Luxor Balloon Flight
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
early morning boat ride across the Nile to Balloon pickup point ,2007
breakfast before the Balloon ride was provided ,2007
River boats at dock in Luxor ,2007
Nile at Sunrise ,2007
Nile at Sunrise ,2007
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captian is ready to go ,2007
light her up! ,2007
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Hatshepsut Temple comes into view. The unusual form of Hatshepsut's temple is explained by the choice of location, in the valley basin of Deir el-Bahri, surrounded by steep cliffs. It was here, in about 2050 BC, that Mentuhotep II, the founder of the Middle Kingdom, laid out his sloping, terrace-shaped mortuary temple. ,2007
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Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kingsgs ,2007
South of the Valley of the Kings, and closer to the Nile lies the Valley of the Queens. This area is inappropriately named, because it houses family members of the kings, including both males and females, and even some high officials. There are about 80 numbered tombs in this area, probably the most famous of which is that of Queen Nefertari. ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
looking toward the Temple of Hatshepsut, Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Temple of Hatshepsut, Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
The focal point of the Deir el-Bahri complex is the Djeser-Djeseru meaning "the Holy of Holies", the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. It is a colonnaded structure, which was designed and implemented by Senemut, the royal steward and architect of Hatshepsut (and believed by some to be her lover), to serve for her posthumous worship and to honor the glory of Amun.
Djeser-Djeseru sits atop a series of colonnaded terraces, reached by long ramps that once were graced with gardens. It is built into a cliff face that rises sharply above it, and is largely considered to be one of the "incomparable monuments of ancient Egypt. It is 97 feet (30 m) tall ,2007
Temple of Hatshepsut, Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
high above the Temple of Hatshepsut, Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Temple of Hatshepsut with the high clifss behind it. ,2007
high above the Temple of Hatshepsut ,2007
high above the Temple of Hatshepsut showing the cliffs. ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
Sunrise Balloon Flight Over the west bank of the Nile, Theban Necropolis and Valley of the Kings ,2007
