West bank ,Luxor, Egypt, malqata,

Medinet habu temple

Temple of Ramesses III at Medinet Habu. http://www.bibleplaces.com/medinethabu.htm

The monastery nr Medinet habu.
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And the new archeological site Malgata.

sun up on arrival at the take off site in Gurna West Bank Luxor
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blowing air into the balloon preparing it for flight
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our captain Ragab was quite informative and said there are 33 balloons in the area but only Eight can be on the take off area at one time , the flights from first light then every 45 minutes the time of each flight before landing.
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once the balloon was inflated and upright 12 people boarded the basket hot air was blown into the balloon but first The captain had to go through the technicalities of taking off and landing possessions. and we were away. heading to the nearest Antique Hatsheput Temple, I did want to get a photo from the air of the carter house, http://myegypttours.blogspot.com/2009/08/howard-carter-house.html and Seti 1st temple but the sun was to strong when pointing the camera in its direction. you will also notice on some of the photos the fog caused by the sugar cane fires and the Nile and Luxor town was almost invisible through the blanket of smoke
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Hatsheput Temple http://myegypttours.blogspot.com/2009/08/hatshepsut-temple.html
Over 40 photos on my blog

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Hapshepsut looking over the ridge that backs on to the valley of the Kings.
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Valley of the Kings.

.The Ramesseum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesseum

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Entrance to the Valley of the Queens

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Dier El-Medinet Village of the workers.on http://myegypttours.blogspot.com/