Hot air balloon rides start very early in the morning. Looking at the pictures you can see the effect of the sun coming up gradually and the pictures get lighter during the trip. Balloons take off from the west bank of the Nile at Luxor and look over the Valley of the Kings.
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This picture
shows the edge of the fertile Nile Valley and the start of desert and
mountains.
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| The picture
shows the Nile and almost the full width of the valley. It is a very narrow
strip of land.
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Taking off from the West bank of the Nile at Luxor and looking over the Valley of the Kings, the farming and the houses. |
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The roads
leading in to the Valley of the Kings
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Looking down on
the remains of a temple of Rameses, this one is currently being worked on.
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These are three
different views of the same place.
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Many photographs
show the change from fertile land to desert showing just how narrow the
strip of Nile Valley is.
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buildings have no roof.
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The roads are
sandy tracks, there is no tarmac in sight.
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Working by hand
in the fields before it gets too hot!
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Putting the
balloon away after the trip.
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