name given to the Mortuary Temple of Ramses III. Located in the Western Thebes very close to the Deir el-Medina and the Colossus of Memnan. Aside from its intrinsicRead More…

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11Jul/20

Medinet Habu – GPS Map

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Medinet Habuians

I was really please that I have been able to use a GPS Logger whilst going through Egypt in March 2014. The above Map showed the area around Medinet Habu. The temple,Read More…

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11Jul/20

Medinet Habu – Migdol

July 11, 2020Africa, Egypt, Luxor, Medinet Habuians

What ever is a Migdol. I had never heard of the term before visiting the Medinet Habu. Thanks to Wikipedia Migdol, or migdal, is a Hebrew word which means either a towerRead More…

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