Above is Wadi El Sebou or Valley of Lions.
It takes its name from the Avenue of Spinxes leading to the Temple of Ramses ll.
Our visit was early in the morning before it was too hot and too crowded.
We had an armed guard in our small boat from the cruise ship to the shore. If you look on the right side of the pic you can see two armed gentleman walking toward the hill.
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Great!! What amazes me about Egypt and all it's spectacular buildings, pyramids etc is when they were actually built. No machinery for those guys. Nowadays it takes months for a builder to finish a job with all the mod cons at his disposal! And they moan that the job is "too hard these days!"
Yes....from experience.
We just learned about Ramses! It's amazing when you "see the evidence"...it becomes not just a story but incredible history.
I was thinking of you when I watched the news last night, about your Canadian Government issues when you tried to leave there during the unrest. Did you hear what they're "doing" for the Canadian residents in Japan? While everyone else's government has tables and help desks set up so they can "fly away" to somewhere safe, our government has a busing system set out to take them farther south, drops them off, and tells then they're on their own.
Just made me boil a bit after I read what you went through last month....
ANYWAY!
Have a great weekend Leah! It's melting:)
David, great point. I wonder how all our tools have made things so hard?
Dawn, seeing it adds a dimension.
I heard the same thing last night and I had to laugh. Sending a bus? Gads. Canada really doesn't have a clue how to conduct itself in the greater world.
I would love to go to Egypt to see the ancient buildings, though I can see them through your eyes this way.
Wonderful photo Leah. I agree with David though about how fascinating it is they managed to make these structures with no equipment and how well they have lasted.
Barbara, if you get a chance, go. The country will be crying for tourists, if they aren't already, and you'll get some good deals.
Reb, thanks. We've lost more than a step over the millennia.
I find all your photos from Egypt fascinating.
Thanks, Chris. It's a magnificent place.
My parents got to the Middle East in their touring days, as well as Europe. It was my loss that i did not.
Maybe someday.
I just can't imagine what it must feel like to walk amid these wonders. Well I guess I can imagine.. thanks to your wonderful photos.
Stunning photo, Leah. But then again any structure in Egypt or Israel I find extraordinarily fascinating. That is where it all began and these remnants are testimony to that.
The morning light is just wonderful.
Mary Anne in Kentucky
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