Thebes
In the west of Luxor lies Thebes, with the valley of the kings, valley of the nobles and various temples. Fist stop was the valley of the kings. The signs where everywhere, "NO CAMERAS", "NO PHOTOS", "NO PICTURES". Well, I read them in Abu Simbel too and took pictures, but this time i got caught. My advice, do not take pictures when it is not allowed! The guy who caught me wanted to take me to the police, but I asked him if we could handle this issue between him and me. Officially I should pay up to 200 EGP for each picture taken, and I took 4. Thats more than a 100€ fine. After a long talk and bargaining I paid the guy 100 EGP which is much for him. In the end I was okay with paying 10€ to the guy, rather than 100€ to the police. I avoid some troubles with the police by paying this bribe.
The valley of the kings is one of the most visited sights in Egypt. With the ticket you can visit three tombs. All of them have very beautiful paintings and if you want some memories visit this site (http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/).
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| Hatshepsut Temple |
Near to the valley of the kings is the Hatshepsut temple.
Hot Air Balloon flight
A wonderful experience is a flight with a hot air balloon over Thebes. Costs are with 350 EGP reasonable. You will fly early in the morning at around 5:00pm, just after sunrise. Up in the air you have a beautiful view over Luxor and Thebes, with all its temples. An amazing picture is the line between the green area around the Nile river and the desert.
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