January 2005 trip to Egypt.

Valley of the Kings, and the Nile from Luxor down to Esna

Sunrise over the Valley of the Kings	Sunrise over the Valley of the Kings	One of the Tourist trains at the Valley of the Kings	Painted tomb roof at the Valley of the Kings	Tomb at the Valley of the Kings	King's "Solar Boat" to the afterlife

The temple of Queen Hatshepsut	The temple of Queen Hatshepsut	The one remaining image of Queen Hatshepsut	Notice describing the Valley of the Kings	The Colossi of Memnon	Valley of the Kings seen from Luxor

Luxor waterfront	Harvesting the sugar cane	Harvesting the sugar cane	The ship's reception area	The ship's reception area	The ship's sun-deck and pool

Ships queuing for Esna Lock	Floating salesmen at Esna	Floating salesmen at Esna	A ship descends Esna Lock around dawn	A ship emerges from Esna Lock around dawn	Dawn at Esna Lock

Following another ship into Esna Lock	Rope-working in Esna Lock	Looking back as we ascend Esna Lock	The swing bridge across the old (English) lock	Procession of ships through the swing bridge	The old (English) lock chamber

Broken handrail where the fender was ripped off	The weir and sluices at the old lock	Road over the weir and sluices at the old lock	Houses at Esna	Transport at Esna	Houses at Esna

There are plenty more pictures for you to look at .

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