We left Cairo on Wednesday evening and headed for Luxor via overnight train. Luxor is on the Nile in the middle of the country. It was one of the most important cities in Ancient Egypt and, thus, is home to a number of temples and tombs. On our first day, we explored Luxor Temple and the Temple of Karnak. Both are large complexes constructed on the bank of the Nile. Luxor is a lot hotter than Cairo - making the pool at our hotel perfect. It's also a lot cleaner and more touristy than Cairo.
Today, our second day, we crossed the Nile to see a few temples and Valley of the Kings. Valley of the Kings is a large valley in which a number of Egyptian pharaohs were buried. There are roughly sixty tombs that have been unearthed, but archaeologists believe there are about thirty more which haven't been discovered. This is the location that King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922 - yet all the treasures have been moved to Cairo, Berlin and England. We went into three of the tombs, but there isn't a whole lot to see as all have been robbed over the centuries. Most have paintings and hieroglyphs on the walls.
We're heading to Bahrain tomorrow, which is my final destination before coming home next week.
Temple Paintings
Today, our second day, we crossed the Nile to see a few temples and Valley of the Kings. Valley of the Kings is a large valley in which a number of Egyptian pharaohs were buried. There are roughly sixty tombs that have been unearthed, but archaeologists believe there are about thirty more which haven't been discovered. This is the location that King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922 - yet all the treasures have been moved to Cairo, Berlin and England. We went into three of the tombs, but there isn't a whole lot to see as all have been robbed over the centuries. Most have paintings and hieroglyphs on the walls.
Luxor Temple
We're heading to Bahrain tomorrow, which is my final destination before coming home next week.
Anything going on at KV63 through KV65?
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