Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut's Temple, Karnak and Luxor  |
Tien and Kuan climbing to tomb entrance of Thutmose III, who ruled Egypt from about 1479BC to 1425BC |
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| Ceiling of Thutmose III's tomb |
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| Wall art in Thutmose III's tomb |
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| Inside Ramses IV's tomb, ruler from approximately 1152BC to 1146BC |
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| Approaching Hatshepsut's temple -- she ruled as pharaoh from about 1503BC to 1482BC |
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| Hatshepsut with the traditional false beard |
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| Lauren, Tien and Hatshepsut |
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| Dad, Mum, Kuan, Lauren and Tien at Colussi of Memnon, with Hatshepsut's temple in the background |
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| Our Egyptologist, Aassem Yasin, standing by the unfinished obelisk in Karnak. When Tien asked who people have said he resembles, he responded, "A dead pharaoh." We really liked "Sam" and benefitted greatly from his knowledge. |
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| Karnak is a vast, open-air museum, and was built over a period of 1700 years with many styles. Above is the lion sphinx path leading into the temple complex. |
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| Calendar? Almanac? Where is Sam when I need to know?! |
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| Tien, Lauren, Ning, Kuan in motion, and Tat in Karnak's hypostyle hall |
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| One of the many temples in the Karnak complex |
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| Luxor 's First Pylon built by Ramses II who reigned from about 1279BC to 1213BC; the missing twin obelisk is in Paris. |
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| Inside the Luxor complex. I would like to point out that there are no pyramids in Luxor! |
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