I have a wicked fast connection at the Cairo airport, so I can upload lots of photos.
friday night we all went to an irish pub in Luxor, Egypt. it really looked irish! I ordered chinese noodles, which was actually fettucine, but what can i expect! it was tasty. it's Ashley's birthday on Monday, so the restaurant brought out a big cake and sang happy birthday. A fun group ending!
our hotel in Luxor. our last hotel. after this it's hostels.
Luxor temple from our hotel roof top
another view from hotel roof top. this is what the roofs of building look like all over Egypt
Luxor
The city of Luxor used to be called Thebes, it was the largest city in the world when Alexander the Great entered it. the Egyptians accepted him as their king without a fight because he told them their ruler was very weak.This afternoon I went shopping in the markets of Cairo. Our hotel is surprisingly nice (and clean (!) except for the rugs in the room. Directly across from our hotel is the massive Luxor Temple. It's an amazing sight to see. I won't pay to go inside this one, they all are a little bit of the same thing after a while. But very impressive.
Karnak temple
in Karnak temple
Karnak temple
Karnak is famous for its pillars
notice the wasp? the carvings in this temple are deeper into the rock than i have seen in other temples
It was 39 Degrees this afternoon
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