tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56922353351461669142024-02-18T23:17:25.999-06:00House of the Purple WormsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-14269411796080839692023-11-23T16:10:00.006-06:002023-11-24T15:36:28.672-06:00Day 13 September 10: Petra, Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So you may recall our hotel was right next to the Petra archaeological site.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUdhRM3n4DkTVpna-RMRgugyDJtEDbzUjEHcOUCpN-rScMmLS4wjEwEqhDG4ceD-bFbcuVvKWfHJKDJ7L3hvw6plRFUN8s2OYUESazxPECDh8AnAhGs53kixQaPXfyfZMRKVFbtd3dpoQcufNYw3nuX_YykCkqI_Urcnpoi5daklQWQxDopmSYr7cU-w/s4032/IMG_0561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUdhRM3n4DkTVpna-RMRgugyDJtEDbzUjEHcOUCpN-rScMmLS4wjEwEqhDG4ceD-bFbcuVvKWfHJKDJ7L3hvw6plRFUN8s2OYUESazxPECDh8AnAhGs53kixQaPXfyfZMRKVFbtd3dpoQcufNYw3nuX_YykCkqI_Urcnpoi5daklQWQxDopmSYr7cU-w/s320/IMG_0561.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>It was a lovely, elegant place with clean rooms and minimalist decor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjI4r9iYKSpDAFGvr1psXeWz66Zl4peW_JfXf16vpfL7LM3WfKOMFWT8FV1HQirDUm37qdAuo8d9fXbjidGoxH0S12h711LE7_Ctcy6R2OMhmJxDiZSauijJxGNWFmeur3479HI6ZNKfcDScZo2pYqyVfI4Ix-cms1vnJOHZbn27fIwe0RJ0H-Pw-n4k/s320/IMG_0549.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a magnificent dinner and breakfast buffet served on carts with Arab-influenced designs.</div><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNnrivkLnht0M6a1SPiU9hxprReQQr4alnEu9k5Rei6YIMGhErbzsSOEmDgtvJhXdl0wCsK6DEPlkp77tYGiMFCIvdIy07brNRNJS5kX4DoTrCzBvuLr7fNGK-dlNc0kZ-kyvYRPBMgc68-UjpjgY4b01t4-ZqLiC3p-923IuRv9mSb96IpeoPyuOTzY/s5475/DSC_0919.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="5475" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNnrivkLnht0M6a1SPiU9hxprReQQr4alnEu9k5Rei6YIMGhErbzsSOEmDgtvJhXdl0wCsK6DEPlkp77tYGiMFCIvdIy07brNRNJS5kX4DoTrCzBvuLr7fNGK-dlNc0kZ-kyvYRPBMgc68-UjpjgY4b01t4-ZqLiC3p-923IuRv9mSb96IpeoPyuOTzY/s320/DSC_0919.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObT3fRyJwtji8KQVkJieMQw6PkCM5mXIf8ibIbTLYMq9_7DQmXPwZz-rOqiai1ipRzBUYlaaptySBSkT4ov8YSWDlJmRxq33lReTz8WnqCRPHaoMMWHN-DuL4MnamJialT2lu4NhhBVl8FVRL5rD1IFMsVbxl4BV4UXCNrpw2_cOPz5TY3suzcc8hGW0/s4032/IMG_0547.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObT3fRyJwtji8KQVkJieMQw6PkCM5mXIf8ibIbTLYMq9_7DQmXPwZz-rOqiai1ipRzBUYlaaptySBSkT4ov8YSWDlJmRxq33lReTz8WnqCRPHaoMMWHN-DuL4MnamJialT2lu4NhhBVl8FVRL5rD1IFMsVbxl4BV4UXCNrpw2_cOPz5TY3suzcc8hGW0/w315-h420/IMG_0547.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><p>And there was this vivid pink cauliflower/pickle</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5sXTsAL1ATokzuAt-iF7qG4aYvPEXKPgdrESs-j_MUR-qnhuCwnos9i-6RW8RbRSC7dfxMZJjXbPJdFtB-Zql5-EGkQlk7byJH1mgWfYWbgE544Bo_E6Jc_yiuLvLo7HqkAsFjp-zjKG5m2Q_TRJNZGM5WX7xQMFrjQmvgROq_cPBAA1lP31lMM2HWM/s4032/IMG_0546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS5sXTsAL1ATokzuAt-iF7qG4aYvPEXKPgdrESs-j_MUR-qnhuCwnos9i-6RW8RbRSC7dfxMZJjXbPJdFtB-Zql5-EGkQlk7byJH1mgWfYWbgE544Bo_E6Jc_yiuLvLo7HqkAsFjp-zjKG5m2Q_TRJNZGM5WX7xQMFrjQmvgROq_cPBAA1lP31lMM2HWM/w282-h376/IMG_0546.jpeg" width="282" /></a></div><p>Not a bad picture of yours truly riding the elevator at the hotel!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK4gz2NETrxaFJBFtUdP2qyn5aMaxSmId6m5ts8kymM0TKFi2gSbyXqSeuY3vk8WsXtwv5USv7lvcHNi2QSiHdMTA6GtIFsPqucIvInjCd__YYLK2NIzNlq2sPNYMF6_ttUag__k34jqktnB1jiNTl24c67ucGfDmLqtZGCuRPnMeGtoJq8GLVonDq4M/s4032/IMG_0622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwK4gz2NETrxaFJBFtUdP2qyn5aMaxSmId6m5ts8kymM0TKFi2gSbyXqSeuY3vk8WsXtwv5USv7lvcHNi2QSiHdMTA6GtIFsPqucIvInjCd__YYLK2NIzNlq2sPNYMF6_ttUag__k34jqktnB1jiNTl24c67ucGfDmLqtZGCuRPnMeGtoJq8GLVonDq4M/w277-h369/IMG_0622.jpeg" width="277" /></a></p><p>So the morning of September 10th we headed down to the lobby and over to the Petra site.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33fA68vHfO8wwC4t2ug5zpvqjgW17G7uZs5bgG7W2EFhIXjw-Fka2L_g9bco1o0xmtbbcEWGjxGHAv5e_9WatDEp9tedYkxDk8Kf03Js3Xf50oJzuPvDLNk_PIHHb9cAtQXqaPYob2IQB4ANgDhFY-lpY8017MJ8BeFZ-amM0ze3ZM0-JvTqI_lgl_So/s3425/IMG_0625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="3425" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33fA68vHfO8wwC4t2ug5zpvqjgW17G7uZs5bgG7W2EFhIXjw-Fka2L_g9bco1o0xmtbbcEWGjxGHAv5e_9WatDEp9tedYkxDk8Kf03Js3Xf50oJzuPvDLNk_PIHHb9cAtQXqaPYob2IQB4ANgDhFY-lpY8017MJ8BeFZ-amM0ze3ZM0-JvTqI_lgl_So/w398-h282/IMG_0625.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a huge place 102 square miles according to wikipedia.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfE-ZvZHtHPFUpFxD47ZoqG8FXdXDmOIULlriMwn5uIeardT4zwQeuyWWW8q_inS6GhbglF6pExyidfUStTfU5r2rn7_ZGhGxBnIx2TKl-TJJBNJrgDQ7njBMDetDqyuLNz0mER-0PaUw8bbiFdJTPUrAzpkwcsQDqn2ANuVArqSeKcoFufAmKjVf_YM/s4032/IMG_0658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfE-ZvZHtHPFUpFxD47ZoqG8FXdXDmOIULlriMwn5uIeardT4zwQeuyWWW8q_inS6GhbglF6pExyidfUStTfU5r2rn7_ZGhGxBnIx2TKl-TJJBNJrgDQ7njBMDetDqyuLNz0mER-0PaUw8bbiFdJTPUrAzpkwcsQDqn2ANuVArqSeKcoFufAmKjVf_YM/w372-h279/IMG_0658.jpeg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After you enter the grounds, there are a lot of horses that you pass before seeing some of the earliest caves and the Djinn blocks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWAzUYvIzR7rglAi7VKOJG_30s8oKZ0r_KBLZvBpBqmEmlKFeJkJw9K_ElDi39ZLbNTJL96kib-XFE7S0_GbmN1UOChPBLRnQLjPfUunxS6xOn7IWA-4DDZ5t9rbofp8hqEaAzVbyj2d22ItpT68-HKZ2qzia5y84o5bPVC6EJ4jyHg8wAjl1s6Jqjk20/s320/IMG_0653.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of these pictures are not in particular order, but the sights are truly awe-inspiring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6P3qQg426SlJtyo0l_X9F_wbmo6ldUaa7ZjSdFpipl35Uasd0p2jy7EeDfKlJn46Tsk1buL0Eh8CSOce8Y_4dF0HCPSO0C1hrDL4jGcP1ZTEJcJHN0im3yzHwcygINVSPUgiRanQWK47c72iKkgH0BCExnnbBWDuJBqill2pWKIGbBfSMnPWzbahbUk/s6000/DSC_0925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3745" data-original-width="6000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6P3qQg426SlJtyo0l_X9F_wbmo6ldUaa7ZjSdFpipl35Uasd0p2jy7EeDfKlJn46Tsk1buL0Eh8CSOce8Y_4dF0HCPSO0C1hrDL4jGcP1ZTEJcJHN0im3yzHwcygINVSPUgiRanQWK47c72iKkgH0BCExnnbBWDuJBqill2pWKIGbBfSMnPWzbahbUk/s320/DSC_0925.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are actually different kinds of terrain in the park.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziASNf0yC2ukJerW4R2qnF0MmCipk-CAm3ZrEkpoOb58HWVlDofGLK7MJXpKrIpJ7fISAz-gohiOV0mXEfFnGdStAXq12FqW93wjgFd_S2IQxifpCzOANL79oWE0IwE-0CnovF-OB9ts5JN8gwQ5i1QfuVp3l2skjeLFZLELZUpvUfizM3LifoSOlhUQ/s6000/DSC_0924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziASNf0yC2ukJerW4R2qnF0MmCipk-CAm3ZrEkpoOb58HWVlDofGLK7MJXpKrIpJ7fISAz-gohiOV0mXEfFnGdStAXq12FqW93wjgFd_S2IQxifpCzOANL79oWE0IwE-0CnovF-OB9ts5JN8gwQ5i1QfuVp3l2skjeLFZLELZUpvUfizM3LifoSOlhUQ/s320/DSC_0924.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a fairly long walk (especially when you are heading back to the hotel!) ;-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZZxNJ7pHhtW1X3MXAmCHENrIvsAdxuGEH_LXZ3zItFbdJJzztOSWzIzof9z64bCwpEp6fHD3iIsBTVRLaLw3GBWCkvb3gPdIXjziwgxDRj56UQIsbbv_Ek0owWPyFst2MAsSHrFjDtNMvkxpigQLxrjz_xR19g1pJGTC72toTeCGbY3M5ckzXMm9-cI/s5276/DSC_0922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="5276" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZZxNJ7pHhtW1X3MXAmCHENrIvsAdxuGEH_LXZ3zItFbdJJzztOSWzIzof9z64bCwpEp6fHD3iIsBTVRLaLw3GBWCkvb3gPdIXjziwgxDRj56UQIsbbv_Ek0owWPyFst2MAsSHrFjDtNMvkxpigQLxrjz_xR19g1pJGTC72toTeCGbY3M5ckzXMm9-cI/s320/DSC_0922.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first area one encounters is an area with large blocks of stone.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3ohmjnsq9Ycr-IIewDk2ivvcOHPcJR-rVgnrZ0kHlNsKLbg9hSTdf7em-69NfLTPJNhhi7AgxaVaNhT2mfhhDSgJ4hBZWVXP6uC5ib-CmefgxS8x0E9CB0ohjlnc8pTXLaUvz8SD_qEDTfkbLJHUgWYz_PSkwcpIIKPK7XORQuv7isarzz0U9lfTUCA/s4032/IMG_0627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3ohmjnsq9Ycr-IIewDk2ivvcOHPcJR-rVgnrZ0kHlNsKLbg9hSTdf7em-69NfLTPJNhhi7AgxaVaNhT2mfhhDSgJ4hBZWVXP6uC5ib-CmefgxS8x0E9CB0ohjlnc8pTXLaUvz8SD_qEDTfkbLJHUgWYz_PSkwcpIIKPK7XORQuv7isarzz0U9lfTUCA/w271-h361/IMG_0627.jpeg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These Djinn blocks were tombs about 400 meters after the entrance to the park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bada6XJeGuO5UkByYlGWY83bJE4-PF9wFs2TlCuUlI5Z2Wb-VZVf3hoVSY1DAXy4O8m28RQktyPtVUB-HmhoMTLNrFsGN06EVuO2eSfjCRlz_d9A2N8Qm4yN86dSqIeKPl7e7OJLt_j7c-bwOZg82wJNata3nDURzgg66Umv3SSUpf0RGyXDFdjyoy8/s5108/DSC_0927.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3701" data-original-width="5108" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bada6XJeGuO5UkByYlGWY83bJE4-PF9wFs2TlCuUlI5Z2Wb-VZVf3hoVSY1DAXy4O8m28RQktyPtVUB-HmhoMTLNrFsGN06EVuO2eSfjCRlz_d9A2N8Qm4yN86dSqIeKPl7e7OJLt_j7c-bwOZg82wJNata3nDURzgg66Umv3SSUpf0RGyXDFdjyoy8/s320/DSC_0927.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are about 26 of them. The Bedouins say that ghosts or djinn lived in them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc432c3WtEdX75aKMSgVsJJxDfLYRsFZjv8xKMxATgHhhxur2ti8x2yDsfq7D8ScxllhUH1I_3Og7L0H8grNq3yG0N6HQJRAjOORGzfqsl14m62HfH09W7DoXf-voTbdgzNiwn-Nvc0MIY6la8aZe6RB8zuiRXV0Rpja9BIh1R4djrLLh4Wqmahe9xHs/s5325/DSC_0928.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5325" data-original-width="3515" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjc432c3WtEdX75aKMSgVsJJxDfLYRsFZjv8xKMxATgHhhxur2ti8x2yDsfq7D8ScxllhUH1I_3Og7L0H8grNq3yG0N6HQJRAjOORGzfqsl14m62HfH09W7DoXf-voTbdgzNiwn-Nvc0MIY6la8aZe6RB8zuiRXV0Rpja9BIh1R4djrLLh4Wqmahe9xHs/w238-h361/DSC_0928.JPG" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">People lived in many of these caves until the area was made into a park.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbhVzqYU2OEaQU9K3Cs-Rolqo65LEXS062AztEWr66CJIPZZJxDhgTJpaB6Ts2GYv1naWGvT1nDUR1wudhCfU-DIXjxtNTdZQV5swUjPJVQOsVqIDubpULIOYUBS78m5UdtD7PJsGgxfThUF0oY7-erKoXIl15hKWqL06yf2DEwOxn25G9cXDu6GRSK0/s6000/DSC_0931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbhVzqYU2OEaQU9K3Cs-Rolqo65LEXS062AztEWr66CJIPZZJxDhgTJpaB6Ts2GYv1naWGvT1nDUR1wudhCfU-DIXjxtNTdZQV5swUjPJVQOsVqIDubpULIOYUBS78m5UdtD7PJsGgxfThUF0oY7-erKoXIl15hKWqL06yf2DEwOxn25G9cXDu6GRSK0/s320/DSC_0931.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the south we also saw the so-called Obelisk tomb and triclinium. The pointy structures on the top of the tomb are not obelisks, but nefeshes (a pillar like stone used as a kind of grave marker). Beneath the Obelisk tomb is the Triclinum Bab as-siq. (Door of the Siq). A triclinium is a kind of dining hall with three benches (the trim in triclinium) used to honor the dead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhLjCL01Ml9BTwnVM5zgSuQdZoZvShuV97PGBO_Tu09UcYuN7YUr30YsPV8hYpUwLk9Hpsmd-r4-NyrF9jGUcufq6tHLT6c5O_EAB01FxjOoDYjUNQ3bPjAk0dCfuyMgwdwCyB_MKikHZ3hhucRUSlkFMw5F3RMJLCqFGq2m9HHBnydvbS3YUuUj90i8/s4032/IMG_0626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhLjCL01Ml9BTwnVM5zgSuQdZoZvShuV97PGBO_Tu09UcYuN7YUr30YsPV8hYpUwLk9Hpsmd-r4-NyrF9jGUcufq6tHLT6c5O_EAB01FxjOoDYjUNQ3bPjAk0dCfuyMgwdwCyB_MKikHZ3hhucRUSlkFMw5F3RMJLCqFGq2m9HHBnydvbS3YUuUj90i8/w369-h277/IMG_0626.jpeg" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVMzLu-bvY-DJ3byjIWE_maM3vAXIOaKdGmQq7qgA-nOVytKrT-f2KpFi4dO0CeCWI6s3dXXYeFuWeu743LrrhsK9X1bx1LJb7JYvtOI7Ttx21ipwIv4xHxmq3zmDyurADbCLIWFkqeMTINOLBTCV9GJUROY2lY8NPxNkLZ122Ti59mhBA1OBZJzyGeU/s6000/DSC_0926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVMzLu-bvY-DJ3byjIWE_maM3vAXIOaKdGmQq7qgA-nOVytKrT-f2KpFi4dO0CeCWI6s3dXXYeFuWeu743LrrhsK9X1bx1LJb7JYvtOI7Ttx21ipwIv4xHxmq3zmDyurADbCLIWFkqeMTINOLBTCV9GJUROY2lY8NPxNkLZ122Ti59mhBA1OBZJzyGeU/w367-h244/DSC_0926.jpeg" width="367" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After passing the Djinn blocks, we walked through a passage with amazing rock formations. This is the Siq. Here is a Google earth Map of the path. The red dot is the Obelisk tomb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUD9Vq4IJ715iZ5Vy0C7ZMIREyjdH3Hm9uVpXSSYcT4wXizzH4GkPVZc1bcEZX8CHUJfC5N4uKPU0RglmBk3LRWUXOd6bVYSCHXBUdNgmarG_dArVTEiVeTO58ZL6FVchr6MRSa3gYgkFnY73hWcgVdqycFnkux6e9_EKOgqoUvcxKyQni7BKPvmgz9D4/s2553/Screenshot%202023-11-24%20at%202.30.21%20PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1442" data-original-width="2553" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUD9Vq4IJ715iZ5Vy0C7ZMIREyjdH3Hm9uVpXSSYcT4wXizzH4GkPVZc1bcEZX8CHUJfC5N4uKPU0RglmBk3LRWUXOd6bVYSCHXBUdNgmarG_dArVTEiVeTO58ZL6FVchr6MRSa3gYgkFnY73hWcgVdqycFnkux6e9_EKOgqoUvcxKyQni7BKPvmgz9D4/w399-h226/Screenshot%202023-11-24%20at%202.30.21%20PM.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The colors in the rocks are magnificent and change with the light.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB77pivysemW5xysgbMcqIKVZGuQr1LwiQM9E3k7pROqFWdQ4qzBESxxwdmmJtXPkpUwAka2v3KCzPnsdCHYV5EbfVsuNXtPDfrJmU6dPCp9ThOrUqs4rbLIWx9QCRIQuremSugrw8moevl25mA4PPwpFAvHT5Y92n497BVE6UIlNY3uyqarBKwOMt24o/s4032/IMG_0634.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB77pivysemW5xysgbMcqIKVZGuQr1LwiQM9E3k7pROqFWdQ4qzBESxxwdmmJtXPkpUwAka2v3KCzPnsdCHYV5EbfVsuNXtPDfrJmU6dPCp9ThOrUqs4rbLIWx9QCRIQuremSugrw8moevl25mA4PPwpFAvHT5Y92n497BVE6UIlNY3uyqarBKwOMt24o/w270-h360/IMG_0634.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The area was inhabited by the very early civilization, the Nabataeans (perhaps as early as 7000 BC).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_5aQnvdwiXm-MsWvZ2HRs56hF1PV2C3Wf9DuRIGWEKPGqmCaQ0_NRao-Q415P-v3CXWvCK6GS8V5pCWXwJYpyFLHhs8c5JufezSubz92Ka8r6Bug-9CSC-Q_ac0TbQfWhWlOqCJvXfbjWZRm9_Uxhk4IJDPzhjihysyC5jSlVZEZZFRGz3GwVR0umFA/s6000/DSC_0945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_5aQnvdwiXm-MsWvZ2HRs56hF1PV2C3Wf9DuRIGWEKPGqmCaQ0_NRao-Q415P-v3CXWvCK6GS8V5pCWXwJYpyFLHhs8c5JufezSubz92Ka8r6Bug-9CSC-Q_ac0TbQfWhWlOqCJvXfbjWZRm9_Uxhk4IJDPzhjihysyC5jSlVZEZZFRGz3GwVR0umFA/s320/DSC_0945.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not too much is known about the Nabataeans, that settled here. They were evidently not mentioned in the Bible per se, but we were shown some evidences of their civilization as we progressed deeper into the park. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpLXUqMmRmXU1o0KoEheo9szOG_3cVompnP2nJzpiG_XsSjpx1L4k_YviKWEZ5HvR8gYr7oguyNRghCtRbSR2M7BHmAz52kxb5ktGXue8Em4_5TinJ1cQMQHN7bmyLMpFfXisCHIYqrQK3TdlfO1lbIDShs-N3gw689syVVtdGElgRPsmX8EOtWIS2aI/s6000/DSC_0962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpLXUqMmRmXU1o0KoEheo9szOG_3cVompnP2nJzpiG_XsSjpx1L4k_YviKWEZ5HvR8gYr7oguyNRghCtRbSR2M7BHmAz52kxb5ktGXue8Em4_5TinJ1cQMQHN7bmyLMpFfXisCHIYqrQK3TdlfO1lbIDShs-N3gw689syVVtdGElgRPsmX8EOtWIS2aI/s320/DSC_0962.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Along this path we also could see traces of a water system (above) for transporting water into the interior of the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUc0RpABhu6iPjOkyTLWhKwVPHD0eXbcjHRqQ_svLgB_6k44VU-8kao8QyhL0Sav4ZuGZbeUUgiNgK2tC-TuAimhZuk0SlOUe8VbxkUTqkc5pS0dd3LkkRK82HCuyvNDWqzmBof8wY4r74gVvWL4HqVAf7qXxY1gNa8KNZazxbWhQc3ncmDHv9P2LW8w/s4032/IMG_0631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUc0RpABhu6iPjOkyTLWhKwVPHD0eXbcjHRqQ_svLgB_6k44VU-8kao8QyhL0Sav4ZuGZbeUUgiNgK2tC-TuAimhZuk0SlOUe8VbxkUTqkc5pS0dd3LkkRK82HCuyvNDWqzmBof8wY4r74gVvWL4HqVAf7qXxY1gNa8KNZazxbWhQc3ncmDHv9P2LW8w/s320/IMG_0631.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAf1GOMiL_5eLM4oZsqitOviW7TT-c3VQhR3TNGOLsPybeR1fDHUQdfZWr37AKK_4lzElffNgYk_w0nOAblDoTAAOqFDPRN4VXvz4aVOhxHl1NpLH4rYQvI4_5RmdmR6pykn8642t28QOhCC7WRm3aNzNspN4vW7p2rwTPnc687SLaAla8ANbqmiI2K8/w263-h395/DSC_0949.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs that prospered due to the trade routes for incense. They inhabited the East bank of the Jordan river and we have pottery from them with thin walls with floral designs. <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nabataean_Pottery.JPG" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> has these examples photographed by Bjornpa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvSZv6jpzFMAELw9pi4ZkOptrx1qsu-DtReK2j-wgRvWjVVhz36BkZ_8f11bS6bz-CqhWnou7b7V0xKnv0HuP00TQU34OvUmBqc2fgPNhAV6Ds2EmFUkQIEmRdN_jt8mj-guKBZuazf_qEAlyiBYpwZcMODhzY6CibgWaUL4ci77ekuPRhEwyVcsagfw/s1599/Nabataean_Pottery.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1599" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvSZv6jpzFMAELw9pi4ZkOptrx1qsu-DtReK2j-wgRvWjVVhz36BkZ_8f11bS6bz-CqhWnou7b7V0xKnv0HuP00TQU34OvUmBqc2fgPNhAV6Ds2EmFUkQIEmRdN_jt8mj-guKBZuazf_qEAlyiBYpwZcMODhzY6CibgWaUL4ci77ekuPRhEwyVcsagfw/s320/Nabataean_Pottery.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are 8 different kinds of facades identified several strongly influenced by Hellenic and Roman styles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtdci3aq-Yco0N8XPmMXjqP9lrmFbntMfXnDoNQU-2FgX6f7er3qHxFYFrJVK4brb5AhtQi4lfW-3w3ea9cWe5Wp_iaNfwWo4RXvnFu3fN_5xASAa8m1ZluTRziQL5UondQ_8yAVisZgPj8qW8YiuK_oZpb2A16y78vWL1pFnxxLJa_ibxfL-t7eQTPA/s6000/DSC_0947.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtdci3aq-Yco0N8XPmMXjqP9lrmFbntMfXnDoNQU-2FgX6f7er3qHxFYFrJVK4brb5AhtQi4lfW-3w3ea9cWe5Wp_iaNfwWo4RXvnFu3fN_5xASAa8m1ZluTRziQL5UondQ_8yAVisZgPj8qW8YiuK_oZpb2A16y78vWL1pFnxxLJa_ibxfL-t7eQTPA/w237-h356/DSC_0947.jpeg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are some examples of Nabataean sculpture and painting, but most of this in Petra has been effaced by the elements. Here is one figural remnant. It looks like it might have been a camel driver with a caravan of camels at one time. You can see camel feet next to a partial figure of a man and a camel belly and possibly even back shape above the feet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamOV48JZYT9C5KS1vlPjoKtvjEFc97HHqs_MxGrgQc13FmvYNgwQ4Zd4n2AwnUGRHUH_i3kU8PMlpvlBiFPMRApTr9iyMv59Tf18lF2z5rtjALhOxtKR49elJfAhaIyk-NQ1p1Cs2rcmWxXqG1JfugC3giTXMoW2R3xTinoG3835SjHzp6DQ2uRC8UQE/s5720/DSC_0960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3658" data-original-width="5720" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamOV48JZYT9C5KS1vlPjoKtvjEFc97HHqs_MxGrgQc13FmvYNgwQ4Zd4n2AwnUGRHUH_i3kU8PMlpvlBiFPMRApTr9iyMv59Tf18lF2z5rtjALhOxtKR49elJfAhaIyk-NQ1p1Cs2rcmWxXqG1JfugC3giTXMoW2R3xTinoG3835SjHzp6DQ2uRC8UQE/s320/DSC_0960.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The most famous edifice in Petra is the "Treasury" a large building carved into the red rocks there. As you approach it, you cannot see that something magnificent is directly ahead of you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN38r83fOvOGLHm4-wvEhne5hxoOS4UF5peEqYRZUrUjfItEWo4GrdxuQSA_LHKTH610bHXXwtWKZJJUtr-j_6LHO-to5jh3Bl9Bv9FNFU1KMbxWudb2PUcD3Gcfp-VJUBBEMIeyZ1zDqUsjPw2hN99odyLt_v1VsWXern8jS2SXhAbm6hKcvHVFgLdmc/s4032/IMG_0632.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN38r83fOvOGLHm4-wvEhne5hxoOS4UF5peEqYRZUrUjfItEWo4GrdxuQSA_LHKTH610bHXXwtWKZJJUtr-j_6LHO-to5jh3Bl9Bv9FNFU1KMbxWudb2PUcD3Gcfp-VJUBBEMIeyZ1zDqUsjPw2hN99odyLt_v1VsWXern8jS2SXhAbm6hKcvHVFgLdmc/s320/IMG_0632.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM3Q8XF6vMAAx6R0gXDsxMxEhjxCumtOFsjZ63fe0nRYtbyyQ-26JDvTtMtG1AON1p9kxcaCOZmeFY6T4vlXbcCAhuBSaHpSaETpNxP8N_QC9HTL4ZX6b6COcKuWDe40-GzNgDjnQnXZ7qZlp6ic5MJSNxLwLI3vwAJj0p1pLXmKyVYgaJIVvEjCYlSs/s4032/IMG_0635.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUM3Q8XF6vMAAx6R0gXDsxMxEhjxCumtOFsjZ63fe0nRYtbyyQ-26JDvTtMtG1AON1p9kxcaCOZmeFY6T4vlXbcCAhuBSaHpSaETpNxP8N_QC9HTL4ZX6b6COcKuWDe40-GzNgDjnQnXZ7qZlp6ic5MJSNxLwLI3vwAJj0p1pLXmKyVYgaJIVvEjCYlSs/w257-h343/IMG_0635.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXi01BEl_RnrXlxIkwJcBNlvgAzrtkd_zxpXxyqIcBOLsP-GHx3hRezgeuC_YhggXSY44ZMGu9vfK3IcWoLahpA9Gs5A5_19k7ZrMlF3TgZbzt4vJGqMRTg0t0hGDRNRKtDUk5zBj8MAlUbiwr8IyZIyNlfYJIe3o8aw4VEVLWoXPf4XJyUZrUnYwVy8/s4032/IMG_0643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXi01BEl_RnrXlxIkwJcBNlvgAzrtkd_zxpXxyqIcBOLsP-GHx3hRezgeuC_YhggXSY44ZMGu9vfK3IcWoLahpA9Gs5A5_19k7ZrMlF3TgZbzt4vJGqMRTg0t0hGDRNRKtDUk5zBj8MAlUbiwr8IyZIyNlfYJIe3o8aw4VEVLWoXPf4XJyUZrUnYwVy8/s320/IMG_0643.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The path to the "Treasury," al Khazneh, <span style="background-color: #fcff01;">(<span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">الخزنة)</span></span><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;"> </span> is through a passage and then you get to the opening and there it is: a large kind of plaza amidst the cliffs. Although many of the structures at Petra stem from the 1st century BC, this one seems to be an elaborate tomb cut during the rule of Aretas IV Philopatris in the 1st century CE (early in the century - like 2-40 CE) . His daughter was married to Herod the Tetrarch (yes, I think this was THE King Herod in the New Testament - there were a heckuva lot of Herods at that time!) Herod Antipas wanted to marry his brother (Herod II, of course)'s wife (Herodias, what else!) You might remember that John the Baptist's opposition to this marriage lost him his head.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So... there it was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0AdRzyiZBmyDQqf4k0MZzXcOm0ioZbJlGnj_r38AtO5q3DgB6iy6YGFNDMF4ERpXzvztKDyWUQbG_3WMUTPYMzvCpjc1Zls1-xLzVpTNVCHphWSR0SBn7Xb36iAXcnei-HltpUrhNIoR7aSA9SFSmKJ1vvY83_XCUAUW8bDcIO2SLfQFuM8J_64PGNQ/s6000/DSC_0965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS0AdRzyiZBmyDQqf4k0MZzXcOm0ioZbJlGnj_r38AtO5q3DgB6iy6YGFNDMF4ERpXzvztKDyWUQbG_3WMUTPYMzvCpjc1Zls1-xLzVpTNVCHphWSR0SBn7Xb36iAXcnei-HltpUrhNIoR7aSA9SFSmKJ1vvY83_XCUAUW8bDcIO2SLfQFuM8J_64PGNQ/s320/DSC_0965.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You come out of the Siq passage and the huge tomb is right in front of you!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCgiUud4E5rtgnjYyi-icu55JSQwK_aIoG8kTMEMCx28H88pzZFVab3l1kbGzdmKmDSJZFep8fMvSZZXo4Zsu1ILWM-F5H13i2LLhACOmJEjc5s_LrHTDH5fbXily6MFZrz2H50A9VUSmvD6LuDFBOUfj_xdIorIZF1vcgwK8BqDJp2_AYpfAQATsGaQ/s5758/DSC_0966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5758" data-original-width="3481" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCgiUud4E5rtgnjYyi-icu55JSQwK_aIoG8kTMEMCx28H88pzZFVab3l1kbGzdmKmDSJZFep8fMvSZZXo4Zsu1ILWM-F5H13i2LLhACOmJEjc5s_LrHTDH5fbXily6MFZrz2H50A9VUSmvD6LuDFBOUfj_xdIorIZF1vcgwK8BqDJp2_AYpfAQATsGaQ/w272-h451/DSC_0966.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The Bedouins supposedly named the building "the Treasury". Perhaps this was based on an urn carved into the sandstone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGC1rp-A8TPb6u18V8b2PV6qoucux_sZM1_W7oioJPAGGAJ0XpbVL3VK8XLa7fTZW-dDnlVQYzr4b-O_Nz8GGzpMy3a-e0D-HJpAhraOJ2YayOko2wchSzSaP_2YaRcNfWkntX5uRerAbh47jXjXDVIAKbTOmKcE2DgjqzjoLnIS1Z0H-ht2CQTeikk4/s5267/DSC_0968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5267" data-original-width="3698" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjGC1rp-A8TPb6u18V8b2PV6qoucux_sZM1_W7oioJPAGGAJ0XpbVL3VK8XLa7fTZW-dDnlVQYzr4b-O_Nz8GGzpMy3a-e0D-HJpAhraOJ2YayOko2wchSzSaP_2YaRcNfWkntX5uRerAbh47jXjXDVIAKbTOmKcE2DgjqzjoLnIS1Z0H-ht2CQTeikk4/w287-h408/DSC_0968.jpeg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anyway this monument is likely a tomb cut into the red sandstone cliffs for Aretas IV "King of the Nabataeans, Friend of his people" as his title insists.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsnTlFGESfmu5BmBi3C38TOerbz3CjrycKh_kb33Xpid936QQqOwm_0WSINthEUl7A8cMWex9Zo803FhwK9H_6f3lKtQ3n6FaiBpKJ7KowsYsarAHXn3XKPuSnexvSeSu7lmuB9ri1C3RlHrLMA3g1GIMXZm7yuBEuTqgiyIWRbwfvtJ-3X0yUAFRPK8/s6000/DSC_0969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsnTlFGESfmu5BmBi3C38TOerbz3CjrycKh_kb33Xpid936QQqOwm_0WSINthEUl7A8cMWex9Zo803FhwK9H_6f3lKtQ3n6FaiBpKJ7KowsYsarAHXn3XKPuSnexvSeSu7lmuB9ri1C3RlHrLMA3g1GIMXZm7yuBEuTqgiyIWRbwfvtJ-3X0yUAFRPK8/s320/DSC_0969.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In front of the building there are lots of people with camels for the tourists to ride. The Urn that supposedly contained the Roman treasure is that central cylinder above the tympanum.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscaAMMLMqoTAfOs8iEqccLxjuBLDnVTuYj9jTj7YL_fTkLiLm48jAkr8PmKjZZHgPfvMLwewAgudPeVvryZNpZXigyQmz8k8ozWjcDXFc1VVlyxZk7FADyqWdqabWOif9T_WfYp0M6ukjvvFKGw1YRqvObt3Sq2fEQuz1kzgEWIXVlEiYwa5UPPgTCVM/s6000/DSC_0970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscaAMMLMqoTAfOs8iEqccLxjuBLDnVTuYj9jTj7YL_fTkLiLm48jAkr8PmKjZZHgPfvMLwewAgudPeVvryZNpZXigyQmz8k8ozWjcDXFc1VVlyxZk7FADyqWdqabWOif9T_WfYp0M6ukjvvFKGw1YRqvObt3Sq2fEQuz1kzgEWIXVlEiYwa5UPPgTCVM/s320/DSC_0970.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The urn is completely solid and could not ever have contained anything. Nonetheless there are many bullet holes testing whether the treasure might not be accessible if the urn were to be opened somehow. If you click on the image you might be able to discern some of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhee_lZFru__hohfGMbJV-ssNHYYx972YzfnM_28COQMdaacH_8T8zeNFx-3VgBLjS7mHSa41FsHiNPBK6dyiEKY7lufxu4RBBVW7_Ewma2pKLV5yI7UPXeTm1la_LItNLzgNiae4g7BGeDPEdQ7TVMUvuZ6Gr_POvl0jdqWjJSwmFgz3779GKCrCBwFY/s5474/DSC_0971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3603" data-original-width="5474" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhee_lZFru__hohfGMbJV-ssNHYYx972YzfnM_28COQMdaacH_8T8zeNFx-3VgBLjS7mHSa41FsHiNPBK6dyiEKY7lufxu4RBBVW7_Ewma2pKLV5yI7UPXeTm1la_LItNLzgNiae4g7BGeDPEdQ7TVMUvuZ6Gr_POvl0jdqWjJSwmFgz3779GKCrCBwFY/s320/DSC_0971.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>One legend says that the Egyptian pharaoh created the place magically when he was chasing Moses.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3wYZO-q-R-wV6XdwKys3pN_RVpuIqtU0rEKl3Z75-Cpx65Nzc7Wh-4fYfXRd_GPPjJgghy5xtZ25A3rgX7P-xQo2b5fNkALt8Vre7C0tK2IPEeC1qyx2DNfq9hh_yaVO09FsR0RTKnM5P9n-1fYhfDreAbbR3kxVi_WSVySCDMlMmEJfJikThYlowdg/s320/DSC_0973.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dennis Jarvis has a better photo on <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jordan-18B-108.jpg" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> showing the colors of the interior.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TLTK1Adt44xKcduv-Hc15ANjnaiflnxaaiWPb-I5X4MF61jkqnKXAptLN2Jk_ahyaLMImEnX8ENbJ-jY6znykZAvR5iVA4ZzUpGyKfdh4_7KbA9lw_jIeIrzFDNVB-f16n3ITWVqQzJ5wmZrCHhfNY4tauBmOs9tIQNRARLoWzLyuIs2z0283Y9saLI/s1600/Jordan-18B-108.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: left;">There are of course lots of tourists here. (Many, I think turn around after they reach this most famous part of the park.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwg5wWPVi6qWEVRpfWbiSHX9zuvt-YTU4QBF7af1aT170sfb20M7l8JqzS3RQBKpLENIUval8pDjKW5ID9KneJsoayliCRdFYsd1xfL4LYheA7jpMUB3NzbgUjOu9Pooe5O78DqP1pnyc3_X0rOlopey_O6LIAKVcH0xL3fbqNwUxAM-g8FZCOI84euBI/s4032/IMG_0640.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwg5wWPVi6qWEVRpfWbiSHX9zuvt-YTU4QBF7af1aT170sfb20M7l8JqzS3RQBKpLENIUval8pDjKW5ID9KneJsoayliCRdFYsd1xfL4LYheA7jpMUB3NzbgUjOu9Pooe5O78DqP1pnyc3_X0rOlopey_O6LIAKVcH0xL3fbqNwUxAM-g8FZCOI84euBI/s320/IMG_0640.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We luxuriated in the beauty of the spot and then knew it was time to think about moving on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx7l3fGjxF5P9YiJGHX-Wf80M8bcYqY78_CPMsGnd5lw9ig3zg_UYuqqmp2sLjcM4_c582ANC79tS_fAdQekuhlD87T_s-GbYlLu7mauMp5ewQHCLbJ9Hr87QeltYPLNpuVhmqkO-L2X_nkPquY4_g62t07kIdDzzlSKJqnDrqf5OQAO1uw9siOr0SfQ/s4032/IMG_0639.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdx7l3fGjxF5P9YiJGHX-Wf80M8bcYqY78_CPMsGnd5lw9ig3zg_UYuqqmp2sLjcM4_c582ANC79tS_fAdQekuhlD87T_s-GbYlLu7mauMp5ewQHCLbJ9Hr87QeltYPLNpuVhmqkO-L2X_nkPquY4_g62t07kIdDzzlSKJqnDrqf5OQAO1uw9siOr0SfQ/w404-h303/IMG_0639.jpeg" width="404" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIFkrc60G3TInAJdYCRmpipLgIf-UYuO9PbeNG95f1UlcNh39NJtdrwr6G48qkvRYKGFWpobyCEZE3-2aK6iW1D39r8Zj5uOsBFyhwsJSNiPJzMy0dqkl3BY-kkmKZ-KHxBLW6is3QQ748oo7HcFPmiw67sUFBTuOP6GmMQ2pJ8GQ-FdhfkLc9jwCmRA/s3889/IMG_0563.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3016" data-original-width="3889" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIFkrc60G3TInAJdYCRmpipLgIf-UYuO9PbeNG95f1UlcNh39NJtdrwr6G48qkvRYKGFWpobyCEZE3-2aK6iW1D39r8Zj5uOsBFyhwsJSNiPJzMy0dqkl3BY-kkmKZ-KHxBLW6is3QQ748oo7HcFPmiw67sUFBTuOP6GmMQ2pJ8GQ-FdhfkLc9jwCmRA/w342-h265/IMG_0563.jpeg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we headed off to our left (farther to the West) past tall cliffs on our left called "The High Place of Sacrifice." We were tired at that point and took some time to rest at a place for refreshments.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCW86lh8N7YDUU8_qnK46VoPOdabF3x7ZliDzERxaY7sEh9QcDwWc7L80xTuzKuSs4GrigrupQVam9wmHj-mLlMmu215q7IapbXxSGie5P1XgWcd093FNpwmmVgcsy6RsJ0hBCDTOXPAWzedBKyOHgw-FReblKIqpPz3g9_RYlk0NPl4tCl4WQwDliNao/s4032/IMG_0651.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCW86lh8N7YDUU8_qnK46VoPOdabF3x7ZliDzERxaY7sEh9QcDwWc7L80xTuzKuSs4GrigrupQVam9wmHj-mLlMmu215q7IapbXxSGie5P1XgWcd093FNpwmmVgcsy6RsJ0hBCDTOXPAWzedBKyOHgw-FReblKIqpPz3g9_RYlk0NPl4tCl4WQwDliNao/s320/IMG_0651.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a kitty there, who was very friendly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3699" data-original-width="5408" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiQFxOsM1T6IMhHOtoAO7tLOFcI9BZUS8TWvOJpXCkSvuf1DWeg9lQp5BIlrfGuP2hZffXPnvDt5gAxBQyW4Qcy5HvxTksYmL8CrvU7n4dL4RX17h8BtGHl4zzBcUDF3pYIUwgBWpmfNaeljKQLK0uJP7RhIetWbByio36A9PQMstfLO0IROopiYwHLA/w349-h239/DSC_0006.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed by the street of Facades, taking a quick glance at the so-called Unayshu (or Uneishu) tomb. This one is a Hegra-type facade.<a href="https://universes.art/en/art-destinations/jordan/petra/street-facades/uneishu-tomb-2"> Universes.art</a> describes it as consisting, "<span style="font-family: inherit;">of a principal order (entablature, a plain attic with mouldings crowned by two large half merlons) which is supported by two pilasters with Nabataean capitals. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The door, reached by three steps and flanked by two very narrow pillars supporting an entablature, is optically enlarged by a second frame of pilasters with engaged quarter columns and triangular pediment, where three acroterion bases can still be seen.</span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The almost square funeral chamber (7,90 by 7,60 m) has three loculi in the back wall and four loculi in each of the side walls. Another loculus can be seen on the exterior right wall carved very high."</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9taA94KhfhtLb3kfFzcrLXiNYTwltWEbKebDnPSHxJX5ohA3_B2G6VrbgkGaIW9yH1F0AWd8rADbI9jSWgbNlgtPCVSI0It0J3AHWiFqOq2YyMN0TqFpvZvPUvTjLVLECypFvqP1q0rp9evCz7fbXQN9r_ZjiBnORpj0hPm0TzCariMIdMkd5sTDglBQ/s5761/DSC_0001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3779" data-original-width="5761" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9taA94KhfhtLb3kfFzcrLXiNYTwltWEbKebDnPSHxJX5ohA3_B2G6VrbgkGaIW9yH1F0AWd8rADbI9jSWgbNlgtPCVSI0It0J3AHWiFqOq2YyMN0TqFpvZvPUvTjLVLECypFvqP1q0rp9evCz7fbXQN9r_ZjiBnORpj0hPm0TzCariMIdMkd5sTDglBQ/s320/DSC_0001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Continuing down the road, we could look back over our right shoulders and see the impressive grouping of royal tombs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCdS4vu7BRHQKH4wUntWRR61_-oErQM_Sf6W-Vv2uRzZXaHllETIzNnwBhSKa_vmh0TYTlJxxJU34YpWCImUc5dq_IhfRT9IVVeRo8opliR4CVp_mKuMJw0NMgREDKY_x0rquChjUFZ_JQD9elx3HzacVew2A2LL0s0hkPCioeFxKJV7jeIfzIneszOg/s5557/DSC_0999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3708" data-original-width="5557" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCdS4vu7BRHQKH4wUntWRR61_-oErQM_Sf6W-Vv2uRzZXaHllETIzNnwBhSKa_vmh0TYTlJxxJU34YpWCImUc5dq_IhfRT9IVVeRo8opliR4CVp_mKuMJw0NMgREDKY_x0rquChjUFZ_JQD9elx3HzacVew2A2LL0s0hkPCioeFxKJV7jeIfzIneszOg/w375-h251/DSC_0999.jpeg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are almost 900 tombs scattered about in Petra, but the massing of these large elegant ones together makes them especially imposing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX0vCPfbQB2kVhB7QN99bYQYIVM3KpmArEAYnhnAZ8habYS0zQ0pCUVw-IeTcl_nJ6RShtw0SyLH5AoOLqTB3TRfix-DPAUq2jEF1ERcLI5noJl1SSlcXy60wCRJYjJHfVN8uz3hXxAhNVBvyToaWTe-WiN0sEVKsFHo9ovB8SDPl1sTmawTkaWlM7HQ/s4032/IMG_0564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzX0vCPfbQB2kVhB7QN99bYQYIVM3KpmArEAYnhnAZ8habYS0zQ0pCUVw-IeTcl_nJ6RShtw0SyLH5AoOLqTB3TRfix-DPAUq2jEF1ERcLI5noJl1SSlcXy60wCRJYjJHfVN8uz3hXxAhNVBvyToaWTe-WiN0sEVKsFHo9ovB8SDPl1sTmawTkaWlM7HQ/w355-h266/IMG_0564.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look at the far left side of this image above you can see the Palace tomb. Next to it is the so-called Corinthian tomb. Right above the horses you can also see the "Silk tomb" which has beautiful, colorful striations and the Urn tomb. Here is a closer <a href="http://www.worldalldetails.com/article_image/1299246621-lk2fsfdp.jpg" target="_blank">view</a> of the Palace and Corinthian tombs from <a href="http://Worldalldetails.com">Worldalldetails.com</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk5rYNxSxI6GpbgfSkMhQ75OW7EfxgOMh7IDodGoIiknwxIMrzuoFn__ETSqKmdT53Nn1OH6gzpAsdf3yN-0ov-sIy_s7mh3WJGWsIZVXK2Tq0S8qdYR_jBayao3RoFFzuC9rIaTVbWF0LC0DHdSSvIkPr50pnplKEFJFBt7lg3DO82iCUDfngHJ_pTs/s1600/1299246621-lk2fsfdp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivk5rYNxSxI6GpbgfSkMhQ75OW7EfxgOMh7IDodGoIiknwxIMrzuoFn__ETSqKmdT53Nn1OH6gzpAsdf3yN-0ov-sIy_s7mh3WJGWsIZVXK2Tq0S8qdYR_jBayao3RoFFzuC9rIaTVbWF0LC0DHdSSvIkPr50pnplKEFJFBt7lg3DO82iCUDfngHJ_pTs/s320/1299246621-lk2fsfdp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">مسرح البتراء)</span>.</span> This theater has three tiers of seating carved into the rock. There are seven stairways and seats for roughly 8500 people and is bigger than the Roman theater in Amman that we would stop at later.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw51-EqXk6pbAwgBjj-5MAKjBq_A1cbQTRUMnxwgFUbw4MXfeSEIqNIXph5Ah3TpJmZdT7pfDzgEMgMw0vFhSETCqhhv3_2lHKqT8EHOXj6tvT8glA3agFjobM6_tu8MfsO3ZM8_X-yFukvIYYAuhS99LKAYLAWzq1SWJnNhZOkdJprkuO0CI7fgXze0U/s5511/DSC_0008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="5511" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw51-EqXk6pbAwgBjj-5MAKjBq_A1cbQTRUMnxwgFUbw4MXfeSEIqNIXph5Ah3TpJmZdT7pfDzgEMgMw0vFhSETCqhhv3_2lHKqT8EHOXj6tvT8glA3agFjobM6_tu8MfsO3ZM8_X-yFukvIYYAuhS99LKAYLAWzq1SWJnNhZOkdJprkuO0CI7fgXze0U/w344-h225/DSC_0008.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pillars are supposedly Nabataean in character rather than Roman, but there hardly seems enough of them left to tell what they originally looked like.