Chamsin weather

 Hieroglyphs for the Valley of the Kings.

This weather is mentioned on the tablets found in the village of the workers. those who work on the pharaohs tombs rather than trek back from the Valley of the kings over the mountain built a small village on the  plateau

 above the VOK to stay overnight, during the chamsin weather,( winds) today people use this path for pleasure it takes almost 2 hours to trek from   Dier El Medinet     to The  Wadi Maluk.   
Photo taken from my blog  http://myegypttours.blogspot.com/
The path splits  leading to the Vok  and Hapshepsut Temple  my site has many photos of both these 18th dynasty places. built for the Pharaos,
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The Roof Restaurant Luxor Egypt

Looking up through one  of the trees on the promenade,  the trees are supposed to be shade for the carriage horses,

 

The view of the sunset Nile and Luxor temple from my favorite restaurant   The Roof.  above Snack Time.

the roof is the best place for good Egyptian food  IE   mixed grill 55egp  the only part of the meal not cooked on the open grill are the chips (pomfries) , I try and treat myself once a month,  I am not one for eating out as I like to cook my own food,  but the view and the food is superb, so if you are in Luxor pay it a visit  just have a tea or one of the coffee's they make, 

Luxor Temple with its new lights

Luxor Temple with its new lights  switched on.at 20.30.  maybe its fir the Aida programe they put on 3 nights a week.

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The usual lighting on the temple taken at sundown

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Sundown through the Temple of Luxor.

3 days of sunsets 4/5/10

These photos are taken from my balcony the Flat is situated opposite the Luxor Temple Egypt

The sky to the back of the balcony  looks like we have a fire,

and This shot is taken with my 100x 400 lens on min zoom.

1st May sunset

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