Day 41 – Up Up Up in Hot Air Balloon

Today was full to the brim with life! An early start at 4 am to make our hot air balloon launch for sunrise. First time on such an adventure and it was pretty cool doing this all together.

For the afternoon and evening we met our awesome tour guide Marian for:

· Karnak Temples

This is the largest Temple Complex ever that was built. It actually comprises a vast mix of ancient Egyptian decayed Temples and a great Hypostyle Hall that contains 134 giant sandstone columns and each one can carry up to 30 persons on its capital…..Can you imagine how huge it is!!!!!! I loved the majestic nature of this site.

After an evening meal we then toured the Luxor Temple.

Unlike the rest of the temples which were constructed in ancient Egypt, it wasn’t dedicated to any cult god or any deified king in death but it was dedicated to the rejuvenation of kingship where many kings were crowned. This site was connected to the Karnak Temple with a 3km walk between statues. They recently restored this pathway and discovered even more sphinx than they knew existed. Both of these sites in the heart of Luxor.

And one final sunset here in this beautiful city.

Immense gratitude for the Lilly Foundation and all those who poured life into us. None of this adventure would have possible without the generous support. Truly a once in a lifetime trip for us.