When I booked this tour, one of the options was hot air ballooning. I have a fear of heights and assumed getting into an oversized wicker basket hanging from a balloon 1500 feet in the air would be terrifying. Not so - it's very gentle. The scenery over Luxor was breathtaking.
Just before we took off. I may look relaxed but I'm real nervous. We just completed the "bend your knees" drill. Essentially if we have a hard landing this exercise will save us from knee damage. Lucky us we had a smooth landing.
Hatshepsut's Temple - very impressive
Sugarcane - it looks like a carpet from up here.
Our balloon
Assorted tombs
The Ramesseum, dedicated to Ramses II, from the balloon. Maybe it's just me, but it seems RII insisted on littering the countryside with temples and statues dedicated to himself.
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