Day 40 – Luxor

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We met our guide this morning at 8 am for a half day of exploring this magnificent city. Our highlights included:

· Valley of the Kings

This is the final resting place of Egypt’s rulers who reigned Egypt from the 18th till the 20th dynasty. We explored three of these tombs with magnificent decorations and inscriptions on the walls of each tomb. We bought the extra ticket for King Tut’s tomb as well and saw the mummy and encasement there. The kids enjoyed that as they learned some of this in history this past year.

· The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut

It is a living art piece that witnesses to the full magnitude of the beauty and grandeur of the new kingdom (1570 – 1050 BC) under the guidance of the illuminating spirit of Queen Hatshepsut.

· Colossi of Memnon

They are twin statues of king Amenhotep III which were constructed to guard his mortuary Temple.

We also took in an alabaster shop with a display of how the products are made. We purchased a few trinkets to honor their work and to carry home a few memory pieces.

We hunted down a few small bottles of sun screen as we are ready for some chill time by the pool. It is Luxor hot today!