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOvC9n0B57viUMP7J18ZL6H3PhNeYOtosLad_-2s8GcBy1yrO8Tw5aNACbUzYPYlPUv-nKgEO-R9BQxdombPQe2G26MZQzU_yTOAgHYoFrnSzUZX5fISQhFNLeeVatnd-9D46cs3iTJVBWKoDpVW376zXga2s5Z8LYUi6UXz0dYtcH5tepTNUMP1RcU0/s5470/DSC_0002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3653" data-original-width="5470" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbOvC9n0B57viUMP7J18ZL6H3PhNeYOtosLad_-2s8GcBy1yrO8Tw5aNACbUzYPYlPUv-nKgEO-R9BQxdombPQe2G26MZQzU_yTOAgHYoFrnSzUZX5fISQhFNLeeVatnd-9D46cs3iTJVBWKoDpVW376zXga2s5Z8LYUi6UXz0dYtcH5tepTNUMP1RcU0/w342-h229/DSC_0002.jpeg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>People wonder whether Aretas IV Philopatris might not have built this mammoth structure to try and compete with some of the giant projects of Herod the Great.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdJVbGbcvi5rt-G1UKUqU4x02dFEsnY-A23iYeWSEHxDZgvaUX7WjkaHN4cq-bDrEntqpLJKboF7fapJxTUhdwOT43xjyUXdNsAxSzCNPaijpdbdv13_jtVe4OWd2IbyrtdgJNuqU54ECjnsbrsUfKRVxAwdAb2FsZapEPi27Qb9riKoOjwGCfMiW18Q/s5795/DSC_0009.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3545" data-original-width="5795" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdJVbGbcvi5rt-G1UKUqU4x02dFEsnY-A23iYeWSEHxDZgvaUX7WjkaHN4cq-bDrEntqpLJKboF7fapJxTUhdwOT43xjyUXdNsAxSzCNPaijpdbdv13_jtVe4OWd2IbyrtdgJNuqU54ECjnsbrsUfKRVxAwdAb2FsZapEPi27Qb9riKoOjwGCfMiW18Q/s320/DSC_0009.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heading farther down the road we saw this big store with frankincense and myrrh and other local kinds of souvenirs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbaFurgoPvzJObSaHq34YBzvg1huVCb1G0AKi-8-Mb4j7NUf6P8dpQpbsv_70AIFzkg7YdCWI1Ow31fYLARrdE1s7XLayWarSrNNHpOtMQXnmDPeukIN3P31gte-XGExqlSyzwDhfpTv63JmEryhrRkLj_cEk0sii95doczsTfBCsRQdmNoR0nfBFd1Q/s6000/DSC_0935.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbaFurgoPvzJObSaHq34YBzvg1huVCb1G0AKi-8-Mb4j7NUf6P8dpQpbsv_70AIFzkg7YdCWI1Ow31fYLARrdE1s7XLayWarSrNNHpOtMQXnmDPeukIN3P31gte-XGExqlSyzwDhfpTv63JmEryhrRkLj_cEk0sii95doczsTfBCsRQdmNoR0nfBFd1Q/s320/DSC_0935.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All along the way are lots of horses (I think people start to get tired at this point especially when on the way back.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGunTcFshLUDLbo_1gma0pSbQ-qh4QCweW1CDRlm4PG5aNLZPqK6FrA8Vx2Kj5F1Pe2SePq3fjTpCFa-UYZTqFsVv2lZH4MILWDxgg3y4ZDqXdBezOdDbE-pd1SV_lobdPYqCtNqYCgpYmtn6TYdMBriL1wz3f4dFMlaJ5tpfjpeHjE-gY3-jwlMxbkc/s6000/DSC_0974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGunTcFshLUDLbo_1gma0pSbQ-qh4QCweW1CDRlm4PG5aNLZPqK6FrA8Vx2Kj5F1Pe2SePq3fjTpCFa-UYZTqFsVv2lZH4MILWDxgg3y4ZDqXdBezOdDbE-pd1SV_lobdPYqCtNqYCgpYmtn6TYdMBriL1wz3f4dFMlaJ5tpfjpeHjE-gY3-jwlMxbkc/s320/DSC_0974.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course there was a Starbucks here (although I seriously doubt it is affiliated with the famous franchise!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fJAxuUNGaDh3Vagt-3Iaevd-5SrNfdIjp7RANw5xwLdeaZiDL_8Rich-eEOKW11-Gz6-JhY4HktcK3FhK9kCLQw1aHkawSxzGA5-9O4Wx_OoRxDKFICbxD_KiIV0MWX_qgQEBAhAKn3gBj1Vev5TfYFjiXB_x1IgMcuJ9lu33LHxVaUrXrLMnUuqzvU/s6000/DSC_0983.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_fJAxuUNGaDh3Vagt-3Iaevd-5SrNfdIjp7RANw5xwLdeaZiDL_8Rich-eEOKW11-Gz6-JhY4HktcK3FhK9kCLQw1aHkawSxzGA5-9O4Wx_OoRxDKFICbxD_KiIV0MWX_qgQEBAhAKn3gBj1Vev5TfYFjiXB_x1IgMcuJ9lu33LHxVaUrXrLMnUuqzvU/s320/DSC_0983.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our friend Wayne went in there and we didn't see him or his wife the rest of the day! ;-) I think they arranged some kind of special private tour!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0efCUxX5tZatct0zPJ7Zns7Bm4uDXyuZ1gOdPDXvqbHVVrG2oyqkadJMiYLEcQEqR1PhTvY7g_8HocCdQ7wObvsKTtpGTEFa-Ux4OOQ8FsBSQdv5HWWwHuDukq0ZqeciWeT7XLUn12imiXPcZLcQWlKW70k35CAbqM-ET_3jgvzgEt42l0KHJISzit4/s6000/DSC_0984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0efCUxX5tZatct0zPJ7Zns7Bm4uDXyuZ1gOdPDXvqbHVVrG2oyqkadJMiYLEcQEqR1PhTvY7g_8HocCdQ7wObvsKTtpGTEFa-Ux4OOQ8FsBSQdv5HWWwHuDukq0ZqeciWeT7XLUn12imiXPcZLcQWlKW70k35CAbqM-ET_3jgvzgEt42l0KHJISzit4/s320/DSC_0984.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a cozy little place (but pretty dark inside when there was no camera flash!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnWDvxxdjn3GI2E_LH_fC8EDAJOh0hxN6CkkNfTn9Ihf1xJ528slifbFe5LROSUIL-UP3BNAjiY2yd8cNmY3OW9NAukejcOv8_SY0eVADTdNOK1FXOEco2L8JPrb3gojQEOd0IWhcvnLhz0bHofSIu7ZqTJUz1WGQWVghRyP-AqYvD3dXUsxUNzq3szU/s5461/DSC_0985.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3709" data-original-width="5461" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnWDvxxdjn3GI2E_LH_fC8EDAJOh0hxN6CkkNfTn9Ihf1xJ528slifbFe5LROSUIL-UP3BNAjiY2yd8cNmY3OW9NAukejcOv8_SY0eVADTdNOK1FXOEco2L8JPrb3gojQEOd0IWhcvnLhz0bHofSIu7ZqTJUz1WGQWVghRyP-AqYvD3dXUsxUNzq3szU/s320/DSC_0985.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKriIFNZ99wTuISdoHUbIOeZqR3o4lnxkUCEGly3xCAdLxzWffB3Wwi9q_uxD1b6qpV7GvrIotHbP_E9IxmZSB9cVishWgxjpDcT9Z9bgVgh4hMkWy8RXvbtqepiKUejo4LonhhhN6uWAuPWJLJgtl8lMhIVLtDvoZqP2EcDA7nqgnvltprya8Y7Kc0A/s5558/DSC_0986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3800" data-original-width="5558" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKriIFNZ99wTuISdoHUbIOeZqR3o4lnxkUCEGly3xCAdLxzWffB3Wwi9q_uxD1b6qpV7GvrIotHbP_E9IxmZSB9cVishWgxjpDcT9Z9bgVgh4hMkWy8RXvbtqepiKUejo4LonhhhN6uWAuPWJLJgtl8lMhIVLtDvoZqP2EcDA7nqgnvltprya8Y7Kc0A/s320/DSC_0986.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the place to shop, but I had other things on my mind (like whether I would have the stamina or not to make the climb to the Monastery.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo8JQCTLeo2fVQmIzRGU-nxyfPBZW16adr_w0jiHw3rXuf1sYLpni4aWhyGmLYRmOsdiXjWiIEM4wD4k9sh3UjWPNtU8yoHG3-ZCesuC7wGoGsspuSJREsgr9smnD6tSRxvilGU6gqsr3EtVUkqeeq63F3K_2G5JjTpodHxOqQth2x2uHgGfHzRzz3oQ/s5584/DSC_0987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3611" data-original-width="5584" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdo8JQCTLeo2fVQmIzRGU-nxyfPBZW16adr_w0jiHw3rXuf1sYLpni4aWhyGmLYRmOsdiXjWiIEM4wD4k9sh3UjWPNtU8yoHG3-ZCesuC7wGoGsspuSJREsgr9smnD6tSRxvilGU6gqsr3EtVUkqeeq63F3K_2G5JjTpodHxOqQth2x2uHgGfHzRzz3oQ/s320/DSC_0987.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhM97gObOCsaEkoaRFIZxRByr0oJmfb-dpiFN6RcpZ47sUmw0iwR7C1FgvEbPq6BCzGWHC-ZZ1lpiv7wodMDhp_yE2q-PI3E77rb0Lk3fRZtHimXo5g6OQA5u9FkZEAVLK9-WTZgoEfswvb8KLkhIEXT1uxwS8PRAVZs9SQF6-oaylIwNxYsfkwC5OVM/s5682/DSC_0998.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3658" data-original-width="5682" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhM97gObOCsaEkoaRFIZxRByr0oJmfb-dpiFN6RcpZ47sUmw0iwR7C1FgvEbPq6BCzGWHC-ZZ1lpiv7wodMDhp_yE2q-PI3E77rb0Lk3fRZtHimXo5g6OQA5u9FkZEAVLK9-WTZgoEfswvb8KLkhIEXT1uxwS8PRAVZs9SQF6-oaylIwNxYsfkwC5OVM/s320/DSC_0998.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After this point we were headed to an area that had much stronger Roman influence. I'll address this and the trip to the Monastery in the next section of the blog.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1IIRzJehfo25LYHpl9ckwT3ZhyFkEtuU6H2IHMr2xFYKp6M4dTYE-qUYKsJdB7q_9Ty8Z5MwL_7S7vstUe-cFlVQdQI-5-sTNtYqgps8hCv2XpsowDDkM3_s8REqSdGR28xjczFOpEuAhI9YZnfdVGLVXQ7_DAZbwAk2NSOYmsIsOZvbEMj3C2w1nIs/s6000/Goats_0063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1IIRzJehfo25LYHpl9ckwT3ZhyFkEtuU6H2IHMr2xFYKp6M4dTYE-qUYKsJdB7q_9Ty8Z5MwL_7S7vstUe-cFlVQdQI-5-sTNtYqgps8hCv2XpsowDDkM3_s8REqSdGR28xjczFOpEuAhI9YZnfdVGLVXQ7_DAZbwAk2NSOYmsIsOZvbEMj3C2w1nIs/s320/Goats_0063.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-79324715203545941422023-11-02T11:15:00.007-05:002023-11-03T17:03:38.244-05:00Day 13. September 9 Mt Nebo Trip to Petra<p> In the morning I we had our breakfast and then I walked around the grounds looking at the plants and the birds.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMMw0mJLXCa4INqH-lmqftOpX3y8V8lTOqI3sTxzvac8qFEzEnXJfQaHR6_LfSrBxYL4IV9Veo4CX-ePBn8KSVVSejhNaeQC1pZTo1n56xnymHWEnmtcx-9mBBXdyHk_mND9Usg8_ABqQADrU1YGKbLvLM_-TBw8iPwgxc8j1tJ4j6Vg151pAIQKQ2ik/s5257/DSC_0747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3397" data-original-width="5257" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMMw0mJLXCa4INqH-lmqftOpX3y8V8lTOqI3sTxzvac8qFEzEnXJfQaHR6_LfSrBxYL4IV9Veo4CX-ePBn8KSVVSejhNaeQC1pZTo1n56xnymHWEnmtcx-9mBBXdyHk_mND9Usg8_ABqQADrU1YGKbLvLM_-TBw8iPwgxc8j1tJ4j6Vg151pAIQKQ2ik/s320/DSC_0747.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The staff put out all kinds of great bakery items for breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj246gfwsV-_3Jce5u3r4ccq9fESw0TK3urPofYUpDT8eyV3bP_uQ7as1oWlaMWm2ka8FrFuttNT43IhVPH0nrIUNZba8-7TbYJ3MNxBZ98rJMghmhYnac7YT9oQxbij5N8f6TySm0MGffG3UK-_ENN36_aOroBE2FVUUm_ORcVHHjRvfBlkXee-z-iBws/s5595/DSC_0748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3715" data-original-width="5595" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj246gfwsV-_3Jce5u3r4ccq9fESw0TK3urPofYUpDT8eyV3bP_uQ7as1oWlaMWm2ka8FrFuttNT43IhVPH0nrIUNZba8-7TbYJ3MNxBZ98rJMghmhYnac7YT9oQxbij5N8f6TySm0MGffG3UK-_ENN36_aOroBE2FVUUm_ORcVHHjRvfBlkXee-z-iBws/s320/DSC_0748.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and of course I had to indulge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0NTDfc5b8Z0XZMEl-bTxssWcjquscwyrxvR2_VdJQvGGNJzOfAzQBWIgdht8jQ19jPR9AcskAtImoOifNXpjKKMHbRC4CeSh_7PuuX4Wnk0q-_yktMFW2J6dtE9rfmtcsKqwcG7P9gC-SFeacGqOIv_HQOkbvvZDHfTklCQxTwk_mIj4tHCodlwZgUo/s4032/IMG_0585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0NTDfc5b8Z0XZMEl-bTxssWcjquscwyrxvR2_VdJQvGGNJzOfAzQBWIgdht8jQ19jPR9AcskAtImoOifNXpjKKMHbRC4CeSh_7PuuX4Wnk0q-_yktMFW2J6dtE9rfmtcsKqwcG7P9gC-SFeacGqOIv_HQOkbvvZDHfTklCQxTwk_mIj4tHCodlwZgUo/s320/IMG_0585.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm definitely looking pretty well-fed on this trip!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8LbSlPttPT-rNC2P0_9dZeXt6BAB1UtsQlGzLtma11tGhbZTGwt30L1odGLIczB5vCbb_CuqenbnSnh5Jl8WMHjhbbkuPf_vZ3HzZK86eDATyQtUx_M5EtiBiIU-QDC8Iq8ooSZA57i1dy2IDh-gQ8HBLEFIM-OZw4MRumAqnHVU_rj-9Ob8xlXQaAA/s4032/IMG_0584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8LbSlPttPT-rNC2P0_9dZeXt6BAB1UtsQlGzLtma11tGhbZTGwt30L1odGLIczB5vCbb_CuqenbnSnh5Jl8WMHjhbbkuPf_vZ3HzZK86eDATyQtUx_M5EtiBiIU-QDC8Iq8ooSZA57i1dy2IDh-gQ8HBLEFIM-OZw4MRumAqnHVU_rj-9Ob8xlXQaAA/s320/IMG_0584.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After stuffing myself, I thought I should go on a short walk. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1EL2n3-oHxzddbTKBVDHJvr-tySyBHRFJMPrrjwm-izQ4-c_06W6JhI1gbnp-sBbALfLQMhMvVJIBmOAdu3OQ9eslztKVlWRjqkl2juXFp7BqjCd12egi-eubmoof-hLlaZ_lv0Yt7OABHjfm7-RLsT3JVr42V3Kj8RoUEQE7CFyQbPEBNZ71KC725Y/s2065/DSC_0750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="1767" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1EL2n3-oHxzddbTKBVDHJvr-tySyBHRFJMPrrjwm-izQ4-c_06W6JhI1gbnp-sBbALfLQMhMvVJIBmOAdu3OQ9eslztKVlWRjqkl2juXFp7BqjCd12egi-eubmoof-hLlaZ_lv0Yt7OABHjfm7-RLsT3JVr42V3Kj8RoUEQE7CFyQbPEBNZ71KC725Y/s320/DSC_0750.jpeg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The grounds were gorgeous and I focused on birds because there were several different kinds in evidence there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23EhVmZnZEq2HlcnpEIZlrLFSSJfEFBKacit6JPNPMRGKcSA2f7gWFXf33ZkxyjiLC0-WENBqGQ7-PPJkMYRsXF2QMgOr_psQcIHPH3W9k942cI1g7MZj7_r7bf4Fgljp5EiNNc-9k2YmbTpZ-HHRhUOfCIhN4bPABT6_uCgkdhDcISQpFoA4DXMmNWs/s622/DSC_0751.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="622" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23EhVmZnZEq2HlcnpEIZlrLFSSJfEFBKacit6JPNPMRGKcSA2f7gWFXf33ZkxyjiLC0-WENBqGQ7-PPJkMYRsXF2QMgOr_psQcIHPH3W9k942cI1g7MZj7_r7bf4Fgljp5EiNNc-9k2YmbTpZ-HHRhUOfCIhN4bPABT6_uCgkdhDcISQpFoA4DXMmNWs/s320/DSC_0751.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They had domestic birds too (probably I don't want to know about what happens to these guys.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RJZw7VlWsaVAwRGW3_HHBSTJzG2Li0xiSNiQH_DKFgLRkdQPHpqGb_obkB3-GGd5N0gNZQkt9LTl3G-QEebpGke7TcFzteqI5KuFatUZ7cSqlfuqSBKmVwI_683v59uCnBxDVSh8HHfeb_YHVP83ANuCjPLmCH_Nb7IR7nLLX8eEgN8r-7-dVN8bdxQ/s5108/DSC_0752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3628" data-original-width="5108" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RJZw7VlWsaVAwRGW3_HHBSTJzG2Li0xiSNiQH_DKFgLRkdQPHpqGb_obkB3-GGd5N0gNZQkt9LTl3G-QEebpGke7TcFzteqI5KuFatUZ7cSqlfuqSBKmVwI_683v59uCnBxDVSh8HHfeb_YHVP83ANuCjPLmCH_Nb7IR7nLLX8eEgN8r-7-dVN8bdxQ/s320/DSC_0752.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were some lovely flowers and bushes on the grounds too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPSv-VgROYCDiOZJSOBc28tj0bfQY8654oIYMuYJ0bBHR3sCwv43bRb5izZsZAVSVERJOXkeHh0aHL3oJiYzvTL_ayvIm6H_mkaYIYRucgcfXPB0KKV96dArfSmN5FtSnKUPB7-1u3eXPjK3WOSTgSpsmYKvJEcNz2TdWat42ZOKZM5HY95P4UKw1ZEo/s6000/DSC_0756.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPSv-VgROYCDiOZJSOBc28tj0bfQY8654oIYMuYJ0bBHR3sCwv43bRb5izZsZAVSVERJOXkeHh0aHL3oJiYzvTL_ayvIm6H_mkaYIYRucgcfXPB0KKV96dArfSmN5FtSnKUPB7-1u3eXPjK3WOSTgSpsmYKvJEcNz2TdWat42ZOKZM5HY95P4UKw1ZEo/s320/DSC_0756.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The buildings themselves were picturesque, this was the outdoor hall to our room. W\Each building was named after a famous ancient Jordanian city.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY_DMQcSsMbw7WecW6REYFvHJ2HT7Qm1dbImEIEUepI5aGTeWyGJkiBZPF3zQkGiQsNNlBARSBbPJCvZhcfSVCGTSpTlSFQykJ4Z-1hgODaIExaCncgI8J-uYApbwYlEAQJK1Sz2Seh3RR971wNhUjkOgbYCqOlsxeRJAX-F31TOmDolZQtTLPoCvGSA/s6000/DSC_0760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY_DMQcSsMbw7WecW6REYFvHJ2HT7Qm1dbImEIEUepI5aGTeWyGJkiBZPF3zQkGiQsNNlBARSBbPJCvZhcfSVCGTSpTlSFQykJ4Z-1hgODaIExaCncgI8J-uYApbwYlEAQJK1Sz2Seh3RR971wNhUjkOgbYCqOlsxeRJAX-F31TOmDolZQtTLPoCvGSA/w244-h367/DSC_0760.jpeg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was pretty cool to see a mynah bird on the lawn, although I guess they are an invasive invader and not really a native bird.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVSy8tsSQ3N1yKg-8W9AEDz8dPOujrjhlocuNylz9T1y7HniJ11aE6D2FHg9CLj4GyvjHbFqHP84xAKgOxsGe0KjTSKIcsevar5A4UKTrOd8wFxmZaw464Y0Tfdo9vtsPJp5oieT80yUXUjm5O22hR16-oyiefAG36ILVdIM3L7cledG6hr-LRIWQoUY/s898/DSC_0765.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="820" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVSy8tsSQ3N1yKg-8W9AEDz8dPOujrjhlocuNylz9T1y7HniJ11aE6D2FHg9CLj4GyvjHbFqHP84xAKgOxsGe0KjTSKIcsevar5A4UKTrOd8wFxmZaw464Y0Tfdo9vtsPJp5oieT80yUXUjm5O22hR16-oyiefAG36ILVdIM3L7cledG6hr-LRIWQoUY/w342-h375/DSC_0765.jpeg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>There were fruits on the trees that attracted some interesting birds.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXIsPKNTndQA0stSETuU0SwnKQxQrfqL9N_Tn0ulFYqr-23vpmYU3ibk2Yqi_Yr7yCDvv346eOVQ2Xs4jgp37fohuBKz3WSkqT-AAFDreKba5feGfFV5Brg07WuO7hOBGJ-qWyrNdlO1NOjhbxxXb-gBRJpGJILGJScM0P7ecPiumkJOaYuf4AkhXWpNE/s6000/DSC_0767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I saw a Spectacled Bulbul here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8MF8g9Nl0qxdE67Tn-gJfyu1W2Zl5-M1ppDkamxnJT82ff54P9Vaep6cw2DDCq4hGwDUHvozhMrCGyqTLoDwDU3NnOe03cRWRenlpIXszqzpPcjWd9XbNF5Awr15QdUh81gYRl2x9ld_xmTC-I51jLF3Ty3ae1iblVdeIVTtVC1tZi2RzOfUdReR7Mk/s2306/DSC_0771.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="2306" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8MF8g9Nl0qxdE67Tn-gJfyu1W2Zl5-M1ppDkamxnJT82ff54P9Vaep6cw2DDCq4hGwDUHvozhMrCGyqTLoDwDU3NnOe03cRWRenlpIXszqzpPcjWd9XbNF5Awr15QdUh81gYRl2x9ld_xmTC-I51jLF3Ty3ae1iblVdeIVTtVC1tZi2RzOfUdReR7Mk/s320/DSC_0771.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lbM3EYE62tT6LbaW_DslXVu-iWTyvdEPZHvizyQIgPAovQ8hLJKFkF9D2QwF-mSKyUyWM9X5o1nvaDfA5NBgbGk9xWcgTKAp0fDi42SvXB5tU6Bjuq188PKAEniUdd9H1F108xr1Och3nNvdUv-dS-GlhOSxZhD-kBCFwUgPDEnXMYndwhZMjA471Kg/s1494/DSC_0773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon it was time to leave the Möwenpick Dead Sea Resort and Spa and head to our next Möwenpick hotel in Petra. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDZzPO_Id0XarPQQz_HlKwQBvyAc5pRs5a7ddoKTZfl_kliwoJudlUSmi4hH466hL-hVWQP_ygmzh1gNnUb0wI3qV62W9PfwuRtqTzEP3OYXBcb9hWNocO3VJ60jmZcW_lu21i3oQCijeZTMgJx2whZu3gBOZ0ZbR6APQeCN-VG8qegWxvS2SYOPHWpE/s6000/DSC_0777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDZzPO_Id0XarPQQz_HlKwQBvyAc5pRs5a7ddoKTZfl_kliwoJudlUSmi4hH466hL-hVWQP_ygmzh1gNnUb0wI3qV62W9PfwuRtqTzEP3OYXBcb9hWNocO3VJ60jmZcW_lu21i3oQCijeZTMgJx2whZu3gBOZ0ZbR6APQeCN-VG8qegWxvS2SYOPHWpE/s320/DSC_0777.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG6AJnce4Yq9geWh6hvewOC6WS4lFA2mGXoZBDFu9KjXeGxkeMAxDuSquus3nbTmLaquE-AU09qqTNx9xJ1dDVhr8URoxs0Blr9_7IxRxxc17AvwebtsoR9TR9nDF5iu4XhhG7f4lqxsfTdMEeL2lhf8SvMvVCdiC2H728DZDpK4kyHCB5ziRnU_-Hyc/s320/IMG_0605.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mt Nebo is a ridge in the Abarim mountain range.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These Google Earth shots give an idea of the size, distance and geographic type of the area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ5RsEGZvgtv2RdLZ_0EgIOZddGyRlQHiHPwN8sZAu9umoMUYByVqxC6crzWmBUpENthlIhHy05WUtHa0Bq-4RO_cO-JY13ycaTc_ba6pbSCoHhapysVEQSO2UQ0NNvH5nt_r1FvQ0YAaNSHBR4pIfg7qJuByEH9OzBaa9R3KNGSDXkq8Xbq8QU1Cmso/s2656/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%205.05.00%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2656" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQ5RsEGZvgtv2RdLZ_0EgIOZddGyRlQHiHPwN8sZAu9umoMUYByVqxC6crzWmBUpENthlIhHy05WUtHa0Bq-4RO_cO-JY13ycaTc_ba6pbSCoHhapysVEQSO2UQ0NNvH5nt_r1FvQ0YAaNSHBR4pIfg7qJuByEH9OzBaa9R3KNGSDXkq8Xbq8QU1Cmso/s320/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%205.05.00%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our hotel is roughly where the horizontal line bisects the right side of the Dead Sea. I am including these shots so you can see where we are in relation to Jerusalem and Jericho. Mt Nebo (our next tourist stop) is roughly a third down from the top if you follow the river down to the Dead Sea and a little to the right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMZKhR2UCiH2wU9O_QFUS4NanD9S8bs8lxg0JPlkJ3xyr01bCpQ5Jbdeg-KsM6-51W6dCBNAub0MGWf_t1sY0fZyyWtz3g9WtNq0f4vWNUtwD2ZT87_uXNpkpG9tMdoGYccSOsK6mq5TVXLUpW_iGKrby0vOLRA3kCfjjvTxKwemZdASUNfqmnpC9a4Y/s2546/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%205.07.43%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2546" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtMZKhR2UCiH2wU9O_QFUS4NanD9S8bs8lxg0JPlkJ3xyr01bCpQ5Jbdeg-KsM6-51W6dCBNAub0MGWf_t1sY0fZyyWtz3g9WtNq0f4vWNUtwD2ZT87_uXNpkpG9tMdoGYccSOsK6mq5TVXLUpW_iGKrby0vOLRA3kCfjjvTxKwemZdASUNfqmnpC9a4Y/s320/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%205.07.43%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5zZpOpoB5jsemFwcyikWBEXv0av1H2RNZTA9xAJy1dggbshunedXPIIsgpVvl1_K916DhfLLvQRfoIKD5QYrOvNsJ_qUs0rhZ5QIByzteaq-5YU-He-nFZoGGpFYaOgXG8_rk6BCjCd0600pkAntL8c5p2TGPRI7KM8MZPCpKIZQrQ_Vohky-5xoZIw/s1000/mount_nebo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd5zZpOpoB5jsemFwcyikWBEXv0av1H2RNZTA9xAJy1dggbshunedXPIIsgpVvl1_K916DhfLLvQRfoIKD5QYrOvNsJ_qUs0rhZ5QIByzteaq-5YU-He-nFZoGGpFYaOgXG8_rk6BCjCd0600pkAntL8c5p2TGPRI7KM8MZPCpKIZQrQ_Vohky-5xoZIw/s320/mount_nebo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is likely the path we took to get there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0L9-A_aAfdbeEkEAqsrmGKTSy6jadHm1YUlNSfSh5_VyQUcX0SBCmyY8cI7l_ILEXrrtqbSeLWabB8SCocztDWNldfNtexd5uoOJ0pZqAHwSloxnk_UZmu4j27PID5xg5srh4gzmly5vvQRdCjWtPsKH_wPDUMzBDSRVGsFQDSQx2QsyMX2kClhHsmM/s2637/Screenshot%202023-11-03%20at%202.53.33%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2637" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju0L9-A_aAfdbeEkEAqsrmGKTSy6jadHm1YUlNSfSh5_VyQUcX0SBCmyY8cI7l_ILEXrrtqbSeLWabB8SCocztDWNldfNtexd5uoOJ0pZqAHwSloxnk_UZmu4j27PID5xg5srh4gzmly5vvQRdCjWtPsKH_wPDUMzBDSRVGsFQDSQx2QsyMX2kClhHsmM/w339-h178/Screenshot%202023-11-03%20at%202.53.33%20PM.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had to drive roughly 28 kilometers from the Resort to get to Mount Nebo, but it really seemed like it was much further.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-98P4JAPEAb_WQiw9VWH0sTgvnhwPO7wLClwiEZ5BrEHAz9j6NfcCXerpw_V3NK-MLH6gOMpKUWEqI_zFKRmFY2ahKgszakKSP4mNR5b9FhsCNtvMvEvQ2jZw32QXfWc7FuuXEQjeOiKnznfYf8Y67FIEg2EFv4VjEBvlEul9pxMVB8cLz7rQuacH9I/s4032/IMG_0597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-98P4JAPEAb_WQiw9VWH0sTgvnhwPO7wLClwiEZ5BrEHAz9j6NfcCXerpw_V3NK-MLH6gOMpKUWEqI_zFKRmFY2ahKgszakKSP4mNR5b9FhsCNtvMvEvQ2jZw32QXfWc7FuuXEQjeOiKnznfYf8Y67FIEg2EFv4VjEBvlEul9pxMVB8cLz7rQuacH9I/s320/IMG_0597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the entry marker.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2xF33-DcZYJGHJQsMH8weJq-XbCUkH6x0qDSyBwIucevX6RER_1iy2ZJlc6xi_uXJik6T3d81W9Fh56xByPzzlgqQTU1W2MmC2lwI38kiTAG7RY7dxaMQmG7QAemSGVJmpbQIaJkLpAxzYDJ8Lpf91uLZ0PhjzCWFRPgxsAJkBUQikYjNf65nP2Pawg/s6000/DSC_0797.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2xF33-DcZYJGHJQsMH8weJq-XbCUkH6x0qDSyBwIucevX6RER_1iy2ZJlc6xi_uXJik6T3d81W9Fh56xByPzzlgqQTU1W2MmC2lwI38kiTAG7RY7dxaMQmG7QAemSGVJmpbQIaJkLpAxzYDJ8Lpf91uLZ0PhjzCWFRPgxsAJkBUQikYjNf65nP2Pawg/s320/DSC_0797.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You follow a path up to a memorial. The pope visited Mt Neo and this is duly noted here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPpm17lSvcYdHcjz5P8Y6mvX4i2uHcDw_Vof2aGwtxS42E0qLoBd861D11eCDkmH8Pv5R16zER7tdq2G44auP2j2ypIffC8LWz7DRQ5XEDyABOne_JEu8MA1dnfTxbinBPvonyNu0ZuImqico7qrMVDA_uTAPUbACe6yKid_Z_wmxKoVvE4JC_mXagDI/s4032/IMG_0599.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZPpm17lSvcYdHcjz5P8Y6mvX4i2uHcDw_Vof2aGwtxS42E0qLoBd861D11eCDkmH8Pv5R16zER7tdq2G44auP2j2ypIffC8LWz7DRQ5XEDyABOne_JEu8MA1dnfTxbinBPvonyNu0ZuImqico7qrMVDA_uTAPUbACe6yKid_Z_wmxKoVvE4JC_mXagDI/s320/IMG_0599.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif80-U_IUiUZ95SO6-ctWGHKhAF3NHCF-d8_Ppmiz12utquAfE-A0Lk8WrY2P0ON4cw5AroKKazmjAGr_X9aDtFVgdSGaVUJY-LyNPMBuMpLuRWYBFziINOGe0ijenark2-8GxwyBdNXnUEak1IH5eSWoOJzPPrWXvQMdl30VuOvWVBW2_LkSwDPciHC8/s4032/IMG_0602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif80-U_IUiUZ95SO6-ctWGHKhAF3NHCF-d8_Ppmiz12utquAfE-A0Lk8WrY2P0ON4cw5AroKKazmjAGr_X9aDtFVgdSGaVUJY-LyNPMBuMpLuRWYBFziINOGe0ijenark2-8GxwyBdNXnUEak1IH5eSWoOJzPPrWXvQMdl30VuOvWVBW2_LkSwDPciHC8/s320/IMG_0602.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is most famous as the place in the Land of Moab from the Bible where God chose to show Moses Canaan, the promised land that he would never reach because he would die on the mountain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pj8rpkuaLfJDE-2wrcuYnZpudiheOQJh-IieVE5Bllwu1HpReQHYhj5hhM-67EgwtpaFBGhwC81lJte0l9vGimUCGnO0vA-M_IPrRPvk_kBCjT7UgBYkGzv7wk7W3sEFe1iydmuaenQHTDjS2h_APVrQkPU-tL_B-maW45RzydSnVml8fA-b7Xjw9Ek/s5225/DSC_0799.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3748" data-original-width="5225" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pj8rpkuaLfJDE-2wrcuYnZpudiheOQJh-IieVE5Bllwu1HpReQHYhj5hhM-67EgwtpaFBGhwC81lJte0l9vGimUCGnO0vA-M_IPrRPvk_kBCjT7UgBYkGzv7wk7W3sEFe1iydmuaenQHTDjS2h_APVrQkPU-tL_B-maW45RzydSnVml8fA-b7Xjw9Ek/s320/DSC_0799.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nebo was probably named after a Mesopotamian god of literacy and writing, Nabu. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbDi_WGH4iLEL5uXBR1oyX9V1WRc4SJBeda4TmzjjbwrcZbKox_4G5GYnelV8CLXqTLY716Iit9pNY7OrOkM0NXshUZDDOjrsOuRr5oPKRBXZK3F_X4lL8Rl-VpPF4EpVhJIUL5xRsXtxaeu7v7n2kLifbRGjL6AHQFIS9Vi-yqBrRRdofA4O1gO2M9M/s1920/1920px-Colossal_statue_of_the_god_Nabu,_8th_century_BCE,_from_Nimrud,_Iraq_Museum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbDi_WGH4iLEL5uXBR1oyX9V1WRc4SJBeda4TmzjjbwrcZbKox_4G5GYnelV8CLXqTLY716Iit9pNY7OrOkM0NXshUZDDOjrsOuRr5oPKRBXZK3F_X4lL8Rl-VpPF4EpVhJIUL5xRsXtxaeu7v7n2kLifbRGjL6AHQFIS9Vi-yqBrRRdofA4O1gO2M9M/s320/1920px-Colossal_statue_of_the_god_Nabu,_8th_century_BCE,_from_Nimrud,_Iraq_Museum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here he is (from Wikipedia) in an Iraqi museum, photographed by <span face="sans-serif" style="background: repeat; font-size: 13.6px; text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Neuroforever" style="background: repeat; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.6px; text-decoration: none;" title="User:Neuroforever">Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk3BO1gHBWPLW8UH_eaeBWTeSeqopCkjuWa_bCcB9dPtBwWBgBCttjS0n9MdtoWHcKCawG4aoDjZG5a2VB721sO1psB1BqdxgTWXgArDvJtyPkBDh77CRn_4c88Hn2r5Db9bI5DCo58oQuyE72mQLZs9rt3F0vrykEHmvn5-exvyPJN_Mfq71edX7uoc/s5519/DSC_0805.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="5519" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk3BO1gHBWPLW8UH_eaeBWTeSeqopCkjuWa_bCcB9dPtBwWBgBCttjS0n9MdtoWHcKCawG4aoDjZG5a2VB721sO1psB1BqdxgTWXgArDvJtyPkBDh77CRn_4c88Hn2r5Db9bI5DCo58oQuyE72mQLZs9rt3F0vrykEHmvn5-exvyPJN_Mfq71edX7uoc/s320/DSC_0805.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has some lovely mosaics.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68bh3B9h_s-bddU9PWc2BqKuzbr8kRL5ZMtDGJJ-hGFraNVkMCu9OyihRdJ63rWUkfT8tDdzu2t-xHsgvQQqr8vVNfltXSQ3wgimz349QxVLJxIqF5U3w4yZGBWzPupUNTdU47AheI0SmMjb18COSj6zU0zQTYimXGVd9MO83EGYwfIr2vQpOSOSS7nQ/s4809/DSC_0806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4809" data-original-width="3844" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj68bh3B9h_s-bddU9PWc2BqKuzbr8kRL5ZMtDGJJ-hGFraNVkMCu9OyihRdJ63rWUkfT8tDdzu2t-xHsgvQQqr8vVNfltXSQ3wgimz349QxVLJxIqF5U3w4yZGBWzPupUNTdU47AheI0SmMjb18COSj6zU0zQTYimXGVd9MO83EGYwfIr2vQpOSOSS7nQ/w315-h394/DSC_0806.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The ridge has an elevation of about 2300 feet. On a good day you can see not only Jerricho, but Jerusalem which is about 47 km away.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNBHwiRpFNY3z2UJg_XnAKXyWZfb428mLVRwTDrVH34wuiTWndhLxPScbXATpeoSsC7O5k2ulsdiXRa2iahVf1orRrgAuJdGi9ZUUl8_G0032W6XCGkt5kVeERuTQsA8NnCyDn1-GONolltfT4GR_OK9Qxue5vMxKSsM-Mw8w0FicFelJGCk3HprzCbo/s5387/DSC_0808.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="5387" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNBHwiRpFNY3z2UJg_XnAKXyWZfb428mLVRwTDrVH34wuiTWndhLxPScbXATpeoSsC7O5k2ulsdiXRa2iahVf1orRrgAuJdGi9ZUUl8_G0032W6XCGkt5kVeERuTQsA8NnCyDn1-GONolltfT4GR_OK9Qxue5vMxKSsM-Mw8w0FicFelJGCk3HprzCbo/w352-h226/DSC_0808.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shot above may be Jericho, but I never really figured out where Jerusalem was. If I had taken a shot from the serpentine cross below that memorializes Moses Jerusalem would have been about 11:00 and Jericho about 1:00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFvMTrx2cK4_Xu9_aKs4ZUxWUhhcZOAlvg7XDdwMelUxbBgPIvun7AAqkedY6eUiHucUF5r2-qMmIdQEe7XKXiOJY9K4c2GZmFAGXwKyQTvPRD21yA8JejUubMic70kaF8yLJuQJU-3eW2id3qhINQ6Aos5kosvYmedmXXk-BOQJIbWj6kZozDvqGvio/s6000/DSC_0807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuFvMTrx2cK4_Xu9_aKs4ZUxWUhhcZOAlvg7XDdwMelUxbBgPIvun7AAqkedY6eUiHucUF5r2-qMmIdQEe7XKXiOJY9K4c2GZmFAGXwKyQTvPRD21yA8JejUubMic70kaF8yLJuQJU-3eW2id3qhINQ6Aos5kosvYmedmXXk-BOQJIbWj6kZozDvqGvio/w350-h233/DSC_0807.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqkez67AHq01p-emsx0Rp29m_8rqFleb5JAglbV9KfFujG-1i1AR06Jbz5MVkQjZX5ohOVfvT_RPSoANGYPT18-QNxIdWbsst6I6UoDve7GuvI3Q9PTBd8mEcbQAy04jwYl1yK1hldpflUB6V7-aGxln8T8gquxDY4nnu_6zD49vq3QsLjvVvufzl7tw/s6000/DSC_0811.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqkez67AHq01p-emsx0Rp29m_8rqFleb5JAglbV9KfFujG-1i1AR06Jbz5MVkQjZX5ohOVfvT_RPSoANGYPT18-QNxIdWbsst6I6UoDve7GuvI3Q9PTBd8mEcbQAy04jwYl1yK1hldpflUB6V7-aGxln8T8gquxDY4nnu_6zD49vq3QsLjvVvufzl7tw/s320/DSC_0811.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was uncovered in 1933 along with lovely mosaic floors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTWrZmiZODwkbn6L2AqZcIjX53bVl8hyphenhyphentTUTOy6jqgUucu3s3xvqTwi1NsNxkQYJDKUfj7fieCXNTAYKiworzVFq4nB6m6RixQ4z4RI4f-6sm8ukXHjs1JNWCqODNdzVL0LRnjDKgCFxYwXBIzcv7zZ46jH-rfQkgjQwycKW8JArFMg7pnKSfStPVnDg/s5400/DSC_0812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3721" data-original-width="5400" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTWrZmiZODwkbn6L2AqZcIjX53bVl8hyphenhyphentTUTOy6jqgUucu3s3xvqTwi1NsNxkQYJDKUfj7fieCXNTAYKiworzVFq4nB6m6RixQ4z4RI4f-6sm8ukXHjs1JNWCqODNdzVL0LRnjDKgCFxYwXBIzcv7zZ46jH-rfQkgjQwycKW8JArFMg7pnKSfStPVnDg/s320/DSC_0812.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEfnNh0yTKyvhA1ZETEeh7I2eqQrkh3mo3aC7_i4FWBnURvkl2q4t_PQweGFDWvFLvKTov4Nah4NGtRJKNDUtnzZFPbZ880RgYstLM-UQNdMxw_EFxyIktx61b7rOklk_YE1zbshe-YxK_T00AuEscjTrfoOpbP57SY7o9NKJ9Xa9tdBOAk1qNc3WY74/s4032/IMG_0612.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkEfnNh0yTKyvhA1ZETEeh7I2eqQrkh3mo3aC7_i4FWBnURvkl2q4t_PQweGFDWvFLvKTov4Nah4NGtRJKNDUtnzZFPbZ880RgYstLM-UQNdMxw_EFxyIktx61b7rOklk_YE1zbshe-YxK_T00AuEscjTrfoOpbP57SY7o9NKJ9Xa9tdBOAk1qNc3WY74/s320/IMG_0612.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Espec rally interesting were the depictions of various animals.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftkd1W1qW4gub9vprCo5ee6OP6JG_XzSjol7p-QCWWxsXc2d6Nt6zujItHEWWW2DxA3RmNp1mLfXwUrXpSNed-K_G9w48b_QlnGItbF5cFrJ7ttf_5n6iz-LIPstq7GozkKiGlcUrbHGHVey3yUmYXZtX-3pESIDtQARHUtvgLdaLnQKW3bEPkwZswZw/s5503/DSC_0814.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3713" data-original-width="5503" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftkd1W1qW4gub9vprCo5ee6OP6JG_XzSjol7p-QCWWxsXc2d6Nt6zujItHEWWW2DxA3RmNp1mLfXwUrXpSNed-K_G9w48b_QlnGItbF5cFrJ7ttf_5n6iz-LIPstq7GozkKiGlcUrbHGHVey3yUmYXZtX-3pESIDtQARHUtvgLdaLnQKW3bEPkwZswZw/s320/DSC_0814.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were also very nice geometric mosaic floors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6vvVCh3FY_QmCyoKHHgY5ngWhr-8J8Sr6YXsYVk1MSiVf_kupD6pPipXR1e-iScdMsGpGgXSdrOPFEW5TIWP06t4CPg6hamrszHr_kiLWj0K8Rt0wk9rSTuXQ99ADleHXjsQ-lBG80vkpEFqCpL7EAsnYGojAmdPJ3CXNr5m4kb0zacT1o6HtX57tuQ/s5384/DSC_0818.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3801" data-original-width="5384" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis6vvVCh3FY_QmCyoKHHgY5ngWhr-8J8Sr6YXsYVk1MSiVf_kupD6pPipXR1e-iScdMsGpGgXSdrOPFEW5TIWP06t4CPg6hamrszHr_kiLWj0K8Rt0wk9rSTuXQ99ADleHXjsQ-lBG80vkpEFqCpL7EAsnYGojAmdPJ3CXNr5m4kb0zacT1o6HtX57tuQ/s320/DSC_0818.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is also a little museum about the site.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8aX2bOsClk2MRa6j0v7R6mXpBF1WclJomUxD8IkJwDl-wPpAHezcOrlJ3gfAGBGbNcahuHUFXEMyg2fIv5x142-yYNg-z6nS25Nsg2T7xbDKY2lHXTOCFmLdCG5TdoBz035o2xkY6CcN2SGmi8brsmfm2LCilPWIGn8yDx9OIOMWQ_ssFsCCWqCbLLI/s5299/DSC_0823.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="5299" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8aX2bOsClk2MRa6j0v7R6mXpBF1WclJomUxD8IkJwDl-wPpAHezcOrlJ3gfAGBGbNcahuHUFXEMyg2fIv5x142-yYNg-z6nS25Nsg2T7xbDKY2lHXTOCFmLdCG5TdoBz035o2xkY6CcN2SGmi8brsmfm2LCilPWIGn8yDx9OIOMWQ_ssFsCCWqCbLLI/s320/DSC_0823.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It gives both a geological history and an archaeological one.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXplCa-yLIs5pftLiq7v-fnMU4p6Dbh0y2f_HKqtTORvhKmw322iQCWRvHVNK2mGDs2jNxZcK8-J6KMHijPLI27TLyTOqDqV5CyVliuw2ujy09DW-edboxS4pcn1Tw3MA67LPk-QSFM3k4zdHizyEbOTNYdadw8gxrHmyl4z__Sf6LJ0nvhk6Iy3Bb9g/s5486/DSC_0824.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3629" data-original-width="5486" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqXplCa-yLIs5pftLiq7v-fnMU4p6Dbh0y2f_HKqtTORvhKmw322iQCWRvHVNK2mGDs2jNxZcK8-J6KMHijPLI27TLyTOqDqV5CyVliuw2ujy09DW-edboxS4pcn1Tw3MA67LPk-QSFM3k4zdHizyEbOTNYdadw8gxrHmyl4z__Sf6LJ0nvhk6Iy3Bb9g/s320/DSC_0824.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the larger footprint of the site.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJXBSyuYXC65FaS2J20Ss8hEse7j4y9CHYi1IoiOT1qtJ3yPDowXYADEjTNWZ0i8bM-n_CIzJIJyQ0Nz0VMKCdRpjiPAaCvJB3V0-opNrKvnJlZE-VWi3kHw8rHe_eLCBbX4rawUY4lzliDzhIFxWv9kDPLzpYI6PiUVQ_4CMvmkY3K74VRhBh1Tw5Iw/s5285/DSC_0825.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3464" data-original-width="5285" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoJXBSyuYXC65FaS2J20Ss8hEse7j4y9CHYi1IoiOT1qtJ3yPDowXYADEjTNWZ0i8bM-n_CIzJIJyQ0Nz0VMKCdRpjiPAaCvJB3V0-opNrKvnJlZE-VWi3kHw8rHe_eLCBbX4rawUY4lzliDzhIFxWv9kDPLzpYI6PiUVQ_4CMvmkY3K74VRhBh1Tw5Iw/s320/DSC_0825.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were lots of signs to explain the process of the discovery and the history of the region.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IuVXImwmRFDk_v8_RnIKmgvddc167btyszKWSBgqcgmAZ8nmIcPwBl_dyBDTrSvQ-eZqmDnmHPYJTlpb8xKnNiKYehDd_kfFogmrOg8omue8-6TZT98zYJdj9UvfXO2b8WRwCHDsF791kW37XmcMiLJFe9J9-rfcjF4FxmgPnegZ2WRb30kqD8YPyg8/s6000/DSC_0826.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4IuVXImwmRFDk_v8_RnIKmgvddc167btyszKWSBgqcgmAZ8nmIcPwBl_dyBDTrSvQ-eZqmDnmHPYJTlpb8xKnNiKYehDd_kfFogmrOg8omue8-6TZT98zYJdj9UvfXO2b8WRwCHDsF791kW37XmcMiLJFe9J9-rfcjF4FxmgPnegZ2WRb30kqD8YPyg8/w349-h232/DSC_0826.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhS5SEOxaHNM54Z0bLV1gvgZLsUjREIpUBZCHGXCo_4giLsVMPMKliYEULrpY5WIC_n7PTaR3JTn-eb3tx6QczM3SPbFioBOk5nN_fPZQdKe2X3rB7sfHOw_SRykxQWLo0ZrRpAucrm_LT-HEebk0GGThyphenhyphent5X7GPrwV-Fddd14y1AvCA4ZknGRO1Q2_DM/s6000/DSC_0827.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhS5SEOxaHNM54Z0bLV1gvgZLsUjREIpUBZCHGXCo_4giLsVMPMKliYEULrpY5WIC_n7PTaR3JTn-eb3tx6QczM3SPbFioBOk5nN_fPZQdKe2X3rB7sfHOw_SRykxQWLo0ZrRpAucrm_LT-HEebk0GGThyphenhyphent5X7GPrwV-Fddd14y1AvCA4ZknGRO1Q2_DM/w350-h233/DSC_0827.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another building was no longer there, but they had erected a roof to protect a lovely mosaic floor that had all kinds of images of animals and birds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyh1uYTMUttPrvqiW425BG-cqe9BaqZF6MgU5zdIQkVLU3wMH_8ldbg6MJJIri5P7hwzqD6tzqLXs4gulHBsW8BMDjbErG6YgPpLk7Aonx6CBQ92rW7oBKWv-6STrjZ9cu_kgcc1eo1_mQG0K2dOU8QG4Fi9_rLGejBP633B6E557yIJlnPuha-nzfFQ/s6000/DSC_0836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyh1uYTMUttPrvqiW425BG-cqe9BaqZF6MgU5zdIQkVLU3wMH_8ldbg6MJJIri5P7hwzqD6tzqLXs4gulHBsW8BMDjbErG6YgPpLk7Aonx6CBQ92rW7oBKWv-6STrjZ9cu_kgcc1eo1_mQG0K2dOU8QG4Fi9_rLGejBP633B6E557yIJlnPuha-nzfFQ/s320/DSC_0836.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a couple of other remarkable bird mosaics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbT5N3ZW2ObDHbe_0ZJojskTefcJv-bFY8ThDV-9WhdUxoJRcvVsVoyxmusV7vwwytb22_vIKj0S6m3o5UVZ-8YFS1oPIGwmyFPQ4clknmIOAqoWDYBCGM49z9AkjG957tiNuEkNSvddXbaELKzLpOVftxx4dLY8hzkhK5Adwza48AEJVNPG-Vup66cw/s6000/DSC_0829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbT5N3ZW2ObDHbe_0ZJojskTefcJv-bFY8ThDV-9WhdUxoJRcvVsVoyxmusV7vwwytb22_vIKj0S6m3o5UVZ-8YFS1oPIGwmyFPQ4clknmIOAqoWDYBCGM49z9AkjG957tiNuEkNSvddXbaELKzLpOVftxx4dLY8hzkhK5Adwza48AEJVNPG-Vup66cw/s320/DSC_0829.