Valley of the Kings; Abu Simbel

 The Valley of the Kings; Abu Simbel

 

The Valley is an impressive deep desert feature. It is marred by the modern infrastructure of a tarmac road, which takes tourist buggies from the lower-lying visitor centre to the edge of the site, at the Valley’s far end, where are concentrated the tombs.

A Visit to Egypt

 A Visit to Egypt

 

My first time in Egypt, indeed in Africa. First impressions arrived on the plane, coming into land at Cairo. There's a lot of desert, but the desert is dotted with strangely symmetrical new developments -apartment blocks and what look like (and probably are) military or police barracks.