Luxor Pictures, Hatshepsut pictures, Nile photos, Thebes Photos, Egypt pictures

Pictures from Luxor, Egypt. Orignally named Thebes, modern day Luxor is where new meets old. Almost all the major tourist sites of Egypt are located here, except the pyramids outside Cairo. The land is lush and green along the Nile, but quickly turns to desert as you move away from the river. Click pictures for a larger version, then pictures will automatically advance every 9 seconds.

Columns of Luxor Temple	Luxor Temple columns	Luxor Temple obelisk and gate	Luxor Temple at night

Columns of Luxor Temple at night	Ramp of Hatshepsut Temple from above	Hatshepsut Temple	Hatshepsut Temple built into the cliffs

Hatshepsut Temple	Hatshepsut Temple with cliffs above	Hot air balloon above Gurna hills at dawn	Hot air balloon prepares for take off

Hot air baloon above the Nile River from the cliffs above Hatshepsut Temple	Egyptian boy by the Nile	Step 1 in alabaster bowl making	Step 2 in alabaster bowl making

Step 3a in alabaster bowl making	Step 3b in alabaster bowl making	Step 4 in alabaster bowl making	Cruise ship and minaret along the Nile

Village of Deir-al-Medina between green fields and Gurna hills	Felucca (sailboat) on the Nile River	Nile with Gurna hills on West Bank	Paths in the Gurna hills

Bright blue sky contrasts with desert hills	One of many caves hidden in the Gurna Hills	Mentuhotep Temple, next to Hatshepsut temple	Small boat ferries passengers across Nile

Maze of lunches - local boats	Minaret and palms reflect on the Nile	Green fields meet desert on the West Bank of the Nile	Above Valley of the Kings looking East across the Nile valley

Hot air baloon above the Nile	Ramesseum ruins	Local man smokes a sheesha pipe	Good thing major street signs have Roman script in addition to Arabic script

Sleeper compartment on the train from Cairo to Luxor	Sleeper compartment before bed made	Pedal powered merchant	One of the many horse drawn carts in Luxor


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