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI3HRnFOaH2tIeFNx4NTsIpw2vHF4hbG9dEo5l04wxNB4oGnBCD1N8xNjMTRpNw-1180bm5rK3tpEcC54wGWRrjIxXiMV1omSDRw9lw42ALz5d661oaSWUJWxy8loHbX5RwsG7OT-EWDMR72-c_-dEuduJbakeJ3gi2GKgL6iAlXlqdWiudC7L9UbCGs/s6000/DSC_0833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI3HRnFOaH2tIeFNx4NTsIpw2vHF4hbG9dEo5l04wxNB4oGnBCD1N8xNjMTRpNw-1180bm5rK3tpEcC54wGWRrjIxXiMV1omSDRw9lw42ALz5d661oaSWUJWxy8loHbX5RwsG7OT-EWDMR72-c_-dEuduJbakeJ3gi2GKgL6iAlXlqdWiudC7L9UbCGs/s320/DSC_0833.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can recognize the quail below as a quail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnYoBqqvUkzDVmNk9BvGqpYYbwTmucDK4xikzUw0ezKjmoUTZ8NYUNV1v0B1ItC9rzWoSBEh5jnrZxNZFZowtzsj6s39TFy-G0Ag3RoebOsU9onzlwFSv33wZFwlVbg3ZgX7IByKwcPYI7ulTlpnjQm3DwrRckE19RtQNCucfuitm77bNpYvSLzTZE6A/s6000/DSC_0830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnYoBqqvUkzDVmNk9BvGqpYYbwTmucDK4xikzUw0ezKjmoUTZ8NYUNV1v0B1ItC9rzWoSBEh5jnrZxNZFZowtzsj6s39TFy-G0Ag3RoebOsU9onzlwFSv33wZFwlVbg3ZgX7IByKwcPYI7ulTlpnjQm3DwrRckE19RtQNCucfuitm77bNpYvSLzTZE6A/s320/DSC_0830.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This part of the floor has nice visual movement.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM6xlDSreHfSH3G2nTkRHdyUuhyphenhyphenorbgJComXVCujcUbbsY4N_HlyEFe-bSDkldhD1xD0xr4uRFedv4xL4NFcZ3lcaASrHWxe5zxYFLByDHRgjrXUpxulWIL1ABgfYK_rrJ5UHMT0VxfLKDMveo0XwFT9G2QYHj3EDcxGCBdsZ0jBFb6sYgShOH8KjCeE/s6000/DSC_0831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM6xlDSreHfSH3G2nTkRHdyUuhyphenhyphenorbgJComXVCujcUbbsY4N_HlyEFe-bSDkldhD1xD0xr4uRFedv4xL4NFcZ3lcaASrHWxe5zxYFLByDHRgjrXUpxulWIL1ABgfYK_rrJ5UHMT0VxfLKDMveo0XwFT9G2QYHj3EDcxGCBdsZ0jBFb6sYgShOH8KjCeE/w341-h227/DSC_0831.jpeg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An orthodox priest brought a group of students to the site.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhAR4cSWk-hnyNszIJRmaA6iZadxDY1D7Z_0HV1bgn5nH9s3r93mfOmd5G-klQZoi10bVm7KBClX1g2_WOTZPLFII2Z6Lsbplt2527z6RY2AcFDG0EkJGPQWhL8LgoaDA74xCSsNf_teySkcFJH04blptGwD7MvGxLzseBf6arScdlAWow1CBrV8WmAs/s6000/DSC_0832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhAR4cSWk-hnyNszIJRmaA6iZadxDY1D7Z_0HV1bgn5nH9s3r93mfOmd5G-klQZoi10bVm7KBClX1g2_WOTZPLFII2Z6Lsbplt2527z6RY2AcFDG0EkJGPQWhL8LgoaDA74xCSsNf_teySkcFJH04blptGwD7MvGxLzseBf6arScdlAWow1CBrV8WmAs/s320/DSC_0832.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of our group stood outside of the museum and discussed the knowledge they had gained (no doubt).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0uKS3zeo0gDRjzcp6fvK-RrnTJ7Hk_aPOjcOV9Lm7h5MgRiSigJMY5jLSMDIjlXlklUD7mtWH6ESaq9PqnlabOLLO7o3yKlAFI6TuwNmTHuzAO5bFDJ2g41x6DzpCwwm888cyqnVa4wvZQK16XJEjh_H-Iccg0jeYh3YVrpdTz1Aobf74F86Oy3mBjw/s6000/DSC_0834.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0uKS3zeo0gDRjzcp6fvK-RrnTJ7Hk_aPOjcOV9Lm7h5MgRiSigJMY5jLSMDIjlXlklUD7mtWH6ESaq9PqnlabOLLO7o3yKlAFI6TuwNmTHuzAO5bFDJ2g41x6DzpCwwm888cyqnVa4wvZQK16XJEjh_H-Iccg0jeYh3YVrpdTz1Aobf74F86Oy3mBjw/s320/DSC_0834.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpdHt3uYU8bT6OCSvMnOyvaf5z9Ka39EcRYUyFfaTLILY8x7thuLK7pATKhDWdwVQJa-bJ4wqZvLLrHTNwSX4_35lRsXFpFDVnpUgnnHFMdTDuBphbH4kF4FF3LhBQiDRyWC9GMR-Echbp91QtvqQHjfa7DKpX8bAVtuJD5gqn8G6LJ0oTb8BgW5EylE/s6000/DSC_0837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpdHt3uYU8bT6OCSvMnOyvaf5z9Ka39EcRYUyFfaTLILY8x7thuLK7pATKhDWdwVQJa-bJ4wqZvLLrHTNwSX4_35lRsXFpFDVnpUgnnHFMdTDuBphbH4kF4FF3LhBQiDRyWC9GMR-Echbp91QtvqQHjfa7DKpX8bAVtuJD5gqn8G6LJ0oTb8BgW5EylE/s320/DSC_0837.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the museum we gathered together and headed back down to the bus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Qzk4vpsO2EfVXfSuyCNMzgqqrKwmirgxwc1F-c8QqCsPe99uBFbgV2DYYyDpyOcR8Ua_x4j5tKi6AAL2nk40Tuzeya7pUVNZm9h-bUFF4vm_nxT2zQllZxG-_CeKpT5YYbOXKd18Z1FvADF4KuhxwxLtuFAVmZVTobyqtSMdP4mdpsfZsnd_9Q_PemU/s6000/DSC_0838.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way we passed these sparrows having a good time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_sjEHEmTnge9W2uM6_VQa4IZDF2-dUSb-3fJYrKqLgH_8bzTPmU-xHnSh-iDPHg7eGghQaWyEM-dvGinYe9SKt6nm0D1n3XjYtK8W6Er7nfRdSy_Y1TIWABzHc8ymKGBqoHwJcmAZNg1GqScVCzoUb4Wj6ZWHcHdGCWSoNWfyvrNA9uGzinOJy49OL0/s3043/DSC_0840.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="3043" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_sjEHEmTnge9W2uM6_VQa4IZDF2-dUSb-3fJYrKqLgH_8bzTPmU-xHnSh-iDPHg7eGghQaWyEM-dvGinYe9SKt6nm0D1n3XjYtK8W6Er7nfRdSy_Y1TIWABzHc8ymKGBqoHwJcmAZNg1GqScVCzoUb4Wj6ZWHcHdGCWSoNWfyvrNA9uGzinOJy49OL0/s320/DSC_0840.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was pretty hot, so a bath was an ideal way to cool down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUAjpfQOyfTMedCUPPGYBZkWsqfG458D16NtjnEQ_VZE7IdUySV3gT7PsjR_AIgNq2AG_X5IMcVNieBRSjBxq_B5fgTieQADJlUsey-RJBAMAyrj_mf73b0USJkfHLG6Ymuid34eroBUVxs873-9tGj885E3Nnc-syqeyBLTOapefRIegknpXogi9xig/s1400/DSC_0841.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="1325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUAjpfQOyfTMedCUPPGYBZkWsqfG458D16NtjnEQ_VZE7IdUySV3gT7PsjR_AIgNq2AG_X5IMcVNieBRSjBxq_B5fgTieQADJlUsey-RJBAMAyrj_mf73b0USJkfHLG6Ymuid34eroBUVxs873-9tGj885E3Nnc-syqeyBLTOapefRIegknpXogi9xig/s320/DSC_0841.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRQIfZHHMTsn9rIh1EP4tidXAvZbJREXRpk_W1Hbz15shozOLmB2eNVGvJk-RcaWq5vcECsCXO1ZKyG_cVFMQtNyiGD4rbbKvnafAIG26P5NUe2xyo7gc_nNUxPy9ZdxIRff_vpNcCEHANpUQjqfncEbW-pQuVPMN6bjiwoUj4dq603L6M7kB9uTAbx8/s2828/IMG_0618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1573" data-original-width="2828" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRQIfZHHMTsn9rIh1EP4tidXAvZbJREXRpk_W1Hbz15shozOLmB2eNVGvJk-RcaWq5vcECsCXO1ZKyG_cVFMQtNyiGD4rbbKvnafAIG26P5NUe2xyo7gc_nNUxPy9ZdxIRff_vpNcCEHANpUQjqfncEbW-pQuVPMN6bjiwoUj4dq603L6M7kB9uTAbx8/s320/IMG_0618.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our next stop was at a place where they made mosaics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXU-6j6YEJx4uCQXpoKssgJ2grS0IeQJlBCb0aSrrXrkJJ_Rqh1PaigZmDYaAPRp4GJPv06ZU1pcpqSO2Kby9L2xBxneDuNzcH0JLUKdoclyBQ2jjV4q1YOcSSWcWj8WdpMyQCAkELjS88kxh8x3i5UH6pg_Ixp1c1Iw4A0aw4ALbBeTKMYK3U3zNdhI/s5363/DSC_0848.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="5363" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVXU-6j6YEJx4uCQXpoKssgJ2grS0IeQJlBCb0aSrrXrkJJ_Rqh1PaigZmDYaAPRp4GJPv06ZU1pcpqSO2Kby9L2xBxneDuNzcH0JLUKdoclyBQ2jjV4q1YOcSSWcWj8WdpMyQCAkELjS88kxh8x3i5UH6pg_Ixp1c1Iw4A0aw4ALbBeTKMYK3U3zNdhI/s320/DSC_0848.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe this place was just south of Madaba. We drove there in our big pink bus and then got to take a nice rest stop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EG9-EsVUL180g95nOnmNZn1b8gCOYJlaQ9S89FQAqo9IIf1DWwP6QHmI4pdivbciAIGNwUTVurOzO_WcjBjEtZN9s-vPZz4yVvrJyfhpj6gjVE0uPtLl-1DGi99bowF8DtlpUmd7NHbDshyyBy7P6Peper3grYQscTzfcoPC3tT4B-bH7mxJ7aFjiCM/s4032/IMG_0617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EG9-EsVUL180g95nOnmNZn1b8gCOYJlaQ9S89FQAqo9IIf1DWwP6QHmI4pdivbciAIGNwUTVurOzO_WcjBjEtZN9s-vPZz4yVvrJyfhpj6gjVE0uPtLl-1DGi99bowF8DtlpUmd7NHbDshyyBy7P6Peper3grYQscTzfcoPC3tT4B-bH7mxJ7aFjiCM/s320/IMG_0617.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mosaics place there hired and trained people with disabilities and of course gave us a very interesting introduction to the making of mosaics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenkXBci4hpA0TZ1JmXOgjrqkN31gfKTmPvKAN0TW4vn0QjwDa3mdjvRkJ0UNpSjgodSZL4mlrTzOD-GwYng1_n2AGbyjtni0H2ugFNSTzY8PMWhhg-reMxlNSPn6dVhC65t-sEHZE_75dN2cG-Febm9runfcm3xU7RV24mtDKg4Vo4beHOIpP0JJ_gek/s6000/DSC_0843.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhenkXBci4hpA0TZ1JmXOgjrqkN31gfKTmPvKAN0TW4vn0QjwDa3mdjvRkJ0UNpSjgodSZL4mlrTzOD-GwYng1_n2AGbyjtni0H2ugFNSTzY8PMWhhg-reMxlNSPn6dVhC65t-sEHZE_75dN2cG-Febm9runfcm3xU7RV24mtDKg4Vo4beHOIpP0JJ_gek/w265-h398/DSC_0843.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The front room had numerous people working on different sizes of mosaics, using a few different techniques that they told us about.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xul69QtikuS9qCqTI4vdqYS9B08O2aW5x2OK8lrMHubsWFRURJKlhD-iJW_DguseK5wPnfFLABGNeap6lVqRBv4SHBfE4qeG2pbhVfxQHtPO8YSfu2MJUXSdGQ_AO9WA3-QcRlOPB8SkAcv_Y0qIhvUNE3IOG6rCAUta3gx-Ra-ob54HUkk-3zz1ncI/s6000/DSC_0844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1xul69QtikuS9qCqTI4vdqYS9B08O2aW5x2OK8lrMHubsWFRURJKlhD-iJW_DguseK5wPnfFLABGNeap6lVqRBv4SHBfE4qeG2pbhVfxQHtPO8YSfu2MJUXSdGQ_AO9WA3-QcRlOPB8SkAcv_Y0qIhvUNE3IOG6rCAUta3gx-Ra-ob54HUkk-3zz1ncI/w268-h403/DSC_0844.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After watching the craftspeople work, they took us into a gigantic back room so we could purchase Jordanian handcrafts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6T51LPslcC00hzNGm6y7s6XXJGVicO5fAnDcK5AYAhwq9zE4mCx4J7aPA2Io6q8M_PSXN4lzVbNnFMh2Gz9bjaMzqvn1s5e0fjrWtxcP9YeXRsLMzGcp0hgkb6Vm5FZ2Ae3bQClPkmc9UfXjf3JKDb3idoWNPtjIx1lYEM2fWwWMC5YV-LARgs1ryxU/s5627/DSC_0845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="5627" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6T51LPslcC00hzNGm6y7s6XXJGVicO5fAnDcK5AYAhwq9zE4mCx4J7aPA2Io6q8M_PSXN4lzVbNnFMh2Gz9bjaMzqvn1s5e0fjrWtxcP9YeXRsLMzGcp0hgkb6Vm5FZ2Ae3bQClPkmc9UfXjf3JKDb3idoWNPtjIx1lYEM2fWwWMC5YV-LARgs1ryxU/s320/DSC_0845.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those chairs were lovely, but I couldn't imagine trying to get them home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zoDrBpP5yXdvBnNjL33Ji4zDNdWp9SNtlakpPgVtutGzaZ3zrYVNBLGqGNQMYkCsZ6lTnHh0TXfauGqF0fX5nnOOvNzrSK9nY9C1hDOluMFvHWwI7z4_JO2qufZJO4Fr_0pNJQMlio9c_9qiI9namqvM5c6knMCsFMmUvlc5ykj2iC-jhKk5UgGStzg/s6000/DSC_0846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6zoDrBpP5yXdvBnNjL33Ji4zDNdWp9SNtlakpPgVtutGzaZ3zrYVNBLGqGNQMYkCsZ6lTnHh0TXfauGqF0fX5nnOOvNzrSK9nY9C1hDOluMFvHWwI7z4_JO2qufZJO4Fr_0pNJQMlio9c_9qiI9namqvM5c6knMCsFMmUvlc5ykj2iC-jhKk5UgGStzg/s320/DSC_0846.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYZiZ2LhWOMjVMCm8SkBICAhhcBpW-xbDRZlMtNk0UW9gftD_uX3735JmDHlsXoEunpmjAXZ7hz-S9f0lyETEbwUicKIj8b9MAqcuITy6rSAxaO2OSbH6N0gsCtIX230oZMMa1uJGib37vXrJkB5NMjoyRBARQCgC9TSEOw9fz2TuNQCQZMYzUdJKrx4/s6000/DSC_0847.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYZiZ2LhWOMjVMCm8SkBICAhhcBpW-xbDRZlMtNk0UW9gftD_uX3735JmDHlsXoEunpmjAXZ7hz-S9f0lyETEbwUicKIj8b9MAqcuITy6rSAxaO2OSbH6N0gsCtIX230oZMMa1uJGib37vXrJkB5NMjoyRBARQCgC9TSEOw9fz2TuNQCQZMYzUdJKrx4/w351-h234/DSC_0847.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We drove some more (because we had a long way to go today).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNwBaD6pIF5VqdKDmMUVmdrL6RICPSoLPBpi8qZACFVXDvFy4lBdmO24diesXfdDW1gu8Csn8UHyy_XuVbV22B6n6lXs8Pg7bIG3cAiWCdVGmkrjQSvlu2Lglo4w9gDyyqEVGKdDRpoyAdc0_y-_zPee88AHDRsFoGj5jCY9bQMAEfPaOxsGN54DfkwE/s6000/DSC_0849.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNwBaD6pIF5VqdKDmMUVmdrL6RICPSoLPBpi8qZACFVXDvFy4lBdmO24diesXfdDW1gu8Csn8UHyy_XuVbV22B6n6lXs8Pg7bIG3cAiWCdVGmkrjQSvlu2Lglo4w9gDyyqEVGKdDRpoyAdc0_y-_zPee88AHDRsFoGj5jCY9bQMAEfPaOxsGN54DfkwE/s320/DSC_0849.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rather than traveling past the Dead Sea, we took an interior road that was a bit quicker. (This was good, because we had a 4 hour drive ahead of us.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNNcuFdUyzGTTiK4eJmqOfQyfZSO6jONSArJwqRyGggXuBUB96eSXq5BFLjYuAR1ysoSuoOP_o34MGcVXKEjXsUvYZ3nwaL-aJO-JJodBg2_B5etSZ3dVzqNn1q6qVnDEORC-bpWztE8bqVRxXjAVyEIErcH1r__yshC9s0KDmbcgOs4ixnpdR3ZOaUc/s5315/DSC_0851.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="5315" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNNcuFdUyzGTTiK4eJmqOfQyfZSO6jONSArJwqRyGggXuBUB96eSXq5BFLjYuAR1ysoSuoOP_o34MGcVXKEjXsUvYZ3nwaL-aJO-JJodBg2_B5etSZ3dVzqNn1q6qVnDEORC-bpWztE8bqVRxXjAVyEIErcH1r__yshC9s0KDmbcgOs4ixnpdR3ZOaUc/s320/DSC_0851.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were lots of interesting things that we passed; little hamlets, chicken farms and of course the homes of Bedouins with their herds of sheep.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnLtU7oRaAQb5rg-pLe1s_sZBfCsumKVjljKJqVrxxXle5i7YI247tD_58ammQij4mljJChFhCtZZnFFkLDSRZ-ZO5E0HpisVB4ojhG-UEGpYP43DC-TZ5N6-Ki36UIVd_sVZYKBgIoZaUqUB2HQGUAekn5pxsFvsmaCqsQwcnvr-hUhjqh3nrNAk3w0/s3585/DSC_0853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="3585" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTnLtU7oRaAQb5rg-pLe1s_sZBfCsumKVjljKJqVrxxXle5i7YI247tD_58ammQij4mljJChFhCtZZnFFkLDSRZ-ZO5E0HpisVB4ojhG-UEGpYP43DC-TZ5N6-Ki36UIVd_sVZYKBgIoZaUqUB2HQGUAekn5pxsFvsmaCqsQwcnvr-hUhjqh3nrNAk3w0/s320/DSC_0853.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the towns were fairly large.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdskmczbIYgQkWoBqilFtdlR15XqFwp7IG59wV8qTtH7NGdRYE1ti43aYHzqb09FwHWGg_ttJZge1lGn7u7E81e-BnhCgM_UZuO-k3HFJJUHScFlug4gnGIa3EOKifMsvlBGV9TuLFaGJ93g7jjngyajZW0FziDrv_AMw7Ak_4dt1mSZ8zK4Wbw5Jw1k/s4594/DSC_0859.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="4594" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNdskmczbIYgQkWoBqilFtdlR15XqFwp7IG59wV8qTtH7NGdRYE1ti43aYHzqb09FwHWGg_ttJZge1lGn7u7E81e-BnhCgM_UZuO-k3HFJJUHScFlug4gnGIa3EOKifMsvlBGV9TuLFaGJ93g7jjngyajZW0FziDrv_AMw7Ak_4dt1mSZ8zK4Wbw5Jw1k/s320/DSC_0859.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAdj25gP3Uu6Ng58KIrfceWbnj1FjOY7sE3xGINfwEGHf-wfB5oC3OGowWWY_W-X9RH6grCav5odt9uSFTPwvC7NidWs8bhlLs8UpVMxIDnKHRKHEZlKvGU0Wb57Io-yyI4b94xRgGrQP7XPuxpsgdsuclSyZL9UzsP3jCaae4BkH2TRBBER3o5aujP8/s3930/DSC_0860.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhqsn9XaCTpOZtHwSUzSlf4Kc47SkfzLLPaNCJF6VU3tyuJ6lEy1LZpmLOg5Cr116OpxeE6WaUmsEoBlnJcg-1lybcRQB30kBYDy3FC4w-Gg0oQJ-MmRDk_opIa64IU6VlNm-kUMW9jlvjjGZuDKhfwwJac1ljfK9NLYWfCeR56NDQGA5VhIOgv8-rOU/s320/DSC_0867.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually we stopped at a rest stop/gigantic souvenir store called the New Jerusalem Reststop. It had lots of different kinds of handicrafts for sale. I will talk about this later though, since we stopped there a second time and there is much to cover for today.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8d9ueNyKpWjmhlQ3Wsu8Cw10YIwmikFNTQjLXB9Dp6avxtKyxoyDlK6gzrnAr3oB-5wXMGw1RuBtnmEl61CVJyXqSfMdCiRZyTdVVZQDTeryRblZNfgmzq24D9Mr3IfWduL4bnyfzDmiUB1iLXvChUJcsmIVk22CyBaU6vdjjkpXnu8afIC3QDPja8E/s5877/DSC_0870.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="5877" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8d9ueNyKpWjmhlQ3Wsu8Cw10YIwmikFNTQjLXB9Dp6avxtKyxoyDlK6gzrnAr3oB-5wXMGw1RuBtnmEl61CVJyXqSfMdCiRZyTdVVZQDTeryRblZNfgmzq24D9Mr3IfWduL4bnyfzDmiUB1iLXvChUJcsmIVk22CyBaU6vdjjkpXnu8afIC3QDPja8E/s320/DSC_0870.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is not what I imagine when I think of a shepherd tending his sheep. (Somehow I imagine green pastoral images.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_kubY87r4jLT6F6C4XCoqxvjfozGFg2zTqbqDpXNuz2vQHbxo9xmTODNGowbsa7fSIVMVUy51g1SWEXA7f0v-F7hshhTQv6_TW8pj_nHD8OGUhpIGrvEIm5D_7z3e36znX3eyHh2FVXs-kfjgmbNFYci67AYdTd-vUBRKSqPelWohKNOPoweGJ2G63I/s4414/DSC_0871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3239" data-original-width="4414" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_kubY87r4jLT6F6C4XCoqxvjfozGFg2zTqbqDpXNuz2vQHbxo9xmTODNGowbsa7fSIVMVUy51g1SWEXA7f0v-F7hshhTQv6_TW8pj_nHD8OGUhpIGrvEIm5D_7z3e36znX3eyHh2FVXs-kfjgmbNFYci67AYdTd-vUBRKSqPelWohKNOPoweGJ2G63I/s320/DSC_0871.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was interesting to see wind mills. Our guide said that Jordan didn't really have developed oil resources (although the suggestion was that if they had the money to develop them, they would.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uedwijGEo8rV7YDdDfpzItVbN31zc0M8daKsryCUhYc9lDgREA1k1Q-uP_LotZSt0rhtNBJ9NHAFf6RlU_-XipymE9OB4bkGYbPASoAwwk5vK53CjPIXChLMj-7fVe7YlOsZjSv3fVCsuFTvJYHk7MeSJH5Om3br6uDtWUff6JP-ptP_3n1t1Dp2g6Q/s6000/DSC_0873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uedwijGEo8rV7YDdDfpzItVbN31zc0M8daKsryCUhYc9lDgREA1k1Q-uP_LotZSt0rhtNBJ9NHAFf6RlU_-XipymE9OB4bkGYbPASoAwwk5vK53CjPIXChLMj-7fVe7YlOsZjSv3fVCsuFTvJYHk7MeSJH5Om3br6uDtWUff6JP-ptP_3n1t1Dp2g6Q/s320/DSC_0873.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure which crusader castle this is. There are a few of them left over from the First Crusade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGHJ7AoZ7uDX5skYYoe50tjsDSAcd2c37hL21pNRuA_febQMIMt1ZUIyJpdoWxHCdJxu3OGC6GKIqABYL0Q-QWd_JNh-1zI5DxAzHDNwMjpuAq1B-Gp6ozBM7WkxFXrj1z155fUowh3YQRwy2bC7l6ToCt07X94ZKS1XgBbaiOl59sle6_r2Lao1FaHI/s6000/DSC_0874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSGHJ7AoZ7uDX5skYYoe50tjsDSAcd2c37hL21pNRuA_febQMIMt1ZUIyJpdoWxHCdJxu3OGC6GKIqABYL0Q-QWd_JNh-1zI5DxAzHDNwMjpuAq1B-Gp6ozBM7WkxFXrj1z155fUowh3YQRwy2bC7l6ToCt07X94ZKS1XgBbaiOl59sle6_r2Lao1FaHI/s320/DSC_0874.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a Bedouin home. They had a big herd of sheep.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3tgcmGgptWc1OoA-9VeJFZXbRHujFEhxrZ68fvvrWZjvktg8gUq1KXc8XwLXCngl1y4HM1pvC2KrDlTarMQBdtkp311js1bUKBr5hIOi5-vsZIUxg6St-xc2fSLav3hnqHCFgpf7hYmvx5T3w1BKZQ4yZXZtyoHKcbJatVKmfn4NM4xOl6t9SonSkY4/s2731/DSC_0876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2731" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3tgcmGgptWc1OoA-9VeJFZXbRHujFEhxrZ68fvvrWZjvktg8gUq1KXc8XwLXCngl1y4HM1pvC2KrDlTarMQBdtkp311js1bUKBr5hIOi5-vsZIUxg6St-xc2fSLav3hnqHCFgpf7hYmvx5T3w1BKZQ4yZXZtyoHKcbJatVKmfn4NM4xOl6t9SonSkY4/s320/DSC_0876.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcKOxQp-T7NkjaDwyKKeLSltw8Ycskg9P_KhJDRcgLW-ecTSbiba1ruxp17g2z6ANxxzPhCyW9awGFUnMVG7AHbP5pVdrWBgh49BwXWV3Vyy6mKfAIgHUYiTuEKA9FxCEy61AlGk7rFk9jyBovgzUAyDeR35q0hBl_lIeHjfrri-04H5x1Nv5gcB2Xio/s6000/DSC_0878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEcKOxQp-T7NkjaDwyKKeLSltw8Ycskg9P_KhJDRcgLW-ecTSbiba1ruxp17g2z6ANxxzPhCyW9awGFUnMVG7AHbP5pVdrWBgh49BwXWV3Vyy6mKfAIgHUYiTuEKA9FxCEy61AlGk7rFk9jyBovgzUAyDeR35q0hBl_lIeHjfrri-04H5x1Nv5gcB2Xio/s320/DSC_0878.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxoVymjcCu0mgF7xjqAcmvVL7aZnlAUusFsPDz-kVo1SaCndf6x8PjSK4dEv666c6MwdlhfD4j6v6_Sw82NKvqcAbTYo-OxHFA2y8pErRuNmQ2hGuiVs71PK9el6ALl3XYUZebt6qt7fUAuLg4R6V6DdmVdTDyvLpoe_Ifd_Xa6rgEoMSsUc-6LdUh_Q/s6000/DSC_0880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxoVymjcCu0mgF7xjqAcmvVL7aZnlAUusFsPDz-kVo1SaCndf6x8PjSK4dEv666c6MwdlhfD4j6v6_Sw82NKvqcAbTYo-OxHFA2y8pErRuNmQ2hGuiVs71PK9el6ALl3XYUZebt6qt7fUAuLg4R6V6DdmVdTDyvLpoe_Ifd_Xa6rgEoMSsUc-6LdUh_Q/s320/DSC_0880.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and also some camels!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSwRwF7hHovZ5CwCIoUnpd0eZViplG54mGUHryxkuaXwn0AX2Zig_lZcNkv_kEGtPu4weRyhwXcvMxerUaTEQwmuVtrtHmNRt0kVy43sDGRcqzDSxEy57MLrsTJL1ySYBAmZEgcHIYuCGsx5ARopMYDYThrceMz_hoCFQaGN0HtNaYnMfZp6f070NE48/s3894/DSC_0881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="3894" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSwRwF7hHovZ5CwCIoUnpd0eZViplG54mGUHryxkuaXwn0AX2Zig_lZcNkv_kEGtPu4weRyhwXcvMxerUaTEQwmuVtrtHmNRt0kVy43sDGRcqzDSxEy57MLrsTJL1ySYBAmZEgcHIYuCGsx5ARopMYDYThrceMz_hoCFQaGN0HtNaYnMfZp6f070NE48/s320/DSC_0881.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like this shot with the guard dog in the foreground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgLxRF0zsljJDpTRCWx4FxOFmfHMB5fQS32d-bxrBkNkNYdTelfDCujc_fVQgo7V8KKMbHKHPx1y0cbNC4EE10k6h80Hm-pIBhpGNKFDO7z8jwickoPrmi0Uqx3OlAQgYux-paOAYtXqiqlYn5h2tiqM9I0AmlMVF6hiJuA9qYg9ARqBSWSiufEfyPMU/s5608/DSC_0883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="5608" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgLxRF0zsljJDpTRCWx4FxOFmfHMB5fQS32d-bxrBkNkNYdTelfDCujc_fVQgo7V8KKMbHKHPx1y0cbNC4EE10k6h80Hm-pIBhpGNKFDO7z8jwickoPrmi0Uqx3OlAQgYux-paOAYtXqiqlYn5h2tiqM9I0AmlMVF6hiJuA9qYg9ARqBSWSiufEfyPMU/w352-h233/DSC_0883.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a shy little baby back there trying to decide what to make of the big pink bus passing by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0qx-h0S0cn7eoraoWI9LRzJhPkONsrWi2KxIw2eEotWzMYgUQzL7FqWyz6vCjYaLdNxug4h1QVIf-XfzieEq_xbsJ_d1El3FTPJr2z2SAYoDYrv3Xar_wtUmig6bEKftcsvi8y3Fb87NW97jVFXS41pX23ehl7vrNM2B7aLOIZXdRyO_4DqA0SQgMHY/s4352/DSC_0884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3385" data-original-width="4352" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0qx-h0S0cn7eoraoWI9LRzJhPkONsrWi2KxIw2eEotWzMYgUQzL7FqWyz6vCjYaLdNxug4h1QVIf-XfzieEq_xbsJ_d1El3FTPJr2z2SAYoDYrv3Xar_wtUmig6bEKftcsvi8y3Fb87NW97jVFXS41pX23ehl7vrNM2B7aLOIZXdRyO_4DqA0SQgMHY/s320/DSC_0884.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi65mKsZPiUkfKCr9iKW0G-bJof0bUf_zZqjY5Rlf9ZQDJsrMemKo6eIzuronVz4YRcxr0lLKDOq7U0WBHjMbhaERrDIoR8RgEyNHuYeFs8qIKO6CxAz5PeDxhcI4CUWv8qTdbFiWL-Jc-rIf6p2XPluAtwdgYjksvhMPqxmmgEYfpOrewyI6KMykdD4/s3566/DSC_0886.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2562" data-original-width="3566" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAi65mKsZPiUkfKCr9iKW0G-bJof0bUf_zZqjY5Rlf9ZQDJsrMemKo6eIzuronVz4YRcxr0lLKDOq7U0WBHjMbhaERrDIoR8RgEyNHuYeFs8qIKO6CxAz5PeDxhcI4CUWv8qTdbFiWL-Jc-rIf6p2XPluAtwdgYjksvhMPqxmmgEYfpOrewyI6KMykdD4/s320/DSC_0886.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our next stop was at Castle Shoubak.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzwlYFSDfGjmo9cRgcTvou9U6iGJIBvg4tckBVy41Rp_0NMjZ9IuT7T5cWwsiOATK1IMXhprK4phuSBxhMmXafMjZ8guZnSefX6KntITk2XA6EgoAFxqNnwoDCzuAYoQgSXvDz8Xm80J-a4QPORAIeXIfakI7aSQYLTyb7V9dlLCC5Hk0V40py8Afnvk/s6000/DSC_0888.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzwlYFSDfGjmo9cRgcTvou9U6iGJIBvg4tckBVy41Rp_0NMjZ9IuT7T5cWwsiOATK1IMXhprK4phuSBxhMmXafMjZ8guZnSefX6KntITk2XA6EgoAFxqNnwoDCzuAYoQgSXvDz8Xm80J-a4QPORAIeXIfakI7aSQYLTyb7V9dlLCC5Hk0V40py8Afnvk/s320/DSC_0888.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a castle build by invaders in 1115 during the First Crusade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3LXbomrzlUrgCiniJJ7NFMSW8Pm4QwwAf1LTcPfjCFYqCIKVndb4eApAy1YhG46kd3HtO7YXwMcJywreKS2UzrOtKT8sOsUMxkf99qp-3NyjPC7RwnWwSNeBFENTGH7hwBzasZTP4HZWB8uk2YBFqb5qIHNhw3JanDw8iRHfKnKFGNOMjmPAxtMdG5g/s6000/DSC_0890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3LXbomrzlUrgCiniJJ7NFMSW8Pm4QwwAf1LTcPfjCFYqCIKVndb4eApAy1YhG46kd3HtO7YXwMcJywreKS2UzrOtKT8sOsUMxkf99qp-3NyjPC7RwnWwSNeBFENTGH7hwBzasZTP4HZWB8uk2YBFqb5qIHNhw3JanDw8iRHfKnKFGNOMjmPAxtMdG5g/s320/DSC_0890.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You may remember that Godfrey of Bouillon was the first invader to make himself "King" of Jerusalem in 1099. (Actually he refused the title of King and called himself Prince and Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre (Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri), which he was for all of a year before becoming ill and dying.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_yPK_K_J_EPOWC26qMc9nYiXGdOtOCgq7DRZPybRvlWCAhXoCWWl1FRk5la8ZBxq5aLKgCrltZfM837ey7JTiQgpc2gnNYnYY2_P1fzEXEC53LqLb6bTrmVLXnpNUG4oVoLkwYvCso9ptZIMojZ-Cj5O4BQlPh0HzYhCNwaWreO1IrNPzuxCa4LOHFw/s6000/DSC_0894.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_yPK_K_J_EPOWC26qMc9nYiXGdOtOCgq7DRZPybRvlWCAhXoCWWl1FRk5la8ZBxq5aLKgCrltZfM837ey7JTiQgpc2gnNYnYY2_P1fzEXEC53LqLb6bTrmVLXnpNUG4oVoLkwYvCso9ptZIMojZ-Cj5O4BQlPh0HzYhCNwaWreO1IrNPzuxCa4LOHFw/s320/DSC_0894.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Long story short, Godfrey had marched into the holy lands along with Baldwin from Verdun and the Norman warrior Tancred and each would establish themselves in the Holy Land through their invasions. Baldwin I took over from Godfrey after he died (He had gotten into a big fight with Tancred essentially betraying him with the Turks in 1097), and Baldwin founded the first Crusader state on March 10 in 1098. The history of this Crusade is insanely complicated and full of treachery and deceit, but I can't possibly cover it all here. Suffice it to say that Baldwin was the leader fighting the Egyptians for Caesarea (which I visited when I was in Israel. <a href="https://purpleworms.blogspot.com/search?q=Caesarea" target="_blank">Link here</a>.) He ended up fighting the Egyptians again at Montreal in what is now Jordan, causing the castle to be built in the Autumn of 1115 before he marched with his troops all the way down to Aqaba on the Red Sea. The result was that he made the caravan route from Syria to Egypt secure.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVDkloVl8fdOTjQTwY5CbCoyNKju6qFSGfiPDyn42oTiUzXpxw2QCsE5l0e8ZPFLArGKFJDptsMC-MBN4IHMeuWtUWk0BADwVdNs5H2cBKTp7Cih8ugPmaVWyTN9UwhEDeN6ty0Km9y20ZEk4LpLVR7uEFqYIjtm4_UQqPUYS8PznUcJtRXaVD8EaDLM/s6000/DSC_0893.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVDkloVl8fdOTjQTwY5CbCoyNKju6qFSGfiPDyn42oTiUzXpxw2QCsE5l0e8ZPFLArGKFJDptsMC-MBN4IHMeuWtUWk0BADwVdNs5H2cBKTp7Cih8ugPmaVWyTN9UwhEDeN6ty0Km9y20ZEk4LpLVR7uEFqYIjtm4_UQqPUYS8PznUcJtRXaVD8EaDLM/s320/DSC_0893.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the view from the castle. Below there is a Bedouin settlement in the distance.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVDkloVl8fdOTjQTwY5CbCoyNKju6qFSGfiPDyn42oTiUzXpxw2QCsE5l0e8ZPFLArGKFJDptsMC-MBN4IHMeuWtUWk0BADwVdNs5H2cBKTp7Cih8ugPmaVWyTN9UwhEDeN6ty0Km9y20ZEk4LpLVR7uEFqYIjtm4_UQqPUYS8PznUcJtRXaVD8EaDLM/s6000/DSC_0893.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwMJzwawfH5L-lWJ_FOpQqDXSTVU7bjPsAhH9sec7C1EtNE9mtvy_Jzr2EIJbQ9onOxBKj9mIGVN3uuU0GuoJc1jwJbpZ_sEO1W4PkYNHF1dhyMWxFHhufxi7_6h9mTwSF0HXf07zsthuvPWa8xW2I-8HTrdlynkWC6rRlHDWtk-EmDRfUjKNdJcv6sc/s5413/DSC_0892.jpeg" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="5413" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwMJzwawfH5L-lWJ_FOpQqDXSTVU7bjPsAhH9sec7C1EtNE9mtvy_Jzr2EIJbQ9onOxBKj9mIGVN3uuU0GuoJc1jwJbpZ_sEO1W4PkYNHF1dhyMWxFHhufxi7_6h9mTwSF0HXf07zsthuvPWa8xW2I-8HTrdlynkWC6rRlHDWtk-EmDRfUjKNdJcv6sc/s320/DSC_0892.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This young Bedouin man visited with us briefly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZSG3YKgB16nQuhXjiGJTAFaD5rW1DcJWqns6McZH-MHtlVV6LkjCDa6xHOrKoCuBH51dwl7bDvSXMDgV5q_4b5dnkf5T-J_sCn0_cVR3K4cXhBC5IrIkSyDB7l57oty7RGa5t9eb-s_efxP5Clwg-q-1Zpmtjr9eiMaPzr4A0B5imbh05fk_MfIT6JE/s6000/DSC_0895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsZSG3YKgB16nQuhXjiGJTAFaD5rW1DcJWqns6McZH-MHtlVV6LkjCDa6xHOrKoCuBH51dwl7bDvSXMDgV5q_4b5dnkf5T-J_sCn0_cVR3K4cXhBC5IrIkSyDB7l57oty7RGa5t9eb-s_efxP5Clwg-q-1Zpmtjr9eiMaPzr4A0B5imbh05fk_MfIT6JE/s320/DSC_0895.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then of course on we went through the desert headed to Petra.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvPBfcF8SOUox-CYgETcLreZc99vOoNmRHrCd8ggObo1F0fVDPbg7LdPWkdAvGCW_XNGD14WsyceuH0MYRXYJG9PMDhqPYPWwaKDl6KZXifBOo5BtWyvbox5tiRFsu8OZe4m6ftdx30B3hO7gG1CjoDksH0btvTw-CZGPI6UPFzjex1NjTeD0Dv1iWLM/s3082/DSC_0896.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="3082" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvPBfcF8SOUox-CYgETcLreZc99vOoNmRHrCd8ggObo1F0fVDPbg7LdPWkdAvGCW_XNGD14WsyceuH0MYRXYJG9PMDhqPYPWwaKDl6KZXifBOo5BtWyvbox5tiRFsu8OZe4m6ftdx30B3hO7gG1CjoDksH0btvTw-CZGPI6UPFzjex1NjTeD0Dv1iWLM/s320/DSC_0896.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't have too much to say about the rest of the drive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVt-fjg684t_YkLyzV1uxWXM5cQv7EBhoUzurYWT1X2MWGdWHreRwhtM47ZpCfjZ-aAm5nVvjHmIk263-1XkAVZS8Cg8UBccWZ7-6xtecWqJeoHgmdJqut4-zOo7LgMg8XPjrGVqguq89KK5sDXFml5auMytZeBwJH8GoJNqUPrZ1M-Qx0H-fZeAches/s6000/DSC_0898.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVt-fjg684t_YkLyzV1uxWXM5cQv7EBhoUzurYWT1X2MWGdWHreRwhtM47ZpCfjZ-aAm5nVvjHmIk263-1XkAVZS8Cg8UBccWZ7-6xtecWqJeoHgmdJqut4-zOo7LgMg8XPjrGVqguq89KK5sDXFml5auMytZeBwJH8GoJNqUPrZ1M-Qx0H-fZeAches/s320/DSC_0898.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I took lots of pictures, but they tended to be of the same subjects...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RVWeTMGQ_KUbxt6CC6wkK7_sCZtNFD5LeXGxxHMGeH_0XP0Meyyjd0GTCoXajXbS3tV8wjasCbG1KZTYJobVfxMnKS5zvk_QR33t-2RdfGRNLDJftbzodZT76cmhY2xo9-hSDxku0JliPPNPuCzN809Ti8i7f95ooqw8-v3WLWyuzSVaKP-iHGy7Pzk/s2844/DSC_0899.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2724" data-original-width="2844" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RVWeTMGQ_KUbxt6CC6wkK7_sCZtNFD5LeXGxxHMGeH_0XP0Meyyjd0GTCoXajXbS3tV8wjasCbG1KZTYJobVfxMnKS5zvk_QR33t-2RdfGRNLDJftbzodZT76cmhY2xo9-hSDxku0JliPPNPuCzN809Ti8i7f95ooqw8-v3WLWyuzSVaKP-iHGy7Pzk/s320/DSC_0899.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">donkeys...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvHZRJ8L8j-qQ8NxWEPbBZaWZ5uKDN8xioz-FU8XMijd_RwrDuRNhtNAoLppzQ2zaT1S8QnYJTupuE4OUJaUYK_copeuITqXoFZuBiQhg29ZfMQFXXZdk0ZRETc_jlSR994I9nrWv5wuDWQEvp7F4RZL5ofdqcrtyixPjvTjx9meZM1lTbDtsGTSelFc/s6000/DSC_0902.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvHZRJ8L8j-qQ8NxWEPbBZaWZ5uKDN8xioz-FU8XMijd_RwrDuRNhtNAoLppzQ2zaT1S8QnYJTupuE4OUJaUYK_copeuITqXoFZuBiQhg29ZfMQFXXZdk0ZRETc_jlSR994I9nrWv5wuDWQEvp7F4RZL5ofdqcrtyixPjvTjx9meZM1lTbDtsGTSelFc/s320/DSC_0902.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sheep...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryh99PSnZa1z5yVrBtKqF49FyzUwQ6Xm2eUdirfgJUkjyz7WlUCRfFy8NsDTRhfyoAH2DBVlq8r4mYy0ihoKKJnDmfEaVuSfgGzoHJrB-d7llm3ROcVN3yrrtm64mBmoYtHX9fVDuEZy_pB9Cz3xIB9LpIk8zM5ZRP1TU4tbYgnTMJ8zmn-7ilS2lSmk/s6000/DSC_0904.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgryh99PSnZa1z5yVrBtKqF49FyzUwQ6Xm2eUdirfgJUkjyz7WlUCRfFy8NsDTRhfyoAH2DBVlq8r4mYy0ihoKKJnDmfEaVuSfgGzoHJrB-d7llm3ROcVN3yrrtm64mBmoYtHX9fVDuEZy_pB9Cz3xIB9LpIk8zM5ZRP1TU4tbYgnTMJ8zmn-7ilS2lSmk/s320/DSC_0904.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and camels.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUJ6wKWm80JH-8p9-Qj4_ICiTaLw43FiJbmD1kF2rpfHF2t3yAXHIADy92kS-1bpQifAgzVtiGH39zMbtUsyAnxHxzkrrmoIjzw8wbxm7UVzNCOIIDAOS6fStFqpI23b4UL2HvpSToN15Re97uOE0oy72x0T4bqxLK7j8-bXy0gD7zfUOxZJsR2tnBuM/s3759/DSC_0905.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="3759" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUJ6wKWm80JH-8p9-Qj4_ICiTaLw43FiJbmD1kF2rpfHF2t3yAXHIADy92kS-1bpQifAgzVtiGH39zMbtUsyAnxHxzkrrmoIjzw8wbxm7UVzNCOIIDAOS6fStFqpI23b4UL2HvpSToN15Re97uOE0oy72x0T4bqxLK7j8-bXy0gD7zfUOxZJsR2tnBuM/s320/DSC_0905.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do like the shot above because of its abstract silhouette character.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Uw8ixi1GBZtUzjZgJp360ANslOQz8j4hzDuY7UgevS2y_6-L6vebJlkwxU_tFg_LDwQwPgH-5jeR-sEukgccAPkyLIxPio7D__3BBj3_wxqaFfmgM4HgE3r1EPd0dcffX5pBgkb_uFuJ8aaC5x7cPPuX6cPTbnpCbH3NMUPeIPyWk0r4XXVViLgHYO0/s4987/DSC_0906.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="4987" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Uw8ixi1GBZtUzjZgJp360ANslOQz8j4hzDuY7UgevS2y_6-L6vebJlkwxU_tFg_LDwQwPgH-5jeR-sEukgccAPkyLIxPio7D__3BBj3_wxqaFfmgM4HgE3r1EPd0dcffX5pBgkb_uFuJ8aaC5x7cPPuX6cPTbnpCbH3NMUPeIPyWk0r4XXVViLgHYO0/s320/DSC_0906.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before we knew it though (I bet we napped a bit) we found ourselves on the outskirts of Petra.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAham6VJTUWUIV0eChkt6Ev1_2bap4oFFwXCAVddiL7PUMcwG_7VpnTM-O6hluVL-uMin9W-d1zrho51RUBrmTMe6x-InOkzm2UKz_tZnhb-posWGVrdb9M99KD2duahKQnUW52LyB8b0idOQUAj8J1e1-tVbrp23atBpupFLgB_v8PbbkyC5bpJOSN8/s6000/DSC_0908.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were ready to get out of the bus and have a home to go to.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfciyH2U0WkNbAiqyxfll8OGAQaB0XEx7W8Oy0okv7Sjc_J-uUFAnfPcV2IayohMgx24HPyUPbw6IW3oeemsK5IPNO_12wlVIDCidM7V6C_INCdZufkEfdvZWM3qrbubWqSEedFcQ2Xg0AjvE3ZqX2XeFvywM4ilFspCxFFcg8UeS-iE_Y6PfkTj6l0jE/s6000/DSC_0911.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfciyH2U0WkNbAiqyxfll8OGAQaB0XEx7W8Oy0okv7Sjc_J-uUFAnfPcV2IayohMgx24HPyUPbw6IW3oeemsK5IPNO_12wlVIDCidM7V6C_INCdZufkEfdvZWM3qrbubWqSEedFcQ2Xg0AjvE3ZqX2XeFvywM4ilFspCxFFcg8UeS-iE_Y6PfkTj6l0jE/s320/DSC_0911.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRD1lsEg2YNUxRHKyzdJmVFYEQUh-XjXIlmMtkfQHGH58vCkRNF70hDibNe3PCJ5IVewu6ynpr_nUR6xDKInsy3wmwJ7FK_oapEiGqlOU54rsA5SCQWWoe7y4KTqK5bCY1BCR6NNmYS66zcveyGXCas9yP_aR1Bs_sQ6nQsb9-QKXhwYxrx7LcJUVOiU/s6000/DSC_0912.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRD1lsEg2YNUxRHKyzdJmVFYEQUh-XjXIlmMtkfQHGH58vCkRNF70hDibNe3PCJ5IVewu6ynpr_nUR6xDKInsy3wmwJ7FK_oapEiGqlOU54rsA5SCQWWoe7y4KTqK5bCY1BCR6NNmYS66zcveyGXCas9yP_aR1Bs_sQ6nQsb9-QKXhwYxrx7LcJUVOiU/s320/DSC_0912.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our hotel was right on the edge of the entrance to the Petra monuments.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODrut9BY6_Ut4DgAq-pvpy7RhNgpbOaXmsadNvwkec5Rv623wU4DVVGsVYqb8hNRU7YvFdztffe-oJE2GkhfWSZBrdk7_KmgiLaAK8QLrR8ifcHupJMb2jMrgIs-TBDrIWBYIZwe1jTcaJNiGw-9g27Vzp8gRqDzUznz9mQUH0VTi_xIZDGUhqeHh6i4/s6000/DSC_0913.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjODrut9BY6_Ut4DgAq-pvpy7RhNgpbOaXmsadNvwkec5Rv623wU4DVVGsVYqb8hNRU7YvFdztffe-oJE2GkhfWSZBrdk7_KmgiLaAK8QLrR8ifcHupJMb2jMrgIs-TBDrIWBYIZwe1jTcaJNiGw-9g27Vzp8gRqDzUznz9mQUH0VTi_xIZDGUhqeHh6i4/s320/DSC_0913.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow we would get a chance to explore them, but today we were SO happy to be at our lodging.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyteW1I9jiFKf8a79dFC8w6LWGGzSNIMlQOL1xhOnwisM34WuSNvzRF_dVbZjJ-W4DNL2oO-RZeqREthK6B1ZyuHSK2pby9vC8rzuIzx7kxWLpaxZLozGhYBMOapWeBJSrQPhQr1192xEYiZ0Zbx2A67YzNtLuhc9kaK6DU2NfAQVHuDb_ZFq9hsK_9KI/s5663/DSC_0914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5663" data-original-width="3837" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyteW1I9jiFKf8a79dFC8w6LWGGzSNIMlQOL1xhOnwisM34WuSNvzRF_dVbZjJ-W4DNL2oO-RZeqREthK6B1ZyuHSK2pby9vC8rzuIzx7kxWLpaxZLozGhYBMOapWeBJSrQPhQr1192xEYiZ0Zbx2A67YzNtLuhc9kaK6DU2NfAQVHuDb_ZFq9hsK_9KI/w261-h385/DSC_0914.jpeg" width="261" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hotel was another elegant North African styled oasis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFDGoc1SV0HNEFQA4fpk2po45SD4J-GnmfiLHMUfhBjdbz4wE5Wu2vLifw06aXF3NWIkBtzJb5JLb5ubIs5XzFN3kJ0JQRS8TMArbAWR7eLv8YKmA-9oPHt290LNE1Rj_5oSaHnd68Y-Zr689Ay9U1JD49FJPz7J1wz28rHEFayfpFa2U7qk-G0LH_LM/s5358/DSC_0915.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3739" data-original-width="5358" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFDGoc1SV0HNEFQA4fpk2po45SD4J-GnmfiLHMUfhBjdbz4wE5Wu2vLifw06aXF3NWIkBtzJb5JLb5ubIs5XzFN3kJ0JQRS8TMArbAWR7eLv8YKmA-9oPHt290LNE1Rj_5oSaHnd68Y-Zr689Ay9U1JD49FJPz7J1wz28rHEFayfpFa2U7qk-G0LH_LM/s320/DSC_0915.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had dinner at the restaurant which had loads of food carts with beautiful and tasty offerings!