Thursday 11 August 2011

valley of the kings pictures

The Valley Of The Kings. Theban Hills, Egypt. Secluded amidst this bone-dry scenery, the large necropolis was intended as the ultimate insurance policy of life eternal. These secretive tombs of New Kingdom pharaos were planned to preserve their mummies and funerary impedimenta for eternity. Most tombs are being damaged by visitors'... Awesome! I've always wanted to visit there!! And, as always, your photos are the very next best thing to being there myself!

the Valley of the Kings,
the Valley of the Kings,

Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings -
Valley of the Kings -

The Valley of the Kings dates
The Valley of the Kings dates

Exterior of the famous Tomb of
Exterior of the famous Tomb of

For those of you who want to know every detail day by day, I will post my journal entries in addition to pictures in the next week or so (aka my family). Top 5 Highlights (of many): Running the Tel Aviv Half Marathon with some friends from Haifa was absolutely amazing,... Seeing the pyramids/Sphinx/Valley of the Kings was clearly a highlight of our trip. After being warned continuously not to venture to Egypt, the people here welcomed us with open arms and reassured...
Passover Break: Tel Aviv to Tahrir | stepharieger

But I was certain that these cold hearted public servants, trying desperately to impress the King with their patriotism, will disappear and hibernate, like bears, in their cold offices once the King's parade was over. In Morocco... Pedestrians would seek shelter in patched clothes and the only big clock at the heart of the town's roundabout, where newly married couples reluctantly go resort for memorable pictures, is gone insane and regresses in timeā€¦..the king is gone!
valley of the kings pictures

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