Worthless and Weak

If you're ever in Luxor, and you need something, just ask the guy for it. What guy am I talking about? Well, no matter where you are, there will be a guy there, and he can get you what you need. He'll be trying to sell you something, but don't buy what he's selling, but what you want. For instance, tell him you need a taxi, he'll get it for you.


I met a man who told me that he was the only free-mason in Egypt today

Anyway, now that that's out of the way, I can talk about my day. I went to the temple of Luxor and the temple of Karnak, and the Museum of Luxor. My favorite was probably the temple of Karnak.

The Souther Sanctuary, or the temple of Luxor as it is commonly known, is in downtown Luxor, it dominates everything, you really can't miss it.



The road to the temple is lined by sphinxes on either side. These used to go all the way to the temple of Karnak, they're trying to dig them all up, which would be really awesome if it is every completed.

Up close, the temple has two giant statues on either side, with a giant obelisk on the left. The one that used to be on the right is now in Paris.












The entrance to the temple is the most impressive thing about it, but the courtyard is still gigantic.




















The temple was of course used by the ancient egyptians, but in later times it was painted over by Christians and used as a church.



Today, there is a mosque built into the temple.























The "Most Selected of Places" (known today as the temple of Karnak) was next. Its entrance isn't quite as impressive as the one at Luxor, but everything else is. The temple and everything about it is gigantic.




It too has rams lined up to its entrance. The highlight is the Hypsostle hall, filled with dozens of simply gigantic columns, each of which is detailed with hundreds of hyroglyphs.

One of the best things about the temple is the number and quality of hieroglyphs.

Labels: Egypt, vacation