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHD4YxyAIpiDx01GWerVBx3ctKFWzXTtinyiH9IKVc_YPKYoVq9jYE0S1bJ8biSTVZG3C9Q7iNuHeZZ4YORO2-EA5_ajhqnfiDPnmEegEZVvNxJYF7gTrzteB0wQRaH-O8KxYqhHMMVbquNgqct74-Qe5YAcfKPjLtE3aYmQpB_sbXy96o83aKAntYaE/s5112/DSC_0916.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3591" data-original-width="5112" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHD4YxyAIpiDx01GWerVBx3ctKFWzXTtinyiH9IKVc_YPKYoVq9jYE0S1bJ8biSTVZG3C9Q7iNuHeZZ4YORO2-EA5_ajhqnfiDPnmEegEZVvNxJYF7gTrzteB0wQRaH-O8KxYqhHMMVbquNgqct74-Qe5YAcfKPjLtE3aYmQpB_sbXy96o83aKAntYaE/s320/DSC_0916.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we knew it was time to think about bed, because we would have an arduous day on the morrow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-1jaJ9T23GcNU92ExaGEinIIoV_Hfm8f9zhJQNd-ZqF5HCopSTKBhjZfp7j3-X8_Mww_74n55KuH63hBB6LK-gtd_tD8C4eRAmR1JTFVCAbRbLO64TgFkIFHe5ErgqiPUdyCm0XMEMFBmy33m5vxp5ms5Q8e-GP_vonjk-IG8gJEsdJoyBEGrNRqefI/s5405/DSC_0917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5405" data-original-width="3453" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-1jaJ9T23GcNU92ExaGEinIIoV_Hfm8f9zhJQNd-ZqF5HCopSTKBhjZfp7j3-X8_Mww_74n55KuH63hBB6LK-gtd_tD8C4eRAmR1JTFVCAbRbLO64TgFkIFHe5ErgqiPUdyCm0XMEMFBmy33m5vxp5ms5Q8e-GP_vonjk-IG8gJEsdJoyBEGrNRqefI/w251-h394/DSC_0917.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-58750959234322208382023-10-25T19:53:00.008-05:002023-11-03T16:09:57.140-05:00Day 12: September 8 - Extension Trip to Jordan<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We got up at 4 AM so we could be picked up at 4:30 AM to get to the Cairo airport for our flight to Amman. There were 20 of us continuing on to Jordan. We thought our friends from California would be coming, but with the wheel chair I guess they ended up with another tour. It was sad to say goodbye and I thought of them the whole time we were in Jordan wondering where they were and how they were doing. This was a day where everything took forever. The airport part was long and tense on both ends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2PxdZiUdejJrtk6xdPHw2CWVDhBWWvTuGHaUJjqqgZjN6sk8d4GHXyXnyLjWTiTU0WrJ-gDHt7_jpkNUY77jnS9otu_wOXEQIoP1uknXQPSWqKD-qhaOT-FHI4nrudSEIGQAKdAqA23xlYMR43NdrJEve5MjK1-L8G1PMF4Grs6sKbfnyc3KTM1zKDc/s5403/DSC_0650.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3691" data-original-width="5403" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2PxdZiUdejJrtk6xdPHw2CWVDhBWWvTuGHaUJjqqgZjN6sk8d4GHXyXnyLjWTiTU0WrJ-gDHt7_jpkNUY77jnS9otu_wOXEQIoP1uknXQPSWqKD-qhaOT-FHI4nrudSEIGQAKdAqA23xlYMR43NdrJEve5MjK1-L8G1PMF4Grs6sKbfnyc3KTM1zKDc/s320/DSC_0650.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately my airplane window had lots of rain bowing, so I did not get very good pictures of what we passed over, but as always I found the different landscapes intriguing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-5ii6VZJp7Yf4pbrlEILb-WVXNbBN8JoqwtRFbLcsjXNfWLsXeodec1p-LFsNNFI09pf39p9AoDMH2xxAsF7F52kZ08qBOID1e8h51I-nocx54a27h-RCVL6R1_3RmP3_yb8PvSRCl_tFKQAXZ9g9_db3ISjmf8o9aLpceW4VibI18DYsz97vtYwLsw/s6000/DSC_0651.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik-5ii6VZJp7Yf4pbrlEILb-WVXNbBN8JoqwtRFbLcsjXNfWLsXeodec1p-LFsNNFI09pf39p9AoDMH2xxAsF7F52kZ08qBOID1e8h51I-nocx54a27h-RCVL6R1_3RmP3_yb8PvSRCl_tFKQAXZ9g9_db3ISjmf8o9aLpceW4VibI18DYsz97vtYwLsw/s320/DSC_0651.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was desert with roads and trails.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT9f-UmL-tr8rqVACQHMWihyHgw-vXjzfcy-MM4t_fusIGfCeJIkgFaP0OkXirOmTM2i0FaXp4qrT_Mydf0V-3j5qdL9ZZTpN2_es6Z-CSxD_K6j3rNfzpzzeoKSJxMbBSGx7eyWSo_qdKdcQZFWGGCBA_wbZ6INBx00K9RwIF2AeafvnFvQfT304-sM/s6000/DSC_0654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT9f-UmL-tr8rqVACQHMWihyHgw-vXjzfcy-MM4t_fusIGfCeJIkgFaP0OkXirOmTM2i0FaXp4qrT_Mydf0V-3j5qdL9ZZTpN2_es6Z-CSxD_K6j3rNfzpzzeoKSJxMbBSGx7eyWSo_qdKdcQZFWGGCBA_wbZ6INBx00K9RwIF2AeafvnFvQfT304-sM/s320/DSC_0654.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we got close to the airport the land looked like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE1xezYUoutzZs9tvcIEqaID4O7jQoIOsMKSEJOBhVSHqtrWDEX1x4rZ-1cq3UOLFLIxmkGE1Hr6O-MhrQsPBCgYHsmF5qGbxNA1dK1772E1dY5dSYgEBmja9gJwsyCgh6wzQxwmhIdNW4jHJw_nHduuv1bcUZGilWCOKUY18aLNTYmnm3H3y3cUhXb0/s6000/DSC_0655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqE1xezYUoutzZs9tvcIEqaID4O7jQoIOsMKSEJOBhVSHqtrWDEX1x4rZ-1cq3UOLFLIxmkGE1Hr6O-MhrQsPBCgYHsmF5qGbxNA1dK1772E1dY5dSYgEBmja9gJwsyCgh6wzQxwmhIdNW4jHJw_nHduuv1bcUZGilWCOKUY18aLNTYmnm3H3y3cUhXb0/s320/DSC_0655.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Queen Alia airport was airier than the airport in Cairo with higher ceilings and open space. One of our bags got lost so we had to wait a while in the airport.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGNuMEF-ngf6HYNtf0AOyKxXzOwIrCJjp288JdZIdJcZtUAMDam3GE13iCCCnlFO4lOIeYnHo8zgyIx2-i4ogmcb0G44AnLDC9-NyCwTCaZ3cRZtsXIbFoSV3BIq9pyU_D54h0HiaKZ70ZDMU232CjvRXWg4GKAcrzsUfb9BxCyFZ_xAOzq3tQ3nsV8A/s4443/DSC_0656.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="4443" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGNuMEF-ngf6HYNtf0AOyKxXzOwIrCJjp288JdZIdJcZtUAMDam3GE13iCCCnlFO4lOIeYnHo8zgyIx2-i4ogmcb0G44AnLDC9-NyCwTCaZ3cRZtsXIbFoSV3BIq9pyU_D54h0HiaKZ70ZDMU232CjvRXWg4GKAcrzsUfb9BxCyFZ_xAOzq3tQ3nsV8A/s320/DSC_0656.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We met our new guide, Sufian, and got on the bus. He gave us gift bags with dates and also got our listening devices, so we could hear him when we went to visit the sights. We had a long ride ahead of us - some 4 hours, but at least we got to stop at various places.The first stop would be Madaba.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCaDBeZiNmo_4Y62wUwUctdSLtanJ93wFD4rIYmBhCo1s4RRk6Loil6NVk3ehHSsMsJiwhWE-G7yxBux7xmuCuF_3XvB1v_vZsX2ihmOa8Sdwis4fHGSnhedywE3wdvZ8p9ydoO5mQcnVK5WJoZoDQ_lgX96GuTfd3JrNJnc51TnrGXQDCHP7GNzTpdY/s4032/IMG_0565.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCaDBeZiNmo_4Y62wUwUctdSLtanJ93wFD4rIYmBhCo1s4RRk6Loil6NVk3ehHSsMsJiwhWE-G7yxBux7xmuCuF_3XvB1v_vZsX2ihmOa8Sdwis4fHGSnhedywE3wdvZ8p9ydoO5mQcnVK5WJoZoDQ_lgX96GuTfd3JrNJnc51TnrGXQDCHP7GNzTpdY/w289-h385/IMG_0565.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That is our guide dressed in red in the reflection of the bus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYZfguBk1rmXVvAiXqg7i0tauIWEcrOsFHKc0ctsLH-E0pZE1HZDbRfyJEuYUkoRME0GLX9GdCHcdoQjR6NY-iBGaNur_b2-wB8cvFd3phiuxoSmVQSxat-MPbxO3HfLDDGgFcH8EJ8tFbqcl5_5F8CB27QGfKtoP96pedngYr8R_osIGO-HkAyCyU-I/s3179/DSC_0659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="3179" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYZfguBk1rmXVvAiXqg7i0tauIWEcrOsFHKc0ctsLH-E0pZE1HZDbRfyJEuYUkoRME0GLX9GdCHcdoQjR6NY-iBGaNur_b2-wB8cvFd3phiuxoSmVQSxat-MPbxO3HfLDDGgFcH8EJ8tFbqcl5_5F8CB27QGfKtoP96pedngYr8R_osIGO-HkAyCyU-I/w349-h146/DSC_0659.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw ranches and farms, like the sheep ranch above and the olive farm below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyLaS0bqoWw88k8_XyI8kTLqJSJWXSRph0riWtqteSzdYqLOc-g0YCn6Es9nVQvD_omTc7FdMFIrUpC6X5P5uElmS-V8bs9W3qWpCSPYW8fVPO-T2SWzkSWbGzj9qSbyDUSVJrNaBEui-6j2UA98aCIAhKvklrmIlYALwH51UmaU6aldy3biJ-XCmMsU/s4769/DSC_0661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="4769" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQyLaS0bqoWw88k8_XyI8kTLqJSJWXSRph0riWtqteSzdYqLOc-g0YCn6Es9nVQvD_omTc7FdMFIrUpC6X5P5uElmS-V8bs9W3qWpCSPYW8fVPO-T2SWzkSWbGzj9qSbyDUSVJrNaBEui-6j2UA98aCIAhKvklrmIlYALwH51UmaU6aldy3biJ-XCmMsU/s320/DSC_0661.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also saw Bedouin communities. Tents that would be moved periodically when the group decided it was time to find another location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiAxgyJTZv7OMyCkjY24sB66Waslln5Ui6bc-CWezMujmesByh6ocfP6a57lnqrQFTTpDy3mTjly5lQDA1jE_WZ-S07AiejVmMb8zYHIFGiZHkkTe17ClDUKEXBu9kfy5B-VySAMQWr0WLsjahUrgwiq-MN4WLmcoYkkxKdzwLP16V_tWC_gr-T03xuk/s6000/DSC_0662.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiAxgyJTZv7OMyCkjY24sB66Waslln5Ui6bc-CWezMujmesByh6ocfP6a57lnqrQFTTpDy3mTjly5lQDA1jE_WZ-S07AiejVmMb8zYHIFGiZHkkTe17ClDUKEXBu9kfy5B-VySAMQWr0WLsjahUrgwiq-MN4WLmcoYkkxKdzwLP16V_tWC_gr-T03xuk/s320/DSC_0662.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a particularly large settlement. Later we would see single family camp grounds as well.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1_dxTZKkzWq-IVQ6cczpaXeoG1ztTrqRZQk-evfIS1RnjJ1r7u9jUrLX1_aFpp_fXoaMb3cPTznq2T4FBETBoKQeQSv40x5PHSEk4dZn0vEc3YffgJHOI7Q68VocM3VRoZTOfzT63F_-rO9oOyxzHYd5w6Y1ufLjChPEo2nm6Tvk-gsConDgp3zNnqw/s6000/DSC_0663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1_dxTZKkzWq-IVQ6cczpaXeoG1ztTrqRZQk-evfIS1RnjJ1r7u9jUrLX1_aFpp_fXoaMb3cPTznq2T4FBETBoKQeQSv40x5PHSEk4dZn0vEc3YffgJHOI7Q68VocM3VRoZTOfzT63F_-rO9oOyxzHYd5w6Y1ufLjChPEo2nm6Tvk-gsConDgp3zNnqw/s320/DSC_0663.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We headed first to the town of Madaba so we could see the Mosaic map of the ancient world.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzambBEm8Q1G-qS9u2XiMUYGf4yoi4fcO4GBv3zsM-hYST5nbLxg5CKrnb8ZkMVueefzuM1DTe6rmLHVKT_TRYeecv2OtKrJviGfJkhHWe_bd0OImI_1sHvU2vRFfMuOsYKF_aRhy8MnIHVrC52tv5fMjCPKGwZPvI-Noa5UQ0ns0ddw8zkE51d503qs/s5271/DSC_0664.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3657" data-original-width="5271" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzambBEm8Q1G-qS9u2XiMUYGf4yoi4fcO4GBv3zsM-hYST5nbLxg5CKrnb8ZkMVueefzuM1DTe6rmLHVKT_TRYeecv2OtKrJviGfJkhHWe_bd0OImI_1sHvU2vRFfMuOsYKF_aRhy8MnIHVrC52tv5fMjCPKGwZPvI-Noa5UQ0ns0ddw8zkE51d503qs/s320/DSC_0664.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was a wealthier area without the outdoor hawkers. Instead there were stones and mortar shops selling everything a tourist might want to purchase.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF8hlFjOzgonskw3qdt3ZqQpm5dHgQlhcRSZdrwaKmHQWhwYXwS-dkbIfU962_GRIH55ea2b8538MBR-o42AzJPGO4sUzKp3A1UYZGANPURajoEvs5NSLsbQ_3R10bmgMcoyQ-tZr52OZwV2sZvsrobhzA-fNlmW6D5z6D3vzs2SqvinCcnEh0GMMPWA/s5586/DSC_0665.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3768" data-original-width="5586" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDF8hlFjOzgonskw3qdt3ZqQpm5dHgQlhcRSZdrwaKmHQWhwYXwS-dkbIfU962_GRIH55ea2b8538MBR-o42AzJPGO4sUzKp3A1UYZGANPURajoEvs5NSLsbQ_3R10bmgMcoyQ-tZr52OZwV2sZvsrobhzA-fNlmW6D5z6D3vzs2SqvinCcnEh0GMMPWA/s320/DSC_0665.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is what the map looks like. It is missing pieces, but is significant because it shows the layout of Jerusalem dating from the 6th century CE.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_9CrUcvv3lrA2MGAGuJOuSTzTMZ7B6TDJOtXJzQvJRknP0ufhoPFOha5Whjn2N1b2OTl5xDWOEozKCWyqntc7vmzXz-FGE62DdqDyHh7X3VRgbxNZEGfzaUqfaAkT8vBDAxg75Xoc7CuHQxes4CqBqXbDsqzcBdRbfBqbkVWgLdlKjLPF89DrgeQw04/s5090/DSC_0666.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3926" data-original-width="5090" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_9CrUcvv3lrA2MGAGuJOuSTzTMZ7B6TDJOtXJzQvJRknP0ufhoPFOha5Whjn2N1b2OTl5xDWOEozKCWyqntc7vmzXz-FGE62DdqDyHh7X3VRgbxNZEGfzaUqfaAkT8vBDAxg75Xoc7CuHQxes4CqBqXbDsqzcBdRbfBqbkVWgLdlKjLPF89DrgeQw04/s320/DSC_0666.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mosaic floor is found in the Byzantine Church of St. George.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fqCintsyhU_7JeRxIKIdsLXon9M5Oikx2gVDPVTqvnAk-LLVm7Q5M_my_nsjP0AYRENOq1Zib462bFGqpBuIv8ThowBkLX6bi0kCO4KfC7-_F9Y_qvxEPgfoTPNhYCPelQmkNg_tvbwLLVTAXmL80Nr5iAUtatCfNjjUDN_4lahrRJizHKqGaD03weM/s5604/DSC_0667.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5604" data-original-width="3754" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fqCintsyhU_7JeRxIKIdsLXon9M5Oikx2gVDPVTqvnAk-LLVm7Q5M_my_nsjP0AYRENOq1Zib462bFGqpBuIv8ThowBkLX6bi0kCO4KfC7-_F9Y_qvxEPgfoTPNhYCPelQmkNg_tvbwLLVTAXmL80Nr5iAUtatCfNjjUDN_4lahrRJizHKqGaD03weM/s320/DSC_0667.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the map was destroyed in the 8th Century when Madaba came under the rule of the Umayyad Caliphate. But the worst damage probably occurred as the result of an earthquake in 746.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr34LEKrN8J1xeNWebmEU6ZfRAGv42q0VcEiHCaTWpwJmX0p3heRPjt7YuqR5ckoJpmc0s7ng2sTb93Z4a9WmseIIIN760cfk_o40QaKEpKcTPb5D9i14hCVNZBlUWlxhHiLlPZDXKMwh1WVIsZHaK_Pea__E6u_X8fjTmCXV9DiPhSByUbYi547-6OY/s5335/DSC_0669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3764" data-original-width="5335" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtr34LEKrN8J1xeNWebmEU6ZfRAGv42q0VcEiHCaTWpwJmX0p3heRPjt7YuqR5ckoJpmc0s7ng2sTb93Z4a9WmseIIIN760cfk_o40QaKEpKcTPb5D9i14hCVNZBlUWlxhHiLlPZDXKMwh1WVIsZHaK_Pea__E6u_X8fjTmCXV9DiPhSByUbYi547-6OY/s320/DSC_0669.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1884 it was decided to build a new Church on the site of the old church and they rediscovered the mosaic floor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrjdcfhgxJTvXFOb-vfTh7MZXUpOQCiL0MfUEGtQA_0-lLzP_uyVRxDVTmhaQyLF51cc6SBABDcmibhR-vxBl6cnlzPKotai45z5OjK5sP0thxBA-rDFb9STvHrYWjXtbJc1Pa3EnpYnnYyONc6Khjs-XOPQAK46aREs3FPIUxsQzZx_hCcMok90J3P4/s5458/DSC_0670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3635" data-original-width="5458" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrjdcfhgxJTvXFOb-vfTh7MZXUpOQCiL0MfUEGtQA_0-lLzP_uyVRxDVTmhaQyLF51cc6SBABDcmibhR-vxBl6cnlzPKotai45z5OjK5sP0thxBA-rDFb9STvHrYWjXtbJc1Pa3EnpYnnYyONc6Khjs-XOPQAK46aREs3FPIUxsQzZx_hCcMok90J3P4/s320/DSC_0670.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Subsequent fires and moisture caused further damage, and the site wasn't restored until 1965 when the Volkswagen corporation donated the money to do so.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXePJZZM1EcA2kdA-60KajV4pMvUmpdDhCMFaxgjRY8Eh0Akc-MoWcpDgS0ftJViNF6xJjObaPPssnDOmOdDrf8CrXRsqOoFBde6KHTDfKko05zn9k9TznQUWbejTxGjJ-sfYttxsHpEqELNLVDwfZnyyEBv3hUac-dbQ4cDrWtoNYJvX60cLTvLocks/s5072/DSC_0671.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3723" data-original-width="5072" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXePJZZM1EcA2kdA-60KajV4pMvUmpdDhCMFaxgjRY8Eh0Akc-MoWcpDgS0ftJViNF6xJjObaPPssnDOmOdDrf8CrXRsqOoFBde6KHTDfKko05zn9k9TznQUWbejTxGjJ-sfYttxsHpEqELNLVDwfZnyyEBv3hUac-dbQ4cDrWtoNYJvX60cLTvLocks/s320/DSC_0671.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The little circle on the upper left is Jerusalem.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts7gnzIvddfdu0yru8hyphenhyphenAzh3eRbykuibIE4ddlEV_iuP4awzVKU0FSrDbSu8FeCnifEzQXHn5KPGOXhYcjuQyyKybSsYVR1aUYXzJe-Jr9ebDDYZoraKMusCYmorttDhyphenhyphenMuhgCP56nEDD833H5fTujYGkcZ3l0hQf1OWFXOjSOzPj9vHziWOH1fzduyQ/s5703/DSC_0673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5703" data-original-width="3652" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgts7gnzIvddfdu0yru8hyphenhyphenAzh3eRbykuibIE4ddlEV_iuP4awzVKU0FSrDbSu8FeCnifEzQXHn5KPGOXhYcjuQyyKybSsYVR1aUYXzJe-Jr9ebDDYZoraKMusCYmorttDhyphenhyphenMuhgCP56nEDD833H5fTujYGkcZ3l0hQf1OWFXOjSOzPj9vHziWOH1fzduyQ/w246-h384/DSC_0673.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The interior of the church was fairly bare, but did have this place to make an offering.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSpen7Y4_wwq0cgPk94Ses09Cf6izMm8xStA8Vory7AdRSJ87uPgt_OoUzGcqJ_pyYVr_VdnT7deXhjxI4eCfoodhSNDSPdmyJa_1mV9uWEtgqwEHJK12l8F1GlNYcONTayk5qJEFgA5lz6D6BVxDzyFNNWdKx8DOATtwVcwUE1x7Emdywd8dNpZItdVU/s5655/DSC_0674.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was strange not to see zillions of tourists everywhere and not to have aggressive buskers trying to sell us something for "just one dollah!"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83lNn35LEdo-1gDNMnbhNU24heJklZDjpo_jlDGa2MRoQqKTvs_X0xtBuy9QogPjegBpwfsSZZDIJaU5hrvB_ONJGXC4uvCv7sThkLcBhH8IqQkC5OTJNRFUf8Vkv4SUSJ0B1h613hDjRfOHpXJEKtkx6DzF7bRcDmirx_WguOU-TE3IW_MvMB6h8Rps/s6000/DSC_0676.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83lNn35LEdo-1gDNMnbhNU24heJklZDjpo_jlDGa2MRoQqKTvs_X0xtBuy9QogPjegBpwfsSZZDIJaU5hrvB_ONJGXC4uvCv7sThkLcBhH8IqQkC5OTJNRFUf8Vkv4SUSJ0B1h613hDjRfOHpXJEKtkx6DzF7bRcDmirx_WguOU-TE3IW_MvMB6h8Rps/w246-h370/DSC_0676.jpeg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One store had fashion dolls for children on sale.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZcVswp8W9zJ8iYek-xDmfoFcBpB0fxgdCNPlsoJG0rQ8n7-nCzTcxnrUoFFEKwTh4m9SDscrHcvY8sUgCTdyy7LXhfj3JRCrUVAqOBSNgxxZUO4nZi78Z_0fCSKQFIBf1jFnAxEugcb5VlTMUDDipQrqR5D7fszhiwJctXC7xwlJKeZhBsGwXNw3d48/s6000/DSC_0677.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinZcVswp8W9zJ8iYek-xDmfoFcBpB0fxgdCNPlsoJG0rQ8n7-nCzTcxnrUoFFEKwTh4m9SDscrHcvY8sUgCTdyy7LXhfj3JRCrUVAqOBSNgxxZUO4nZi78Z_0fCSKQFIBf1jFnAxEugcb5VlTMUDDipQrqR5D7fszhiwJctXC7xwlJKeZhBsGwXNw3d48/s320/DSC_0677.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to lunch at a local establishment called "The Food Basket."</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWEt7N0f9tCNKg1T9eOHV91gHaVK6l5RXvJc4-ly3_BxGk5h6icxSmvmGg2VBJDQTxE5BMm96VkuzAEiraQ4uFKbmrWaJ6Hrj7XLrGacUBoZYFtLg9zt5rt0XYVmyzLPc3UC-JQHYBv5w4tuhCZBtA4zYpEm4FPFeVAZKfemIzysX2kWaMcB7yz8vw_8/s6000/DSC_0680.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWEt7N0f9tCNKg1T9eOHV91gHaVK6l5RXvJc4-ly3_BxGk5h6icxSmvmGg2VBJDQTxE5BMm96VkuzAEiraQ4uFKbmrWaJ6Hrj7XLrGacUBoZYFtLg9zt5rt0XYVmyzLPc3UC-JQHYBv5w4tuhCZBtA4zYpEm4FPFeVAZKfemIzysX2kWaMcB7yz8vw_8/s320/DSC_0680.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The restaurant was started by the woman on the right and has been very successful. In the middle of the picture is our guide. The atmosphere was very pleasant and we were served typical Jordanian food.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuzNvw2En-OqYt-2tetcrHaA4n2bHLI1wu_HhSLXgtrskB-G7YOf-tKa_I-0skr7RXhToo4kuYe7sv1Bm_awhtMxrMmc2_-bnEFZiUJG03-iBNTTnnmfK4-sXWDYsECOHWf-BAo_Nelhi2GPWnKAZiCdLywc5RGUodegP5e1i0h-2gQGtvOQBO8QNxT8/s6000/DSC_0682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuzNvw2En-OqYt-2tetcrHaA4n2bHLI1wu_HhSLXgtrskB-G7YOf-tKa_I-0skr7RXhToo4kuYe7sv1Bm_awhtMxrMmc2_-bnEFZiUJG03-iBNTTnnmfK4-sXWDYsECOHWf-BAo_Nelhi2GPWnKAZiCdLywc5RGUodegP5e1i0h-2gQGtvOQBO8QNxT8/s320/DSC_0682.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the dishes is called Upside down chicken. They put the chicken in the bottom of a giant pot and cover it with rice and then when they serve it the whole thing gets turned upside down onto a platter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSEYLO_dL3vhRSW1Gke_eORIFrm6AlSb5eNrNO1YUvxwqT2ITFE4Y8iQE7q7tw1GTpPWvnCYnAs_bpv9kWl2IwRBvozn75LmaijBRk1IXG2jx_PATn85TdmJ6ddHhNg2H5KRmTr5fiA1wRLMBRUyvg1ZFDXG7GjyGr584jLoEIdOitOExq7C-kGtC4gU/s4993/DSC_0686.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="4993" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSEYLO_dL3vhRSW1Gke_eORIFrm6AlSb5eNrNO1YUvxwqT2ITFE4Y8iQE7q7tw1GTpPWvnCYnAs_bpv9kWl2IwRBvozn75LmaijBRk1IXG2jx_PATn85TdmJ6ddHhNg2H5KRmTr5fiA1wRLMBRUyvg1ZFDXG7GjyGr584jLoEIdOitOExq7C-kGtC4gU/s320/DSC_0686.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bathroom was edifying.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHo5tN84jvkAxN9c0PEUbvKACa4ImyhSIouUBxqO_BY2vnQGC4JVdeqrwbe91qWqG8jb-JPLW49yO55Klk1U0EggbaFIm-AvF4tu7crLwa1Ff77cCSA55iRN0ZO3Xax-cpQvhn43ks7D_wVjvgX5li4YBuTMa6f3Y6zujq449KlPeJ8qQiIIKLRvwoCE/s4685/DSC_0688.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4685" data-original-width="2411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHo5tN84jvkAxN9c0PEUbvKACa4ImyhSIouUBxqO_BY2vnQGC4JVdeqrwbe91qWqG8jb-JPLW49yO55Klk1U0EggbaFIm-AvF4tu7crLwa1Ff77cCSA55iRN0ZO3Xax-cpQvhn43ks7D_wVjvgX5li4YBuTMa6f3Y6zujq449KlPeJ8qQiIIKLRvwoCE/s320/DSC_0688.jpeg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had about a 4 hour drive to get to the Dead Sea, but we made several stops including Madaba, and the Dead Sea museum. Below is a gorgeous planting of lantana that matched the awnings in the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMdIAD0doOMAQLODwJS3YCzIxtJz6ORabmUYHoFo9Luph2_yHqj9ZE2eWJ9MWfHDpbK63VMVg-hoOgi4ZL7ZhPvTDqOI8BWFaacsbZmYBUOntlzrTOBZjKRX3MXEFjdnNe5coiApH6X3ciDXN7PWH8p0XOMOnttJrMQfM7PJpgnXJlIEMRrfV4FgWzS4/s6000/DSC_0689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMdIAD0doOMAQLODwJS3YCzIxtJz6ORabmUYHoFo9Luph2_yHqj9ZE2eWJ9MWfHDpbK63VMVg-hoOgi4ZL7ZhPvTDqOI8BWFaacsbZmYBUOntlzrTOBZjKRX3MXEFjdnNe5coiApH6X3ciDXN7PWH8p0XOMOnttJrMQfM7PJpgnXJlIEMRrfV4FgWzS4/s320/DSC_0689.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From the bus we got a lovely view of the Dead Sea in the distance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluYbpuEsrmN8OtA8quxFGApLSFblhLZddJT83tXafh0uwQlgxkHK_kqmjSMNr1RDUPu8hskIxQevmnPpNTAXXFFCozYkg5M5BwjDT_lGuljcBvkC3Wawj7-pDgNQeYZ2HKZEroiYE-Jv8iWZoq57qStEE4Wy5igwMGBl34l91OvhWoRRfFDm_t9Mox4o/s5270/DSC_0690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="5270" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgluYbpuEsrmN8OtA8quxFGApLSFblhLZddJT83tXafh0uwQlgxkHK_kqmjSMNr1RDUPu8hskIxQevmnPpNTAXXFFCozYkg5M5BwjDT_lGuljcBvkC3Wawj7-pDgNQeYZ2HKZEroiYE-Jv8iWZoq57qStEE4Wy5igwMGBl34l91OvhWoRRfFDm_t9Mox4o/s320/DSC_0690.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is very typical of the landscape of the area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUd31F0ukbelo7DyL4aQZsLLVgaObZBbxXOPJgLSDVATx3SqbBZU7ku67ZijbwQtUHGVmiRD5Aqes1AX3SoXWVVgYNXT_D_NFem66V9iWZl98gwVNmp6uQOi00utvcuh_aYghV9elopm6DABWcwBwe7DkviO_0huNSOX1ovrhwysKOJtDvd6N3xMLBqY/s4879/DSC_0692.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="4879" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUd31F0ukbelo7DyL4aQZsLLVgaObZBbxXOPJgLSDVATx3SqbBZU7ku67ZijbwQtUHGVmiRD5Aqes1AX3SoXWVVgYNXT_D_NFem66V9iWZl98gwVNmp6uQOi00utvcuh_aYghV9elopm6DABWcwBwe7DkviO_0huNSOX1ovrhwysKOJtDvd6N3xMLBqY/s320/DSC_0692.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jordan has different colors than Egypt. The sands are a bit lighter in color and there is a bit more vegetation.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufKjvdGcDFBKiAicVV0ddjSgVVMWBVg-2P-wjhMd1jfmvekWr3nmQZmzuWUkCLJCj-Vo5gI_op8dD7doqLVsfeHgu-IkrvWSSZISzsmv5XtiSek2pbYziCKUlx2ApbqpD-Y7Qgm-jUGWRyQK9OkLvK_L90u-wU0ouLXnKPh0-Q2elYTDu9J1eeERg2-A/s5171/DSC_0693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="5171" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgufKjvdGcDFBKiAicVV0ddjSgVVMWBVg-2P-wjhMd1jfmvekWr3nmQZmzuWUkCLJCj-Vo5gI_op8dD7doqLVsfeHgu-IkrvWSSZISzsmv5XtiSek2pbYziCKUlx2ApbqpD-Y7Qgm-jUGWRyQK9OkLvK_L90u-wU0ouLXnKPh0-Q2elYTDu9J1eeERg2-A/s320/DSC_0693.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Dead Sea is shrinking because of evaporation and water use. One of our stops was a Dead Sea Museum and Panoramic Complex. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwxVJjsU9fVz-XZLjJWOdQMdacb-ma8jFTp52dJMlEzws1lrIcHedrH8ADykIPV6W0WQUFJcDCemCPAZCxYhEVDz3DDbXTZUKIBx2lkYSdX5Z5NyRcuahySeIuXSy1I9xPk9_gvecEzXKzCgF9TCoVL_ONYuL0fV8w5Mn8ScvEkG4pm9cBSDBVQ0UmfE/s4032/IMG_0571.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwxVJjsU9fVz-XZLjJWOdQMdacb-ma8jFTp52dJMlEzws1lrIcHedrH8ADykIPV6W0WQUFJcDCemCPAZCxYhEVDz3DDbXTZUKIBx2lkYSdX5Z5NyRcuahySeIuXSy1I9xPk9_gvecEzXKzCgF9TCoVL_ONYuL0fV8w5Mn8ScvEkG4pm9cBSDBVQ0UmfE/s320/IMG_0571.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the museum they had the change of the footprint of the sea marked on the floor. You can see how much it has shrunk so far and what they expect to happen in the coming years.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9Z6qEOcrQLcCzzlkkJ9QMrOkMZBuO0ANOFQmrhV1Q2sz0P5kfZ38RP8pBrwAysdgUMJVz83Mf51ksmbU1nYLepoGfnfErgkXv__LdavkRLnnpdGElbcglNDcHnNTWe1yMtgP8E-2vYuUEZgV2ikMhsrSiBdOBBj2gAgvLRiysJ0pYWsBzsHsGJ4kkLg/s5805/DSC_0694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="5805" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9Z6qEOcrQLcCzzlkkJ9QMrOkMZBuO0ANOFQmrhV1Q2sz0P5kfZ38RP8pBrwAysdgUMJVz83Mf51ksmbU1nYLepoGfnfErgkXv__LdavkRLnnpdGElbcglNDcHnNTWe1yMtgP8E-2vYuUEZgV2ikMhsrSiBdOBBj2gAgvLRiysJ0pYWsBzsHsGJ4kkLg/s320/DSC_0694.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The grounds of the Museum were beautifully planted with Bougainvillea and other gorgeous flowers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlzEtkIGXHD5J0uWQ9W7SSN8Agb9-vFmQvZPmeMPq20YF5EF9TOoxFWztelnfi-Ylq8WSJn94GKPu4VyE4GIJ8MeuODf1p5VKpP_JD6lmyuME5z8vI094EBgVSeJpEzMHf1lPPscjldjZQ4Mx94NCT-PM21X4GiRRXgMMbnxAXgueZBX2o75JEFr-cXs/s5534/DSC_0695.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="5534" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlzEtkIGXHD5J0uWQ9W7SSN8Agb9-vFmQvZPmeMPq20YF5EF9TOoxFWztelnfi-Ylq8WSJn94GKPu4VyE4GIJ8MeuODf1p5VKpP_JD6lmyuME5z8vI094EBgVSeJpEzMHf1lPPscjldjZQ4Mx94NCT-PM21X4GiRRXgMMbnxAXgueZBX2o75JEFr-cXs/s320/DSC_0695.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was quite pleasant to get out of the bus and stroll around the grounds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNybZuRUzZAdzBjqvda5eXRWHHtC2nQa6XKh22gQI5h9z40yh0FzTRfeCHOh1TNsRQxW-0aYfjJVB0j5OBfbZiTL157dYQwCF_v4IT7Th69DjGJUy3bUqedweyPSZlb2gPZq4Z1UOg3QvFkWVbbeOTO8nnmuvQuWAdGNO_2lMl8JvZOQQDQgtQ5euUXM/s5494/DSC_0696.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3615" data-original-width="5494" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNybZuRUzZAdzBjqvda5eXRWHHtC2nQa6XKh22gQI5h9z40yh0FzTRfeCHOh1TNsRQxW-0aYfjJVB0j5OBfbZiTL157dYQwCF_v4IT7Th69DjGJUy3bUqedweyPSZlb2gPZq4Z1UOg3QvFkWVbbeOTO8nnmuvQuWAdGNO_2lMl8JvZOQQDQgtQ5euUXM/w346-h228/DSC_0696.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a restaurant too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXLQgcvWS6dDl9cTIkDPiuYSrp-kakMQiYrMA8xFbb23Ns_v462CKC3o0Q8RsRoHoiA94afBZ2z6e52NbaoYwRI-jjyTdO5vGi79i16J7_xDwMHoiPea2hmK2m7faZTJ6bgVA52RIQaTHE_-in4SZRw-lEgP17TLfX9i-7fGn0tpo6ABD0EM4ue8Ha-0/s4032/IMG_0573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXLQgcvWS6dDl9cTIkDPiuYSrp-kakMQiYrMA8xFbb23Ns_v462CKC3o0Q8RsRoHoiA94afBZ2z6e52NbaoYwRI-jjyTdO5vGi79i16J7_xDwMHoiPea2hmK2m7faZTJ6bgVA52RIQaTHE_-in4SZRw-lEgP17TLfX9i-7fGn0tpo6ABD0EM4ue8Ha-0/s320/IMG_0573.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course the Dead Sea vista was the real attraction here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mkVVa0YGGJ-6JVfL7V9YFL8xu2LX0pFyn2UsyF4l8rEc7cSMMahjrtNusWH7hkOQGUSkYzTPOBFEqbk2C_GqC7b3BBnT2xt81YPN5bs9ZJbzDKgKekaPdSarPzocwdFLINrJZTzNPWTp0l37TPOA3s2_ATVPWo2fBLpaTYLAmwBa3QckcD_Jn6hNbEc/s5546/DSC_0698.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="5546" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mkVVa0YGGJ-6JVfL7V9YFL8xu2LX0pFyn2UsyF4l8rEc7cSMMahjrtNusWH7hkOQGUSkYzTPOBFEqbk2C_GqC7b3BBnT2xt81YPN5bs9ZJbzDKgKekaPdSarPzocwdFLINrJZTzNPWTp0l37TPOA3s2_ATVPWo2fBLpaTYLAmwBa3QckcD_Jn6hNbEc/s320/DSC_0698.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sea is a deep, gorgeous blue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT3v-hxpReCpI0zJol7AIudN9I65UDCFxFaXP5eKvkbqufKte_MFTkAAio1oPIrxYHg9X5aQLTmtptncb_1MwwYFZje639JQuYU3LVR29YkrLJdhwS6ILpwgpBxMFPmXeIhlwtK2VaIfnzN00dCYSL4a4i3djrapVGfvrcqbfIQ8RG8I3ee06R6Ris7Y/s5088/DSC_0701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="5088" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWT3v-hxpReCpI0zJol7AIudN9I65UDCFxFaXP5eKvkbqufKte_MFTkAAio1oPIrxYHg9X5aQLTmtptncb_1MwwYFZje639JQuYU3LVR29YkrLJdhwS6ILpwgpBxMFPmXeIhlwtK2VaIfnzN00dCYSL4a4i3djrapVGfvrcqbfIQ8RG8I3ee06R6Ris7Y/s320/DSC_0701.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We wandered around a bit and explored the area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWr8PildlglnJP38xlWWH-1qaeF7gKa6xsY65LR-TfauPFV9CyxU5OHL5v3JMHU0SV00OI0YvaJA0kwDnfTo1IOFPz1d87zg6XD8qqZ4R5S2KPZ38oK8MeJM3dlHVpXv4X-09HDZhJlKaLa4WLFeX7tIjMKf4HO0s36mWkZh2_7P9vFUdnzjtpEO7fC8/s5568/DSC_0702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="5568" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqWr8PildlglnJP38xlWWH-1qaeF7gKa6xsY65LR-TfauPFV9CyxU5OHL5v3JMHU0SV00OI0YvaJA0kwDnfTo1IOFPz1d87zg6XD8qqZ4R5S2KPZ38oK8MeJM3dlHVpXv4X-09HDZhJlKaLa4WLFeX7tIjMKf4HO0s36mWkZh2_7P9vFUdnzjtpEO7fC8/s320/DSC_0702.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look at all the fruit on that palm tree!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNTbVZisjtKOedLcWMqxemyYGMXxcrZGioM4_HTHR4foz7pVt0-4sk4_SoM8Gc7kSJd8woBpStcsu5FiUK71t9FOK5eadF3J3npPRgAtgAwJbKSpmUlRiIkHDuT5huZ64Wa46taPZdCat5txUX2bvf0AVdrsPLfS0Ixcz56iQOJzHJSPCkTeLMTox6LE/s5719/DSC_0703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5719" data-original-width="3341" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNTbVZisjtKOedLcWMqxemyYGMXxcrZGioM4_HTHR4foz7pVt0-4sk4_SoM8Gc7kSJd8woBpStcsu5FiUK71t9FOK5eadF3J3npPRgAtgAwJbKSpmUlRiIkHDuT5huZ64Wa46taPZdCat5txUX2bvf0AVdrsPLfS0Ixcz56iQOJzHJSPCkTeLMTox6LE/w277-h474/DSC_0703.jpeg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This garden has two colors of bougainvillea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodsqYH7ETVebz0nUsI4gRsTMbhmU9jStf0qFihYtfGnloehlllAXsH8uWOoROdXfpH0_k6uNfAL_Ui9htGJ671K54GUg9fj38Zo7kpQdOzbZwaT5Cpgv-x0ea2GwUSBDClW-0a70MciAoehna2KgzxO0S637sx1H0_g7bsbMk-D3hcIhU_yYaqoANGb8/s6000/DSC_0704.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhodsqYH7ETVebz0nUsI4gRsTMbhmU9jStf0qFihYtfGnloehlllAXsH8uWOoROdXfpH0_k6uNfAL_Ui9htGJ671K54GUg9fj38Zo7kpQdOzbZwaT5Cpgv-x0ea2GwUSBDClW-0a70MciAoehna2KgzxO0S637sx1H0_g7bsbMk-D3hcIhU_yYaqoANGb8/s320/DSC_0704.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This red-blossomed tree seems to be a locust of some kind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3qbMWQu-K27EEg3OI2D4hlOKkmDN9mqHYeqJtWMVAzlxZdNfOrmQIjEh2i4mOE2EFNSR1h-QWahB6Ye4aVx560apSs7ExNbT_cd2PYc_V8q_smn2KDbdjiRfqhvbA34uIz_TzdrWhwkPQUVAV8ymA9mmGqXbOU-3pROmhzi_4xAZvdXEGHiaQ2hafN0/s6000/DSC_0705.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM3qbMWQu-K27EEg3OI2D4hlOKkmDN9mqHYeqJtWMVAzlxZdNfOrmQIjEh2i4mOE2EFNSR1h-QWahB6Ye4aVx560apSs7ExNbT_cd2PYc_V8q_smn2KDbdjiRfqhvbA34uIz_TzdrWhwkPQUVAV8ymA9mmGqXbOU-3pROmhzi_4xAZvdXEGHiaQ2hafN0/s320/DSC_0705.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the vistas were simply stunning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNitkchTTRY-1wKMfEJTZ8TZ4XBwWxq-IKFavT64w117h-uT3yQORVOumy1a6Gznk__7j37HNarFIVPP1mSYKcmuxORwo0BJNvhNLexmWqsqwPqsGewAC5bQgTbNYTlYrWDiPaUSAqebKjp0fi129gMFvUpYiQvP9EvYDGUFLzbKxWXgE5SWTE6UibaI/s4032/IMG_0574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNitkchTTRY-1wKMfEJTZ8TZ4XBwWxq-IKFavT64w117h-uT3yQORVOumy1a6Gznk__7j37HNarFIVPP1mSYKcmuxORwo0BJNvhNLexmWqsqwPqsGewAC5bQgTbNYTlYrWDiPaUSAqebKjp0fi129gMFvUpYiQvP9EvYDGUFLzbKxWXgE5SWTE6UibaI/s320/IMG_0574.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bougainvilla setting off the view of the Dead Sea!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybAJYTeZ0yTF46M_njytoZxrWqHxLwlfBnHhILRBGeCckqre1dSwhTqg5aaTK1arn3TWrb4uxGDiyZVaYQdkSR6F6vfO4ptJY8ZloFW1ffDBxqVRfkO4MpjrYpBKnuwqpsBYSnWHf0ZFfMD4LptWf8ul9olm182R2nWVn5e6wwletf4eq6SfrqFPl0Qo/s4032/IMG_0575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybAJYTeZ0yTF46M_njytoZxrWqHxLwlfBnHhILRBGeCckqre1dSwhTqg5aaTK1arn3TWrb4uxGDiyZVaYQdkSR6F6vfO4ptJY8ZloFW1ffDBxqVRfkO4MpjrYpBKnuwqpsBYSnWHf0ZFfMD4LptWf8ul9olm182R2nWVn5e6wwletf4eq6SfrqFPl0Qo/s320/IMG_0575.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what the yellow flowers are.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfksL9AfB4TA6vEVibX7IM9ZM4l9EUz9_PXXSC4xN88GRIOgRngeWz53GLtUdSEl9zNaY33v7zHgP9GfCJ64t5K2qLhPel8Qk0JLS6oB9kxkGRNj-msVZoDh1Jj4fx4jjnv_3unOH0GSWpTQJkyo8zBKgeNx_Ssj-crqUr8tQANjqg0gkDuw49Sd_0ImM/s4032/IMG_0580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfksL9AfB4TA6vEVibX7IM9ZM4l9EUz9_PXXSC4xN88GRIOgRngeWz53GLtUdSEl9zNaY33v7zHgP9GfCJ64t5K2qLhPel8Qk0JLS6oB9kxkGRNj-msVZoDh1Jj4fx4jjnv_3unOH0GSWpTQJkyo8zBKgeNx_Ssj-crqUr8tQANjqg0gkDuw49Sd_0ImM/s320/IMG_0580.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course there was more ground to cover, so it was back into the bus and back through the desert.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGV25tgFa4x7De1Y6l2hDyRutgqPLv4gpaePOdicZq7jUvPDC1Wld-2_SY7XvtDtQIiGQasWZIQJKHNidRccKnsNftKmW2QjycNRKQrJotjzf8ianVH5wo47bGF7uKt6fi4qnh2zvyRwN9hIifMKVpOsjlhMv8GIgZYsHzGGRafmmrev6u5b4CBVJgX8/s5762/DSC_0706.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3729" data-original-width="5762" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGV25tgFa4x7De1Y6l2hDyRutgqPLv4gpaePOdicZq7jUvPDC1Wld-2_SY7XvtDtQIiGQasWZIQJKHNidRccKnsNftKmW2QjycNRKQrJotjzf8ianVH5wo47bGF7uKt6fi4qnh2zvyRwN9hIifMKVpOsjlhMv8GIgZYsHzGGRafmmrev6u5b4CBVJgX8/s320/DSC_0706.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually we arrived at the Möwenpick Resort on the Dead Sea. We were welcomed by this interesting version of a giant pitcher. To pour the drinks, the server had to bow down.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuZDcaAlxU0Vjsg85mC5Tz56WS3jf2MJLQD3DcP4rdXF-DeTc3nxh4UrIZjIeISWO-WG-pNDSxxxfsakSDYA4DwilRwdv5KRGuDuBIgN_V91m09RtqvxsVyo_aSnSygtBtnTVu-am4m-a4Dfry0mRX1bSWy0RByKkKt8klF-H6xIDBJPp3vOUZlPmoOg/s5318/DSC_0707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5318" data-original-width="3358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBuZDcaAlxU0Vjsg85mC5Tz56WS3jf2MJLQD3DcP4rdXF-DeTc3nxh4UrIZjIeISWO-WG-pNDSxxxfsakSDYA4DwilRwdv5KRGuDuBIgN_V91m09RtqvxsVyo_aSnSygtBtnTVu-am4m-a4Dfry0mRX1bSWy0RByKkKt8klF-H6xIDBJPp3vOUZlPmoOg/s320/DSC_0707.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here our guide is treated to a nice refreshing drink.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFg2hu77Vx9fgE_pTVSidOrT681JYhDgkzlsuJpgx3dO4QOQ00mF-RWOYWXOHBtnmu99NxGy2cbFZkFn4PjW_pQkTzC7tiVdv1lxYKyoR5_dNFJG-pEfSJ28ZFquEHyxDz76cY1C7wPqWktiZR56JFWNqAoFP0BoyiixVfy-TUVzZn5hwh0ONtFRKJ55E/s6000/DSC_0708.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFg2hu77Vx9fgE_pTVSidOrT681JYhDgkzlsuJpgx3dO4QOQ00mF-RWOYWXOHBtnmu99NxGy2cbFZkFn4PjW_pQkTzC7tiVdv1lxYKyoR5_dNFJG-pEfSJ28ZFquEHyxDz76cY1C7wPqWktiZR56JFWNqAoFP0BoyiixVfy-TUVzZn5hwh0ONtFRKJ55E/s320/DSC_0708.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I loved these lobsters that decorated the wall of the lobby hall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXM2-Z-xfyc1xnhdm971qxwfA0cmq86EZwB7BsZYbobOIv8USTyBsThc2thvIvw2zd8LbPLdmBDYv2l0ualLxN1ZT3cey2zBoELFWXmHWkjdIUTCG4YOj0KiHvlHWLgczyhGxy44IjUEUnLUhy9l3CJncJWXQCs0bsqrhaD0UVwz7vtofulQPT7Ho2OY/s6000/DSC_0709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXM2-Z-xfyc1xnhdm971qxwfA0cmq86EZwB7BsZYbobOIv8USTyBsThc2thvIvw2zd8LbPLdmBDYv2l0ualLxN1ZT3cey2zBoELFWXmHWkjdIUTCG4YOj0KiHvlHWLgczyhGxy44IjUEUnLUhy9l3CJncJWXQCs0bsqrhaD0UVwz7vtofulQPT7Ho2OY/w281-h422/DSC_0709.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The furniture was beautiful with inlaid mother-of-pearl.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng2r1aktlLzC8WqL2zToav2IHvNZpFI2hbyP7kscOx-f9LwduC7bxZDiwm77EB70ZXWXJAFmtgICyl2IDSnB9NE383zBopXZrzg1Ze14R_AJFIc2jFPfQ_BJe369REBxyKv4xpICqOdE0IGeFYaWLgmAlgYFIo55eZrGdqzGe8lHduIWPa9c6eQU1ypA/s6000/DSC_0710.