Luxor temple and views

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no  I can not get in the back of that taxi

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oh to be a fly on the wall.

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Woodlice in the genus Armadillidium can roll up into an almost perfect sphere as a defensive mechanism, hence some of the common names such as pill bug

 

Luxor temple  AND AL HAGAG MOSQUE,built from the temple stone and housed inside the 18th dynasty temple of Ramses111 and  Thutmosis

 I was informed that the Imam of the mosque is now charging the infidels 20 Euro, or 100 egp  for a guided tour of the inside. the rebuilding of this mosque was with infidel money I.e. us $ from aid fund.

 

view of the temple from the roof restaurant.

 Snack time much better fast food than macs and half the price.

the roof is on the top floor and has elevator access,   that's why its called the roof,

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our meal today mixed grill.

one gets to see more than one wants from high places  like this horse being whipped for no apparent reason only it lost its nerve in the mass of stupid drivers sitting on the vehicles horn.

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ALWAYS LOOK WELL DOES THIS PAIR

looking across the Nile to the Thebes mountain range home for the tombs of Queens and Kings of the Pharaohs.

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lITTLE WHITE EGRET AND A PIED KINGFISHER DOING THE LAST MINUTE SHOPPING. I MEAN FISHING.

 

LOOK OUT HERE COME THE IBIS.   HOODED CROW

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OVER 200 GLOSSY IBIS IN TODAY'S FLY BY

4 FOREIGNERS WHO ENJOYED THE FLY PAST AT SUNSET 

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 LUXOR TEMPLE INNER HALL PILLARS  ALL LIT UP AS I HEAD HOME.

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Luxor Egypt cultural centre of the world

This is Luxor Egypt,   I have been told on many occasions its the cultural centre of the world.

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we have horses that feed in the garbage bins. 

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cultural centre for hassle while waiting for a cariage.

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street vendors  that use nile water for cool drinks even the plastic bottles are second hand,  meaning  they have been used then discarded in the rubbish  when the vendor needs a bottle  all he has to do is go to the garbage bins.

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outside of macs on a hot day  we can  fill our nostrils with the aroma of horse urine and brown bits that have been placed in the road by the horse,

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even here  the most modern bakery in town  the horses stop  to have a pee, while the driver picks up his bread .

And his family can sit on the curb waiting for the bread to cool down before HEADING off home
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All the photos have been taken around one of the biggest tourist attractions in Egypt,

Luxor Temple.   where its estimated 18 million people have visited over the past 12 months.

each person pays 50 egp to get into this temple ,there are 100 tombs and temples in this "Thebes" the largest open air museum in the world.

 so its seems the culture is to live in the filth.
because the local authority  has no money to clear the garbage away.

Horses and cariages in luxor egypt

THIS IS AS FAR I HAVE SEEN  THE ONLY TWIN HORSE CARRIAGE IN LUXOR.

AND ITS A CREDIT TO THE OWNER,

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THE HORSES ARE IN FINE FETTLE AND PROBOBLY THE FINEST PAIR  I HAVE SEEN  IN EGYPT.

CONSIDERING THE CARRIAGE IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD THAT ALSO IS IN GOOD REPAIR THROUGHOUT

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Tuesdays photo that sent me on a quest looking for twin bridled horses. I also notice he alternates the pair 

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A single  horse cariage in nice  order ,

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