Nile Cruise, Luxor Temple, Karnak

By far the highlight!!!  Pyramids were amazing and awesome,..... however The Temple of Karnak.... I don't have words to describe.  The great "HYPOstyle Hall" is an incredible forest of giant pillars..... 134 of them!  You can still see color on the top stones.  Bob and I could have stayed for hours..... but alas we are being flexible!



Today, We visited the west bank of Luxor seeing the Valley of the Kings, Madinet Habou and Hatchepsut (pronounced HAT - sheep - soup) Temple...( I was Hatchepsut for Halloween).  I wish I could share pictures truly amazing.  Did you know that once the royality was buried the nobles hid the tombs by burying the tombs so that robbers and thiefs could not find the tombs?   There may still be hidden tombs that have not been discovered.   See Michael getting a shoulder ride.  He's still not feeling well.  He couldn't walk in the heat.  He is exhausted and dehydrated.  Bob's worried he'll need dialysis soon.

As I type, our cruise ship (not your typical cruise ship, this one has only 35 rooms) is passing through the Esna lock.  The ship will be dropping 8 meters!  Just like the ride at Disney, the Pirates of the Carribean....  Hands up  "weeeeee", except no "weeeee" only like a water elevator

Tomorrow, we're headed to the temple of Edfu in a horse carriage.  I haven't told Abby about the horses.  She will be thrilled!  It's all about the animals for her!

We were able to do some school work on deck today.  I told the kids, "Instead of writing the date on your work, just write Nile Cruise! We won't be able to put that on our work ever again!  Until tomorrow, of course!"