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng2r1aktlLzC8WqL2zToav2IHvNZpFI2hbyP7kscOx-f9LwduC7bxZDiwm77EB70ZXWXJAFmtgICyl2IDSnB9NE383zBopXZrzg1Ze14R_AJFIc2jFPfQ_BJe369REBxyKv4xpICqOdE0IGeFYaWLgmAlgYFIo55eZrGdqzGe8lHduIWPa9c6eQU1ypA/s320/DSC_0710.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The foyer of the main building was huge and open and we felt very comfortable immediately.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6Yx2yaozOpgGRwmuB_eY9oZ7WDF9SZ3NL9WA7gD9HskLpecfDZGxxwNT12uNV7EQnX5UCvPuh9wKr8ZWOa-9npmTZoKsoQWDQlnG7nuPOChiF_77RJ6fUI0ojIEl3raPkWlb1lCznfo5T2nLq54J6MshuLkpsU1yDa4dj7ApMHPoUtENr4pbpmnrWVs/s6000/DSC_0711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_6Yx2yaozOpgGRwmuB_eY9oZ7WDF9SZ3NL9WA7gD9HskLpecfDZGxxwNT12uNV7EQnX5UCvPuh9wKr8ZWOa-9npmTZoKsoQWDQlnG7nuPOChiF_77RJ6fUI0ojIEl3raPkWlb1lCznfo5T2nLq54J6MshuLkpsU1yDa4dj7ApMHPoUtENr4pbpmnrWVs/s320/DSC_0711.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The chandeliers were gigantic metal work structures full of light bulbs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k6YiGtmzTputgflL4wnicbCuRE5YFjx-05ajroNKP81foYBRG8gYeo1E-tDaow1I0-zgvo_NP5paIQnvC82kRBkEmCyBYsD1mPryfqkjZMzZ34zvs0ivDURHWCl1OFEuwKJwl1n8XkEq_-ExA51SXBsxPDhGxGK6WpwiXAHccUnWGJHshtQjsZyfTO4/s6000/DSC_0712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5k6YiGtmzTputgflL4wnicbCuRE5YFjx-05ajroNKP81foYBRG8gYeo1E-tDaow1I0-zgvo_NP5paIQnvC82kRBkEmCyBYsD1mPryfqkjZMzZ34zvs0ivDURHWCl1OFEuwKJwl1n8XkEq_-ExA51SXBsxPDhGxGK6WpwiXAHccUnWGJHshtQjsZyfTO4/s320/DSC_0712.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the lobby we were given keys and the room numbers for our bungalows which were out amid the gardens of the grounds. between the main building and the Dead Sea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeOjTT20t7MqiPgAHjGHFPLFvsUotS0ajRhtz9dz9lMNwd-FzxsBr8usCcmOxPdhR0Jg2wkojRZb1IV8wdppqHPcwOWPQSuBCbcrYMfykGToSMN6AunCg1Aevp6I9PPvW1c3mEyt6gqnFqFmvp4TZBcfOs7PXhy6cIkTN5QIGjRBl4ERbbE5F2bTElVA/s6000/DSC_0713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeOjTT20t7MqiPgAHjGHFPLFvsUotS0ajRhtz9dz9lMNwd-FzxsBr8usCcmOxPdhR0Jg2wkojRZb1IV8wdppqHPcwOWPQSuBCbcrYMfykGToSMN6AunCg1Aevp6I9PPvW1c3mEyt6gqnFqFmvp4TZBcfOs7PXhy6cIkTN5QIGjRBl4ERbbE5F2bTElVA/w254-h382/DSC_0713.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tghere was an amazing store in the hotel too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNmgEKwebEM7bbGbF-6_G0qUKWQo07zir_bKji10nNcMH8WpBxgFtfhiwGu2HvrAux60UKjkjtAaRp5OyIpYB352tat92TD-04h12wGolxMjyAOUWV-KrxaXIHgz5HgxpouFf9hqaVPI1ptyDqcNPa0VBdM4NsTzRsUNRO0xFJiqYfXiiudoDQzQN3-8/s5762/DSC_0725.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5762" data-original-width="3541" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNmgEKwebEM7bbGbF-6_G0qUKWQo07zir_bKji10nNcMH8WpBxgFtfhiwGu2HvrAux60UKjkjtAaRp5OyIpYB352tat92TD-04h12wGolxMjyAOUWV-KrxaXIHgz5HgxpouFf9hqaVPI1ptyDqcNPa0VBdM4NsTzRsUNRO0xFJiqYfXiiudoDQzQN3-8/w239-h388/DSC_0725.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Downstairs from the lobby was the access to the grounds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFYSKF7kDDUA3jjC2BU76ekRHBqvmMphMrJR81AH3T2_HAPkS3fqvniWRzuRB-l8ZDcjacclzAxPIAqQjCuaXiS1vyW7Gxg5Hj-mI9D5CPESiU7T9QSPpHKhXhqbDyx28H56uHVzrCRnHa3z41s78SmqqMHt6llw1ckvzDFG850CU5nqYqJjmBUqU0UM/s6000/DSC_0714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFYSKF7kDDUA3jjC2BU76ekRHBqvmMphMrJR81AH3T2_HAPkS3fqvniWRzuRB-l8ZDcjacclzAxPIAqQjCuaXiS1vyW7Gxg5Hj-mI9D5CPESiU7T9QSPpHKhXhqbDyx28H56uHVzrCRnHa3z41s78SmqqMHt6llw1ckvzDFG850CU5nqYqJjmBUqU0UM/s320/DSC_0714.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the lions near the fountain on the walk out ground floor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnS_LOEgzcbNmn7ofaHAXtRMOm0phgYDBgI5IfGj6sW9zcKMnpt9rF-M9uhIorMI3O1WVTuoKrK2jm3Ygz-xXP0aglTgdxGQTKPwfbuoEA0SlbEuz3hOjdGUCqjIuhwft3upm6DX4PXnJqmUAII-JAcLXo6C_GZ2h58u0J_Ryonb8D6mlFOQp9OwTITI/s6000/DSC_0715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMnS_LOEgzcbNmn7ofaHAXtRMOm0phgYDBgI5IfGj6sW9zcKMnpt9rF-M9uhIorMI3O1WVTuoKrK2jm3Ygz-xXP0aglTgdxGQTKPwfbuoEA0SlbEuz3hOjdGUCqjIuhwft3upm6DX4PXnJqmUAII-JAcLXo6C_GZ2h58u0J_Ryonb8D6mlFOQp9OwTITI/s320/DSC_0715.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lay-out of this resort is very similar to Eyin Gedi the resort I stayed at in Israel (on the other side of the Dead Sea.) Here you can see the main building from one of the paths to the bungalows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieK02paGKlIdE_LEJhEAjl-DBZBGIUKzdZ1o8P5fnPpdKU8GtCNEqVVAw7xFWVhxRhDT5Jm2JrUbueW_5kESkWyhGX8oSTlxR9RHoqdWHRjXaUFjo2vkAAhpzRxXYx9VTw-H2qEywVcdV-8NDk6vH5ze2q5Kj6yamaNgeSZf_T1i-h8vpqPf_SLgiIvMc/s5267/DSC_0716.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3536" data-original-width="5267" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieK02paGKlIdE_LEJhEAjl-DBZBGIUKzdZ1o8P5fnPpdKU8GtCNEqVVAw7xFWVhxRhDT5Jm2JrUbueW_5kESkWyhGX8oSTlxR9RHoqdWHRjXaUFjo2vkAAhpzRxXYx9VTw-H2qEywVcdV-8NDk6vH5ze2q5Kj6yamaNgeSZf_T1i-h8vpqPf_SLgiIvMc/s320/DSC_0716.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look at the Google Earth shot below, you can see the Main Building parallel with the crescent drive on the right side of the image. The bungalows where we stayed are on either side of the dark strip upper middle and the walk down to the Dead Sea progresses on to the left past tennis courts and swimming pools and the spa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUW_7UB7-G8DgB20pzf0Y9n7I50BtFHMdOQrww9uup58Thb_XhLRhkpUNDtaez2ygg_0pZhNfp-KMuHd6IzB-fG475tb6rZ8zwOf5PBBzuQbWH37sqNd-8H_InrOLO6bQG6TR38SbVTUy0FifB6W8CtaGAmZraV8DkczpzC-mRZQuh9HdFljdaqW7g1w/s2591/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%204.56.15%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2591" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUW_7UB7-G8DgB20pzf0Y9n7I50BtFHMdOQrww9uup58Thb_XhLRhkpUNDtaez2ygg_0pZhNfp-KMuHd6IzB-fG475tb6rZ8zwOf5PBBzuQbWH37sqNd-8H_InrOLO6bQG6TR38SbVTUy0FifB6W8CtaGAmZraV8DkczpzC-mRZQuh9HdFljdaqW7g1w/s320/Screenshot%202023-11-01%20at%204.56.15%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The gardens (the dark spot in the upper middle as well as plantings around the buildings) were full of palms and flowering trees and shrubs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnT53nxsAwpNnPkxTRQqySe6ku9E3RqFZ4mnQHZsDspChrdRXBnYwf5xMI6KK4ZFCy25PaFWkf0b6-7ndmnlvY0yKOUMB_UHl2fkfry0E-CVSSHmfR9-quIY8mEiWvFxusCghxlJAF8MeMT2Tt7HoJL-Yy3ItRsDAYz0Qo5-vKExurKEylV5NgpAOqzU/s5309/DSC_0717.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5309" data-original-width="3399" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnT53nxsAwpNnPkxTRQqySe6ku9E3RqFZ4mnQHZsDspChrdRXBnYwf5xMI6KK4ZFCy25PaFWkf0b6-7ndmnlvY0yKOUMB_UHl2fkfry0E-CVSSHmfR9-quIY8mEiWvFxusCghxlJAF8MeMT2Tt7HoJL-Yy3ItRsDAYz0Qo5-vKExurKEylV5NgpAOqzU/w285-h445/DSC_0717.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the map of the grounds that we got as posted on a sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nS_fUQ0ekky1YSR09-T8_KoTqGGKwPbHZsczQGvMFTfrezb6LCaXPc75Yb_vF464MNJrapf1SoRl1ke0OGTcVl0ilH_ZIMKwtl_V51FzHhmGhGY-tL6HxrdiWfvBx4PlFmoJeUodm-kGof3yeagDBmtAB8zlvLs0icRUv2MbiX05c6kJi67uRGk18KM/s812/Movenpick%20Dead%20Sea%20Resort%20Map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="812" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9nS_fUQ0ekky1YSR09-T8_KoTqGGKwPbHZsczQGvMFTfrezb6LCaXPc75Yb_vF464MNJrapf1SoRl1ke0OGTcVl0ilH_ZIMKwtl_V51FzHhmGhGY-tL6HxrdiWfvBx4PlFmoJeUodm-kGof3yeagDBmtAB8zlvLs0icRUv2MbiX05c6kJi67uRGk18KM/w353-h351/Movenpick%20Dead%20Sea%20Resort%20Map.png" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our bungalow offered respite from the bright sun. It was cozy, with earthy colors, contemporary watercolor pictures and discreet oriental elements here and there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsiwtuN1yAL1ThupGA56lh1uW8xtttxMKcB1ldZDmzka4iOE-dZjzwBFNiYW0jHSDWImY94ZRD78uphBOH7QqR9uA_OEQMRCfzuCsIwiq5KBvmTFHMQ6-EBnAitLEt5pXyvv_euCzj6UNO5ujEe7fyuDFN2Eh6Ygz2B374VXb2JTMiUyyqyWRPJVirpQ/s6000/DSC_0718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsiwtuN1yAL1ThupGA56lh1uW8xtttxMKcB1ldZDmzka4iOE-dZjzwBFNiYW0jHSDWImY94ZRD78uphBOH7QqR9uA_OEQMRCfzuCsIwiq5KBvmTFHMQ6-EBnAitLEt5pXyvv_euCzj6UNO5ujEe7fyuDFN2Eh6Ygz2B374VXb2JTMiUyyqyWRPJVirpQ/s320/DSC_0718.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The screen in the background below gave the room an Arabic flavor along with the dark wood of the furnishings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw7ju0SL3_5mbbuypfNF4fOvUzrM3NPAB0LJnpjsltEW22H1cUS1X74TKSwuL-3heHvkZOmbkIImqgrUnHpxyMyLNMlRgWXhMJn0eklmVyEW737PUlMoYZNEk5WVWajorX1vyZmE949Ys7FVd4TX6jW4eCn9HUxlEG7JUXDdHEh-63MN12fo_Q3MswE8/s6000/DSC_0720.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaw7ju0SL3_5mbbuypfNF4fOvUzrM3NPAB0LJnpjsltEW22H1cUS1X74TKSwuL-3heHvkZOmbkIImqgrUnHpxyMyLNMlRgWXhMJn0eklmVyEW737PUlMoYZNEk5WVWajorX1vyZmE949Ys7FVd4TX6jW4eCn9HUxlEG7JUXDdHEh-63MN12fo_Q3MswE8/s320/DSC_0720.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also had a wonderful patio. Unfortunately we did not have much time to use it, but it was a very pleasant space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgoYniL0qT7mj_ZiNLoqFTXrPwKqIFZ0GK7jlceQpF69sedpd1yu6mSVW5-gdbda7b5lGNQfm9g4FnaiqdSvM1jzKE-a1-N5LBUuRQqUx9bUNVa5mxJYBDBWxINf6RAVll-MausTobZVTE7g-eXSh7KVMI0oYeNmMot2r7ypaEMRPur8Y4FhsOS8TnrY/s6000/DSC_0721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgoYniL0qT7mj_ZiNLoqFTXrPwKqIFZ0GK7jlceQpF69sedpd1yu6mSVW5-gdbda7b5lGNQfm9g4FnaiqdSvM1jzKE-a1-N5LBUuRQqUx9bUNVa5mxJYBDBWxINf6RAVll-MausTobZVTE7g-eXSh7KVMI0oYeNmMot2r7ypaEMRPur8Y4FhsOS8TnrY/s320/DSC_0721.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The buildings were set into the gardens and the central areas had bridges and fountains and carefully groomed landscaping.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3IMOXQfxeXrkUZvaKUDFJDIt6icFoNwPboXquLeLpX-hRRf96zzt-GTemmh2HFjKl1udIK80QyXRayPqB536-LlXj_F3Vnb5nZBjiT7-cRSVn0QSOIKtdMEdfVLrhdpq2rOSH3XD0LpbmmQOBByF7wKHi_V8WDmKd9wcvsiGnxsx9EQzcpgcIARO9Ew/s6000/DSC_0722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3IMOXQfxeXrkUZvaKUDFJDIt6icFoNwPboXquLeLpX-hRRf96zzt-GTemmh2HFjKl1udIK80QyXRayPqB536-LlXj_F3Vnb5nZBjiT7-cRSVn0QSOIKtdMEdfVLrhdpq2rOSH3XD0LpbmmQOBByF7wKHi_V8WDmKd9wcvsiGnxsx9EQzcpgcIARO9Ew/s320/DSC_0722.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It would have been lovely to spend 3 or 4 days here bathing, and just relaxing, but that was not to be on this trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkJ5heKz2R0WnVZhrgCm7TIAwBOZuwXpkQwnGcAzN6PSYBR3qoRptn2u08mM90Ad-sE_jU20C-tFbtWnX9j6w6KR0cj5G0a7Sik7dkx6FMjl977XFdyWLZ4AYa7V2QVPG6pOV3CuCosZsiPbTpWpSxnubOl_0b1yYf5G7ECyNgVBgTemxBQFUa2B_Il4/s6000/DSC_0723.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkJ5heKz2R0WnVZhrgCm7TIAwBOZuwXpkQwnGcAzN6PSYBR3qoRptn2u08mM90Ad-sE_jU20C-tFbtWnX9j6w6KR0cj5G0a7Sik7dkx6FMjl977XFdyWLZ4AYa7V2QVPG6pOV3CuCosZsiPbTpWpSxnubOl_0b1yYf5G7ECyNgVBgTemxBQFUa2B_Il4/w281-h422/DSC_0723.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since we only had a day, we decided to head to the beach and do our float in the Dead Sea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3656BzWj4jhqWr3wpbIVLzXPMYCGlIBCbu53G7FQT1If92DczT_-DPzKoelACleTObjrsuGvrMP2F8jmeQ_ByISk0iUtZwu7JuD6_YWQdUB4wQD11sOV2md3n9Idr5cMXNFN8GbO0PinioZpuYpTabChEkz-9KX42Nuxbk2ubzGuDOVeZ9m_mqQYGt1A/s5543/DSC_0728.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3671" data-original-width="5543" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3656BzWj4jhqWr3wpbIVLzXPMYCGlIBCbu53G7FQT1If92DczT_-DPzKoelACleTObjrsuGvrMP2F8jmeQ_ByISk0iUtZwu7JuD6_YWQdUB4wQD11sOV2md3n9Idr5cMXNFN8GbO0PinioZpuYpTabChEkz-9KX42Nuxbk2ubzGuDOVeZ9m_mqQYGt1A/s320/DSC_0728.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is a pretty amazing experience to be that buoyant. The high salt content (about 31.5%) means that you have no choice but to float.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnUtG11B77vrsyaideJTKaMx9kGBPhTSAOAlqwUydfYIIODvV1LlSvelAnPXdgMX0DSNy049Eg7j7pCfPq55I1e06gyVM7XvfaS1l2SQyx-zjS1wmlyG4m9FxOpbSJ1uCSQwbWcKKnBAkELLBCUA07Dr7cBk6K6TDfS_eMotv284PQ29VOl6mcrVJvog/s5662/DSC_0730.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3884" data-original-width="5662" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcnUtG11B77vrsyaideJTKaMx9kGBPhTSAOAlqwUydfYIIODvV1LlSvelAnPXdgMX0DSNy049Eg7j7pCfPq55I1e06gyVM7XvfaS1l2SQyx-zjS1wmlyG4m9FxOpbSJ1uCSQwbWcKKnBAkELLBCUA07Dr7cBk6K6TDfS_eMotv284PQ29VOl6mcrVJvog/s320/DSC_0730.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The minerals are supposed to be very healthy for the skin too. You can even add a mud bath that is supposed to be great for whatever ails you.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFmfwz5qRjecuz8aG81AxpyeC6yd_WwdUV_Ypv9U4ZauKDYltr9gX3VhGtYg6-smO_WMKhTpOmS-MyH2CDpKQoNl49xLUr3ceSMcQHa85ggK2dTMcRpMK9reRBxQQgZATCb50RW8Bd6UGinrlzHhmyYEss9bAZTH1ZZmMDc1VtAo1CpI8nJnwZdj9_B8/s6000/DSC_0731.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFmfwz5qRjecuz8aG81AxpyeC6yd_WwdUV_Ypv9U4ZauKDYltr9gX3VhGtYg6-smO_WMKhTpOmS-MyH2CDpKQoNl49xLUr3ceSMcQHa85ggK2dTMcRpMK9reRBxQQgZATCb50RW8Bd6UGinrlzHhmyYEss9bAZTH1ZZmMDc1VtAo1CpI8nJnwZdj9_B8/s320/DSC_0731.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We wandered back to our room after our swim/float. This is the back entry to our room through the patio.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMia1CN7nkkvAKWnc2sfDrAK7HyTtZI7ZjDh9le-qz6ymxrkI73JcSynTJEWHBBDaHNGyh01kJfjFnJ4FqRxiuXcf30CflxoWzHrFg6L8YGmXlncpnOPAzbiR1MpGvh-rPb1OHg4y6pnDmRo1DRyZutxwVb2WUYldWgmPFBcq3OSsw1r-VqbKxHaktjdU/s5363/DSC_0724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="5363" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMia1CN7nkkvAKWnc2sfDrAK7HyTtZI7ZjDh9le-qz6ymxrkI73JcSynTJEWHBBDaHNGyh01kJfjFnJ4FqRxiuXcf30CflxoWzHrFg6L8YGmXlncpnOPAzbiR1MpGvh-rPb1OHg4y6pnDmRo1DRyZutxwVb2WUYldWgmPFBcq3OSsw1r-VqbKxHaktjdU/s320/DSC_0724.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Best of all, the Möwenpick is famous for its 4:00 "Chocolate hour". Free chocolates for the hotel guests in the late afternoon! We timed things perfectly so that we could have chocolate after our swim.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgPKmfybYR7_YZZL6SmHzI7tSIfZhl4TrvJXLeGX0BviVW-ZlIkAa1RSlrAj7pk6r3NSbTgGaRRt2hss4-FuVHNCvb-38mGt4ZhBHT075E3wQpDIhqVr0YBqVNlkh9TEcA1m-j6B2M4deFkGgZknuQUcAz3p_h2MvqTpCOr905ADUnuuwohKiqOnXmeA/s6000/DSC_0726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgPKmfybYR7_YZZL6SmHzI7tSIfZhl4TrvJXLeGX0BviVW-ZlIkAa1RSlrAj7pk6r3NSbTgGaRRt2hss4-FuVHNCvb-38mGt4ZhBHT075E3wQpDIhqVr0YBqVNlkh9TEcA1m-j6B2M4deFkGgZknuQUcAz3p_h2MvqTpCOr905ADUnuuwohKiqOnXmeA/s320/DSC_0726.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div><br /></div><div>We relaxed until dinner time and then headed up the hill to the main building. Someone else knew that it was dinner time!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPwsgjkMw0LIVT28OldKDVhSpNCdj_TsVEgslTWfoxSNGxi77iZTcoRoBBPB2Lh0UbljSNJDoL1-hDC4T29uDyygai6pwSvOHcT8yX9aA9mtX6hFPE27jBG3KjBDQWN0T0nhEJDGISEJdgSmzfgM5s4JKfbuY-IozINbDghumhsoT0WaGJV0SDZ_nFN8/s6000/DSC_0733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPwsgjkMw0LIVT28OldKDVhSpNCdj_TsVEgslTWfoxSNGxi77iZTcoRoBBPB2Lh0UbljSNJDoL1-hDC4T29uDyygai6pwSvOHcT8yX9aA9mtX6hFPE27jBG3KjBDQWN0T0nhEJDGISEJdgSmzfgM5s4JKfbuY-IozINbDghumhsoT0WaGJV0SDZ_nFN8/w355-h236/DSC_0733.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4cmu1SW1r1tSSpiVrRKnUoPlxpWfikxOPApFhGUQthKW3NvzldCXeURcwWMOeU6UgcZhXZrxSOvsbEPTInZ7eH6TwmTQTo0kM20GGOk10iFjI2ICgm6NGcAOec2kwrC18SUn3bss0MNccZyvw2heAqIX9UVcasqfb_vJwkn_hg5_otL6HH4QzlwbXqw/s6000/DSC_0735.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4cmu1SW1r1tSSpiVrRKnUoPlxpWfikxOPApFhGUQthKW3NvzldCXeURcwWMOeU6UgcZhXZrxSOvsbEPTInZ7eH6TwmTQTo0kM20GGOk10iFjI2ICgm6NGcAOec2kwrC18SUn3bss0MNccZyvw2heAqIX9UVcasqfb_vJwkn_hg5_otL6HH4QzlwbXqw/w354-h236/DSC_0735.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The screened room on the right had special cooks making falafel. Evidently the kitties got to share in the bounty, because they gathered outside waiting eagerly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The offerings for dinner were abundant set out on these beautifully decorated food carts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvIY2gDLHWNkhHbUNo1LKzVzBx03UhTkSsxYypHFG8Ko0VHxaFCICVQmhyvy7C4C0zSkoyCw6tpiQs2MbgID5cer462gjsSCTZNe-OOIueFormup35mwvZkdWCsdhC1xVmSRXD_ixnyHUyCl6UQq-lILgtD-kYMD0KkG2JI9KuzaDcMGlsF_VaHBztSI/s5433/DSC_0736.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="5433" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvIY2gDLHWNkhHbUNo1LKzVzBx03UhTkSsxYypHFG8Ko0VHxaFCICVQmhyvy7C4C0zSkoyCw6tpiQs2MbgID5cer462gjsSCTZNe-OOIueFormup35mwvZkdWCsdhC1xVmSRXD_ixnyHUyCl6UQq-lILgtD-kYMD0KkG2JI9KuzaDcMGlsF_VaHBztSI/s320/DSC_0736.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dining room was big and had the same tall ceilings we saw in the foyer of the main building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMPa0ayaSVVbyPajLT3Y-SWIlVz7m4XArJj277D0kD_pA_olBW8I9MkwP5nL16gdOe-ArUAiICYxEf6sgDbTLeEwtk5r4D2Z6kEz65azelE-Le9Ut1ugccwoQ7yTkGFYi6bivW4zNis1lM7Ch7PIR1RWB-5WCq7Gdx4kdzfI09nNQQHpuZX2bKZsiELU/s5629/DSC_0737.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="5629" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMPa0ayaSVVbyPajLT3Y-SWIlVz7m4XArJj277D0kD_pA_olBW8I9MkwP5nL16gdOe-ArUAiICYxEf6sgDbTLeEwtk5r4D2Z6kEz65azelE-Le9Ut1ugccwoQ7yTkGFYi6bivW4zNis1lM7Ch7PIR1RWB-5WCq7Gdx4kdzfI09nNQQHpuZX2bKZsiELU/s320/DSC_0737.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This one is salads and pickles.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf9DpeHjo78MWvazzF6ISvHhcjMYcksWRTrl0T5cCuhWXmKg3gAnolst4YXyCCi9RfbNkEJICH__5fcstRmxELSrY81eMLI0l9Ojh3F0WMXbV3j2EBNwE1bnR5Lg3afOGT691OkrrAjpfY5YZrbecueRvICGBQXIcog-4yMcrdR_hjd54dByg3AxaDCc/s5468/DSC_0738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="5468" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf9DpeHjo78MWvazzF6ISvHhcjMYcksWRTrl0T5cCuhWXmKg3gAnolst4YXyCCi9RfbNkEJICH__5fcstRmxELSrY81eMLI0l9Ojh3F0WMXbV3j2EBNwE1bnR5Lg3afOGT691OkrrAjpfY5YZrbecueRvICGBQXIcog-4yMcrdR_hjd54dByg3AxaDCc/s320/DSC_0738.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meats and main courses were along the wall.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPgd_v_4Nj0-7SoulXrqS0gFER0hY8BDZO5F41ZFfLjBOXx7ajn7OB9257i9aV0pi1x1o5Nkcqeiy4i49lsVM-b3EGxMAXNyNNTOxuibCWc3X-rAGZ2KvC7G4jAXP-_nPjIQimjGQy1HOEo7eIIkgjMDoQ52qqdLJ15QMfylJ7Nta2eTQ0JJjvY8FKUE/s5405/DSC_0739.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="5405" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPgd_v_4Nj0-7SoulXrqS0gFER0hY8BDZO5F41ZFfLjBOXx7ajn7OB9257i9aV0pi1x1o5Nkcqeiy4i49lsVM-b3EGxMAXNyNNTOxuibCWc3X-rAGZ2KvC7G4jAXP-_nPjIQimjGQy1HOEo7eIIkgjMDoQ52qqdLJ15QMfylJ7Nta2eTQ0JJjvY8FKUE/s320/DSC_0739.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Desserts were along the far wall and breads in the middle of the room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqonA3LFRzz2cWZyQkFCO7an9OiGJ494HIkHY9TGOJdSfm3jLDPl1RHjLv07NOUt1XBpvo5B0aWSM6hXO_x-K3_u_HvdvbeLKW-Tu_oXKqG7Sol047Crxo0ykaX8dw_TDs4IzHW2tpz0EgRMDGn4o1M0MBf52L7er94tuDeVVgW7Mbx7n_0etafwCdPQ/s5428/DSC_0740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3705" data-original-width="5428" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqonA3LFRzz2cWZyQkFCO7an9OiGJ494HIkHY9TGOJdSfm3jLDPl1RHjLv07NOUt1XBpvo5B0aWSM6hXO_x-K3_u_HvdvbeLKW-Tu_oXKqG7Sol047Crxo0ykaX8dw_TDs4IzHW2tpz0EgRMDGn4o1M0MBf52L7er94tuDeVVgW7Mbx7n_0etafwCdPQ/s320/DSC_0740.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a close up of part of the dessert table.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh822AAXILMfYCLB1XAMQxVJBXkOprgu8T9Lo2uFVB7kXdT5uRq08Gz8RWeah72DWhE4y8hdmvPjh37p2FpJD0gAOS6RwP801DNOPn0xLXwBqEd_mIOBeW09oErJq56P3gdXGC7LtSmKP3ckyacv9WTVZfIhoVlWyr8BdfPf7oxepRM6JM-_TLjpq0nQwU/s5292/DSC_0741.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3665" data-original-width="5292" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh822AAXILMfYCLB1XAMQxVJBXkOprgu8T9Lo2uFVB7kXdT5uRq08Gz8RWeah72DWhE4y8hdmvPjh37p2FpJD0gAOS6RwP801DNOPn0xLXwBqEd_mIOBeW09oErJq56P3gdXGC7LtSmKP3ckyacv9WTVZfIhoVlWyr8BdfPf7oxepRM6JM-_TLjpq0nQwU/s320/DSC_0741.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How can anyone choose just one?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRxuFJOw5eVY9jdf2IAr-MQdUdQskMTpdOPBERdqdNhRRBWHv6W7y_-u6ShRvZJY5MahCMMHnNWEOiNi0CRGbWqRc6zJMt84OYWCiaxwLNzMb1-PAPj1B5SkAzKib2GLJ6t91bwCoIlTUWMql_X-wmaWl3cDVhRAaGioJM7IJ4jQFVnh21grXHFCn5s0/s5362/DSC_0742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="5362" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRxuFJOw5eVY9jdf2IAr-MQdUdQskMTpdOPBERdqdNhRRBWHv6W7y_-u6ShRvZJY5MahCMMHnNWEOiNi0CRGbWqRc6zJMt84OYWCiaxwLNzMb1-PAPj1B5SkAzKib2GLJ6t91bwCoIlTUWMql_X-wmaWl3cDVhRAaGioJM7IJ4jQFVnh21grXHFCn5s0/s320/DSC_0742.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtvc5Afn7BjNpZCUlEOxYXQNWvvDlkG1uMha7j1z6nkwSCQXdtrKIBICwYoZW_-4lO2VaU0So3kWdj8RWQP6EpHwuA_aIfanBI9sNRdoInV6nCdXkSWfEqM3xEJNGTOD_VzCCgolz3mGKyGNNSQg5lM8A2izXbPhXbmNYOEo-wc8IpOsTnpD0qceoWgM/s5502/DSC_0743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="5502" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHtvc5Afn7BjNpZCUlEOxYXQNWvvDlkG1uMha7j1z6nkwSCQXdtrKIBICwYoZW_-4lO2VaU0So3kWdj8RWQP6EpHwuA_aIfanBI9sNRdoInV6nCdXkSWfEqM3xEJNGTOD_VzCCgolz3mGKyGNNSQg5lM8A2izXbPhXbmNYOEo-wc8IpOsTnpD0qceoWgM/s320/DSC_0743.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pink color of this pickle is amazing!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB7nqHXu4QBk0v8A24YOBlho9BrsS6cf1GKFcwKI-stKKREhyGlJAjcVgGRyhL0OFhy_W8UZ6H7Nrp6YqtnlR5Th_ZHwgT6lfHaT7VxUovIvltW-oZIMm3WPH6SjSTCyfWjpIdMXC3qRmZZzYNzl87eEv8xILaxq1vJit3S0x1amr8y7xHsDxlbmKoXg/s5525/DSC_0744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="5525" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB7nqHXu4QBk0v8A24YOBlho9BrsS6cf1GKFcwKI-stKKREhyGlJAjcVgGRyhL0OFhy_W8UZ6H7Nrp6YqtnlR5Th_ZHwgT6lfHaT7VxUovIvltW-oZIMm3WPH6SjSTCyfWjpIdMXC3qRmZZzYNzl87eEv8xILaxq1vJit3S0x1amr8y7xHsDxlbmKoXg/s320/DSC_0744.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So this is what my dinner plate looked like after visiting all the carts:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzZDcqDvVg8o4V5NDPL7ckP0ATSy3xO_gSaPzT26rNUfx_SR_7ceH_nCnlQxEkRr2MFd2SUq7g2__CsJWyZPVdviC8G7AbRTpnznZ31beP19NQhm6XvEql9hWq62GKTKZl3j_HJnge0apgUi9W1m4qIdpVyBhUCds79BUtpcIpQXXeE0WKdQ7gB6R1ak/s5317/DSC_0745.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3567" data-original-width="5317" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJzZDcqDvVg8o4V5NDPL7ckP0ATSy3xO_gSaPzT26rNUfx_SR_7ceH_nCnlQxEkRr2MFd2SUq7g2__CsJWyZPVdviC8G7AbRTpnznZ31beP19NQhm6XvEql9hWq62GKTKZl3j_HJnge0apgUi9W1m4qIdpVyBhUCds79BUtpcIpQXXeE0WKdQ7gB6R1ak/s320/DSC_0745.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is what I chose for dessert!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-iQK9T8A_chSaK6mXTbzG5Tmgx-0ij_AMeraLpXNuv0lL24jm5EJIpUusuVhUqOodoZfsFfuD6NIQTBAicUrzsQj9HjRDp1gb3PLOT4j6z9AREnmPBWqxDJ0C63ZFhZjbLqJfQKoRwULr_6yjJCmdejZdNIqeeRtRdfxoQ_7Z8-q6EVXsscUi-LPOVU/s4186/DSC_0746.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3837" data-original-width="4186" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-iQK9T8A_chSaK6mXTbzG5Tmgx-0ij_AMeraLpXNuv0lL24jm5EJIpUusuVhUqOodoZfsFfuD6NIQTBAicUrzsQj9HjRDp1gb3PLOT4j6z9AREnmPBWqxDJ0C63ZFhZjbLqJfQKoRwULr_6yjJCmdejZdNIqeeRtRdfxoQ_7Z8-q6EVXsscUi-LPOVU/s320/DSC_0746.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then it was time for bed and we were good and ready!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-5002035025714952232023-10-24T11:12:00.005-05:002023-11-03T16:08:17.462-05:00Day 11: September 7 - Goodbye to the Antares, Flight to Cairo and NEMC<p> We had an early breakfast because we had another early flight. This would be our last time on the ship that had become our home away from home. We would leave from the Luxor airport to head back to Cairo. At breakfast we got to see the balloons of Luxor one last time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OZZLloAhHX7wewxo6pvvwFOO4cDZQV3j-IH0RAjrusKv0kXa35sybS_Ejo3oAiqS68xYHy_i0HItCXlxRxa53fkCbXz9M9I6L_HJ8QmB07_AtWNpqkeXZ8HNieIeiSwBrzvwkrjmDksKpinSfD7ZdNJbiZPRDbck9sY173Dgi-ELZePGRzpMQb-CvXo/s6000/DSC_0512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OZZLloAhHX7wewxo6pvvwFOO4cDZQV3j-IH0RAjrusKv0kXa35sybS_Ejo3oAiqS68xYHy_i0HItCXlxRxa53fkCbXz9M9I6L_HJ8QmB07_AtWNpqkeXZ8HNieIeiSwBrzvwkrjmDksKpinSfD7ZdNJbiZPRDbck9sY173Dgi-ELZePGRzpMQb-CvXo/s320/DSC_0512.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I had gotten my cartouche necklace from the ship jeweler and he did a marvelous job, so I wanted to say goodbye.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD7wgFkW1nRGSPf6v5mPHMCIfB1vsb8whGCGVdYHJcuIxymKtG93nmvoyTTupcxIO0SgRDEz911FuCmWCoObnxOEuCSvqWt5VW8dLjodckDWMC3-Xo7SI6Uq6eI1b4HSqC5GFQMa9iSZPqChuYaWvv6yymATAsqMzwhx59nZnoNbh6x8aqrHs2T7ovMo/s5273/DSC_0514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3551" data-original-width="5273" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUD7wgFkW1nRGSPf6v5mPHMCIfB1vsb8whGCGVdYHJcuIxymKtG93nmvoyTTupcxIO0SgRDEz911FuCmWCoObnxOEuCSvqWt5VW8dLjodckDWMC3-Xo7SI6Uq6eI1b4HSqC5GFQMa9iSZPqChuYaWvv6yymATAsqMzwhx59nZnoNbh6x8aqrHs2T7ovMo/s320/DSC_0514.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He did some fabulous necklaces, but I could only afford a small pendant and some earrings, but the jeweler was very kind to me none-the-less.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_24wmMpZQuoO-kBS8J0hd3B7mKGWqv0ZOYd3xXgntQsAdXZUzEtbm0iEVDJsBDRDRAHMSkx7jZ6lTpYbCdf8O4bNl97uLmKn5cGDzm_0_70BAMPjAuXeXKxgaIQ0OxZ01-qgt8IMpPqOVBvYyiMtMRh3T6GS5gQU9RDJ7hHAgIMtArpeaY6H9OBuTAao/s6000/DSC_0517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_24wmMpZQuoO-kBS8J0hd3B7mKGWqv0ZOYd3xXgntQsAdXZUzEtbm0iEVDJsBDRDRAHMSkx7jZ6lTpYbCdf8O4bNl97uLmKn5cGDzm_0_70BAMPjAuXeXKxgaIQ0OxZ01-qgt8IMpPqOVBvYyiMtMRh3T6GS5gQU9RDJ7hHAgIMtArpeaY6H9OBuTAao/w312-h469/DSC_0517.jpeg" width="312" /></a></div><p>Our staff said goodbye to us as we left. It is hard to imagine seeing a new group of people every other week and still being cheerful and welcoming, but they were extremely so.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRST8EqjsdkV2v9odSXL_OAsbhRf-l_GBgc-uvC2djUicPHgWz1BhdftBOJpn4osi04gEXb8CupSWZWbnlOVm699_10bos0VXMsYr5E3Il4E-Px-P5VXVZiXxHLSUqoVbSkvxG0bO_5aHYHWa2zhu9OW8z3udKSTRKgGkFq7BAUQJNJ_Vhm3QmDU4CY0/s5489/DSC_0523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="5489" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZRST8EqjsdkV2v9odSXL_OAsbhRf-l_GBgc-uvC2djUicPHgWz1BhdftBOJpn4osi04gEXb8CupSWZWbnlOVm699_10bos0VXMsYr5E3Il4E-Px-P5VXVZiXxHLSUqoVbSkvxG0bO_5aHYHWa2zhu9OW8z3udKSTRKgGkFq7BAUQJNJ_Vhm3QmDU4CY0/w348-h238/DSC_0523.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><p>We got one last view of the ship as we headed toward the bus that would take us to the airport.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf-tIfOB3xhGsyNHGUXcqO7HyHICZ5zO-9xRKmBxsPAcMRkZsOLHFGOEVwxeSwu-kbIUyiWqi1F5-L9EBJRW1sjPuQyy50_1ZZXNJMG5RwMxxSXeAcFgp1a12X1XnH9V4BsdZkwOoF7KreG8sZ4OWONS0cJET6dbtnWIonu7TXR4eqVvmodKFHhznY2k/s5417/DSC_0525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3521" data-original-width="5417" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf-tIfOB3xhGsyNHGUXcqO7HyHICZ5zO-9xRKmBxsPAcMRkZsOLHFGOEVwxeSwu-kbIUyiWqi1F5-L9EBJRW1sjPuQyy50_1ZZXNJMG5RwMxxSXeAcFgp1a12X1XnH9V4BsdZkwOoF7KreG8sZ4OWONS0cJET6dbtnWIonu7TXR4eqVvmodKFHhznY2k/w351-h228/DSC_0525.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><p>There were some lovely flowers along the road near the bus. I noticed these orange ones and some beautiful yellow ones.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fzqwWOLUD6Ogm9K9nciiTQs83g3c2oyJvmT5OSjw7HtsOUoJsQ4Ib2FoV-fwrJqNaSoqfElE3EBmSG3t0QBLX1BM9DASqrjnKwUw2IzLoJBEvH-XFn3F1RwIJmuXdPhDAujMaBMkAK2m1R3FkYDD5pmIwAvyPK_F0Ik5hFk_E49AVnt_6rzIxyXN2RQ/s3061/DSC_0527.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="3061" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fzqwWOLUD6Ogm9K9nciiTQs83g3c2oyJvmT5OSjw7HtsOUoJsQ4Ib2FoV-fwrJqNaSoqfElE3EBmSG3t0QBLX1BM9DASqrjnKwUw2IzLoJBEvH-XFn3F1RwIJmuXdPhDAujMaBMkAK2m1R3FkYDD5pmIwAvyPK_F0Ik5hFk_E49AVnt_6rzIxyXN2RQ/s320/DSC_0527.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I tried to capture some typical street scenes as we left. I often shoot the unusual things, but I wanted also to remember what the typical streets looked like.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIqou87T40EhUUei5MYuDsNZqZeqkH7n3Qx6eHR-RlsNTiFF69y0g1L91p3xqxNml68v8Anxxwu70KFgy99DeDXFAf047qyn10oQH4IJ1P-FKFL74DJsosaXUUA6kcM7UyXzqzQeZshRGec9DJcsx8yfdjFNNjPROxnyk0fKZodQZ5cKO_oL1l4SmxCw/s4972/DSC_0528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="4972" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsIqou87T40EhUUei5MYuDsNZqZeqkH7n3Qx6eHR-RlsNTiFF69y0g1L91p3xqxNml68v8Anxxwu70KFgy99DeDXFAf047qyn10oQH4IJ1P-FKFL74DJsosaXUUA6kcM7UyXzqzQeZshRGec9DJcsx8yfdjFNNjPROxnyk0fKZodQZ5cKO_oL1l4SmxCw/s320/DSC_0528.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were large quantities of people waiting for something not far from the airport.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKsCYwO8wWq3i-xbk_PQvpkS9ebje2888r2GbaacUABwkUZsCorvuHAk8gsxcLxPqlVo_6Q2xVfhWSxB4Qh_aczA8vs0AFELt4r_Pqkfx4562kmx3C_HrOEdjXDNK1iQDVNZVy_u8J15T5rgs2TfgCDzKOVpUeliUb0wl048kGMjkVHUXt9qvmR3IMCQ/s4296/DSC_0531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="4296" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKsCYwO8wWq3i-xbk_PQvpkS9ebje2888r2GbaacUABwkUZsCorvuHAk8gsxcLxPqlVo_6Q2xVfhWSxB4Qh_aczA8vs0AFELt4r_Pqkfx4562kmx3C_HrOEdjXDNK1iQDVNZVy_u8J15T5rgs2TfgCDzKOVpUeliUb0wl048kGMjkVHUXt9qvmR3IMCQ/s320/DSC_0531.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Goodbye to the mountains of Luxor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXAbr3hwZeug6HKT-JzOjjPgFZN8eUgTOET1UPxET5zfkOusgOe-KcB6omegyTif28O3bSZFSbb-zCFEPNWLMSl9KzKz02cxx49EcpLor6meGNnwjTTal0-29Xvb_EnsvbXfJI20GB4dl15mTtA8tfLcKDdR5t68ukvfenc_kKuPTRh1xJ-4eUKXF7NM/s6000/DSC_0537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXAbr3hwZeug6HKT-JzOjjPgFZN8eUgTOET1UPxET5zfkOusgOe-KcB6omegyTif28O3bSZFSbb-zCFEPNWLMSl9KzKz02cxx49EcpLor6meGNnwjTTal0-29Xvb_EnsvbXfJI20GB4dl15mTtA8tfLcKDdR5t68ukvfenc_kKuPTRh1xJ-4eUKXF7NM/s320/DSC_0537.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Goodbye to the dry river beds of the no longer flooding Nile.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU88UDXTDwFJDb6VVa9PImls4kIFAt_Xs5_GidMcwg62yuq33CSx0rJlgFtnI2YTv8Nh8LN6WrC8asNOVsXC0M8mhEZIxvIZZ46UDwUWu6A5S1_D2BgJJgGIzwA9VCyDuA2I39H1MSeyl8vS84cvYkBk3GrNWi0rEKYyWotYBX2XFXcee4Xy_gPpBxjfQ/s6000/DSC_0543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU88UDXTDwFJDb6VVa9PImls4kIFAt_Xs5_GidMcwg62yuq33CSx0rJlgFtnI2YTv8Nh8LN6WrC8asNOVsXC0M8mhEZIxvIZZ46UDwUWu6A5S1_D2BgJJgGIzwA9VCyDuA2I39H1MSeyl8vS84cvYkBk3GrNWi0rEKYyWotYBX2XFXcee4Xy_gPpBxjfQ/w370-h246/DSC_0543.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><p>And hello again to Cairo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8XjkxXj7KXLHo81zbRes6OtRFfw2cuh2u85RGS_ejW9gFxoxysA0xIexzB02_VpgLqApxvavlA8KFdWXVM7ymkn3EI_gfxuifqPD9aaBnU4xbb529w_lNccO9GzPbMuNWJOaLQNbrhwhMGgytddVbCoLO1YOO7gmoJMUwb0RJ2-fcniYk-anTUvzADA/s6000/DSC_0554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8XjkxXj7KXLHo81zbRes6OtRFfw2cuh2u85RGS_ejW9gFxoxysA0xIexzB02_VpgLqApxvavlA8KFdWXVM7ymkn3EI_gfxuifqPD9aaBnU4xbb529w_lNccO9GzPbMuNWJOaLQNbrhwhMGgytddVbCoLO1YOO7gmoJMUwb0RJ2-fcniYk-anTUvzADA/w298-h448/DSC_0554.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><p>This was an interesting feature in the Cairo airport. There seems to have been some kind of random covid scanning of arrivals at the Cairo airport. The last one to get scanned was spousal unit D.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzN8DZV3Fjhh_yq8xF9OE9TfPHyJlN8AQaW9rShPFCOWbJquRjGB0r5d_bP5-7ZS-zuybsVOtVRkphyphenhyphen4RKmzwmaAHWReLvUtKwKWfSPwpgi9015s2WMKVrQHeDFvZaCopEGpqHVW9YJL6jV8r1m4n8NKZfSEe5BzMz3W6O9seAC7nUcKiocNJRi4sFo8/s4141/DSC_0557.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4141" data-original-width="3023" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNzN8DZV3Fjhh_yq8xF9OE9TfPHyJlN8AQaW9rShPFCOWbJquRjGB0r5d_bP5-7ZS-zuybsVOtVRkphyphenhyphen4RKmzwmaAHWReLvUtKwKWfSPwpgi9015s2WMKVrQHeDFvZaCopEGpqHVW9YJL6jV8r1m4n8NKZfSEe5BzMz3W6O9seAC7nUcKiocNJRi4sFo8/w311-h425/DSC_0557.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><p>The program assessed that he was not wearing a mask and had a beard. It analyzed his facial expression (and gender) and measured his temperature. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGqt9gdnnr_WTQ9ZXsJzqd9MuiYaOaf2NvFdodRrb0neGBVmKucZpSmxI-1-De_n3r4iBmp5XkmQrZqX4bFnrx-0rAh8XU5A_04xzbQ9p8rSYhWklFURQZ180_8hFlhfnkLEJnK-IPEkWjb_Y7B7VJhg06Fc9kiiGyWERkQI7s6wQf8nBxhWlcfiGHFY/s6000/DSC_0559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGqt9gdnnr_WTQ9ZXsJzqd9MuiYaOaf2NvFdodRrb0neGBVmKucZpSmxI-1-De_n3r4iBmp5XkmQrZqX4bFnrx-0rAh8XU5A_04xzbQ9p8rSYhWklFURQZ180_8hFlhfnkLEJnK-IPEkWjb_Y7B7VJhg06Fc9kiiGyWERkQI7s6wQf8nBxhWlcfiGHFY/s320/DSC_0559.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Unfortunately the elevator wasn't functioning, so we had to lug our suitcases around and up ramps and over to the bus pick up zone.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuPEwK802lpanZh5ADrxXdh77DkqprgsX2gPEvq5jcNadgXTyxsRaQPZ1aaepaec1-0KEmVswE85zQME7b5vk-OhAU-nrCAHx227hPzOnV0I7rPwcHmIvSTOdKnImceCVgtoVkQpKywC_whSz1W_S8JCQbmoyTjn99bwJm94j6fbQ6JtuM9bweQMruvg/s5538/DSC_0560.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="5538" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuPEwK802lpanZh5ADrxXdh77DkqprgsX2gPEvq5jcNadgXTyxsRaQPZ1aaepaec1-0KEmVswE85zQME7b5vk-OhAU-nrCAHx227hPzOnV0I7rPwcHmIvSTOdKnImceCVgtoVkQpKywC_whSz1W_S8JCQbmoyTjn99bwJm94j6fbQ6JtuM9bweQMruvg/w339-h211/DSC_0560.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><p>We deposited our suitcases at the bus cargo area and climbed on board.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdY3vlgeuJrAj4QQJpczyvfv1li1-vtn8VZr2ZIwOKpNczgC9yG93kUWLl4j1yMXHQyKl5mevbMJmJK4FAtLksmZa-j8rbfcJqrMw5O_CQODss1v0gUVYDHZI7kX0id24diDgFSdDZ9DrtNMjZEebr9im4CLsvIJ6osZM1YCpAvqhmqnL8qDOwgPAigI/s5820/DSC_0561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5820" data-original-width="3808" height="389" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdY3vlgeuJrAj4QQJpczyvfv1li1-vtn8VZr2ZIwOKpNczgC9yG93kUWLl4j1yMXHQyKl5mevbMJmJK4FAtLksmZa-j8rbfcJqrMw5O_CQODss1v0gUVYDHZI7kX0id24diDgFSdDZ9DrtNMjZEebr9im4CLsvIJ6osZM1YCpAvqhmqnL8qDOwgPAigI/w254-h389/DSC_0561.