11.04.02 West Bank Page 1
i had visited deir al-bhari and the west bank 2 days before but it was in the middle of the day and the light was awful. so this morning i rented a bike, rode to the nile, crossed (in ali baba below), and rode another few kilometers to be the first one at the temple. first light made all the difference as it softened up the images and brought the rocks alive.Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Next
  
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ali baba
east bank of the nile, luxor
crossing the nile at around 6am to get first
light on the west bank
the colossus west bank twins
west bank
the colossi of memnon, about 18m tall, greet visitors to the west bank area. these two statues are all that's left of a temple that was once bigger than karnak.
deir al-bhari (color of frozen carrot peelings aspect)
deir al-bhari
the temple of hatshepsut lies between the valley of the kings and the valley of the queens on in the west bank.
down the middle
deir al-bhari
sentinel
deir al-bhari
horus, falcon god of the sky to ancient egyptians, stands guard over deir al-bhari.
horus (wide aspect)
deir al-bhari
deir al-bhari walker
deir al-bhari
a local guide walks up the steps to await the first visitors of the day
walker waits
deir al-bhari
...and as in uffish thought he sat....
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