(Entrance.) Inside: a.o. Akhenaten (Achnaton) statues, animal mummies, the Royal Mummy Room, Book of the Dead scrolls and the Tutankhamun galleries (with the famous golden deathmask). Unfortunuately cameras weren't allowed inside :(
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This photo doesn't do the Cairo traffic chaos justice.
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Mosque of Ar-Rifia (l) and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan (r).
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The Citadel, home to Egypt's rulers for some 700 years.
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Mosque of Mohammed Ali on top of the Citadel.
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Detail of the southern promenade of the Mohammed Ali mosque.
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Mohammed Ali mosque yard.
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Taking the night train to Luxor from Ramses station.
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Great view to wake up to after Cairo...
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Arival in Luxor. Up front, the Luxor Temple peacefull in the morning sun. Behind us, a persistant 'hotel owner' trying to hassle us into his postcard hotel to earn some commision. (Note: also many friendly people live in Luxor.)
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Looking on to the front of the temple, with reliefs of Ramses battling Libyans.
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Tomb Chapels of the Divine Adorers: indoor wall with some excelent hieroglyphs.
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