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And a bus took us back into Cairo traffic.</div></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zaBU9bqhaQTGHB4p6To5eM2c6h6AUf3T5gv943wxkk7YsmMWwjxhGI4rsozuwAaaQ8lFZKNSVKTCim5moDmZUvMiejmnEfD0_YaFAkyabukAsPICXjuUODSflYdSXR1MIxpLQ2QmE7GPQ9Og9dA35L1uQnIYyrE1GjzwFnCFrMHNM9rDNguvrD6ABSg/s6000/DSC_0566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-zaBU9bqhaQTGHB4p6To5eM2c6h6AUf3T5gv943wxkk7YsmMWwjxhGI4rsozuwAaaQ8lFZKNSVKTCim5moDmZUvMiejmnEfD0_YaFAkyabukAsPICXjuUODSflYdSXR1MIxpLQ2QmE7GPQ9Og9dA35L1uQnIYyrE1GjzwFnCFrMHNM9rDNguvrD6ABSg/s320/DSC_0566.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>It was off to a hotel in a completely different part of Cairo, the Intercontinental Hotel Citystars. (Actually in Cairo this time, as we were in Giza for our first stay.) It is the second largest hotel in Cairo (probably because of the Mall and because it is so close to the airport.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMjIoqxdqgRAcMc-eZfKwk9z28ji15Z2mKjYsznZhZEyDcEvor45Cur-Gz_uDlpVx_eTmxLCd_M7kB2BfyYUVN4buAatHYekcf2cgQjhojkdM3clOaoPpJA2LPFlszz6xuEli9liooa8WerS1V6ejFlCbpWTPLBM9pwTLxRGP5ULpP5ANoKaTSReGsd8/s5465/DSC_0567.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3675" data-original-width="5465" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTMjIoqxdqgRAcMc-eZfKwk9z28ji15Z2mKjYsznZhZEyDcEvor45Cur-Gz_uDlpVx_eTmxLCd_M7kB2BfyYUVN4buAatHYekcf2cgQjhojkdM3clOaoPpJA2LPFlszz6xuEli9liooa8WerS1V6ejFlCbpWTPLBM9pwTLxRGP5ULpP5ANoKaTSReGsd8/s320/DSC_0567.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We were in an area with a huge shopping mall. Unfortunately I was SO tired that I never made it to the mall. They had a fantastic restaurant with numerous stations for different kinds of foods. Below is the lobby with sphinxes around a central circular area with an obelisk in the middle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxZdE9vqqaWXRd0VI1galumhgl6Kg6mHJCXz_u_Xt55HnoUrDP5BygX6x86yqeKG2ttatfQgP3N0i0T2PttlbfV3Ke4exnisyD7xBKv6wnDgUqLX89YNgkwdGlRGqEFE8V4q9-tvfxgw44ZNJR5PnOOvJuqAR9cfZd1Zvj027kRsmoFFL2xroN_ClLs0/s5387/DSC_0568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3756" data-original-width="5387" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxZdE9vqqaWXRd0VI1galumhgl6Kg6mHJCXz_u_Xt55HnoUrDP5BygX6x86yqeKG2ttatfQgP3N0i0T2PttlbfV3Ke4exnisyD7xBKv6wnDgUqLX89YNgkwdGlRGqEFE8V4q9-tvfxgw44ZNJR5PnOOvJuqAR9cfZd1Zvj027kRsmoFFL2xroN_ClLs0/s320/DSC_0568.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It was a huge hotel and had a very large dining area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27Byv2mim0kjeVeDO_mzIoPWhxj345z282Efe4e6TyVsFjOBFOtf3EKrZ2ojQXHDydWzLWCfl4x_yVh8tXjtaTmuiv1LUl5TGj4ZaUBXSTTY_f3ZbZLemSL9KRKwesNX6ccLzo54TklnZzEv9OHOD8zvoJUwItl_04Uzdws31tmBUAe-skESbwzS7kmc/s5657/DSC_0569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3690" data-original-width="5657" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27Byv2mim0kjeVeDO_mzIoPWhxj345z282Efe4e6TyVsFjOBFOtf3EKrZ2ojQXHDydWzLWCfl4x_yVh8tXjtaTmuiv1LUl5TGj4ZaUBXSTTY_f3ZbZLemSL9KRKwesNX6ccLzo54TklnZzEv9OHOD8zvoJUwItl_04Uzdws31tmBUAe-skESbwzS7kmc/w335-h219/DSC_0569.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><p>We found seats and then headed off to the food tables.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiAnwhIwfQ7jlmuWn6thz6qPdwU62qvvU-5e56GuCuBBl5Rb4usS585Y3q7asjX1Mf-PWref33wLSBNRrkjPlwD8fC-Q0V0f_-jCE4sIrAqi-zxAv1pdtmDxI1Q8O01rB8K9Fr6D8JiOvflcS0SUSRL53lWmhDM1IKBWejUbqBbaagSvXXJfErZSJzls/s5487/DSC_0571.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3588" data-original-width="5487" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiAnwhIwfQ7jlmuWn6thz6qPdwU62qvvU-5e56GuCuBBl5Rb4usS585Y3q7asjX1Mf-PWref33wLSBNRrkjPlwD8fC-Q0V0f_-jCE4sIrAqi-zxAv1pdtmDxI1Q8O01rB8K9Fr6D8JiOvflcS0SUSRL53lWmhDM1IKBWejUbqBbaagSvXXJfErZSJzls/s320/DSC_0571.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There was SO much to choose from. This was the area for desserts (always my favorite!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lpHOe0YyPbHbax3z01nr7_3u8XOkB2A7W1HHKLl9Vx6IblwrlEN-tUpG1Ha0cGfFJLm9t9rgLZfHInE8UisPUJTMEhwLJjou0Ymg57_YIokSPtW7Iof0qCw91WDU1Z0Tzk9XYRnJMqTJqxqs9IoJ2B8TMVkRujnUUijKVokpY_Rgf1glSm5anB70rsY/s5275/DSC_0572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="5275" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lpHOe0YyPbHbax3z01nr7_3u8XOkB2A7W1HHKLl9Vx6IblwrlEN-tUpG1Ha0cGfFJLm9t9rgLZfHInE8UisPUJTMEhwLJjou0Ymg57_YIokSPtW7Iof0qCw91WDU1Z0Tzk9XYRnJMqTJqxqs9IoJ2B8TMVkRujnUUijKVokpY_Rgf1glSm5anB70rsY/s320/DSC_0572.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>There were salads and pickles and cheeses and just about everything you could possibly want.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4R7lD1pwQ_61MOMt6WKVfAaUJduoqRuzfuWslvRLfdm5crpPTo_qAU32A6tn8jb4tMaksyLiaVU-Mx902Sw9iU1RXPw3p-z5wLVaoduxzcqbE2CISFgCF8j7Kptj01RYCOC8f-Dn-T2JRK36iVw7Ve387NTe3Elxh7bdKpQRB3jQpnchyOSojjVka98/s5123/DSC_0573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="5123" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4R7lD1pwQ_61MOMt6WKVfAaUJduoqRuzfuWslvRLfdm5crpPTo_qAU32A6tn8jb4tMaksyLiaVU-Mx902Sw9iU1RXPw3p-z5wLVaoduxzcqbE2CISFgCF8j7Kptj01RYCOC8f-Dn-T2JRK36iVw7Ve387NTe3Elxh7bdKpQRB3jQpnchyOSojjVka98/s320/DSC_0573.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Remember I am only showing you one side of any of these food stations, so there is even more food than you can see here. There were other stations too. The meat station was down at the other end of the room, for example, and I didn't show you the soups either!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DksffsElM-WeSpnFs248UkIf32wnUVlcJJJxp1WR0dZjXF3z0_ShWtq1ok4uMr05UTPyYHxOEanOEw9C-r3mvD-KFWvosJ3SAjiIbMf6g7QLlMdDcWpY2xalW0azd9IIdJMBsFtgwck9IOTMG4m2emO10WXEoqxtkxvyyb2Y_YbWLD5rF6CbMPeRzw8/s5696/DSC_0574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3164" data-original-width="5696" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DksffsElM-WeSpnFs248UkIf32wnUVlcJJJxp1WR0dZjXF3z0_ShWtq1ok4uMr05UTPyYHxOEanOEw9C-r3mvD-KFWvosJ3SAjiIbMf6g7QLlMdDcWpY2xalW0azd9IIdJMBsFtgwck9IOTMG4m2emO10WXEoqxtkxvyyb2Y_YbWLD5rF6CbMPeRzw8/s320/DSC_0574.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is what I ended up with on the first pass.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBbQF5uD5rJui_vAVa5u6DulyZcUrTWU3vHwFb4nb08dyGGbSt3BGwJYuAw9sv8wLPrrzQMHzuh-j31lg6kmFV0tTSY9uxsekrryItZcNRdO6f0n2bMOIvIRDsH9XxQdJL53X6pv_yTtme0CCT0ScSMcjTolpol4SnCxjJxEP7rMktYHp2fNnAv7NBtA/s6000/DSC_0575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBbQF5uD5rJui_vAVa5u6DulyZcUrTWU3vHwFb4nb08dyGGbSt3BGwJYuAw9sv8wLPrrzQMHzuh-j31lg6kmFV0tTSY9uxsekrryItZcNRdO6f0n2bMOIvIRDsH9XxQdJL53X6pv_yTtme0CCT0ScSMcjTolpol4SnCxjJxEP7rMktYHp2fNnAv7NBtA/w347-h231/DSC_0575.jpeg" width="347" /></a></div><p>The color of this aspic dessert was a little more than I could handle! The bakery slices behind it, though were as beautiful as anything you would see in a Parisian bakery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEmwLJ3eoOgpDNSH8TLia6DIdISc5M4D41bBX-MDWuIqUVYxK1tiBV2GWcDZQsQCCxNVYg3F6mTzbREtuR-X2je8lTbRcz7s1XIoVKhTPPjihp4eQ_jZ5v6oaSLS6jsG_tDkD9bXeiQ1F8nfM6olk4Jn-7p1CBfj7EK5KCqphSwu_0frhtxeK4SOMBiA/s6000/DSC_0576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFEmwLJ3eoOgpDNSH8TLia6DIdISc5M4D41bBX-MDWuIqUVYxK1tiBV2GWcDZQsQCCxNVYg3F6mTzbREtuR-X2je8lTbRcz7s1XIoVKhTPPjihp4eQ_jZ5v6oaSLS6jsG_tDkD9bXeiQ1F8nfM6olk4Jn-7p1CBfj7EK5KCqphSwu_0frhtxeK4SOMBiA/s320/DSC_0576.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here was my dessert pass!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NOX79UxpzuBKVuI1U8FQizeCW1YHz237szfEHGllJlBTGS5oiWWPghKNutb1_bBzeuvAF0GaihPfHfMkBvKcMkxd1t_BM37faspBvN6VV7r_gYjYZ8R0b1D-x4VH3QHtXQLcMLEMGNk2CxC58wBdsaXWEqwTqh8oIMLjJYNeBC_7k_U-r-uvMBU0sPU/s6000/DSC_0577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9NOX79UxpzuBKVuI1U8FQizeCW1YHz237szfEHGllJlBTGS5oiWWPghKNutb1_bBzeuvAF0GaihPfHfMkBvKcMkxd1t_BM37faspBvN6VV7r_gYjYZ8R0b1D-x4VH3QHtXQLcMLEMGNk2CxC58wBdsaXWEqwTqh8oIMLjJYNeBC_7k_U-r-uvMBU0sPU/s320/DSC_0577.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here was the view out our window! I did not get a chance to go to the pool unfortunately, but it was nice to know I could have!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLkxdQift6YgbB8saBuavLqg6pBXiq-05uGLceKaHtMQqKtTQhDUg6jpa1RkAcfFVkrrjKTeAuyib28WhwGHyTa4wRuLJSQNAkmpJ5VFVFeIX_oKtZAYNe9Fhq5Dpomx1_qft6LY8tOtzo7FIIFWQz5JNc0U8vmPDhwKG6NSnSoUCEpPSvJ821QjMPok/s6000/DSC_0578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQLkxdQift6YgbB8saBuavLqg6pBXiq-05uGLceKaHtMQqKtTQhDUg6jpa1RkAcfFVkrrjKTeAuyib28WhwGHyTa4wRuLJSQNAkmpJ5VFVFeIX_oKtZAYNe9Fhq5Dpomx1_qft6LY8tOtzo7FIIFWQz5JNc0U8vmPDhwKG6NSnSoUCEpPSvJ821QjMPok/w349-h232/DSC_0578.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><p>Our last excursion was either the Coptic Quarter of Cairo or the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Since they had moved the royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum to the NEMC, there was no question but that we would learn some more about ancient and this time also modern Egyptian civilization.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1nS70LBaSIAASgL6kJwgEWL-25fsG-y7RbZie8czX65z3oNiEzPbUG7Vs1PyySnk3wsKGUiRdsiibcVDL6r02x1yVu0hLi_dtTdJvXQfvz3SCB2M6uj3Rq35Rzf_ovnD3OG05qWXdYeLpbFtFTkPsZgLNehyHPK7oZg8gGTTehn-xxUAOg7GMkKCsH8/s4032/IMG_0535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1nS70LBaSIAASgL6kJwgEWL-25fsG-y7RbZie8czX65z3oNiEzPbUG7Vs1PyySnk3wsKGUiRdsiibcVDL6r02x1yVu0hLi_dtTdJvXQfvz3SCB2M6uj3Rq35Rzf_ovnD3OG05qWXdYeLpbFtFTkPsZgLNehyHPK7oZg8gGTTehn-xxUAOg7GMkKCsH8/s320/IMG_0535.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This museum was smaller but covered all of Egyptian culture and history.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIFWnJZRGkuDjB7HuqJnDG_HlucPn4tsl_4C6D0X38Yu4dugTw3NiBzaiYwuTZbgX6iYZZYYpTy4X-9bzrKyvnLKFN2KDLWrrGKpJaYk8tQGh7jpim8GlfYDgMTdHqh3DjdTQxSSXqDcrqcfiXvyALIF2jBNvY6ARmHOV-uIemle48AOwaZamLAHwrOk/s4032/IMG_0538.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVIFWnJZRGkuDjB7HuqJnDG_HlucPn4tsl_4C6D0X38Yu4dugTw3NiBzaiYwuTZbgX6iYZZYYpTy4X-9bzrKyvnLKFN2KDLWrrGKpJaYk8tQGh7jpim8GlfYDgMTdHqh3DjdTQxSSXqDcrqcfiXvyALIF2jBNvY6ARmHOV-uIemle48AOwaZamLAHwrOk/w248-h330/IMG_0538.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It displayed carefully chosen objects to represent different periods in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl9X-pzNMSP-f0h8otABU5NblcF4JOHHEFW348jc_fqwLi_tNRtVCBxOgUzPhbCWPzrVo8I2ezQSbxodCvDHChrsfQ8FGn-WV2IOqThFxC5CZCxtmosOqczgCKzn8ybXBmaeU0QQof9wYXfANfJ4yeeuHXI6Zrj2VpO6AGJ6K2_0O_IbUtqmIct4K9Ys/s4032/IMG_0537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUl9X-pzNMSP-f0h8otABU5NblcF4JOHHEFW348jc_fqwLi_tNRtVCBxOgUzPhbCWPzrVo8I2ezQSbxodCvDHChrsfQ8FGn-WV2IOqThFxC5CZCxtmosOqczgCKzn8ybXBmaeU0QQof9wYXfANfJ4yeeuHXI6Zrj2VpO6AGJ6K2_0O_IbUtqmIct4K9Ys/w343-h257/IMG_0537.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><br />Ancient Egypt was favored. Here is a statue of Akhenaton in the so-called Amarna style.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIrvmeBoaRadBltDURg0jrpqVO2QwP4_WwEXGkn5HgowINsRIGy5EXq5RpekkL-2bNAPghjvaNAbgo1L8i-LPgWICSjPAEWi7mSwDfhOAgBgRdwpLjW0WXBw4fbX0jcrsy7q1dfD7giEG0cTD0fS57kySQV2AHRxlW4zeQX4vf06HL8RmfOGr4tDuEyY/s4032/IMG_0539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUIrvmeBoaRadBltDURg0jrpqVO2QwP4_WwEXGkn5HgowINsRIGy5EXq5RpekkL-2bNAPghjvaNAbgo1L8i-LPgWICSjPAEWi7mSwDfhOAgBgRdwpLjW0WXBw4fbX0jcrsy7q1dfD7giEG0cTD0fS57kySQV2AHRxlW4zeQX4vf06HL8RmfOGr4tDuEyY/s320/IMG_0539.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide Hany helped us understand what we were looking at.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAnMWCOrqdTn4k4EJnRgfIMVIgiZq9td-_lpXgMysvRGQS3vaB-CvnW2o2ZpRAvxDPkiLSpwixYAlCf-__aVOlmNFLOgMvZlxy3ciWQThraqr903MhWsHoPjitSevUmYbG2YQa5FgScuePuZ340mnIEHHxGXDmRzcLkvDQxMUq-h48JYLoUE6_LNfuN8/s3802/IMG_0541.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="2464" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAnMWCOrqdTn4k4EJnRgfIMVIgiZq9td-_lpXgMysvRGQS3vaB-CvnW2o2ZpRAvxDPkiLSpwixYAlCf-__aVOlmNFLOgMvZlxy3ciWQThraqr903MhWsHoPjitSevUmYbG2YQa5FgScuePuZ340mnIEHHxGXDmRzcLkvDQxMUq-h48JYLoUE6_LNfuN8/w295-h456/IMG_0541.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here they are from the other side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBzea37sealVpHZmAA_utfUngkxbfmpflHaK16R0E2cESTePFBMnJT4SvJ9PY7todUTgkTXLuk7MJK-fNrdPb8oZUMcgTDZQMX_qN-H4ck8QB0HlColS_PKUIigwTiiDGPpVC6njMYCzaI-s8MGueFDu5gbghTPuKqbebE6KiyypKiqSxA03PXHia4dI/s5138/DSC_0614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5138" data-original-width="3176" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBzea37sealVpHZmAA_utfUngkxbfmpflHaK16R0E2cESTePFBMnJT4SvJ9PY7todUTgkTXLuk7MJK-fNrdPb8oZUMcgTDZQMX_qN-H4ck8QB0HlColS_PKUIigwTiiDGPpVC6njMYCzaI-s8MGueFDu5gbghTPuKqbebE6KiyypKiqSxA03PXHia4dI/w278-h449/DSC_0614.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were some lovely pieces like this graceful pharaoh/king.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RDJl19GayMvMQqvgh6H-RAbp5gSE90wkMFbZANsa5UUOAlPZhJTtmkRF_Nem1W4uC4OceeHwMhygNYVkiCGOgXvh6S5jujvSwf88InUFjc5SsUP9qsFKhUvUaP6ULHOh8X4ED0l8xZwbYmhw7XoPE08ZPdNVOnHQ44toAAepVr2aNZU8k7vpa2yjJjk/s5552/DSC_0624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5552" data-original-width="2911" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RDJl19GayMvMQqvgh6H-RAbp5gSE90wkMFbZANsa5UUOAlPZhJTtmkRF_Nem1W4uC4OceeHwMhygNYVkiCGOgXvh6S5jujvSwf88InUFjc5SsUP9qsFKhUvUaP6ULHOh8X4ED0l8xZwbYmhw7XoPE08ZPdNVOnHQ44toAAepVr2aNZU8k7vpa2yjJjk/w235-h448/DSC_0624.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the exhibits were more contemporary, like this Bedouin jewelry.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKhVlO4aECC0Cs_PQPJggEiCywQ-Q7Ff2QxQU4R1j70Ao8p3XlS-1-0iOLflR27o6woAeZRVA7EXRkt8MbYgfpuDyROUHDPH2e2fudDz30LEQNaqcQ81I1ztmzPvzM4y-UDn-PMcikASvA-7Snf75qpbsHXZ-SNnZZvUSC-7hWdbd6wEOVhrmratXWEc/s5589/DSC_0622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3256" data-original-width="5589" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKhVlO4aECC0Cs_PQPJggEiCywQ-Q7Ff2QxQU4R1j70Ao8p3XlS-1-0iOLflR27o6woAeZRVA7EXRkt8MbYgfpuDyROUHDPH2e2fudDz30LEQNaqcQ81I1ztmzPvzM4y-UDn-PMcikASvA-7Snf75qpbsHXZ-SNnZZvUSC-7hWdbd6wEOVhrmratXWEc/s320/DSC_0622.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the traditional clothing that goes with it.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6RioH_6-urYfkDPsBbhLktlzywHUyKOdwrboFCBjGVLTGm1dketGI1KqtPXMBDKz0VoyvAyA4sBwt13qpt_T4l4Dvk6NLhBT9JibQyfvvKLXLGppf7eJ_qZGs8so0W5wFwGTMCs8pcQpSRvsC4M3AfC2YthBlNDqrMSgwOBaCUEkhQ4v8Ca-r5v16q8/s5359/DSC_0620.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3544" data-original-width="5359" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw6RioH_6-urYfkDPsBbhLktlzywHUyKOdwrboFCBjGVLTGm1dketGI1KqtPXMBDKz0VoyvAyA4sBwt13qpt_T4l4Dvk6NLhBT9JibQyfvvKLXLGppf7eJ_qZGs8so0W5wFwGTMCs8pcQpSRvsC4M3AfC2YthBlNDqrMSgwOBaCUEkhQ4v8Ca-r5v16q8/w343-h227/DSC_0620.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were many Islamic artifacts of great beauty.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_2i6boPrc1Kh1DQapHflmvD1Q2A7UHt5IIIrHOZnrq7Bb-3AJDBYqL2busyZjHvy8pAlMY63b_otT0YSqq95_keeEXAaG_j4HX-zs0psVyv8_LCnYAfxyQHFwsjLBXepsuecpMFV5LnXAioEpaxayu1DLoHx_WpKwpzbVTX5fWsoXaQI6gWoMfnCdCQ/s5765/DSC_0619.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5765" data-original-width="3630" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_2i6boPrc1Kh1DQapHflmvD1Q2A7UHt5IIIrHOZnrq7Bb-3AJDBYqL2busyZjHvy8pAlMY63b_otT0YSqq95_keeEXAaG_j4HX-zs0psVyv8_LCnYAfxyQHFwsjLBXepsuecpMFV5LnXAioEpaxayu1DLoHx_WpKwpzbVTX5fWsoXaQI6gWoMfnCdCQ/w242-h385/DSC_0619.jpeg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a long shot of the hall. It was roomy (and felt quite different from the spatially crammed Egyptian Museum. It is easier to look at the artifacts in this space, but there is something about the stuffed, antiquarian quality of the Egyptian Museum that is very comforting and it makes the pieces seem older and more valuable - like you might find a special treasure as you shuffle through the rows of stuff. Aladdin's lamp could be just around the corner!)</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvTKAIC2fmFYMRJ5kASoeawzops4xp7aD4SHmihJpFI_l6COX58XS2HGzM5ohqB6ynX8iOxnlmZYyMKw29tbWhgriRLzp2ItC6xHLSSlSAVazG99pUf6wp2MiPO2qnyC-e3xnaeYFJgfP0B0juICvmP-XBRuL6wd96Gf-Wo9inobbzSktbDMaUvqXaQ0/s5696/DSC_0617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3981" data-original-width="5696" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvTKAIC2fmFYMRJ5kASoeawzops4xp7aD4SHmihJpFI_l6COX58XS2HGzM5ohqB6ynX8iOxnlmZYyMKw29tbWhgriRLzp2ItC6xHLSSlSAVazG99pUf6wp2MiPO2qnyC-e3xnaeYFJgfP0B0juICvmP-XBRuL6wd96Gf-Wo9inobbzSktbDMaUvqXaQ0/s320/DSC_0617.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What follows is a series of random shots (much like the order in which one sees the objects as they do not really tie together the way the period rooms in the Egyptian Museum do.)</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNddeurn5DA7dgRXpZ9k7pSOY_8LvRxXSToXpG1ac7MnUsgc9XykhU9DdoMBX5FBPl1tDU9NvS2wADU05rPDCc-BFZqJ0Fn9oXAOkWKOluVo0t8EYmWwTxaq9BuS8lB-SgAqHHc1Y4LysLfm8KwKHAvyIr-CfYbh3jDtvYzL8OG_AfOkrsb_TS1l0ll8E/s5678/DSC_0615.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3172" data-original-width="5678" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNddeurn5DA7dgRXpZ9k7pSOY_8LvRxXSToXpG1ac7MnUsgc9XykhU9DdoMBX5FBPl1tDU9NvS2wADU05rPDCc-BFZqJ0Fn9oXAOkWKOluVo0t8EYmWwTxaq9BuS8lB-SgAqHHc1Y4LysLfm8KwKHAvyIr-CfYbh3jDtvYzL8OG_AfOkrsb_TS1l0ll8E/s320/DSC_0615.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is beautifully carved black granite sarcophagus.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIKuFKD0yjl9tvkxXKijeV-Mmr-xSKHQ-9UT0v8unM4D5H4s9mNf5slTELJw8DXfXolN8l6koSe8DosTgITFZdxrSvGw4SmcJXQ7T48bnj_j6sizVSgoMo6aBY0RUlnIHpqgzoUewcvETHj_TDQ4KY1L9XupajZ403tHUa6mC1khwIwbnQvdRAj1z3ug/s5843/DSC_0613.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3624" data-original-width="5843" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIKuFKD0yjl9tvkxXKijeV-Mmr-xSKHQ-9UT0v8unM4D5H4s9mNf5slTELJw8DXfXolN8l6koSe8DosTgITFZdxrSvGw4SmcJXQ7T48bnj_j6sizVSgoMo6aBY0RUlnIHpqgzoUewcvETHj_TDQ4KY1L9XupajZ403tHUa6mC1khwIwbnQvdRAj1z3ug/s320/DSC_0613.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a magnificent carving of an Egyptian chariot.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUsJO9LAFsUOnsZ_TAkX76-395oMB7YydTq2trn05Fsg7XGA_HgdDCgb8TfEV0HEDFdJCnSlRAO0R7w247O8ZQq_AHv_3BgNQC8vHMViUF1lEC93PvSPOMeWLeK6NBPNmuWvlUxuGZCSqn0jDbjIQ6XJzlA0s-ZhLwXOP71Lzra28tumjHADRSU7t8r0/s6000/DSC_0612.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUsJO9LAFsUOnsZ_TAkX76-395oMB7YydTq2trn05Fsg7XGA_HgdDCgb8TfEV0HEDFdJCnSlRAO0R7w247O8ZQq_AHv_3BgNQC8vHMViUF1lEC93PvSPOMeWLeK6NBPNmuWvlUxuGZCSqn0jDbjIQ6XJzlA0s-ZhLwXOP71Lzra28tumjHADRSU7t8r0/w276-h415/DSC_0612.jpeg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Figures to help the dead in the afterlife</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASPSnU0EovIcjJ7dGloOriebvJt8SaSCzPgIxENSeAsVrFtGJ2bg0gDI3um3MLWBGMQEe7P5rdDOcxq_jjOzSc3T7vZsmbz0PcvGubzx9KroFvxB7Ek4wREemtT8w2RV2KkbpGsIB-jP665U6gP024swSVn_Vw60FHL1W5vpYJ6IiKXm_QxWUgdG0sac/s6000/DSC_0611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASPSnU0EovIcjJ7dGloOriebvJt8SaSCzPgIxENSeAsVrFtGJ2bg0gDI3um3MLWBGMQEe7P5rdDOcxq_jjOzSc3T7vZsmbz0PcvGubzx9KroFvxB7Ek4wREemtT8w2RV2KkbpGsIB-jP665U6gP024swSVn_Vw60FHL1W5vpYJ6IiKXm_QxWUgdG0sac/s320/DSC_0611.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a well-preserved stela with a sennet board in front.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQKgGjTpmZXWTj1-jy8qiOnUwzqfe6E-umQpLVWurpzu3Oz7sg1m7DVjIYmwiQ7RCacRYSI7ZIj3fFPR83bD7oBAWpG_o3j-JlHTj8jM861LHQedsSt-20qbdx12dsKflDlSaH0QMgpdJRMLKh4jzhOcJmbN-NvW-z2MApGHxdoftngBNjhOcfileMBk/s4675/DSC_0607.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4675" data-original-width="3225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQKgGjTpmZXWTj1-jy8qiOnUwzqfe6E-umQpLVWurpzu3Oz7sg1m7DVjIYmwiQ7RCacRYSI7ZIj3fFPR83bD7oBAWpG_o3j-JlHTj8jM861LHQedsSt-20qbdx12dsKflDlSaH0QMgpdJRMLKh4jzhOcJmbN-NvW-z2MApGHxdoftngBNjhOcfileMBk/s320/DSC_0607.jpeg" width="221" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Personally I would rather play the game sitting in this throne instead of on that stool above.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrm3kqdxlE1kmqvlnysrnG2-iabtyHWG1LdD4BlLPG90Z4XshNrE40RIDRpq1daERqtJx1hJOStTlxVen6z9TZLaJkYU_XQE5wZzgPtCPpCB9KJcHGKjw0vb8yQtYjWZgr4Crd-33yTtXwHVY6VumKlquo1b36Puk6MHGfB5CRQtDFcZ22z8sqnSmXak/s3649/DSC_0603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3649" data-original-width="3310" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrm3kqdxlE1kmqvlnysrnG2-iabtyHWG1LdD4BlLPG90Z4XshNrE40RIDRpq1daERqtJx1hJOStTlxVen6z9TZLaJkYU_XQE5wZzgPtCPpCB9KJcHGKjw0vb8yQtYjWZgr4Crd-33yTtXwHVY6VumKlquo1b36Puk6MHGfB5CRQtDFcZ22z8sqnSmXak/s320/DSC_0603.jpeg" width="290" /></a></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Implements of power for the king are seen below.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS58XMVLpimclCJaDlTFIQHYVoHoImKOAs9HBfNsWEskETCNN14ka4aZFWjH2C0MfG9WkMtgODlByiuPr2Y7x6vRf8gAOuSPbKQ6DZ8Ey9KuQTiqSxmDlXI2FQHGECL1sTsIZQJzCApBSiF84CVSwvWU3ljlkIFomd1H0kYvp2BqWpe0pq_xj1olJK7H0/s3729/DSC_0600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3729" data-original-width="3553" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS58XMVLpimclCJaDlTFIQHYVoHoImKOAs9HBfNsWEskETCNN14ka4aZFWjH2C0MfG9WkMtgODlByiuPr2Y7x6vRf8gAOuSPbKQ6DZ8Ey9KuQTiqSxmDlXI2FQHGECL1sTsIZQJzCApBSiF84CVSwvWU3ljlkIFomd1H0kYvp2BqWpe0pq_xj1olJK7H0/s320/DSC_0600.jpeg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and here is another lovely carving.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuZzVh2WiYA-OXByB0D1q7mX_CLU7CzEM8S-MGW88RIAHb43G57EDI3ddmurKaV36-RDrPhRRfZwhyphenhyphenONYh4ftFTD5WBrvCIcza2_K7sZ0mazaxD7lACEF64EHwrcqllsuKgMJtXtVMeejnfXpB_zGfcAOm5Lxkc7I1YiMGGNEotD0yOVLlU3t-ulX98A/s5605/DSC_0599.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5605" data-original-width="2694" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHuZzVh2WiYA-OXByB0D1q7mX_CLU7CzEM8S-MGW88RIAHb43G57EDI3ddmurKaV36-RDrPhRRfZwhyphenhyphenONYh4ftFTD5WBrvCIcza2_K7sZ0mazaxD7lACEF64EHwrcqllsuKgMJtXtVMeejnfXpB_zGfcAOm5Lxkc7I1YiMGGNEotD0yOVLlU3t-ulX98A/w226-h470/DSC_0599.jpeg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These figures are particularly interesting, because they show workers making bread.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT5Z3HbsLe6FY2NTySXGtnLVqRYC0FpinBL4O_YPULZNwSxvuDjuDWX1JE0a5kgf3O8TAbLOW1jF_FHKRt4H4Gs5rv_VZKucuotq2A7woMLKHHnY-pKBri9kELcK6JOWLIopyOZlTmL7mGWhavFt3phxmRTC5MjSHlqubezqDUPVy2CEpbOqBCmZvsv4/s5276/DSC_0596.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3703" data-original-width="5276" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT5Z3HbsLe6FY2NTySXGtnLVqRYC0FpinBL4O_YPULZNwSxvuDjuDWX1JE0a5kgf3O8TAbLOW1jF_FHKRt4H4Gs5rv_VZKucuotq2A7woMLKHHnY-pKBri9kELcK6JOWLIopyOZlTmL7mGWhavFt3phxmRTC5MjSHlqubezqDUPVy2CEpbOqBCmZvsv4/s320/DSC_0596.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This fetching statue has a magnificent smile.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihltNN7KWtCKSV7CmnKbH9Np78L1sltLF1xwFdeT9hTzGlPITC0bQvdSvN_ZajFDAhL1fkG6wwlF3ITGe_FBocSBkIjzM3CCWv1ep74X_-FePKD8tYhicgnLcMCrAp-czQ0V8Xm0CbWywNCuwFVnwXiNBlZTE2ooJ8rpUWEqTC79M_thsBXBYXTsBFeEY/s5145/DSC_0594.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5145" data-original-width="3363" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihltNN7KWtCKSV7CmnKbH9Np78L1sltLF1xwFdeT9hTzGlPITC0bQvdSvN_ZajFDAhL1fkG6wwlF3ITGe_FBocSBkIjzM3CCWv1ep74X_-FePKD8tYhicgnLcMCrAp-czQ0V8Xm0CbWywNCuwFVnwXiNBlZTE2ooJ8rpUWEqTC79M_thsBXBYXTsBFeEY/w258-h395/DSC_0594.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A more modern display focussed on Mohammed Ali Pasha for example.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZd8aRok6is_gHrkSrxNeGkhzutiNpwZ78Z1Y0Tn_aaS-mqkxjPkwSPxzsnDEvfw7yFSVTYSGQ7rD-QZoUYhrw4mozvsq-Tun8svKnXoT7EMtw2WjAuXVq-mlv2bPEd-41wH1kJXZUINWF-OKvMHMdqIf36g3U5wNPRBj7Fhivmqfean1vTOHd-L7JpQ/s4032/IMG_0546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZd8aRok6is_gHrkSrxNeGkhzutiNpwZ78Z1Y0Tn_aaS-mqkxjPkwSPxzsnDEvfw7yFSVTYSGQ7rD-QZoUYhrw4mozvsq-Tun8svKnXoT7EMtw2WjAuXVq-mlv2bPEd-41wH1kJXZUINWF-OKvMHMdqIf36g3U5wNPRBj7Fhivmqfean1vTOHd-L7JpQ/s320/IMG_0546.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a separate exhibit on clothing that was very interesting (but I was growing weary by the time I got to it.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqFjAoGKgSNW8eckB8s_OKzgtkztnuOAF74YYJzAEKOdlKpjGImG5mbrlZPhb3Qf2NhSphHQWa5oBHbEzaSMw5fGWtIDYS3r5nh3GfgXxlcf9cubF9zRpT1C64hSBS5EzuBJ3epV2pArRuYaio5ji45yegMuSgm5gZC_AgxIxS9pRRXD2vyEK1e7pfgM/s3191/IMG_0550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3191" data-original-width="2148" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqFjAoGKgSNW8eckB8s_OKzgtkztnuOAF74YYJzAEKOdlKpjGImG5mbrlZPhb3Qf2NhSphHQWa5oBHbEzaSMw5fGWtIDYS3r5nh3GfgXxlcf9cubF9zRpT1C64hSBS5EzuBJ3epV2pArRuYaio5ji45yegMuSgm5gZC_AgxIxS9pRRXD2vyEK1e7pfgM/w264-h393/IMG_0550.jpeg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It covered ancient to contemporary Egypt and was on two different floors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUEu7IjgIgGjCHUcmnu3AWpMbKt6wVdTSFhROzzTrd2yMfv_IPrViMsocD752iWrXJU2UkEaX1xWIHEUv8oLWFlOz7-9RlAmlNehpq7AeVeTtQefsdBZ_R5CfNDqXzu4gbTZF9xxLIX7hXO24sz3nbXRIyTf2VLIA1V8urepMwVKJJnRk1ymivfV7vzk/s5498/DSC_0625.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3633" data-original-width="5498" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUEu7IjgIgGjCHUcmnu3AWpMbKt6wVdTSFhROzzTrd2yMfv_IPrViMsocD752iWrXJU2UkEaX1xWIHEUv8oLWFlOz7-9RlAmlNehpq7AeVeTtQefsdBZ_R5CfNDqXzu4gbTZF9xxLIX7hXO24sz3nbXRIyTf2VLIA1V8urepMwVKJJnRk1ymivfV7vzk/s320/DSC_0625.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a modern piece that caught my eye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfQ15gKPN3p1DjbGAECaDIu3D_HUoybbozBwzB-lSmzURXE0TzIV07Q1ufw_rJFpz2wiJd6h0MG_7jLVqKr6vIW4WcCk6InhxweBlA0H4SDl_aESdIIzjjFCpaVZIVFEp85aDQcubcgqosTKopq8PiJQvD1ilG8yNq3ULTDswD_kKyoV5zoldh5aOasg/s4978/DSC_0627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="4978" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfQ15gKPN3p1DjbGAECaDIu3D_HUoybbozBwzB-lSmzURXE0TzIV07Q1ufw_rJFpz2wiJd6h0MG_7jLVqKr6vIW4WcCk6InhxweBlA0H4SDl_aESdIIzjjFCpaVZIVFEp85aDQcubcgqosTKopq8PiJQvD1ilG8yNq3ULTDswD_kKyoV5zoldh5aOasg/w363-h195/DSC_0627.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a picture of the ground floor part of the exhibit. (You can see the upstairs part along the back wall.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8JnB5oZHEHQu4fgrNeVHNAaazY-DuK_7LqMkTnIet1CZtZSIHmWQzdGhysTGzrtartNhyphenhyphenesUj7gC3hYq3bMWdgndIEDmgwwyeKFfebs52zdpWnfZrRt1A3VMFD3mBIeFfBYXdoCZkSvZCX5jELMUgIs2KvPGf-QfWFetDb6D3ITFe9of2g4tpoJeVvs/s5670/DSC_0626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3885" data-original-width="5670" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8JnB5oZHEHQu4fgrNeVHNAaazY-DuK_7LqMkTnIet1CZtZSIHmWQzdGhysTGzrtartNhyphenhyphenesUj7gC3hYq3bMWdgndIEDmgwwyeKFfebs52zdpWnfZrRt1A3VMFD3mBIeFfBYXdoCZkSvZCX5jELMUgIs2KvPGf-QfWFetDb6D3ITFe9of2g4tpoJeVvs/w391-h268/DSC_0626.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were not allowed to photograph the mummies, but here is a description sign about them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH48M1b3c6jenAeVugI882ux8LKTdL9SKvKGL1LA9rf1qdjVYRnaQ_3ro8S-CpGx04jYs1SetCyNpCBya2rNcoYLeFS9tHnzHZHfk7ALgQry8jmOn9yK9CGnFqvScXxo-NHP1N_IAIoqXT8QcPR-DWebtNMpgfRRBPKwzkxpDhFHbCt6hry85HtIRZuvU/s4032/IMG_0549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH48M1b3c6jenAeVugI882ux8LKTdL9SKvKGL1LA9rf1qdjVYRnaQ_3ro8S-CpGx04jYs1SetCyNpCBya2rNcoYLeFS9tHnzHZHfk7ALgQry8jmOn9yK9CGnFqvScXxo-NHP1N_IAIoqXT8QcPR-DWebtNMpgfRRBPKwzkxpDhFHbCt6hry85HtIRZuvU/s320/IMG_0549.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA52Fv9TgIVqpe-o-8vDKS1eUmjWBkAJLHqLoJW4JyP7N-bjgwUDf0gtCJhKS-HzPvvhkadURmiscvF3kUOoP99XhhXxewoYk0nMyEXubi7eokueiiEsTOcJNT4llatP5H8N3c12HETFiKLVDG5XXedJ-DVVz_aftPtO0u2ngP0KXTaoz6U_pLzUucG0/s5326/DSC_0593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="5326" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiA52Fv9TgIVqpe-o-8vDKS1eUmjWBkAJLHqLoJW4JyP7N-bjgwUDf0gtCJhKS-HzPvvhkadURmiscvF3kUOoP99XhhXxewoYk0nMyEXubi7eokueiiEsTOcJNT4llatP5H8N3c12HETFiKLVDG5XXedJ-DVVz_aftPtO0u2ngP0KXTaoz6U_pLzUucG0/s320/DSC_0593.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a huge celebration and parade to transport the mummies from the Egyptian Museum (Youtube video <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-hCOh4JVI" target="_blank">here.</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56508475" target="_blank">BBC</a> has a lovely write up about the parade too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgBA9chnfII1g-KGo-WJdlt6Mqh95LYE2_4fkQfKCupzIdWEEO-ooQzE4e5JdrgL9TGbXISClkBvvBQeWD_lDa1aUIV6DBu_frTDCYfJYY0gZ2J4Sur3IipFCmIFSVy2UQw8T5mCus0ymHK-2-7bem31NqpJiktmjv-v7RglKlNoVld-h9A-SOWV-EX8/s976/117834961_p09cp5wz.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmgBA9chnfII1g-KGo-WJdlt6Mqh95LYE2_4fkQfKCupzIdWEEO-ooQzE4e5JdrgL9TGbXISClkBvvBQeWD_lDa1aUIV6DBu_frTDCYfJYY0gZ2J4Sur3IipFCmIFSVy2UQw8T5mCus0ymHK-2-7bem31NqpJiktmjv-v7RglKlNoVld-h9A-SOWV-EX8/s320/117834961_p09cp5wz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The mummies were transferred in individual vehicles with nitrogen to protect them each labelled with their name and preceded by women bearing baskets, Egyptian chariots and priest-like throngs in royal capes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tm04-OKggDWE_ub2AgZ-SCeb14XT6dGAX-4C4R6m9OgxhQdz4csWd9h3g2gldqxh0KUSyMuLD7eJ-JAStz_86rWFn_fCbJnYM94xRlDxQo3xHqkrksb8m2VkmMGQFAKXFHnpozFWgwcJzA3Vba4ZOR3e9bAdAY_LYN2u1JyY6L4VYw711eZBgXfjc90/s976/_117835551_066575376.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Tm04-OKggDWE_ub2AgZ-SCeb14XT6dGAX-4C4R6m9OgxhQdz4csWd9h3g2gldqxh0KUSyMuLD7eJ-JAStz_86rWFn_fCbJnYM94xRlDxQo3xHqkrksb8m2VkmMGQFAKXFHnpozFWgwcJzA3Vba4ZOR3e9bAdAY_LYN2u1JyY6L4VYw711eZBgXfjc90/s320/_117835551_066575376.jpg.webp" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It must have been spectacular!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpg69fN8g4ReTtkK6Vu4CisO7chNXIyeAc4ryv8-I9VWTyBg05waX62Mx4naSOdE-BRX1o77eoFSyMCzB_63x71ylAs3OwzexsZbDrJuudIaG46E4UTKqjSU480CInqqBhRlj_8GfPlok9zYLm8KcpxTlXbiqnPDaLepmVl_J3uKgEwkY9fm6jGjsVq4/s2406/Screenshot%202023-10-24%20at%2010.00.36%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2406" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpg69fN8g4ReTtkK6Vu4CisO7chNXIyeAc4ryv8-I9VWTyBg05waX62Mx4naSOdE-BRX1o77eoFSyMCzB_63x71ylAs3OwzexsZbDrJuudIaG46E4UTKqjSU480CInqqBhRlj_8GfPlok9zYLm8KcpxTlXbiqnPDaLepmVl_J3uKgEwkY9fm6jGjsVq4/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-24%20at%2010.00.36%20AM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">News sites and publicity have plenty of pictures of the mummies. This is from <a href="https://egyptfwd.org/img/large/3876.jpg" target="_blank">Egyptforward</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrWGJPTfYgP4IqtjKQleIT2U48rrjW3Rv1FyL5xIhwPP4ogvlc90UUQ0vhvGF_PUQk5yPnqmudq8iqJobP7z2-Z16gCOUYYVseIrMVdr9B_nA_YYpnGKYGxD-AJ8LUSPvDrpiMurDnohikuUV4xtebcUfwxE4gKuxfXntzJPZin3ebG6PNCHNj2HOoP0/s748/3876.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="419" data-original-width="748" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrWGJPTfYgP4IqtjKQleIT2U48rrjW3Rv1FyL5xIhwPP4ogvlc90UUQ0vhvGF_PUQk5yPnqmudq8iqJobP7z2-Z16gCOUYYVseIrMVdr9B_nA_YYpnGKYGxD-AJ8LUSPvDrpiMurDnohikuUV4xtebcUfwxE4gKuxfXntzJPZin3ebG6PNCHNj2HOoP0/s320/3876.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what the new digs look like.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvWNvMZet6mAt10e-XVA6wlnq5z-xYJt-Bx6hufgg1bot169nWEe8b1E42evPnsFxZK_jcaNpfiZePAc-X5gfKhkH6SaKTEBChGwjEyCSSYbcrAv85iLGZ49Iq1H1WesrAUvrijlp2qOiur7LD8W4MZ9qv1Ip2LMeQBzNWoYYTCaS0b9FHg96SK_iwkU/s1240/mummies-egypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1240" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvWNvMZet6mAt10e-XVA6wlnq5z-xYJt-Bx6hufgg1bot169nWEe8b1E42evPnsFxZK_jcaNpfiZePAc-X5gfKhkH6SaKTEBChGwjEyCSSYbcrAv85iLGZ49Iq1H1WesrAUvrijlp2qOiur7LD8W4MZ9qv1Ip2LMeQBzNWoYYTCaS0b9FHg96SK_iwkU/s320/mummies-egypt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are many, many pictures of Ramses II's mummy. This one from <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mummies-parade-egypt-royal-golden-pharaohs-parade-ancient-kings-and-queens/" target="_blank">CBS</a> is actually Seti I! He is in better condition for not having been knocked around everywhere. When the mummies were brought up to Cairo long ago, they had to go through a kind of customs, but the Customs officials weren't sure how to tax them. They ended up classifying them under the category of dried fish.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd6X6oBd3F7YIVfNAdNwVTeOWLf4zbr-DJAITOOjZQnCXjWgeIi1HtY06dPnh8DTaiKV1MFLjRQ296MzUgl_7u6QwqQjRmgEwcP-LOHC_3NPtRVOTWNED5Ws1xJfvGG5fs4eugAU5-Zyh93j62GHJ-sMDpwk9elhn5MLCxayPliJD_KpBC5yi4iCdqjU/s1240/mummy-king-seti-i-egypt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1240" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd6X6oBd3F7YIVfNAdNwVTeOWLf4zbr-DJAITOOjZQnCXjWgeIi1HtY06dPnh8DTaiKV1MFLjRQ296MzUgl_7u6QwqQjRmgEwcP-LOHC_3NPtRVOTWNED5Ws1xJfvGG5fs4eugAU5-Zyh93j62GHJ-sMDpwk9elhn5MLCxayPliJD_KpBC5yi4iCdqjU/s320/mummy-king-seti-i-egypt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The NEMC also has a garden terrace with a carefully landscaped area which can (sometimes?) be reached by a series of ramps and stairs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9qlSMzwv6PlniKyA35gfLNSZkb219atdIj3AYjtKln4o0yegz4acxc2v8OQQ64gL3DBpKkIj2F-2jYHsum1tNyImi7ko6Az_yfEQF886rzDg40mI0IveVajIK16ZfkZAeDkqLTsqAAN_mnnkWNP7pF7rj3YBo-qtLULEH6c2CaNN7e4u15FRhCyuyIM/s4032/IMG_0551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9qlSMzwv6PlniKyA35gfLNSZkb219atdIj3AYjtKln4o0yegz4acxc2v8OQQ64gL3DBpKkIj2F-2jYHsum1tNyImi7ko6Az_yfEQF886rzDg40mI0IveVajIK16ZfkZAeDkqLTsqAAN_mnnkWNP7pF7rj3YBo-qtLULEH6c2CaNN7e4u15FRhCyuyIM/s320/IMG_0551.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was locked off the day we were there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8lS_xLBoiAl8l6GG-xMwSvOTPmSSUXKuzKiErK_h6ucZx9I10gZmpDF_wI2rNGmmMkTVtqqrdwyNLBGj-srIUTswMbD5niHk38AU0tAMCHuQxLUUSkY8__5NX2NP0CKKWMi69mQoCWb46eXKGaxTrkPOPpYf4R51PIeMM6tNieT7fbMxd4HyxsVywnM/s4032/IMG_0552.