Luxor Day 2
Hello all, Rose here with Luxor day 2! As Erin mentioned in yesterday's post, LUXOR. IS. HOT. This is why we Globies agree to a 6:00am pre-blazing-desert-heat hotel departure, especially when we know we're heading out into the desert to explore the ancient Theban necropolis. We started at the temple of Hatshepsut (pronounced hat-cheap-suit: a true learning moment), where the queen used to worship the sun god.
Next stop was the Valley of the Kings, a highly concentrated area of royal pharaonic remains. We explored several tombs, including that of Thutmose III, successor of Hatshepsut, which was a great workout. We were all awed by the obvious splendor of these tombs, as we dove deep into the desert rock, down long, straight passages whose walls and ceilings were completely covered by columns of brightly painted hieroglyphs and stories from Egyptian mythology (ask any Globie their personal favorite Egyptian god, and you'll probably get Anubis, the jackal-headed god of cemeteries).
After a much-needed lunch, swim, and siesta break, we spent the evening touring Luxor Temple and Luxor Museum, where we saw our first mummies! Our guide Mohammed, debunking the myths of the Egyptologists and initiating us into his secrets, cruised through both in order to get us back to our hotel in time for dinner. Most of us headed to bed early, in anticipation of another early morning tomorrow!
Next stop was the Valley of the Kings, a highly concentrated area of royal pharaonic remains. We explored several tombs, including that of Thutmose III, successor of Hatshepsut, which was a great workout. We were all awed by the obvious splendor of these tombs, as we dove deep into the desert rock, down long, straight passages whose walls and ceilings were completely covered by columns of brightly painted hieroglyphs and stories from Egyptian mythology (ask any Globie their personal favorite Egyptian god, and you'll probably get Anubis, the jackal-headed god of cemeteries).
After a much-needed lunch, swim, and siesta break, we spent the evening touring Luxor Temple and Luxor Museum, where we saw our first mummies! Our guide Mohammed, debunking the myths of the Egyptologists and initiating us into his secrets, cruised through both in order to get us back to our hotel in time for dinner. Most of us headed to bed early, in anticipation of another early morning tomorrow!
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