When we last updated we were still in Sharm el-Sheikh. Sharm is on the Sinai peninsula and we took a ferry to Hurghada which is on the African continent. The ferry took about 90 minutes and then we took a taxi to Luxor which took about 4 hours. We didn't arrive until about 2 a.m. but our hotel is 24-hours so that was nice.
Our hotel is about 2 blocks from the Nile on the main street of Luxor. On our first day we visited the temple of Karnak and we took a horse carriage, or an Egyptian ferrari, to the temple. The next day we took a tour to the West Bank to see the Valley of the Kings and many other temples - see the photos below. Last night we went to the sound and light show at Karnak temple which was interesting. Today we visited the Luxor Temple and rode on a felucca on the Nile.
Tonight we board an overnight train to Cairo where we will be until we leave on Tuesday morning. We have been having a great time. The food has been ok, but we are really enjoying the karkade juice - an infusion of boiled hibiscus leaves. Glad to hear from all of you. Hope you are keeping cool - it's been about 100 - 110 here!
2 comments:
All of the pictures are great but the picture posted yesterday of the obilisk was spectacular. You receive an "A" for composition. Glad you have enjoyed Luxor so much, we can relate to your heat as that is what our temps have been averaging plus we are having higher than normal humidity and EVERYONE is complaining. Hope you continue to enjoy every day left of your trip. Know you will be happy to be back home too. Love to you both from grandma the witch
We miss you guys in Golden!!! Love the pictures!
Carrie
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