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8lS_xLBoiAl8l6GG-xMwSvOTPmSSUXKuzKiErK_h6ucZx9I10gZmpDF_wI2rNGmmMkTVtqqrdwyNLBGj-srIUTswMbD5niHk38AU0tAMCHuQxLUUSkY8__5NX2NP0CKKWMi69mQoCWb46eXKGaxTrkPOPpYf4R51PIeMM6tNieT7fbMxd4HyxsVywnM/s320/IMG_0552.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZYEB1gjM0SvR7VKInvBTosnmnfpquNKKFewLoQcWjEbS7zH1UdWSKO3S8vunj_x1XwDSNGXUwZi_HyoSbLNzX0GvlCcCQ1hBEuZhX6sbYg_iTRtbwxYXcktJJHtYnWs1ZnQMfyOXwB3h4KMyXdaWCHT835EfEAKogsQL5wDqVdT1wC3rREhH6FPBlPU/s5564/DSC_0628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3401" data-original-width="5564" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZYEB1gjM0SvR7VKInvBTosnmnfpquNKKFewLoQcWjEbS7zH1UdWSKO3S8vunj_x1XwDSNGXUwZi_HyoSbLNzX0GvlCcCQ1hBEuZhX6sbYg_iTRtbwxYXcktJJHtYnWs1ZnQMfyOXwB3h4KMyXdaWCHT835EfEAKogsQL5wDqVdT1wC3rREhH6FPBlPU/s320/DSC_0628.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was tired and it looked like an absolutely divine place to sit and rest. Too bad. I will have to remember that for my next trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpaPR4N6Y8B8pYmUsQ5gpG3Rs6pEgMp_XyfZ3jNTyCHYcruhLVxI4JOtMS7gTw8TDHyMvclg_ZlsUfoYtaLp8ZHi-8hn68wH33vroiOq1HmqBEhMUy10dIAGXj3fBQ_in66Ma0sHoceLg2oPmoowhecjkCpSeVbxSUnUcZRpTFmjjJJFSZVUDuoP0yNE/s4032/IMG_0554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpaPR4N6Y8B8pYmUsQ5gpG3Rs6pEgMp_XyfZ3jNTyCHYcruhLVxI4JOtMS7gTw8TDHyMvclg_ZlsUfoYtaLp8ZHi-8hn68wH33vroiOq1HmqBEhMUy10dIAGXj3fBQ_in66Ma0sHoceLg2oPmoowhecjkCpSeVbxSUnUcZRpTFmjjJJFSZVUDuoP0yNE/s320/IMG_0554.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The gift shop had lovely (and expensive) items that seemed of high quality. Unfortunately I was completely shopped out, so it was a relief when we boarded the bus and went back to the hotel. Here are a few random photos from that trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aKpGUasA1qXbcGgtPjYGxnrWgwDesFA6RIrh3fLdnCCVVLGlYYcZWOH7aGzHNW5_wtN8ujXPlyvAu69z7maWbieh6x2hKwwtvCos2jnGvje_I9ev-TTOSu2aNSfq0ORWw6s3-kKUt9gNs0t4ljiELsWKtt-3o_IJnMf9m2PZDX03xZoOQMU8wCYIonQ/s5142/DSC_0637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="5142" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aKpGUasA1qXbcGgtPjYGxnrWgwDesFA6RIrh3fLdnCCVVLGlYYcZWOH7aGzHNW5_wtN8ujXPlyvAu69z7maWbieh6x2hKwwtvCos2jnGvje_I9ev-TTOSu2aNSfq0ORWw6s3-kKUt9gNs0t4ljiELsWKtt-3o_IJnMf9m2PZDX03xZoOQMU8wCYIonQ/s320/DSC_0637.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the Cairo skyline.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76Qn2UOvPc0_cHujQg-2W1bDZ1xUUegRBMOHLvO1ag4eTRUOUmk6kxFZw6i9Ji6cilk0wje16xOCflTQNd_4UtCdJs7WM-dPZKmt8U4UFvk-urwn-guaMUO_UzLYuP56vZl_fnJvUkjkeIrldQlGwKed0pcIQy-XnCNqOSuqs3_6hpW5PWn4si8pCAuk/s6000/DSC_0643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76Qn2UOvPc0_cHujQg-2W1bDZ1xUUegRBMOHLvO1ag4eTRUOUmk6kxFZw6i9Ji6cilk0wje16xOCflTQNd_4UtCdJs7WM-dPZKmt8U4UFvk-urwn-guaMUO_UzLYuP56vZl_fnJvUkjkeIrldQlGwKed0pcIQy-XnCNqOSuqs3_6hpW5PWn4si8pCAuk/s320/DSC_0643.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed the famous cemetery again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUw75evckG0WVlKmIfHzMJ9avmSQ4_rsxHnM4N__qaHTt7Z5K7Ie75Ib9eUGwude9-Df6p8iTdWUttwcSDkXQP6bXeXbnz-nbFy7aCnlkX-s9Nw5RC_X5gQg8vjw1l2IW59LUiQRHKSRY5-yZTmuNjw5QbB2Ukp97GlD4gJHjW_gT7fr9Cw0kMY3cBQI/s2699/DSC_0591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="2141" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUw75evckG0WVlKmIfHzMJ9avmSQ4_rsxHnM4N__qaHTt7Z5K7Ie75Ib9eUGwude9-Df6p8iTdWUttwcSDkXQP6bXeXbnz-nbFy7aCnlkX-s9Nw5RC_X5gQg8vjw1l2IW59LUiQRHKSRY5-yZTmuNjw5QbB2Ukp97GlD4gJHjW_gT7fr9Cw0kMY3cBQI/s320/DSC_0591.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And look what we could see way off in the background!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0o3XHxboN31F6IPAQkt1Xr2-O-7WkV50ZcxuDSsSIxoCJEmK7dO1LHy2mZ30Rj03rMgDx4DvRV-INZpuFS4bt8GSbSbbcwudbRDBq0LBcR2koAwUiLREeONm9bhmnS3xew0DeG_JTeN3J5qiavxhRaqa9LN1EpZCfesnd12YM_2Bn6m1qDhhYwo-aj8/s1770/DSC_0590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1770" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0o3XHxboN31F6IPAQkt1Xr2-O-7WkV50ZcxuDSsSIxoCJEmK7dO1LHy2mZ30Rj03rMgDx4DvRV-INZpuFS4bt8GSbSbbcwudbRDBq0LBcR2koAwUiLREeONm9bhmnS3xew0DeG_JTeN3J5qiavxhRaqa9LN1EpZCfesnd12YM_2Bn6m1qDhhYwo-aj8/s320/DSC_0590.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a typical shot of modern Cairo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKEP7_LGtciPoUfOhDaWZm4W-xaFI73fFhNCo0pC0rU2jV6JXqHDGDjFIi1JUw5cVdvvi3DLBhKqDkyUH1eHhPA426L6HekhgWLOlBAdOjLhKaCbK560IgLReY1ID_VdRmX9N4Fve2qbsj_FhJlas_TlwC_9bh1CSJ6etHziIJYhiS_paCnTe_Ce1taM/s5898/DSC_0588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="5898" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZKEP7_LGtciPoUfOhDaWZm4W-xaFI73fFhNCo0pC0rU2jV6JXqHDGDjFIi1JUw5cVdvvi3DLBhKqDkyUH1eHhPA426L6HekhgWLOlBAdOjLhKaCbK560IgLReY1ID_VdRmX9N4Fve2qbsj_FhJlas_TlwC_9bh1CSJ6etHziIJYhiS_paCnTe_Ce1taM/s320/DSC_0588.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is also typical.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoqcvaT3YrtSYL2bDpleZEQGigbdB-1RfRXOZYL4Czksl_VODwgYQN-X0qK1iSh3iVqTu5vNDHyXjXFtjwz18KnW9BmNT__krgv4aDGJ0fYSRTzmaUo-fhH02cGRil1gXbUdVbvmVlKYT8f8Wo4Hz8mT-9Dj8CAPLoqqel52Z3iDJcHTHL0GtH3LYMjQ/s6000/DSC_0585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxoqcvaT3YrtSYL2bDpleZEQGigbdB-1RfRXOZYL4Czksl_VODwgYQN-X0qK1iSh3iVqTu5vNDHyXjXFtjwz18KnW9BmNT__krgv4aDGJ0fYSRTzmaUo-fhH02cGRil1gXbUdVbvmVlKYT8f8Wo4Hz8mT-9Dj8CAPLoqqel52Z3iDJcHTHL0GtH3LYMjQ/s320/DSC_0585.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the hotel we rested until it was time to head for dinner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXmYnStwMaZW73SEnLoYqaTgEB96AS7slazC8xVejnMGuTqysk5ZYGgvh3G-8_lRGaDWHWSzOsFxnp_1uh4K7u69UaclX8otPvB_7XporFK-sP4e6VeYyWlSrt9rPQ1FcH2W6SF5efeMXnVaMnnxc4AeH38VwrSwuoRumFwP7J8suj41ekDSuDaOPTyo/s4974/DSC_0581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3654" data-original-width="4974" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVXmYnStwMaZW73SEnLoYqaTgEB96AS7slazC8xVejnMGuTqysk5ZYGgvh3G-8_lRGaDWHWSzOsFxnp_1uh4K7u69UaclX8otPvB_7XporFK-sP4e6VeYyWlSrt9rPQ1FcH2W6SF5efeMXnVaMnnxc4AeH38VwrSwuoRumFwP7J8suj41ekDSuDaOPTyo/s320/DSC_0581.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lobby had this fantastic bakery case.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3537" data-original-width="4954" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBPlbDTpyoEWHQOswVmT2mRmXPGis2NtZKTIbvpyOiOntLHGyukB-JfbbYNTEo9nFXDKoe-zaZCUAh3avAa9p9lf0ou3WeAInFzFyaJunppaUHzo-HAii9we6DgUq4FnTO4HRmuRbmrQm6mYWmbwUHcmZ7CvrsF0WRy-NZ9n3bS2LDQKWTQn4KVS_nRg/s320/DSC_0579.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then it was back to the buffet for dinner!</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PiTysQzffT_L2Q4N4sSy1VC9fXVWLFugQUIY0P54zcqrWocl7EkOhLPv4OiD_xMJp-YMaD_3eBN_JukhM0Np3r3PfUJVRUjcl800ywErEGuEegLVs7w8hoh9rx5hr22wQB2qZeE6hQIveJ9RlS1-wdTkI7q-vzXxNaoZXFYWzIBFi8vIrqIJYlOwEvU/s6000/DSC_0646.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PiTysQzffT_L2Q4N4sSy1VC9fXVWLFugQUIY0P54zcqrWocl7EkOhLPv4OiD_xMJp-YMaD_3eBN_JukhM0Np3r3PfUJVRUjcl800ywErEGuEegLVs7w8hoh9rx5hr22wQB2qZeE6hQIveJ9RlS1-wdTkI7q-vzXxNaoZXFYWzIBFi8vIrqIJYlOwEvU/s320/DSC_0646.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wish we had had some kind of official and organized goodbye function. This was our last chance to see everybody together and it was a situation where we only saw those we sat with to say goodbye</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5Zoq0Ht5NT1cuG6lTqpT12eYkB0Lgcr-ea_Z71jDq7tRodnNPqveurDI1vpZ8A_gYN0HL69YOnHV3Oc2C02DanQ0507uLzom9IhtgYA65p5D1Ki2rL4pg8tF3zYHQQNFYaWkGUevfWYp-jYdixpTynUpG8tDpi9dWC4_-1oK3FMRMSJFiLJeShvpsgs/s6000/DSC_0645.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5Zoq0Ht5NT1cuG6lTqpT12eYkB0Lgcr-ea_Z71jDq7tRodnNPqveurDI1vpZ8A_gYN0HL69YOnHV3Oc2C02DanQ0507uLzom9IhtgYA65p5D1Ki2rL4pg8tF3zYHQQNFYaWkGUevfWYp-jYdixpTynUpG8tDpi9dWC4_-1oK3FMRMSJFiLJeShvpsgs/s320/DSC_0645.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was truly so tired that I did not do the proper farewells that I wish I had taken part in.</div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBydZ1W01TwPjWhcDIel_E2M0kfGaZw8_uAMZjrMTiO4cZrSSGx5ChLGTZ6uUeEKR-NpB0D9WGQxqFyc-Cnt6umDcgAC4SrOgEjwnkzLuXmgcaSXICn4okS7CdJd9zf7tC12qWNFwljXkMPyS2KkkAVV1p1AmmY6ZjkDBb5g_oIt2OoyA4GG_h1vLUNc/s6000/DSC_0644.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBydZ1W01TwPjWhcDIel_E2M0kfGaZw8_uAMZjrMTiO4cZrSSGx5ChLGTZ6uUeEKR-NpB0D9WGQxqFyc-Cnt6umDcgAC4SrOgEjwnkzLuXmgcaSXICn4okS7CdJd9zf7tC12qWNFwljXkMPyS2KkkAVV1p1AmmY6ZjkDBb5g_oIt2OoyA4GG_h1vLUNc/s320/DSC_0644.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We left the dining room early and went directly to bed, because we had to be up by 4:00 AM. Our Egypt trip was now over, but we were not done. Our extension trip to Jordan would be beginning very very early the next day.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-3883827224007939032023-10-23T20:29:00.002-05:002023-10-25T16:31:44.275-05:00Day 10 Sept 6: Edfu and Last Evening on Board the Antares<p> Our next major archaeological site was the ptolemaic temple in Edfu. To get there we rode in horse drawn buggies, that took us down the street to a huge buggy parking area in front of the temple complex. We were in the buggy below. Our horse Samar was underfed and so thin that I felt guilty riding in his cart.</p><p>The drivers were eager to show how fast their horses were and this also made me a bit uncomfortable as they whipped the horses to speed them past other drivers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX5xHti6jGMQz_QeVrJM5v0pESPM3bY6iCCfoY7tsbUFbAOJX-Izyz1uKuitSULYLlQRfm3Y-fKFBSOatFwx_mJR2Wn9EAnLR0bGWvZEniD2LIovhVanYeNfA1ydOG5gmUOblYqy0ZTa9dU_UU2yFBPRFGJB0Kk2QVoT2dEiAbGQLfaSPNpZP2JF1XK8/s6000/DSC_0412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX5xHti6jGMQz_QeVrJM5v0pESPM3bY6iCCfoY7tsbUFbAOJX-Izyz1uKuitSULYLlQRfm3Y-fKFBSOatFwx_mJR2Wn9EAnLR0bGWvZEniD2LIovhVanYeNfA1ydOG5gmUOblYqy0ZTa9dU_UU2yFBPRFGJB0Kk2QVoT2dEiAbGQLfaSPNpZP2JF1XK8/s320/DSC_0412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our driver's name was Mustafa.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVh0WCzMJlF1sY7JnPBgzrQ1iD0-yydvnvJsHwxNXwJKQvu1-7bVbAOOI7CSpKIBkVopaS7EQP5DoLdZL6zZpEnsLDWCLFX0fhyphenhyphenPOQRFrIkPXi1smbDMs6lFsyoZt2GO8H3mFdU3MU88eyej3yHh-Mgw14jBKIbb79ZLCb4oWXhvwuJ0-6Hb-3_QCnWI/s5286/DSC_0411.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="5286" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVh0WCzMJlF1sY7JnPBgzrQ1iD0-yydvnvJsHwxNXwJKQvu1-7bVbAOOI7CSpKIBkVopaS7EQP5DoLdZL6zZpEnsLDWCLFX0fhyphenhyphenPOQRFrIkPXi1smbDMs6lFsyoZt2GO8H3mFdU3MU88eyej3yHh-Mgw14jBKIbb79ZLCb4oWXhvwuJ0-6Hb-3_QCnWI/s320/DSC_0411.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His buggy was a bit decrepit. Other buggies had tassels and decorations. Ours had strings hanging down where there probably used to be tassels, but it was a pretty blue color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImcWadQ__0jBe3aWGiap7hyphenhyphen0Bnxna69u0t-vMHCezqhZIDN8Pwl2jxwaEfNcs-OdqAw3Q3_0m-OnPMrxrjPbncRAA_G4Up9AesYe2geD_5IeXp4l5B7lowvO2RzcSHAxV3ChAH5nSvUDARB4xSJ1anPopJGyxp38xiq0fgRY9H2rYkYH3UKsyGuljjeM/s6000/DSC_0414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImcWadQ__0jBe3aWGiap7hyphenhyphen0Bnxna69u0t-vMHCezqhZIDN8Pwl2jxwaEfNcs-OdqAw3Q3_0m-OnPMrxrjPbncRAA_G4Up9AesYe2geD_5IeXp4l5B7lowvO2RzcSHAxV3ChAH5nSvUDARB4xSJ1anPopJGyxp38xiq0fgRY9H2rYkYH3UKsyGuljjeM/s320/DSC_0414.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The parking area was huge and we had to thread our way through rows and rows of horse parking areas and stalls to get to the entrance of the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO94KjuuOC7bFPhbgEelxbpHOJbBQ85KE6lRVPvGQIVRevCeCrR3L25COExLBaPblz8ZMAH8wjppHn2jpHWQ53cYSQ-UNzbtwPkGgujZLEH8oFbp6CzX1oAvilgbmg0Fa210vplFXQcPdZX_bW_lsbvAhhApWfzyvy1G7iGC1RGbtMBqeC356S9no4rk/s6000/DSC_0422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXO94KjuuOC7bFPhbgEelxbpHOJbBQ85KE6lRVPvGQIVRevCeCrR3L25COExLBaPblz8ZMAH8wjppHn2jpHWQ53cYSQ-UNzbtwPkGgujZLEH8oFbp6CzX1oAvilgbmg0Fa210vplFXQcPdZX_bW_lsbvAhhApWfzyvy1G7iGC1RGbtMBqeC356S9no4rk/w362-h241/DSC_0422.jpeg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple at Edfu was built roughly between 237 and 57 BCE and is large and relatively in tact.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz86PSJTB2FZwCzD30EsdSYjqmcYwsEBkII14u6_EePnFQ-Bgsq-i7u0hL0HN5ijpLie-8h8S8bmNuk5ZiOAbxopy3LrVziN2UNqzsRI1RlqwO9Dl1lv17ng28OiYPSeuGFC3IYYrZ1dkynQSJVDeykkvNA5caE2yRZ6_Y7d_TMWHoZDoOondl4RGHwQQ/s5461/DSC_0428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3151" data-original-width="5461" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz86PSJTB2FZwCzD30EsdSYjqmcYwsEBkII14u6_EePnFQ-Bgsq-i7u0hL0HN5ijpLie-8h8S8bmNuk5ZiOAbxopy3LrVziN2UNqzsRI1RlqwO9Dl1lv17ng28OiYPSeuGFC3IYYrZ1dkynQSJVDeykkvNA5caE2yRZ6_Y7d_TMWHoZDoOondl4RGHwQQ/s320/DSC_0428.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first pylon resembles the ones we had been visiting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFYYRSVGzgHCl2E-oi4K0O_qTbBGV36WCxHs5D7vb3shH7XTyh3ffkGDqsHQqvIxUeUGxF1lhKK3UUC1IMgbmJjU5Bgzvd3qE8gWchyphenhyphenG5GOwUUkMGn-JNUlFY_ChWdwDq2b4pavGCnl-yeR7eyAawGxmT0OOemIGqPdQ6Ny095uda-lNB-_nX5_4gwVA/s6000/DSC_0426.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFYYRSVGzgHCl2E-oi4K0O_qTbBGV36WCxHs5D7vb3shH7XTyh3ffkGDqsHQqvIxUeUGxF1lhKK3UUC1IMgbmJjU5Bgzvd3qE8gWchyphenhyphenG5GOwUUkMGn-JNUlFY_ChWdwDq2b4pavGCnl-yeR7eyAawGxmT0OOemIGqPdQ6Ny095uda-lNB-_nX5_4gwVA/s320/DSC_0426.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This temple is devoted to Horus and was built near an earlier temple to Horus from the New Kingdom. The pylon below was begun by Ptolemy IX Soter, but not finished by him, for it depicts Ptolemy XII punishing his enemies (holding them by the hair and smiting them as we have seen on other pylons.)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy-a-IFIbr-axO9eNlm1TJmzHQrYWJBNv5MQZBoCqmyIUlURJbYd7xV3zN_wGuV8iMNKq0eV5m6hXk3sAG6mhhuQas2705H48dLNAe5RGtanK4RzrvrBUE9ljJ7_ZvOlxHd8TfpC_CxMguJ4F3stEstoMPS1h6r2e13oWrEP2Dj6B8iDNZkKavj2Ln8s/s5536/DSC_0437.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3497" data-original-width="5536" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLy-a-IFIbr-axO9eNlm1TJmzHQrYWJBNv5MQZBoCqmyIUlURJbYd7xV3zN_wGuV8iMNKq0eV5m6hXk3sAG6mhhuQas2705H48dLNAe5RGtanK4RzrvrBUE9ljJ7_ZvOlxHd8TfpC_CxMguJ4F3stEstoMPS1h6r2e13oWrEP2Dj6B8iDNZkKavj2Ln8s/s320/DSC_0437.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <a href="https://socks-studio.com/img/blog/Edfu-temple-03.jpg">plan of the complex</a> from socks-studio blog looks like this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPKYzZLgnQg_WcGlQUoV7PDS8Oar9_JDHVM8MOD3i1YmKcsGjaTkWTyxVJtBIRqW0cyioTKZyL8PNK-E4E68OOK9G1fQ8gEOvjVUDsQxkY8D8V4CWfPMBUWdrGqM01BOfqOnfdPh9xk0udCsxjqIJ1gjXEd1p2AuAE-6iSwOdu57KOJquKtQUdtuNVGM/s800/Edfu-temple-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="800" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPKYzZLgnQg_WcGlQUoV7PDS8Oar9_JDHVM8MOD3i1YmKcsGjaTkWTyxVJtBIRqW0cyioTKZyL8PNK-E4E68OOK9G1fQ8gEOvjVUDsQxkY8D8V4CWfPMBUWdrGqM01BOfqOnfdPh9xk0udCsxjqIJ1gjXEd1p2AuAE-6iSwOdu57KOJquKtQUdtuNVGM/s320/Edfu-temple-03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see the Mammisi was on the left. outside the temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7SCo_cPLP1jy5DN4ecqtW50ykKhRgGLWJSlDNVoZSDY5_rd207jfl2HpicRNjFinSqSUz93zYJ4Oz6CsP2tf1fIeLPtEObrnOEVlpcnmCVyHQEuYbgTno05GpCQN7kI3kSaSeZOyQQ5GpuUdC-G3tQzOnhPVZKYu9_wP4XzuhIiOGQdbIdHPKmZb0ag/s5569/DSC_0431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3712" data-original-width="5569" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7SCo_cPLP1jy5DN4ecqtW50ykKhRgGLWJSlDNVoZSDY5_rd207jfl2HpicRNjFinSqSUz93zYJ4Oz6CsP2tf1fIeLPtEObrnOEVlpcnmCVyHQEuYbgTno05GpCQN7kI3kSaSeZOyQQ5GpuUdC-G3tQzOnhPVZKYu9_wP4XzuhIiOGQdbIdHPKmZb0ag/s320/DSC_0431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Mammisi had a major influence on British architecture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UKxNr6K3K6GGfOWzniEOnY40g30oP8j06LejeqLd4JRFSv-MofDZdoFTqCBkqZI509lJo31lfCXGFQLDMfJDgSYzTdYoE8fEuzYlTcMsXOsjqUZZtqAD9z3jN7-3IszGTgI4a0U-Hvy-usVKtd8AxSy7sFLkekay0x9mlzuP58YDHUXycpolkoID_qg/s5678/DSC_0429.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3297" data-original-width="5678" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UKxNr6K3K6GGfOWzniEOnY40g30oP8j06LejeqLd4JRFSv-MofDZdoFTqCBkqZI509lJo31lfCXGFQLDMfJDgSYzTdYoE8fEuzYlTcMsXOsjqUZZtqAD9z3jN7-3IszGTgI4a0U-Hvy-usVKtd8AxSy7sFLkekay0x9mlzuP58YDHUXycpolkoID_qg/s320/DSC_0429.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Works#/media/File:Temple_Works.jpg" target="_blank">flax mill in Leeds</a> called Temple Works (photographed by Sarah Grice) was modeled on the Edfu temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt7TVwzyFHlsB68d3c_jfBSh3wRmyuZA1N21CLgRz6kvoRAH2qOEnz7wWNDzNYNypMXBsRBfhZejXh82OhvhY5tYPFljSShRra-TAXwEw1RMWSXAvnfOtx_bxm4NPIsnmcr8tybn0DrZD32Q5ASrJ1HtkRwcN0tFZrZSiSaSodMisraAdvVjtpIQ2iSI/s1280/Temple_Works.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1280" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt7TVwzyFHlsB68d3c_jfBSh3wRmyuZA1N21CLgRz6kvoRAH2qOEnz7wWNDzNYNypMXBsRBfhZejXh82OhvhY5tYPFljSShRra-TAXwEw1RMWSXAvnfOtx_bxm4NPIsnmcr8tybn0DrZD32Q5ASrJ1HtkRwcN0tFZrZSiSaSodMisraAdvVjtpIQ2iSI/s320/Temple_Works.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't have much information on this temple unfortunately, so the pictures may have to speak for themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSGWsab25zndvbV7iwvur11TX8dHSsUXCEOiWLgGTrXV-vZjdLUgOS_rzhTGWUfNstcO2CYEFf19O5ZUXT2XQhrZV-To4mMueGVPObwfiO5Mcf62VdBr6CXiogFynA6289l7RB2Po43zHuSUxYOoJ5kxVYS6AH1VHe1-O9cQ4DdWBqA-k31mTWj2RgTY/s5511/DSC_0430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3630" data-original-width="5511" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdSGWsab25zndvbV7iwvur11TX8dHSsUXCEOiWLgGTrXV-vZjdLUgOS_rzhTGWUfNstcO2CYEFf19O5ZUXT2XQhrZV-To4mMueGVPObwfiO5Mcf62VdBr6CXiogFynA6289l7RB2Po43zHuSUxYOoJ5kxVYS6AH1VHe1-O9cQ4DdWBqA-k31mTWj2RgTY/s320/DSC_0430.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tops of the columns have the figure of Bes (the household god).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftlW1mJ-yWZUBLTEHpu_iRFw8gUL0Px0QRtyJGZ8XKwd4rTF3e_T9rRKtATOftI4W4FZrfTQYrREHnhNK3QAJrbveGosVuT2AxhPoojGom0Xh6b6OeNzYyB-J0IAalvTBKa_OCodza-Dgb7ogJlrzntWkwBgokQecsbpUS4cRyGnMqjNuAPRAQKB-cmA/s4032/IMG_0493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgftlW1mJ-yWZUBLTEHpu_iRFw8gUL0Px0QRtyJGZ8XKwd4rTF3e_T9rRKtATOftI4W4FZrfTQYrREHnhNK3QAJrbveGosVuT2AxhPoojGom0Xh6b6OeNzYyB-J0IAalvTBKa_OCodza-Dgb7ogJlrzntWkwBgokQecsbpUS4cRyGnMqjNuAPRAQKB-cmA/s320/IMG_0493.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were droves of Italian tourists at this temple, which could have been fun in and of itself, but so many of them were a bit pushy and put their hands all over the artifacts. It bothered me that they would think so little of the possible impact of their behavior on what future generations would get to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyzn4wKhxqTch8S1ho_6wBOSNgMt2V1pqKRbxGSnw2JMp8vQrMMWKmzPJaZ4_4njEMgY_swgnUio6inno6NMbkCXdss58Iub9dN21n8nMx_0IjiN1EBgOzWjQxirI5hBskj6R4_o_20DwLmJyvsEb5C4bx8xphfPNnmD_IG6O6qsMAIUTCpRG1VyaRIQ/s6000/DSC_0432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQyzn4wKhxqTch8S1ho_6wBOSNgMt2V1pqKRbxGSnw2JMp8vQrMMWKmzPJaZ4_4njEMgY_swgnUio6inno6NMbkCXdss58Iub9dN21n8nMx_0IjiN1EBgOzWjQxirI5hBskj6R4_o_20DwLmJyvsEb5C4bx8xphfPNnmD_IG6O6qsMAIUTCpRG1VyaRIQ/w260-h391/DSC_0432.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were many dogs near the temple and I got great gratitude from them when I fed them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujpfZH2Xh4NEVkdgbdwlosLSPD7oc5EwMxIspaWEZweqd0oFs5qnZ8fOQhVjNmEgPAt28yCIibu3Smml2gHNIQhhantMnMdH9NhYyU7yf2_6zbZWEaqcXycEX5cqhwyWmG9JFss1DX82j7rrWCJtJGM0V3iyFpRCVbcO0eWxk-F8_UhkNcjC0JjNXDtg/s4032/IMG_0496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujpfZH2Xh4NEVkdgbdwlosLSPD7oc5EwMxIspaWEZweqd0oFs5qnZ8fOQhVjNmEgPAt28yCIibu3Smml2gHNIQhhantMnMdH9NhYyU7yf2_6zbZWEaqcXycEX5cqhwyWmG9JFss1DX82j7rrWCJtJGM0V3iyFpRCVbcO0eWxk-F8_UhkNcjC0JjNXDtg/s320/IMG_0496.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spousal Unit D is very fond of taking shots using Dutch angles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdCFotJkSN4pZQMJhudgw5kCbDJGtzcCveTDdVd-GR3-V6mWo1uHbJMzUzszvD5XA4Zl7_0mVtmZmtDSTw3LUcq4IlYfiwPLKCLpQywAfgcLLy0DRXPUoSELR2I8d_X-uDPMvHrZuY0PXu0FkXA0EcTPZKp6qnjXm_XE__Tsy1CpUOR-UbCsHetQfi1w/s4032/IMG_0498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdCFotJkSN4pZQMJhudgw5kCbDJGtzcCveTDdVd-GR3-V6mWo1uHbJMzUzszvD5XA4Zl7_0mVtmZmtDSTw3LUcq4IlYfiwPLKCLpQywAfgcLLy0DRXPUoSELR2I8d_X-uDPMvHrZuY0PXu0FkXA0EcTPZKp6qnjXm_XE__Tsy1CpUOR-UbCsHetQfi1w/s320/IMG_0498.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple at Edfu is the second largest temple we have from ancient Egypt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzP6dPIfaTfMIOpmA1WeFOS49OO2YZTo0D6bu1YClPdd9B9y_ZzHy7JWs92RujdVc0kb2Ja8n9dJC6dG7BFR0qzfRJA1PoK6m03Ydga5RyRl9XIKjJQN1GWC8Aedf5qnoK8C4mvhUzywpgP5MircP26i9xavjraVP9shXRCkMGnzsEHezYWA9Z4lZ1f0/s5489/DSC_0436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3282" data-original-width="5489" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinzP6dPIfaTfMIOpmA1WeFOS49OO2YZTo0D6bu1YClPdd9B9y_ZzHy7JWs92RujdVc0kb2Ja8n9dJC6dG7BFR0qzfRJA1PoK6m03Ydga5RyRl9XIKjJQN1GWC8Aedf5qnoK8C4mvhUzywpgP5MircP26i9xavjraVP9shXRCkMGnzsEHezYWA9Z4lZ1f0/s320/DSC_0436.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The inner court has an open peristyle hall .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7og7WMwBKTEl6KmTxY92DacS40kWjpZlOXxUbOSySAYlsWMKMUSOnKWpVGwI4s9AXPG2TidCfyTnTvVS4ssfuwsrQ80Cxwd8oCKdqLhck08SzPnJ1UFWlowVYl6Z12UOwg3Jw-37bYB4E8cna2bAvd1eg0b0etzWhTde56qE6e4HVV8eWzJJpndvzp3Q/s4032/IMG_0500.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7og7WMwBKTEl6KmTxY92DacS40kWjpZlOXxUbOSySAYlsWMKMUSOnKWpVGwI4s9AXPG2TidCfyTnTvVS4ssfuwsrQ80Cxwd8oCKdqLhck08SzPnJ1UFWlowVYl6Z12UOwg3Jw-37bYB4E8cna2bAvd1eg0b0etzWhTde56qE6e4HVV8eWzJJpndvzp3Q/s320/IMG_0500.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The three sides of the court yard have a total of 32 columns.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB9OonmQ1VqVtOnZzGxHVd8FzlW5G637-VptSkmvPRJIu77Fa8BVkOhSCZTSBTEvAnf1PAriEnHH4dKzbtygJHDkB9Oz_nTAA8YHMhCnuXuk2xhPJnnK50NLfVOIBeppYqvb4koGXU868nQWPHbGf6wQWiAC4sB-fHUwzmNM0KO-SS376JkU_PB_afuE/s6000/DSC_0444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3722" data-original-width="6000" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKB9OonmQ1VqVtOnZzGxHVd8FzlW5G637-VptSkmvPRJIu77Fa8BVkOhSCZTSBTEvAnf1PAriEnHH4dKzbtygJHDkB9Oz_nTAA8YHMhCnuXuk2xhPJnnK50NLfVOIBeppYqvb4koGXU868nQWPHbGf6wQWiAC4sB-fHUwzmNM0KO-SS376JkU_PB_afuE/s320/DSC_0444.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What follows is then a hypostyle with a roof (and undecorated ceiling) built by Ptolemy VII Neo Philopator. It is followed by an inner hypostyle with a decorated ceiling also known as the festival hall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrtm4uJY0obEsBjM4GNrqrIakbWHSxymvv6cWAbbGyCSXHaa7kaZdp9TGtdZhJk6Ha2c-I7TPG3SMKdjkUL2Ag53tZI-h5E0EpOMOFXZiY90-eXj_soG1V4HufImmWAfzjuSrZmQ47Jiw8ywlHw3281bMwQrBIsujvAbs_i1YNSRwk_-DogVLwqc6hd4/s4032/IMG_0519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrtm4uJY0obEsBjM4GNrqrIakbWHSxymvv6cWAbbGyCSXHaa7kaZdp9TGtdZhJk6Ha2c-I7TPG3SMKdjkUL2Ag53tZI-h5E0EpOMOFXZiY90-eXj_soG1V4HufImmWAfzjuSrZmQ47Jiw8ywlHw3281bMwQrBIsujvAbs_i1YNSRwk_-DogVLwqc6hd4/s320/IMG_0519.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The interior panels tell the story of the creation of the world. (None of the following images are specifically related to the story I describe as far as I can tell, but they are certainly a part of the story in some way or another.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwwP_T1VIok0GK6TdSKJrfeHJQPAF4lqhRgQBQETkUEoAjgu1EMijWKc2u2iutzCmoQFsxj_EfqexoVk_efEXsPzQl7zLY4pziso_7J2jMdyWt9J4MNt2ki1tzH6hDkp5YwGeXHELPVOs57w1OQF5Fhefvb592znT61JeD_LxIvavPmPtOkXcFN7hyphenhyphen5o/s4032/IMG_0520.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJwwP_T1VIok0GK6TdSKJrfeHJQPAF4lqhRgQBQETkUEoAjgu1EMijWKc2u2iutzCmoQFsxj_EfqexoVk_efEXsPzQl7zLY4pziso_7J2jMdyWt9J4MNt2ki1tzH6hDkp5YwGeXHELPVOs57w1OQF5Fhefvb592znT61JeD_LxIvavPmPtOkXcFN7hyphenhyphen5o/s320/IMG_0520.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The story relates that the world was once covered in water and there was a struggle between water and land.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIiggZZbwD6w1EwyJygrFSrMFFzFt05rvNwBUdHZLuqyH60AtUi83Dn8Kx7mX-ZinWrR-w9iAnlfAiDiSzinyEUZ2SM0WBstw_t4szC11lczrKPfohfhjbbxDN9ImauvJMTbUnM7zCNlXZUt4LU2Eq91wBXsUe5OMtCxGP4NXgYEn5aXmKNtCIXB1dCo/s4032/IMG_0524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOIiggZZbwD6w1EwyJygrFSrMFFzFt05rvNwBUdHZLuqyH60AtUi83Dn8Kx7mX-ZinWrR-w9iAnlfAiDiSzinyEUZ2SM0WBstw_t4szC11lczrKPfohfhjbbxDN9ImauvJMTbUnM7zCNlXZUt4LU2Eq91wBXsUe5OMtCxGP4NXgYEn5aXmKNtCIXB1dCo/s320/IMG_0524.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Land manages to come up close to the surface and the falcon comes and helps to plant reeds and then land is strengthened by the gods. The reeds were the source of the beginning of the Temple of Edfu, where Horus lands as a falcon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWPCUD7CyXevcMBDle-ExF7w8betz6RHf572YucnuY6eB_dvr4BHWqYSSqYvWxbyf3UFKeSqrr7qx_PGZIm3CITOwyDtlTi7zVUA8xfkgpkUq4W9RaWeu0A85qP6ADm_cWTq2oiVhXlItk63nOJ_BgretgQy8RUw20HpKANA1elrn1KcucnhDnSWXlCM/s4032/IMG_0525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHWPCUD7CyXevcMBDle-ExF7w8betz6RHf572YucnuY6eB_dvr4BHWqYSSqYvWxbyf3UFKeSqrr7qx_PGZIm3CITOwyDtlTi7zVUA8xfkgpkUq4W9RaWeu0A85qP6ADm_cWTq2oiVhXlItk63nOJ_BgretgQy8RUw20HpKANA1elrn1KcucnhDnSWXlCM/s320/IMG_0525.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">With Ptah in the form of a harpoon, the evil Apophis is defeated and the first temple at Edfu is designed by Thoth (the god of wisdom) and Sheshat the female god of writing (and later science).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJnfYRmVTEistMti4r1zMmjSyTpqY79ZYKssPM9EDGR536oneGzA9JMF0WbUqz85kRR23CKPPKTjwmTgM9-MrbYhUcx2aq7SA5Nkne4OSRqFJL9boG62xZW4XE1KDqGQo2roRZFzZA9qJkq1b0Km-9_MwLEaj5-q7SyuGz1QTpINVrR93pcvKM9rW5nc/s4032/IMG_0521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJnfYRmVTEistMti4r1zMmjSyTpqY79ZYKssPM9EDGR536oneGzA9JMF0WbUqz85kRR23CKPPKTjwmTgM9-MrbYhUcx2aq7SA5Nkne4OSRqFJL9boG62xZW4XE1KDqGQo2roRZFzZA9qJkq1b0Km-9_MwLEaj5-q7SyuGz1QTpINVrR93pcvKM9rW5nc/s320/IMG_0521.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The falcon then creates the sky by reaching his wings from one side of the horizon to the other. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWJi_tNuukrF3f0Ghjtbgo9I4-DJig-K_Qy9pe9HeA0zoaHdciKQfl_YA6JutooJm0_48HxZxXCvnt4yjyJrdoJOXvwQ5baC8AkAGt7tZL_2iBcQ5AGmJHdlRlL1AaTSb7fFliyt-84y30LE23NsYNmhl-0_b8H46KywmCZZLEbLYzdzbwsa428yvGfg/s4032/IMG_0514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXWJi_tNuukrF3f0Ghjtbgo9I4-DJig-K_Qy9pe9HeA0zoaHdciKQfl_YA6JutooJm0_48HxZxXCvnt4yjyJrdoJOXvwQ5baC8AkAGt7tZL_2iBcQ5AGmJHdlRlL1AaTSb7fFliyt-84y30LE23NsYNmhl-0_b8H46KywmCZZLEbLYzdzbwsa428yvGfg/s320/IMG_0514.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This allows the sun to travel through the sky.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8cJuTst05JGIzNboKrbxr9ujP6fZZcmTs8G5HR0T2v5HvjyybwynmE8khJJZSzvAmvQBjxWMd9HbAHEyTvKRuyItNCq7Z0j9hJnTRQQneyVy3TQojHUtUIw3cFg_W94zvv6y-6powQ9c3Xki5KTLHG0Zv8nxPDXFlk5Hki0-jEc1fmI9URzCw3RIOdo/s4032/IMG_0513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil8cJuTst05JGIzNboKrbxr9ujP6fZZcmTs8G5HR0T2v5HvjyybwynmE8khJJZSzvAmvQBjxWMd9HbAHEyTvKRuyItNCq7Z0j9hJnTRQQneyVy3TQojHUtUIw3cFg_W94zvv6y-6powQ9c3Xki5KTLHG0Zv8nxPDXFlk5Hki0-jEc1fmI9URzCw3RIOdo/s320/IMG_0513.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Below we see Horus accompanied by Seshat, the goddess of writing and science. She has a seven petaled flower on her head (often with a pair of feathers on top of that). Perhaps that is Osiris on the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBj0oFWVsECXA8GsTbuqPnYLwgFd35R0iit4nNYi5R67cv8zsOWbSAbV8T4OWRIG9-KmOzZLqWzLVka5CwIwIzTvSz8T4Fu1ndg9IBEHTJwcMd7Ii8_MVmOf-qy0aXM6KoGxHczonal5fPyZBZU4H-9oHfePJKCJKUX2iUrM5uwtNWdmGbAvEJ_vobsI/s5467/DSC_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3820" data-original-width="5467" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBj0oFWVsECXA8GsTbuqPnYLwgFd35R0iit4nNYi5R67cv8zsOWbSAbV8T4OWRIG9-KmOzZLqWzLVka5CwIwIzTvSz8T4Fu1ndg9IBEHTJwcMd7Ii8_MVmOf-qy0aXM6KoGxHczonal5fPyZBZU4H-9oHfePJKCJKUX2iUrM5uwtNWdmGbAvEJ_vobsI/w340-h238/DSC_0451.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In the next panel we see Hathor leading the ptolemaic king (wearing the double crown of the two parts of Egypt) to Horus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9_qT3aO6IiWGUi2PSKOnxeiKAzsfqaXBHuKTK7Xmsqd_0qvRQNG08kxNUFIaDaWAVdplaU-GFvTXrOFlxpCn3Klpfso1TyknVSHyTnkxTXoy98sFALcB7zXk3tYgoiGbUc-I-6ChBlKYhM_zgdIdcn-ibnOX-3FA_WxqcHZ254FjRtiQUjIA_8ikFdU/s5498/DSC_0452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3567" data-original-width="5498" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG9_qT3aO6IiWGUi2PSKOnxeiKAzsfqaXBHuKTK7Xmsqd_0qvRQNG08kxNUFIaDaWAVdplaU-GFvTXrOFlxpCn3Klpfso1TyknVSHyTnkxTXoy98sFALcB7zXk3tYgoiGbUc-I-6ChBlKYhM_zgdIdcn-ibnOX-3FA_WxqcHZ254FjRtiQUjIA_8ikFdU/w339-h220/DSC_0452.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The ceiling of the decorated ceiling hypostyle is very dark and in need of cleaning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8__65lgHxtO2MPhrKR2zanMgVJJ3nxWjRG5luiVu0LcCXcHMAV26NGk4onDMM2r-_wrUd3yYTqyUw7efZAo4iziV2evI9Dr4TkrpY0mL356ZeyFtnR80YqRoKLz1lkjhn9sSxiL_u2sNjCO0kpHjfl98PMuE3Gku9tPhs7m2Lq7eOVJmLx5qlzNv-770/s4032/IMG_0515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8__65lgHxtO2MPhrKR2zanMgVJJ3nxWjRG5luiVu0LcCXcHMAV26NGk4onDMM2r-_wrUd3yYTqyUw7efZAo4iziV2evI9Dr4TkrpY0mL356ZeyFtnR80YqRoKLz1lkjhn9sSxiL_u2sNjCO0kpHjfl98PMuE3Gku9tPhs7m2Lq7eOVJmLx5qlzNv-770/s320/IMG_0515.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">...but you can discern the vulture figures on the ceiling that we have seen in other ptolemaic temples.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4qspxkMs9QboW02Z88KPzSuLjj3pQcWaCjOFx_usuwMZwQ4cvLLUZFQ9eaR4Zg5jh5o7o0AFOeLKK8la1hl_Qjnr-tCVy0tYAxc-AvDEzQaS76m1o6baofSsl5dqueEY-zwZ3QYUdA_cE6bE6skYY79YPR0__sKlhUfqOGomVziEYlvbkqFzVW9-9Kg/s4032/IMG_0516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4qspxkMs9QboW02Z88KPzSuLjj3pQcWaCjOFx_usuwMZwQ4cvLLUZFQ9eaR4Zg5jh5o7o0AFOeLKK8la1hl_Qjnr-tCVy0tYAxc-AvDEzQaS76m1o6baofSsl5dqueEY-zwZ3QYUdA_cE6bE6skYY79YPR0__sKlhUfqOGomVziEYlvbkqFzVW9-9Kg/s320/IMG_0516.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>After the inner hypostyle comes the Hall of Offerings that then leads to the Sanctuary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqr4DDGtd6Lpt5wFIV6CB_Yna0xI9rm6EajHiXq7k-gUA_QQmLfZXLfurNwHPOthK6TX1-5nxbyYF35P-IQN6zUqd3829lYxCAPEc1zvRdSu3k89kOSw1SpscSPJ86ipeNlOm4pKkKbUBtFqw0DYpxHhIzGX4ijzhX-qZOGxN8VOhF6hAwe4nQMLAEjww/s4032/IMG_0522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqr4DDGtd6Lpt5wFIV6CB_Yna0xI9rm6EajHiXq7k-gUA_QQmLfZXLfurNwHPOthK6TX1-5nxbyYF35P-IQN6zUqd3829lYxCAPEc1zvRdSu3k89kOSw1SpscSPJ86ipeNlOm4pKkKbUBtFqw0DYpxHhIzGX4ijzhX-qZOGxN8VOhF6hAwe4nQMLAEjww/s320/IMG_0522.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A statue of Horus was often taken out of and into the sanctuary for ceremonial purposes. Inside is an offering table and the sacred barque of Horus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKmwLyL5PkXBquQWIMHDY3nULQbs6ibb4W5WIE3EKTb4xJGgOoY7MJhI8uFkimQu3FdxD2srir7Bnt5WGn4K-J0CxTHkP0laPWDvUYfJlFBkJdczc0E3PLdPVKfyiB6rqwIOxdI2BkdZn3NsXpiIuNluAoHvpDgukeP57Dr2K2bTMMVnSjPZREotOQFY/s4032/IMG_0523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKmwLyL5PkXBquQWIMHDY3nULQbs6ibb4W5WIE3EKTb4xJGgOoY7MJhI8uFkimQu3FdxD2srir7Bnt5WGn4K-J0CxTHkP0laPWDvUYfJlFBkJdczc0E3PLdPVKfyiB6rqwIOxdI2BkdZn3NsXpiIuNluAoHvpDgukeP57Dr2K2bTMMVnSjPZREotOQFY/s320/IMG_0523.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is the east side of the temple complex. Outside of the temple is an area that looks like a stairway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZCBFaqlKt8zC2N9GXzY7R7RSeaEThbfgi_dgc_-4lDBfK3C4RToMPO_VekAyCVVwEsPH3fs4c3fv58THALh9nGSZw61by0dSKJFm13M0f-fi4nMLYyDE6VYk_aG0s0fOx19dgIENH3DZTM0BMWWQnfpLHEQAvjdzlRWWI5E-ccPVxx5NNOQaDK5ABA0/s4032/IMG_0484.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZCBFaqlKt8zC2N9GXzY7R7RSeaEThbfgi_dgc_-4lDBfK3C4RToMPO_VekAyCVVwEsPH3fs4c3fv58THALh9nGSZw61by0dSKJFm13M0f-fi4nMLYyDE6VYk_aG0s0fOx19dgIENH3DZTM0BMWWQnfpLHEQAvjdzlRWWI5E-ccPVxx5NNOQaDK5ABA0/s320/IMG_0484.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Even though it looks like a flight of stairs (and is in fact one that leads down to an open door to the Nile), it is a actually Nilometer, a means of measuring how high the river has risen during flooding. I forgot to take a picture of it, but Warren LeMay has a shot of it in the Wikicommons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l08gAPrGBj28p6Lvg_Hg-N_9_HcviqjVTzOVLCsn8X7kAkAOXvcQIdzKHpODY3rPoylKMLN1U93wtCfPNRK9iUCo-ntoz856sUtIdtzer0uicRVtCyI2s5QwO_IzZHlIvu9plykE56xPq7SYpJdTZDaO1qNTjU4Uv35S6sUulqDr1ae2oqXIfOgcOlY/s1200/Nilometer,_Temple_of_Horus_at_Edfu,_Edfu,_AG,_EGY_(48022423626).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7l08gAPrGBj28p6Lvg_Hg-N_9_HcviqjVTzOVLCsn8X7kAkAOXvcQIdzKHpODY3rPoylKMLN1U93wtCfPNRK9iUCo-ntoz856sUtIdtzer0uicRVtCyI2s5QwO_IzZHlIvu9plykE56xPq7SYpJdTZDaO1qNTjU4Uv35S6sUulqDr1ae2oqXIfOgcOlY/s320/Nilometer,_Temple_of_Horus_at_Edfu,_Edfu,_AG,_EGY_(48022423626).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below you can see a few reliefs outside of the temple. I thought these were particularly attractive. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpKLnoXozYewWr9kOQbpF_HgJS8eQBXlwvblGj6Lp18b1FHA3C7mAqcwsUA0nkmjlw_jHQPQbyOUrE1hOvT1ZyZXtLzfBgf92xDQsTP1IlbL0FVl3UXXA4jq6KnLbNIs5_4kkniOVlh3N07HvabfqrVFp-OJ_xMg0tFDMQS3cGWBWRQ2UID08VhKRO3A/s4032/IMG_0485.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpKLnoXozYewWr9kOQbpF_HgJS8eQBXlwvblGj6Lp18b1FHA3C7mAqcwsUA0nkmjlw_jHQPQbyOUrE1hOvT1ZyZXtLzfBgf92xDQsTP1IlbL0FVl3UXXA4jq6KnLbNIs5_4kkniOVlh3N07HvabfqrVFp-OJ_xMg0tFDMQS3cGWBWRQ2UID08VhKRO3A/s320/IMG_0485.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This seems to be Hathor (although she also wears the double feathers often seen on Matt).