Egypt

---

Visited Karnak Temple for a couple of hours in the morning before we were due to leave Luxor. The temple & surrounding area was just such an amazing thing to see. It is quite an awesome structure to have survived this long & I am sure would have been an even more spectacular sight in it´s heyday. It is just such a pity so many ancient relics have been built upon & are now probably lost forever.

Caught our local bus mid morning, which thankfully wasn´t actually very local at all. It had all it´s windows, comfy seats, a clean floor & even curtains! It was a six hour drive to Hurgada on the Red Sea & we cabed it to the hotel & rested for an hour or so before dinner. We ate pizza at a local resturant recommended by Sam, then headed out to do a spot of shopping. I purchased an A4 size papyrus picture of a Scarab beetle, which is just the most amazing shade of blue - I love it. Shopping over, Sam, Jan, Doug, dad & I went to a pub called Nirvana & played darts & drank beer for the rest of the evening. Returned to the hotel a bit tipsy, thinking we´d had a good night out (which we had), only to discover it was only just after ten o´clock...

---

Photos

090207A
Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

090207B
Statue at Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

090207C
Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

090207D
Oblisk at Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

090207E
Overlooking Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

090207F
Nicolle at Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt

090207G
Oblisk at Karnak Temple, Luxor, Egypt