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unday in Egypt is not much examples of the elaborate and well-pre- e then stopped at a nearby
Sdifferent to any other day of the served hieroglyphic paintings. Walabaster workshop to learn
week. how the locally quarried stone is
carved and crafted and was given the
ur first destination is the Valley of ext, we explored the Temple of opportunity to browse and purchase
Othe Kings, where we had entry to NHatshepsut. Queen Hatshepsut a souvenir piece to take home if so
visit Tutankhamun’s Tomb. Carved was one of only a few women to be inclined.
deep into the limestone rock, each given the title of pharaoh. We then
tomb has a similar pattern of three visited the Colossi of Memnon, a he rest of the afternoon was free
corridors, an antechamber and a historic landmark consisting of two Tto enjoy at leisure.
sarcophagus chamber. We were able massive statues of the Pharaoh
to descend into the tomb to see
Amenhotep III.