Our Final Days in Egypt
Wednesday in Luxor Balloon Ride over the Valley of the Kings was canceled because of high winds, dammit. We were very disappointed about this but knew it could happen. This only upside was that the weather was forecast to be in the low 40s on Wednesday morning and there was a lot of discussion about how many layers we'd need to survive. Karnak Temple Covering over 200 acres, the temple of Karnak is actually in the city of Luxor. Like so many temples, it is dedicated to the glory of Amon-Ra, king of the gods, and is one of many started under the guidance of Ramses II. Many other pharaohs changed or added to its features. Its many aspects include a huge sacred lake, several colossi, and two magnificent granite obelisks quarried in Aswan and each transported in one piece all the way to Luxor. Too immense and too heavy to float down the Nile, they had to be moved overland, not an easy task. The taller of the two had a twin that was gifted to France, moved carefully to Paris, and is th...