Englishman garymarsh6 is a self-proclaimed “big kid” who “shakes with excitement before going on holiday.” So what better plaything for the youthful traveler than a gigantic, colorful balloon? He hopped in one for a bird’s-eye view of Luxor, and the shutterbug took loads of photos as he floated above sights like the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut and the Nile River. Here are some favorites, with garymarsh6’s descriptions, but you may want to view them in full-size mode to really feel like you were there. And be sure to see his other Middle East photos while you’re at it!
Balloons rising in the early morning skies over the West Bank of the Nile
Balloon rising over the temple of Queen Hatshepsut
Passing over villages and fields in a hot-air balloon
One of the villages built over tombs
Balloons over the West Bank
Above a temple
Balloons over Luxor
High above a sleepy village
Collapsing balloon
Deflating the balloon
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