2000 – For the celebrations of the new millennium, the members of the Gerontoudis family decided to take a vacation on a Nile River boat for a week, with the help of an Egyptologist tourist guide named Hesham.
2000 – For the celebrations of the new millennium, the members of the Gerontoudis family decided to take a vacation on the river boat “Nile Pioneer” for one week, with the help of an Egyptologist tourist guide (Hesham). They visited: The Valley of The Kings- The Hatshepsut Temple- The Colossi of Memnon-The Karnak & Luxor Temples – The Edfu & Kom Ombo Temples-The Aswan High Dam- The Nasser Lake-The Philae Temple- and the Unfinished Obelisk.
2000-Onboard the m/s “Nile Pioneer”, Christoforos Gerondoudis playing ping-pong with the Egyptian captain of the boat.
In the Valley of the kings, rock cut tombs were excavated for the pharaohs and powerful nobles of the new kingdom.
2000-KARNAK TEMPLE-Elena-Melpo & Maria Gerondoudis
2000-KARNAK TEMPLE-Maria-Elena-Christoforos-Leonidas & Melpo Gerondoudis with Hesham.
2000-KARNAK-THE GREAT HYPOSTYLE HALL (WIKIPEDIA)
2000 KARNAK TEMPLE, Hesham Maria & Melpo Gerondoudis
KARNAK-(Luxor)-Imposing statue of Ramses II flanking the entrance to the Second Pylon. At the feet of Ramses II is a small figure of one of his daughters. (Wikipedia)
Karnak Temple-Scarabaeus-Statue of Khepri (Wikipedia)
2000, Karnak Temple, according to local custom, we walked around the scarab three times for good luck!!!
Karnak temple-Open papyrus umbel capitals of the Hypostyle Hall. (Wikipedia)
Karnak-A panoramic view of the great hypostyle hall in the Precinct of Amun Re (Wikipedia)
2000-KARNAK TEMPLE
Karnak-Obelisk of Thutmosis I (Wikipedia)
KARNAK-Ram-headed Sphynx statues (Wikipedia)
Karnal-Great Hypostyle Hall of (Luxor-Wikipedia)
Luxor dromos, an avenue of human headed sphinxes which once connected the temples of Karnak and Luxor. (Wikipedia)