Luxor
01/17/08 find more in archived
For some reason all of our flights require us to get
up at 4 AM to make it to our next destination, I do
not recommend this if it can be avoided.
Travel to Luxor. After a short hop of a very early morning flight we arrive in Luxor. We meet our guide, Sameh and we are off. The first place to see is the Karnac Temple. Absolutely amazing place. Stretched out over 60 acres the temple grounds are huge and amazingly restored.
The Valley of the Kings does not look like much, just a stone covered hill. The tombs on the inside may be small but are very impressive as they were built some 4000 years ago. The paint in some look like they could have been painted yesterday. With a little extra money we made our way to King Tutt's tomb in which we were fortunate to see the King's mummy. I say fortunate because the rate the mummy is decomposing in the unprotected tomb is rapid. The mummy may only last 5 years in these conditions. Very sad.
Travel to Luxor. After a short hop of a very early morning flight we arrive in Luxor. We meet our guide, Sameh and we are off. The first place to see is the Karnac Temple. Absolutely amazing place. Stretched out over 60 acres the temple grounds are huge and amazingly restored.
The Valley of the Kings does not look like much, just a stone covered hill. The tombs on the inside may be small but are very impressive as they were built some 4000 years ago. The paint in some look like they could have been painted yesterday. With a little extra money we made our way to King Tutt's tomb in which we were fortunate to see the King's mummy. I say fortunate because the rate the mummy is decomposing in the unprotected tomb is rapid. The mummy may only last 5 years in these conditions. Very sad.
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