Our day started at 4am when the mini bus took us across the Red Sea Desert where we saw the sunrise.
At the half way point we had a drink & a toilet stop
& then carried on to Luxor. We spent a couple of hours at Karnak Temple
where George, our Egyptologist, told us about the hieroglyphs & wall paintings.
He bought everything to life and made the trip so interesting.
George asked us lots of questions too which I was amazed to find I knew the answer to many of them. I'm not losing my marbles after all lol.
We learnt a lot about Amun Ra, the God of all Gods, who is depicted by two feathers on his head. Akernaten, who decided to worship the Sun God & his son Tutankhamen who returned Egypt to their ancient beliefs when he became Pharaoh.
George read some of the hieroglyphs & explained about Cartouches.
After looking around Karnak we were taken to a Papyrus shop where a man showed us the ancient art of making papyrus. From there we visited Luxor museum. It was brilliant to see the treasures & statues that they found in and around the tombs. We weren't able to take any photos unfortunately.
After lunch we had a Siesta & then sat on the banks of the Nile and watched the sunset.
In the evening we returned to Karnak Temple to watch the sound & light show. (Andrew loved it because it was featured in the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.)
The walls & columns were lit up, bits at a time & an English commentary explained who built the temple & why.
We were led through the temple to the sacred lake where we were given a brief history of ancient Thebes.
I think that's the first time I've seen the sunrise & set in the same day :O)
At the half way point we had a drink & a toilet stop 
& then carried on to Luxor. We spent a couple of hours at Karnak Temple 
where George, our Egyptologist, told us about the hieroglyphs & wall paintings. 
He bought everything to life and made the trip so interesting. 
George asked us lots of questions too which I was amazed to find I knew the answer to many of them. I'm not losing my marbles after all lol. 
We learnt a lot about Amun Ra, the God of all Gods, who is depicted by two feathers on his head. Akernaten, who decided to worship the Sun God & his son Tutankhamen who returned Egypt to their ancient beliefs when he became Pharaoh. 
George read some of the hieroglyphs & explained about Cartouches. 
After looking around Karnak we were taken to a Papyrus shop where a man showed us the ancient art of making papyrus. From there we visited Luxor museum. It was brilliant to see the treasures & statues that they found in and around the tombs. We weren't able to take any photos unfortunately. 
After lunch we had a Siesta & then sat on the banks of the Nile and watched the sunset.
In the evening we returned to Karnak Temple to watch the sound & light show. (Andrew loved it because it was featured in the Bond film, The Spy Who Loved Me.) 
The walls & columns were lit up, bits at a time & an English commentary explained who built the temple & why. 
We were led through the temple to the sacred lake where we were given a brief history of ancient Thebes. 
I think that's the first time I've seen the sunrise & set in the same day :O)
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