| Page Views: 1,737 Last Visit to Luxor: December, 2002 | Luxor and the Valley of the Kings by uglyscot - last update: Jun 1, 2008 |
An archaeological paradise Luxor, Karnak, Madinat Habu, Deir el Bahri, the Valley of the Kings...I waited over 40 years to visit and make a dream come true.
The temples of Luxor and Karnak are amazing. The light and sound at Karnak is a must, preferably see it before visiting the temple by day to appreciate it. The cool pillared halls are welcome , and the wall decorations need hours to examine.
And we spent hours. |
| Detail from Tomb of Tuthmosois III |
|  | Valley of the Kings The valley, with its pyramid-shaped peak is awe-inspiring. We chose Ramses IX as our first tomb to visit. Very bright colours behind protective glass/ plastic sheets but it was too crowded to really study.
Then up up up the cliff to Tuthmosis III 's tomb with its stick-figure pictures. Great ,but by the time we had climbed up, through and down again, our legs were like jelly, so we chose a one-level tomb for our third choice- Siptah and Tawrset. It was an excellent choice as no one else was there and we were able to study the brilliant wall painting at leisure. |
Hatchepsut's temple at Deir el Bahri From a distance this temple looks as if it had been built yesterday. Because of the massacre a few years ago we were unable to see anything but the lower level , but still it was worth it. The gentle face on the Hathor statues was so peaceful.The surrounding hills were a misty blue. It had an atmosphere of calm and tranquillity. | | | Morturary Temple of Hatchepsut |
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| Pros: | "a paradise for ancient history fanatics" | | Cons: | "hot and hard on the legs" | | In A Nutshell: | "I MUST come back" |
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starship Mon Sep 21, 2009 21:14 UTC
Interesting information about Luxor and good photos too. Still hope to visit Egypt some day but wish I could have seen it when I was younger---those steps you mention sound daunting! | hopang Mon Jun 22, 2009 15:51 UTC
Excellent Luxor page with lovely photographs! Luxor certainly has lots of wonderful tourist attractions such as the ancient tombs, temples and monuments especially at Valley of the Kings and Medinat Habu. Thanks for sharing. ~ho & pang | angiebabe Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:52 UTC
Hi and Happy Birthday Shane!have a great day wherever and all the best for a good and journey filled year ahead!have enjoyed your page here today thanks. | hindu1936 Sun Jun 1, 2008 07:41 UTC
Thanks Shane. This info just eliminated that site for us. My artificial knee and Kwang Hee's stroke kind of make that a bit much of a hike. drop a line when you can. Joe |
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