We had to get up very early to board the coaches in Safaga at 8:00 a.m. for the three and a half hour drive to Luxor. This is our third visit here and it's still an amazing experience and well worth the long drive.
On our first day, we visited the Luxor Temple which is much smaller than Karnak but as you can see from the photos, it's just as impressive. Also, there has been more excavation done on the Avenue of the Sphinxes which they now know stretches over a kilometer from one temple to the other.
Our hotel was very nice and after we checked in and enjoyed a late lunch and a bit of relaxation, we had to get ready for our dinner cruise on the Nile. And no ... those are not new earings! They're the napkin rings which we all slid over our ears.
The food was delicious, although there was far too much of it, and we all had a great time. We docked back at the hotel and went straight to our rooms knowing we had to get up early again the next morning. Some people were getting up at 4:00 a.m. to go for a sunrise hot air balloon ride but we decided that an 8:00 a.m. start to our second day was early enough.
I will try and send a note or at least some photos of Day 2 before we end this amazing journey in a few days. It's hard to believe it's almost over. As I write this, we are in transit on the Suez Canal and I am trying to talk myself into starting the horrible task of packing!
See you next week. We hear the weather back home is turning colder just for us!
D & K
Jealous. Did you see any signs of monastic architecture at all? Any time with Mr. Hawass this round?
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