Luxor....

Well, I am so glad that the ship has internet service!! Today, Dwayne and I woke up extra early for our flight to Luxor from Cairo. It was short, less than an hour. We dropped our bags off at the Cruise ship and headed to Karnak temple. It was pretty amazing!! It is the largest temple complex in the world at about 250 acres.


It is so difficult to describe...There are numerous chapels, columns 60 feet high and incredible hieroglyphics. There is even a "lucky" scarab. Legend has it...if you walk around the scarab 7 times counterclockwise if you are single...you will get married!!

Then we went to Luxor temple (my favorite). There was this incredible avenue of sphinxes....at one time it was 2 miles long!

What is so fascinating about this site is it was actually buried under sand. There is a mosque that was built on top of the site.
There were tons of statues of Ramses II in this temple. He was so dedicated to his wife Nefertari that many of his statues included her at his feet.

We put our feet in the Nile and laid down for a well-earned nap.
Dwayne ended the evening by watching a belly dancer! That's it for now...tomorrow it's off to the Valley of the Kings and Queens. Sorry this post is short on details....we're exhausted!!