Salam alaikum,
so they like to call it Luxor in english.. though the term itself is from Qasr (palace), err.. a superlative form of 'fortified' Qasr, i suppose.
on a semi crazy side note though, these semantics here remind me of the word 'Thug'; The english word Thug comes from the Indian subcontinent word 'Thuggee'. The thuggee(s) were described as a cult of people engaged in the multiple murder & looting/robbery of travelers.
o well..
- Resuming;
cairo sky-view
cairo to luxor
oh.. qabristaan :)
alexandria sky-view
landed
luxor street-view
stuffed some warm clothes, just in case.
Its a nice rare chance to observe the youm Ashoora fast at the very place where Musa alehi salam (Moses) & his nation were ultimately saved from the ultimate tyrant & his ill-willed ilk.
Aside from the faraaina's (pharoas) fancy palaces making it an open air museum (of ibrat :p i suppose) & what not.. there are some ancient 12th century Masaajid im really interested in.
Masjid Al Hajjaj
[i mean i certainly would prefer these to the dog-faced dead-guys rampant over here ^_^ ]
Right frikin' now though, i need to focus on this flamboyant presentation preoccupying me from much of my sharing mood..
room-view
door-way
presentation doodads
nile-view
another shot showing cruise
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