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulM3FcgTw8CG73tvKs9X_urdTabl5sItG9l6ygHBy8rT59SfXAa9vNSvRqek6jpAEbSFYUjznUopErDuCvPA9mQxA4BjDVxFz6dxedrW26eiEhwRx48BJOFYSDBD340jasVWfk5TCAWXicIgSnwQN9PocTKg01bQfGVkFzcA_-ArGjI_wXpvsPR6fs5Y/s4032/IMG_0486.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjulM3FcgTw8CG73tvKs9X_urdTabl5sItG9l6ygHBy8rT59SfXAa9vNSvRqek6jpAEbSFYUjznUopErDuCvPA9mQxA4BjDVxFz6dxedrW26eiEhwRx48BJOFYSDBD340jasVWfk5TCAWXicIgSnwQN9PocTKg01bQfGVkFzcA_-ArGjI_wXpvsPR6fs5Y/w281-h375/IMG_0486.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you can see the side wall of the temple on the west.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4ZZFIX1ww6HsuT-AKWodpe9zPyyLK_cRJc_stQ5fL2MpPf4hvXebcfWNv_JmfLjSYRA_DOGxERfhpfuxTDNBNHnNx9FUqcktJFT47Be_Q4FYEWo44bXzY2YF7eIQpkPWkpVjbOef04y2rVFi0g75W9BNFjqhMMyPmNAxGy7Ill3f4fhOG3lfhTl8Las/s320/DSC_0467.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we left, we had to pass through the market area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfOFfBK8EexnmadLZvN1gNOW-QKWRBN6Utlmki_wB_xc8qoqeHEtJDoCaTzFSdhmNTVRhizoUsV4Kxuin6sqcquBGgAzQDij0-oZerDWEUS4nMotzRbXE9M9IgenJg5F5ufnjQMyGYrLO8LDrMuW7Xt-zW3Ssfi_MXnflJRVm5asjRfyG3fui3RGf2FA/s5647/DSC_0468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3358" data-original-width="5647" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfOFfBK8EexnmadLZvN1gNOW-QKWRBN6Utlmki_wB_xc8qoqeHEtJDoCaTzFSdhmNTVRhizoUsV4Kxuin6sqcquBGgAzQDij0-oZerDWEUS4nMotzRbXE9M9IgenJg5F5ufnjQMyGYrLO8LDrMuW7Xt-zW3Ssfi_MXnflJRVm5asjRfyG3fui3RGf2FA/s320/DSC_0468.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You can only see a small portion of the stalls here and we had to find the same buggy that had taken us to the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqenl6E3kqzAoG0rvND2B1tZ6n6EEamzkbGUteq-YXVHyKK33RxFk_hmRVa9Kf_b-Xhnfutf7cPqXnp02uYdps6ux3allHfk4C4aD5eIxXOGFlatiy89vrS-8ou4_lUHGGF4pJe5quLFzkrbdfRiwevN5ZzV-hiPpQf5zkgiZBFeqjtLw65R39EQzCMN4/s5406/DSC_0470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="5406" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqenl6E3kqzAoG0rvND2B1tZ6n6EEamzkbGUteq-YXVHyKK33RxFk_hmRVa9Kf_b-Xhnfutf7cPqXnp02uYdps6ux3allHfk4C4aD5eIxXOGFlatiy89vrS-8ou4_lUHGGF4pJe5quLFzkrbdfRiwevN5ZzV-hiPpQf5zkgiZBFeqjtLw65R39EQzCMN4/w361-h241/DSC_0470.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually we found number 60 and were off again, passing by village shops and bakeries.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4uAoN58M2JHdHJaJUzJKI2AkekHU2hQy3QQsomgWT0_ng8o2ot-bQblpL7mDlxtPlIJjZjeidi8vTEwAPBkibbLJIP0sO4SgyY2Lq7zyGISJpJa7qMjVUAJsM-KHpTTrk-BCMtUKfPOFzq7O3RRHkUqkpwbo1T8hdENCwZBA0oFzHvk_v7DjXNKYnek/s4522/DSC_0473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3084" data-original-width="4522" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4uAoN58M2JHdHJaJUzJKI2AkekHU2hQy3QQsomgWT0_ng8o2ot-bQblpL7mDlxtPlIJjZjeidi8vTEwAPBkibbLJIP0sO4SgyY2Lq7zyGISJpJa7qMjVUAJsM-KHpTTrk-BCMtUKfPOFzq7O3RRHkUqkpwbo1T8hdENCwZBA0oFzHvk_v7DjXNKYnek/s320/DSC_0473.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxMpyO8L92VmwFIy7CmU-5_-9ywb5TS5M9wttXdFI-2BnHbthF3XwriLjwkZryf18BW_-jq0GBS7n4qAy4NbA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This could easily have been a very pleasant experience, but cultural differences made it less enjoyable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJvx6iId7DG5yMh3Goo-xMMOpBUC1gaATaBekHk_mQsgSxX6eDypChpk4ZWynpk0OOHTI_z2t9zEk5kP8Q7ZHtHKXKHDPOWyq2iR4kWd-vgsc0Vbbx2VO0OCxOBioMFySTB1BQSPF4oF6zAYuajNcJXpPZ5qeLkTeemXdxBDv3sI0g1K3x8qXfVF2dgo/s6000/DSC_0415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJvx6iId7DG5yMh3Goo-xMMOpBUC1gaATaBekHk_mQsgSxX6eDypChpk4ZWynpk0OOHTI_z2t9zEk5kP8Q7ZHtHKXKHDPOWyq2iR4kWd-vgsc0Vbbx2VO0OCxOBioMFySTB1BQSPF4oF6zAYuajNcJXpPZ5qeLkTeemXdxBDv3sI0g1K3x8qXfVF2dgo/s320/DSC_0415.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I simply wasn't comfortable with the way our driver handled his horse and he would have gotten a larger tip from us (and from most foreigners) if he had been less demanding at the end of the ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUK2tClxmD4d0XujDGElYeW68WEkw9cs0GOjLHBVRODrXae4bfAKPIca1lBARBgMzSoNX53PCM8WfYN_udtCtw9F9YYefpqwqmn7NBbg3YIinIYT1jdsY4fYvEwewZWBuHtTQcEE-fBOlywxh_kt-wiA8m-ur7S66nIuitDSc3v-H3uu2qhRIRME4rdo/s6000/DSC_0421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUK2tClxmD4d0XujDGElYeW68WEkw9cs0GOjLHBVRODrXae4bfAKPIca1lBARBgMzSoNX53PCM8WfYN_udtCtw9F9YYefpqwqmn7NBbg3YIinIYT1jdsY4fYvEwewZWBuHtTQcEE-fBOlywxh_kt-wiA8m-ur7S66nIuitDSc3v-H3uu2qhRIRME4rdo/s320/DSC_0421.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a little fair in the background of this shot!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcJMgG3coXmIEQvFnyzgV-CUtmTCsnUCrc0dqYQXw-Umef9U3fh3mzOqV2DXmwk5yT8TqCiYh2w85hF7ePAb1QujcacPJNPKECGqc38NeL2mUbon1QjnbrUCD1ZgqHmS94XQmjn9C2KwVdFT_E-VnemFOFN-Qq0umx9V2Z1FvXJSeYmLdf6CfT_MDhyk/s5284/DSC_0475.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3590" data-original-width="5284" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcJMgG3coXmIEQvFnyzgV-CUtmTCsnUCrc0dqYQXw-Umef9U3fh3mzOqV2DXmwk5yT8TqCiYh2w85hF7ePAb1QujcacPJNPKECGqc38NeL2mUbon1QjnbrUCD1ZgqHmS94XQmjn9C2KwVdFT_E-VnemFOFN-Qq0umx9V2Z1FvXJSeYmLdf6CfT_MDhyk/s320/DSC_0475.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide had told us what to pay the buggy driver and that regardless of what they are paid, they always complain about their tips. Mustafa was as surly as could be expected. It was a sad ending to the ride.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the ship we had another great meal for lunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJdzvoX1s7l2ic5NjeIPLORi0eZDXFoNFNQ5E0rd6Rw7qV75q37mCKA45G9y8Xohkq4CwOYQ599hxuVhIKdwWJqhhiGPv90OZr7_oXRc7GXgbZggl1USxVnCbe7o2DoBY9BG80ezMCdsc4PT43GRasydQIHCt9LcXdK3YYUPmtHnpjoRRXnABxLjHptM/s5332/DSC_0476.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3602" data-original-width="5332" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJdzvoX1s7l2ic5NjeIPLORi0eZDXFoNFNQ5E0rd6Rw7qV75q37mCKA45G9y8Xohkq4CwOYQ599hxuVhIKdwWJqhhiGPv90OZr7_oXRc7GXgbZggl1USxVnCbe7o2DoBY9BG80ezMCdsc4PT43GRasydQIHCt9LcXdK3YYUPmtHnpjoRRXnABxLjHptM/s320/DSC_0476.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ship launched while we ate, so that we could make our way back to Luxor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCwHkE2SMShs8cQsYZexDnGgzurhdK3bdsOjzQ5T2SUXs5BwqU3NUCxWoeR3rlQi-UJ_j7rZ0mCYeAjkZwcJvlYt_R6XUQ7nmcMbasm8eaH-_2SIADZSDscDVCB1qzoVcAuZVkProBJrNKcmFcnbTNWkcIgQywnYpqCs1FXYX3mZdRoMPNr3gZpGuNV8/s6000/DSC_0477.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCwHkE2SMShs8cQsYZexDnGgzurhdK3bdsOjzQ5T2SUXs5BwqU3NUCxWoeR3rlQi-UJ_j7rZ0mCYeAjkZwcJvlYt_R6XUQ7nmcMbasm8eaH-_2SIADZSDscDVCB1qzoVcAuZVkProBJrNKcmFcnbTNWkcIgQywnYpqCs1FXYX3mZdRoMPNr3gZpGuNV8/w388-h258/DSC_0477.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch we had to pass through the lock again. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeuEQMBrtG14k4ZoH_F99isTGWi6MeZAIBcpo2edrZ2YFKyIxysxYmRujh4PyEE9mr-U-8-mKZM1LWqhpCG9GY95iaEcAsgLJoKqMCNYVWPrPqErLHgk9DPrmPnoCUgHMU3bE7NcptlocNCHRYTQZXpdazNktqlZzj5ADvulJzwiCvZQsjceXtztYr6M/s6000/DSC_0487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeuEQMBrtG14k4ZoH_F99isTGWi6MeZAIBcpo2edrZ2YFKyIxysxYmRujh4PyEE9mr-U-8-mKZM1LWqhpCG9GY95iaEcAsgLJoKqMCNYVWPrPqErLHgk9DPrmPnoCUgHMU3bE7NcptlocNCHRYTQZXpdazNktqlZzj5ADvulJzwiCvZQsjceXtztYr6M/s320/DSC_0487.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside the lock the water level changed so we could head farther down the Nile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">It was a festive occasion, but also a little sad, because it was one of the last things we would do before leaving the ship on the morrow.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTal-8frLy-mDMYbuEHrGUcSoYBa_ls4UisDzHkr-MS5KQfQvvn9FFhdKuQslCdUt6oTtaAmyvBWS-naaKKHNe_F0ST__Mm3hEe1Mv3dXmjOwI-BgdMqy6E6wnr79wUfhOdodJUx04Th2BdbFklHFWEo95pcMC4tDG8r6szb5yJp8QVwWSOQ7TL_tpEE/s5259/DSC_0492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3715" data-original-width="5259" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTal-8frLy-mDMYbuEHrGUcSoYBa_ls4UisDzHkr-MS5KQfQvvn9FFhdKuQslCdUt6oTtaAmyvBWS-naaKKHNe_F0ST__Mm3hEe1Mv3dXmjOwI-BgdMqy6E6wnr79wUfhOdodJUx04Th2BdbFklHFWEo95pcMC4tDG8r6szb5yJp8QVwWSOQ7TL_tpEE/s320/DSC_0492.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm glad we got another chance to enjoy the upper deck of the ship.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECUXzAXNlVXbm2oI9bu4DbL_FjT-zRpoZBFHYbEYt7Wdn0GDcsySmED9MaEvaIaza3Vl5iQLg0WWsh-mAUj9FFar6yNqWB6xckBrktMZfu4b45luYlt803YLzu7P05mQTXEuDvCrNyyW-KTl75-5dn44W1UsOgQndHbY6LNfMSTpGTQHuTvf9bapW2bs/s5393/DSC_0493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3559" data-original-width="5393" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgECUXzAXNlVXbm2oI9bu4DbL_FjT-zRpoZBFHYbEYt7Wdn0GDcsySmED9MaEvaIaza3Vl5iQLg0WWsh-mAUj9FFar6yNqWB6xckBrktMZfu4b45luYlt803YLzu7P05mQTXEuDvCrNyyW-KTl75-5dn44W1UsOgQndHbY6LNfMSTpGTQHuTvf9bapW2bs/s320/DSC_0493.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvVbN0X1AbpJvkqAdcuZ0h4bAU-aSwhVF6aKni6AclzbYTnDO-rMYr0jmyNzh_8bkfrtdpj-IskqopKwpavF4c7JXUBcSUo7H18wdh5mbdNO5Wj7w-tDLcNNBHr71_2bqzW5wBs8k8CMdcDgTrY88iv57anhVv-haHvIjuvdn8TIvDFjD4IlqEB3-K8Y/s5478/DSC_0494.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3663" data-original-width="5478" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdvVbN0X1AbpJvkqAdcuZ0h4bAU-aSwhVF6aKni6AclzbYTnDO-rMYr0jmyNzh_8bkfrtdpj-IskqopKwpavF4c7JXUBcSUo7H18wdh5mbdNO5Wj7w-tDLcNNBHr71_2bqzW5wBs8k8CMdcDgTrY88iv57anhVv-haHvIjuvdn8TIvDFjD4IlqEB3-K8Y/s320/DSC_0494.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We could lie back and relax and get our last glimpse of the life on the Nile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Zm_jHPI5Qa_BS0WYU5-0ggl8a9SEZMwqkG05BT5KOirZ4SjmqXGdNyQ5yNn9ldVM93BBPG4ALc7UnbGdkmAWPEHSmx0N9A8RCCF9kTHoYOP4YYnfXCw0p_OB5wFlcXJYLTYyL3Jlf58tqnk_1FY2xtNZ1m_v-P8NOGzhwHz5ZqfqaDby1JoFV87XU-s/s6000/DSC_0496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Zm_jHPI5Qa_BS0WYU5-0ggl8a9SEZMwqkG05BT5KOirZ4SjmqXGdNyQ5yNn9ldVM93BBPG4ALc7UnbGdkmAWPEHSmx0N9A8RCCF9kTHoYOP4YYnfXCw0p_OB5wFlcXJYLTYyL3Jlf58tqnk_1FY2xtNZ1m_v-P8NOGzhwHz5ZqfqaDby1JoFV87XU-s/s320/DSC_0496.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We waved to others relaxing on the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6AgCM96CDwV1M-EYgPrmBmlLaNYmofnb6dcW1SDTneWi_z4mZRopN554-OGMBXQYPfu1hsuuaA1FuxfH3qHAwcy2XAldOX9oFtWBEnKss9pFCWbi26oeyeGOW1DU_frsEp5CRuKzcgoUv3-g2F82lkjzmTwwLgNRpjR1SDAlmyPttZeKh6FncJC2Rg4/s5147/DSC_0497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3578" data-original-width="5147" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6AgCM96CDwV1M-EYgPrmBmlLaNYmofnb6dcW1SDTneWi_z4mZRopN554-OGMBXQYPfu1hsuuaA1FuxfH3qHAwcy2XAldOX9oFtWBEnKss9pFCWbi26oeyeGOW1DU_frsEp5CRuKzcgoUv3-g2F82lkjzmTwwLgNRpjR1SDAlmyPttZeKh6FncJC2Rg4/s320/DSC_0497.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some chickens I saw on the banks of the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90nQdcrX6mSwawTyaIWzcHIFQqkD2phT9-JQPDk-cJcTUa_KmPg5uc1KXuA7cHcrDj4zGMstTk9_e6lxBZHpYsX-sqC7bxU6h9nbKtj4Ur2xVSvqbtkDs0CnaoQe35-344E8LUIDA9KCUrwZA_7dyxn_pANUF5goIKzH2Ra9a6hFLgwdvUcDii1BNsRI/s5549/DSC_0498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5549" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90nQdcrX6mSwawTyaIWzcHIFQqkD2phT9-JQPDk-cJcTUa_KmPg5uc1KXuA7cHcrDj4zGMstTk9_e6lxBZHpYsX-sqC7bxU6h9nbKtj4Ur2xVSvqbtkDs0CnaoQe35-344E8LUIDA9KCUrwZA_7dyxn_pANUF5goIKzH2Ra9a6hFLgwdvUcDii1BNsRI/w367-h265/DSC_0498.jpeg" width="367" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And isn't this a romantic shot?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(We are looking at the bottom.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq4PFujFU-VxU9qfL-6hO9B8ulkcXF4MfCO9lygaflreVjM2HnT26SOsOYi1MrbkkyO1cRXSLJNKtJjk4_4wKYq22JsiJMfye6ks4KDNAt7PUk6ld9iT4xE9YF7gVKi_khALHr20OyYOPiOIhM4cdWXWvtDlsGACWBWSlzMDttDjfLONWDVEd4BbCDqc/s6000/DSC_0502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq4PFujFU-VxU9qfL-6hO9B8ulkcXF4MfCO9lygaflreVjM2HnT26SOsOYi1MrbkkyO1cRXSLJNKtJjk4_4wKYq22JsiJMfye6ks4KDNAt7PUk6ld9iT4xE9YF7gVKi_khALHr20OyYOPiOIhM4cdWXWvtDlsGACWBWSlzMDttDjfLONWDVEd4BbCDqc/s320/DSC_0502.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The staff of the ship greeted us for a farewell evening.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and then had our last dinner on board.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflUnAxaYnoI0hIq5Rm7ASv6zObtIMuqB4-l6t_eRpAFZBLFQnjFyOIqlsn9M-DXgbY_mmKYy31tO7RheJarnB5gl8JT21hjFkIsg7Zohsa-CA2HXW3RRnO12ywnonSQjnErdtlXlvEEQLUqG0LnpX2r4LS6NuVBcaGnCSNSPUJ5Tr4xl7JAS-tn3BWvI/s6000/DSC_0509.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflUnAxaYnoI0hIq5Rm7ASv6zObtIMuqB4-l6t_eRpAFZBLFQnjFyOIqlsn9M-DXgbY_mmKYy31tO7RheJarnB5gl8JT21hjFkIsg7Zohsa-CA2HXW3RRnO12ywnonSQjnErdtlXlvEEQLUqG0LnpX2r4LS6NuVBcaGnCSNSPUJ5Tr4xl7JAS-tn3BWvI/s320/DSC_0509.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB5VVO74u5_dplMVjbgtZGMFMPGHmMyu08SxBFguwdkUTUNPALpIXWf-_n5FT5_ag_eqpVtPHEMUnmepXfVPsxjG1zXs0unD7HjwaPYyk2Hw0_ZMkV1mM-q6FKwkSOtriRsNCdS18W8n546d9dYaVAIk9xAskyxXka8M9GJeHsT0OrcmV4ZXzEBYHn6ts/s6000/DSC_0510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had one last night on the Nile, but more adventures awaited us on land. We still had to see the royal mummies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovNDEYl621EeQNkyIEYZNm880jJqWS7NcvM3dBg9v_VdCd_Q3emt1MVd3HlCD3qsmZ06lZpGRBt_iBNbaje5w8qi1Jr_FxCk_0QajdH9xlidXy2NGswAD3ed9wdsQidII54gjkcI5ADF-BK61klh8HuTq82uKkGyovdb_Nu_WyOXJfLjAggPQFD1GvbQ/s6000/DSC_0797.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovNDEYl621EeQNkyIEYZNm880jJqWS7NcvM3dBg9v_VdCd_Q3emt1MVd3HlCD3qsmZ06lZpGRBt_iBNbaje5w8qi1Jr_FxCk_0QajdH9xlidXy2NGswAD3ed9wdsQidII54gjkcI5ADF-BK61klh8HuTq82uKkGyovdb_Nu_WyOXJfLjAggPQFD1GvbQ/w345-h230/DSC_0797.jpeg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-49648143971070804182023-10-23T15:18:00.005-05:002023-10-23T15:18:40.107-05:00Cats in Egypt<p> Saw this on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=302312599231080&set=a.127782500017425" target="_blank">Facebook</a> today:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RKo79VR5QPYOTujoeNCWphPF2XkYfud5VSlMTpycLt3kgHXgfArXgNfwKKFTPIO46Q5t6P70Bh5Mv1o0KJtGPfNLdd4MkznOQv4QW0xHwBjq8nCPrAid3_xAxQirM2EQ8t7U1V35DuDy4IcAgz1hp8IEXNXuJMtXLw98a4iailCuz1FWWnLHv6DQ9nk/s960/391583146_302312592564414_3203179393242039050_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="641" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RKo79VR5QPYOTujoeNCWphPF2XkYfud5VSlMTpycLt3kgHXgfArXgNfwKKFTPIO46Q5t6P70Bh5Mv1o0KJtGPfNLdd4MkznOQv4QW0xHwBjq8nCPrAid3_xAxQirM2EQ8t7U1V35DuDy4IcAgz1hp8IEXNXuJMtXLw98a4iailCuz1FWWnLHv6DQ9nk/s320/391583146_302312592564414_3203179393242039050_n.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-15570877622666401452023-10-09T17:23:00.001-05:002023-10-09T17:23:21.687-05:00Day 9: Sept 5 Part III The Papyrus Institute and Kom Ombo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our next stop before lunch was the Papyrus Institute. There we got to learn how they made the papyrus in olden days (and how they make it now.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl8ee_qsDI5HryV3r_9yVP4PSDCsEJt2SJhSH_hYu6RLQS6a2z1BR8j43g99hSTDBhyphenhyphenIpeuK4MmLXU9xGdEOhyphenhyphenAKnYrDfRU8XmBYN4Uu2UQVflt7tUsl4skOuguh-RciKI1iQ_LT6Buy1vKipdjBWspyDiFuEGCZHAsVlaL-wRx_wyW-kZe-vvEmP75E/s5430/DSC_0326.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3937" data-original-width="5430" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHl8ee_qsDI5HryV3r_9yVP4PSDCsEJt2SJhSH_hYu6RLQS6a2z1BR8j43g99hSTDBhyphenhyphenIpeuK4MmLXU9xGdEOhyphenhyphenAKnYrDfRU8XmBYN4Uu2UQVflt7tUsl4skOuguh-RciKI1iQ_LT6Buy1vKipdjBWspyDiFuEGCZHAsVlaL-wRx_wyW-kZe-vvEmP75E/s320/DSC_0326.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Papyrus plants that used to grow plentifully along the Nile in ancient times had pretty much died out in Egypt by the 18th century, but plants were sent to Egypt from France in 1872 (and I think also from Syracuse). In 1962 a man named Hassan Ragab invented a modern process that allowed for limited production of the paper-like substance.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnEkZXWxHkE1DkmmrRwLGkIv6rcIk7vEqa4cSZ93rNzmHudapuU4kWuZSoDN1632xBmB2Rvc1XRn8cGTzw0qJP-KUYE6YqHiRYQDEO5BNGWgrzUPTVeGCs3A2c1pgKLt4q_lu7SwLsbtL-UpPjukyR4wwg3CAwotopamFXLEahX7_Vd78RHoZIoLOq0U/s4324/DSC_0324.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="4324" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnEkZXWxHkE1DkmmrRwLGkIv6rcIk7vEqa4cSZ93rNzmHudapuU4kWuZSoDN1632xBmB2Rvc1XRn8cGTzw0qJP-KUYE6YqHiRYQDEO5BNGWgrzUPTVeGCs3A2c1pgKLt4q_lu7SwLsbtL-UpPjukyR4wwg3CAwotopamFXLEahX7_Vd78RHoZIoLOq0U/s320/DSC_0324.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pulp of the plant is laid in two layers. One layer is horizontal and then the next layer goes across the first layer vertically. After that it is then pressed. (You can see a hand press in the foreground of the shot below).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh448wog0GmqujxhQB5Mhpth4mVeUMmBcq0TQVaKAFoEBgTnl56Wjb6ZYM61eHYBQfgljf-chEj4l-Qpth8GnNfmjiaK4Mhq-mFDL-8QHTV9phjlYEDSLjr9GNArGJz2HqLJNcuHgKZdlCcaQyzs9D-Q6ZEChoLmX8_5en_pO8jngnPZPftngwyPK3C1VI/s4537/DSC_0323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3811" data-original-width="4537" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh448wog0GmqujxhQB5Mhpth4mVeUMmBcq0TQVaKAFoEBgTnl56Wjb6ZYM61eHYBQfgljf-chEj4l-Qpth8GnNfmjiaK4Mhq-mFDL-8QHTV9phjlYEDSLjr9GNArGJz2HqLJNcuHgKZdlCcaQyzs9D-Q6ZEChoLmX8_5en_pO8jngnPZPftngwyPK3C1VI/s320/DSC_0323.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were many lovely examples of painted papyrus for us to look at and of course to purchase. Remember these geese from the Egyptian Museum?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamLoaOYRsiTrWgA3R1_WqMezb0joYnEAtDErGzBJEs5gD4L2gHVWESXzgPdZZvzl9kTtCauJyGEb8JsEVZNgWBGDwoZLKtWVOtmV2x85bnAJVPlku-D3EmpvOG0H9hAEwCP9QfFu0x71Uxy-TuxfIPW7njA0ZAzIXL95Fh6BNj0ZpA9S2_CqEG6jYUIg/s5206/DSC_0325.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3123" data-original-width="5206" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgamLoaOYRsiTrWgA3R1_WqMezb0joYnEAtDErGzBJEs5gD4L2gHVWESXzgPdZZvzl9kTtCauJyGEb8JsEVZNgWBGDwoZLKtWVOtmV2x85bnAJVPlku-D3EmpvOG0H9hAEwCP9QfFu0x71Uxy-TuxfIPW7njA0ZAzIXL95Fh6BNj0ZpA9S2_CqEG6jYUIg/s320/DSC_0325.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These trees of life are also quite lovely.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6ZHI18cviO8WryqsbDrlnLQ6CsK_sldctZGM2SgcxNHsiaDFbY2drKPaJTRrw_qz7kl52GlKH7_Z3bbMlnhwgf4_fN85GnJbK0tv20i44uP1iz3dCrCx-V5pMYAyivjiOrMjW29X9YMvGdOQKc_8sldXRpMuwiubk6z0FirKObF8Ba-yOHeRqH3UxAM/s5496/DSC_0327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">Our group chatted and enjoyed the atmosphere before climbing back into the bus to go back to the ship for lunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG12Shb_a1qxeorqhOlx5YpUZTYoDMdgu3hfjohRXlD6xTU21jykYgj1LdUepUeF2_xMlnuMsykcRJQBCmypXiz9qj1PrHaat4L4bc4Tx-QlX6BjusiSpYLxb3jKg0q46h-v1nITBRkOP6VY6ewpNgmThLI107QsYt-7mGeZGF9HRu15jps3MryILYxfQ/s5439/DSC_0329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3754" data-original-width="5439" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG12Shb_a1qxeorqhOlx5YpUZTYoDMdgu3hfjohRXlD6xTU21jykYgj1LdUepUeF2_xMlnuMsykcRJQBCmypXiz9qj1PrHaat4L4bc4Tx-QlX6BjusiSpYLxb3jKg0q46h-v1nITBRkOP6VY6ewpNgmThLI107QsYt-7mGeZGF9HRu15jps3MryILYxfQ/s320/DSC_0329.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX_7NQrpM5MFgSMmJz8A7Ed2bRcwrdDpuOX_b8l6pY-HLazJVNpiH5kjS07NOcd3aIOrToQ7kfIORRnDNXE302lsqY9RypJOiSJZbPYpROzaeeu7NJW7LEQyIQhjVtWPu9OW2NSdyVlTdgZpXvQEyaLJtvOuriod1RnpnGrR0U-HgUiZuhZwdCptrqCY/s5474/DSC_0330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here is the Google Earth overhead shot just so you can get your bearings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcim7WR2uD0pQiWMAYNKAjXULD2NPxTos0uUpKQDhcWWVYiTQjqRWoNBtzxWb5O3JcBztbtlx2V31P99rrQ2qGXdttK5bd0FSSXyJFMGcDogKi4tmkH9N5Yb4nJtXWrYY3i_k_jMRghc2rAsWepGWCoBVTB-LRd_KevJMlDLEge1Iv93C9S7AGRnbXOs/s2108/Screenshot%202023-10-09%20at%204.02.08%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2108" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcim7WR2uD0pQiWMAYNKAjXULD2NPxTos0uUpKQDhcWWVYiTQjqRWoNBtzxWb5O3JcBztbtlx2V31P99rrQ2qGXdttK5bd0FSSXyJFMGcDogKi4tmkH9N5Yb4nJtXWrYY3i_k_jMRghc2rAsWepGWCoBVTB-LRd_KevJMlDLEge1Iv93C9S7AGRnbXOs/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-09%20at%204.02.08%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This web site also has a very nice map that labels the various buildings and remains of buildings. It should be rotated clockwise 90 degrees to correspond with the imager above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpEYe1k9atmxZ1Imvwi_SyRsu0EXVLBk-57hkulH5G_u4t4C12owNFBXHSeuyy9MAQfPYYnzUpPUOtEQomhZdh0TxAcCWqXy08e59EuKjhbeJfSqcywYKQWsF1oRbEglLsvdm1x0VO5KZrwZwrV0Z6MtrSJbW6iTrZnD2XCIeVQrSXcdI9I1kbKyNlLQ/s720/d9b722f43ee71a3e2dc4d9263151f609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="720" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpEYe1k9atmxZ1Imvwi_SyRsu0EXVLBk-57hkulH5G_u4t4C12owNFBXHSeuyy9MAQfPYYnzUpPUOtEQomhZdh0TxAcCWqXy08e59EuKjhbeJfSqcywYKQWsF1oRbEglLsvdm1x0VO5KZrwZwrV0Z6MtrSJbW6iTrZnD2XCIeVQrSXcdI9I1kbKyNlLQ/s320/d9b722f43ee71a3e2dc4d9263151f609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple is ptolemaic, having been built around 180-47 BCE by a series of Ptolemies. This is the first structure that you see, a kind of double portal to the temple that was actually a kind of double temple dedicated to two different gods. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmNVft1Fjy9ZAzf9Am1tezyhc7VqPqj2vrARrg65EfjM4Ih6EOkdQ-tK4zwvb1R4gZVD-NWPLUuv_m0QoiWy_5DRuBCHNbjZrJNs5HiQ91Rs1dkDRTU3dsipnH2jkJM7vQqlfnA4wVcMF3Zo9l0FhdKMPOctFRX6QxhtDiZExGJpg9Ngd58ESODCiy_g/s5356/DSC_0348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3446" data-original-width="5356" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmNVft1Fjy9ZAzf9Am1tezyhc7VqPqj2vrARrg65EfjM4Ih6EOkdQ-tK4zwvb1R4gZVD-NWPLUuv_m0QoiWy_5DRuBCHNbjZrJNs5HiQ91Rs1dkDRTU3dsipnH2jkJM7vQqlfnA4wVcMF3Zo9l0FhdKMPOctFRX6QxhtDiZExGJpg9Ngd58ESODCiy_g/s320/DSC_0348.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h2V9jO9bP7MH5H4T5Qkiso6793VI9k41oqITZJbVrMqzFxhSbdsVm9zlONtj-d2Vf6vIOVFGag0rVFsmkB8lmUFogpJUlVHxeIeQykWmMyGxsC3Enl-UUMD3lTH1L4zET8MGovVHyg2UeoPVDCYapamqlZZkEnLwH3CAgt1QhIGtO2VndLiJB5fodHg/s5496/DSC_0356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="5496" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-h2V9jO9bP7MH5H4T5Qkiso6793VI9k41oqITZJbVrMqzFxhSbdsVm9zlONtj-d2Vf6vIOVFGag0rVFsmkB8lmUFogpJUlVHxeIeQykWmMyGxsC3Enl-UUMD3lTH1L4zET8MGovVHyg2UeoPVDCYapamqlZZkEnLwH3CAgt1QhIGtO2VndLiJB5fodHg/s320/DSC_0356.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again you can see the leaf-like decorations on the capitals in the hypostyle hall of Ptolemy XII that indicate ptolemaic tastes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMvfV0neCY0V_gLua2DiWmvLEVwTx2IHX6xwZAq77ONTZU5ygWNLbfT6tiO8TGDnE1nApyFI0CMdLVznNVQy75jU3zCe38GxO2k5gLASsf2wWuwqbZLLIMjD2QVBHQ0M5TJgfzrRO97snTYxbX9ECuiR-d5vNPDSV7WkryEL2kteKWWHC4GIya7lR2Do/s5465/DSC_0360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5465" data-original-width="3624" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMvfV0neCY0V_gLua2DiWmvLEVwTx2IHX6xwZAq77ONTZU5ygWNLbfT6tiO8TGDnE1nApyFI0CMdLVznNVQy75jU3zCe38GxO2k5gLASsf2wWuwqbZLLIMjD2QVBHQ0M5TJgfzrRO97snTYxbX9ECuiR-d5vNPDSV7WkryEL2kteKWWHC4GIya7lR2Do/s320/DSC_0360.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived just before dusk and the long shadows of the day enhanced the sense of the height of the pillars and the other vertical lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb2Z1sL-ogH3ZydP_W3-PhF6TobC2PmcJlTzp0BPBckHjR9lYrVdzOdygHt4EQSqDQa-2lr1U7B5_3Lw6oQ23-I9V85shQ_djG4dkdnchd6os1rGIyhF2BCODGwlzMD-vDZpw44KX35gt9zzlWaHUu1ZOB362f8Ebe878mLEM2P1FbDlzWNW7zpQJ6Tw/s5547/DSC_0361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="5547" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkb2Z1sL-ogH3ZydP_W3-PhF6TobC2PmcJlTzp0BPBckHjR9lYrVdzOdygHt4EQSqDQa-2lr1U7B5_3Lw6oQ23-I9V85shQ_djG4dkdnchd6os1rGIyhF2BCODGwlzMD-vDZpw44KX35gt9zzlWaHUu1ZOB362f8Ebe878mLEM2P1FbDlzWNW7zpQJ6Tw/s320/DSC_0361.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The southern part of the temple is dedicated to the crocodile god, Sobek. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ73aWHIYIqS7LN1WCiTH9f6ol4cIFDv1W0T8bJvP_n-RaUzXHSbi9wZlRkLPgOWVDfaj_IeXvtYatDfAiIohTvod71AjUycXle_2UjBRKHa5_WuNRPtg-lYBVVbuZoyYDW-LCuviT1hPdd0olFNfuP3lBmKsRsIObtYvfsM55fUQzafnMLKX-b4ZiHM/s6000/DSC_0370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="407" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJ73aWHIYIqS7LN1WCiTH9f6ol4cIFDv1W0T8bJvP_n-RaUzXHSbi9wZlRkLPgOWVDfaj_IeXvtYatDfAiIohTvod71AjUycXle_2UjBRKHa5_WuNRPtg-lYBVVbuZoyYDW-LCuviT1hPdd0olFNfuP3lBmKsRsIObtYvfsM55fUQzafnMLKX-b4ZiHM/w271-h407/DSC_0370.jpeg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kom Ombo was a temple dedicated to healing and there are many indications in the gods honored and in the hieroglyphic texts to show that this was the case.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOutTTX9XLm700OacPQAoajmYubNxEmMyCxv_cv3dmCgRYUav9R_g0sINPTUyO78afNQuhcIYHTIItEJOHaBo-vbnS8CECe672w7fBncq6ubsI1hlhlaWWEjX2qBjvasJjg31kmn3eADi-_77Z4k8fa2qau_J057CtdldU4ITwTMLB_7blL2nD4Py4F6s/s5376/DSC_0364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3426" data-original-width="5376" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOutTTX9XLm700OacPQAoajmYubNxEmMyCxv_cv3dmCgRYUav9R_g0sINPTUyO78afNQuhcIYHTIItEJOHaBo-vbnS8CECe672w7fBncq6ubsI1hlhlaWWEjX2qBjvasJjg31kmn3eADi-_77Z4k8fa2qau_J057CtdldU4ITwTMLB_7blL2nD4Py4F6s/s320/DSC_0364.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This would be the part dedicated to Harris (on the left side of the double temple.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRg8vpIIQ6HkhEKjWeoRwSsaiw0goaHDgMKkCC5YqytJwfYG6_pm15s3N-mm3ZjyPWYSphY4BJMOb7j4axapJcV0GBenmWBRhuT-bULO_Pk-ZIwmSw41XYar9sl52q-3pz2tHbQ0Ccp9JP96ZPrAV3dY9NHqCiySBqhvWjJXEUZDDGMEN_A1jZTmcpJ4/s320/DSC_0354.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we see the king in the double crown of upper and lower Egypt making an offering.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_c2RJY5FJRqIJEwZY1Y8PnTIimI1eqt4EGfYhBxnrQGhiGS45LTb9eNzZhlxAPjiZ87mTTPky-bKzh7Oibq-lfsqqZgBjXxZqMCKaB7INUpDnnSidtyZ1FbO4hv0jg23vJTZVOF3T8rEMckGGo3sv_5MG06Fa0luaNKU67eFm39-QHN4IR1QxSPdThA/s6000/DSC_0355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_c2RJY5FJRqIJEwZY1Y8PnTIimI1eqt4EGfYhBxnrQGhiGS45LTb9eNzZhlxAPjiZ87mTTPky-bKzh7Oibq-lfsqqZgBjXxZqMCKaB7INUpDnnSidtyZ1FbO4hv0jg23vJTZVOF3T8rEMckGGo3sv_5MG06Fa0luaNKU67eFm39-QHN4IR1QxSPdThA/s320/DSC_0355.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the pillar below shows Sobek, the crocodile god wearing the shuti double-plumed (falcon feather) headdress often associated with Amon, but also frequently seen on Sobek.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7FsipwL8ZtV2GO8OnlCOW_mDZLknz4fYbGbGWl-eBuZU05-wMnX-kVXPiF-6SqontmK88WpIispKp00YQ8ei5Fw75DHMRNLSO7juGSawVp5a4repHgjWGiI7qLX8rKvnRdShkOMc_twH34UFhuDfTFKOgR1h9X5Oxi2rLbMhYzwaQh5q3ki7uFsnrxU/s6000/DSC_0358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7FsipwL8ZtV2GO8OnlCOW_mDZLknz4fYbGbGWl-eBuZU05-wMnX-kVXPiF-6SqontmK88WpIispKp00YQ8ei5Fw75DHMRNLSO7juGSawVp5a4repHgjWGiI7qLX8rKvnRdShkOMc_twH34UFhuDfTFKOgR1h9X5Oxi2rLbMhYzwaQh5q3ki7uFsnrxU/s320/DSC_0358.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4YZxIgBT28B0PO1I4GXnium54qUJ0hsU8w_bwWNA2kh46FUBMJUe0ztLvPhujDJWHFEnNdDvMNiTFlIyHjig-qURulTxGIOsN-idKR1m1XzKqUVUiU6ViIVHzBHGVUo3XdxzQNixFtmWixpcA090gcfxbowCZK620dS8hjhtSOqco-7rABHi9mtg1w8/s5603/DSC_0362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3390" data-original-width="5603" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4YZxIgBT28B0PO1I4GXnium54qUJ0hsU8w_bwWNA2kh46FUBMJUe0ztLvPhujDJWHFEnNdDvMNiTFlIyHjig-qURulTxGIOsN-idKR1m1XzKqUVUiU6ViIVHzBHGVUo3XdxzQNixFtmWixpcA090gcfxbowCZK620dS8hjhtSOqco-7rABHi9mtg1w8/s320/DSC_0362.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the most famous aspects of this Temple of Healing is that there are medical instruments portrayed on the walls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH06_ylkGhQfOIMWFCCQ1_8jpApW7T0Be1XBP2EKxjXHPakJqqTdfOzfIsFUtHFKo4C6LqdyDS2q1GYaJaHLbYB4ATEWHVBhyDjIIMLtrQHAspMpTLcGTvvrbeHlHpXlM-RFdKqAn9DuZBG2bPbcmZLEWsGLGQAiF3zXnGf9ZWequSXm8YWE-YkgbXwX8/s6257/DSC_0363.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3948" data-original-width="6257" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH06_ylkGhQfOIMWFCCQ1_8jpApW7T0Be1XBP2EKxjXHPakJqqTdfOzfIsFUtHFKo4C6LqdyDS2q1GYaJaHLbYB4ATEWHVBhyDjIIMLtrQHAspMpTLcGTvvrbeHlHpXlM-RFdKqAn9DuZBG2bPbcmZLEWsGLGQAiF3zXnGf9ZWequSXm8YWE-YkgbXwX8/w365-h230/DSC_0363.jpeg" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The panel referred to in the sign can be seen below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS3rsKraFQ2Ff_xTmiFisAYZml8tJw2Mr9tUf84gvGRWCrM_MWM29hht3IF1stKGb4hDorueOo21BoEBb7Ji5ceg0lQhJF6ATCGVP7nBrr96D2jLeoZ3_ddomMfNAMBOi3ReGeQ1i-KhzfH7SN3DawiyRQ5zi_UfkjHUMXw6wtJekZ2Qc2EuJTa1Z0Mk/s6000/DSC_0366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS3rsKraFQ2Ff_xTmiFisAYZml8tJw2Mr9tUf84gvGRWCrM_MWM29hht3IF1stKGb4hDorueOo21BoEBb7Ji5ceg0lQhJF6ATCGVP7nBrr96D2jLeoZ3_ddomMfNAMBOi3ReGeQ1i-KhzfH7SN3DawiyRQ5zi_UfkjHUMXw6wtJekZ2Qc2EuJTa1Z0Mk/s320/DSC_0366.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gregory-Tsoucalas/publication/314079606/figure/fig3/AS:614076765970434@1523418718562/Medical-kit-Temple-of-Kom-Ombo-Egypt-circa-180-30-BC.png" target="_blank">This web site</a> has a nice labelling of the various items.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5hoKzsJig8sP8XgIFC9WuTYTcNeoiL6nQItEyNjQJVAe9GAskheqoeWIGXJB4hJ3BRt5lkMfYXMi4XJ7HzDETvkBceJ6ab_AEjUYBwsYDq7G-fu9OiqFV0bqs1AqYVa-G7hf_74MrHMK02lhupF3x8KbAWNUCHd8sK0qqQ2tThPQczADi-XuxFSfk5Y/s827/Medical-kit-Temple-of-Kom-Ombo-Egypt-circa-180-30-BC.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="827" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5hoKzsJig8sP8XgIFC9WuTYTcNeoiL6nQItEyNjQJVAe9GAskheqoeWIGXJB4hJ3BRt5lkMfYXMi4XJ7HzDETvkBceJ6ab_AEjUYBwsYDq7G-fu9OiqFV0bqs1AqYVa-G7hf_74MrHMK02lhupF3x8KbAWNUCHd8sK0qqQ2tThPQczADi-XuxFSfk5Y/s320/Medical-kit-Temple-of-Kom-Ombo-Egypt-circa-180-30-BC.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are images from the Harris section of the temple showing the elder Horus and Ma'at being honored by the King.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-dnY8HAHa81xYc2H5nGzuwMGMOnjQvtyAadi4XoyUV8SEVXnrmHHn2DqebYuqJVaPkslGJeDe1v7yeCMCIoZXEiN6-Au0Y9O16QCUyWdr_21YdJIgONcJkXkZ4S3o0aRqUdEFNqnxdFNgvaKWqA0noKLvapbxHhVuDGIGxr6gEWW8uW4Wm45bYXMgMk/s5502/DSC_0367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="5502" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-dnY8HAHa81xYc2H5nGzuwMGMOnjQvtyAadi4XoyUV8SEVXnrmHHn2DqebYuqJVaPkslGJeDe1v7yeCMCIoZXEiN6-Au0Y9O16QCUyWdr_21YdJIgONcJkXkZ4S3o0aRqUdEFNqnxdFNgvaKWqA0noKLvapbxHhVuDGIGxr6gEWW8uW4Wm45bYXMgMk/s320/DSC_0367.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_jei3knhwFJvyv5SSq4-BPqd4i1jJJn0pqes5jIA7iziTc_zZCE8SJMfIjeiqGrQt6NzH9iL87cJA4ZHvW2af5V_G-uHB3t9Lpk6iHsn4CHX83jJLcxKH12xG4C5EzNFKcRPQpAOJIEyb4LyY-aivJDkTkJD_JZkXHqBA59EIz0FIiGIRLbIMNbOAHE/s6000/DSC_0368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On the right the two parts of Egypt crown the King with their crowns.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsvTL0DAhezS7UYlHwHy7YYpUjA_c-YSDP6hyjiyzHEqolzza5ZvaUOm3mXwjRFJo5vvHH14eFMkoZ-nTl2UvFVfmJF9OJrfnwUpTXW8JtUXD01YvBzri09Z-YtUx5FVfayR-x-rnYXMxBIeMwvXzxKywWvFSlAS55Ygcz291FIqdBSBZ_Yv5lKXjMbQ/s4032/IMG_0482.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsvTL0DAhezS7UYlHwHy7YYpUjA_c-YSDP6hyjiyzHEqolzza5ZvaUOm3mXwjRFJo5vvHH14eFMkoZ-nTl2UvFVfmJF9OJrfnwUpTXW8JtUXD01YvBzri09Z-YtUx5FVfayR-x-rnYXMxBIeMwvXzxKywWvFSlAS55Ygcz291FIqdBSBZ_Yv5lKXjMbQ/s320/IMG_0482.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaSmZj_7Ngz-SYBk3D5tkKrcmrfferkvlST4DkmmBZe5pVPyYu0HfyYz6lQAtYLFWn7gzg-39lYgjUekT2w1qI623IVlgmIYqjhGrmMuWV2f9b9wyHhYbeO49DowzJf6kaZda8jZ4frAzgyxXhnMh8JB3wzj106UHAbZG8QgH2k3lsHD2pDyHuv3eb-Y/s4032/IMG_0483.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIaSmZj_7Ngz-SYBk3D5tkKrcmrfferkvlST4DkmmBZe5pVPyYu0HfyYz6lQAtYLFWn7gzg-39lYgjUekT2w1qI623IVlgmIYqjhGrmMuWV2f9b9wyHhYbeO49DowzJf6kaZda8jZ4frAzgyxXhnMh8JB3wzj106UHAbZG8QgH2k3lsHD2pDyHuv3eb-Y/w296-h395/IMG_0483.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Near the temple is also the Crocodile museum.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfUyKHhUR40mjAWc0h5wFTvdJFrwqJHwapyDkYtGnN9bKIagx57xQwsUaOdUx5l5uK8Xv5dYyVj40xWBmbXjqA5PdpVlz4IYbT-OpSrFh0BGW9n2ZSaENweZH9Vo21Z70Xf0StnDrOiYuiL6HVoR8ySmEk7itVBsOkAmqgFfehU4LEp0fSBAIkpMRJgY/s4032/IMG_0489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many embalmed crocodiles were found in this area, dedicated no doubt to Sobek in prayers for healing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_VP36kcfIRDwEPQ60s2Xo4tgL4NfySUQ8eg21L7OoOGzo8LFc4XZQO9n15MiO8jp-bX80owxbjieLbebyAKP2HnPMIA1bC13PPbEHUn7oI6rI71uI3Ji3LLJt6OvL1a5a0xjWp2bwOL0luiyycJWOM7Q5wqVcEG1BtUZRQRgU5UTEQJlaqHPNeawVRo/s4032/IMG_0496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_VP36kcfIRDwEPQ60s2Xo4tgL4NfySUQ8eg21L7OoOGzo8LFc4XZQO9n15MiO8jp-bX80owxbjieLbebyAKP2HnPMIA1bC13PPbEHUn7oI6rI71uI3Ji3LLJt6OvL1a5a0xjWp2bwOL0luiyycJWOM7Q5wqVcEG1BtUZRQRgU5UTEQJlaqHPNeawVRo/w311-h415/IMG_0496.jpeg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are some lovely artifacts there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLMt53CRoMH6hhAVIbxzGoEQQiLQZZCirHJuIhnVTy0zes-UL4HmeHdKo00ySw2WfmxMx6uGp0INXHn6XWyrczBgKuHHP1vtcAD_GteO9UlN_N23cdW43Dsu22fDCN4hwNFbycLmrcyZ6NqGGQfN5MNajqExweoeniTp3kuUoSnTk1ekaCuypMRXmSnc/s4032/IMG_0497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLMt53CRoMH6hhAVIbxzGoEQQiLQZZCirHJuIhnVTy0zes-UL4HmeHdKo00ySw2WfmxMx6uGp0INXHn6XWyrczBgKuHHP1vtcAD_GteO9UlN_N23cdW43Dsu22fDCN4hwNFbycLmrcyZ6NqGGQfN5MNajqExweoeniTp3kuUoSnTk1ekaCuypMRXmSnc/w294-h392/IMG_0497.jpeg" width="294" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is information about the crocodile cemetery.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4IzZytkZOTh-fb3yfsRpLHThNmjqYpZZQ-TV94Z9ZrHktiTRkv4tZxoqR191yp_ZkO-lim1J9_2vldq1Pni5XdK-jtQNblRzxc8ITIk_VVmGBSBLn_r5NFBcktPtA6X4Kr1TDG8m-EepgyPB7YFmTygML0s4s88y6D-q9ICu_NqwPyIR3lE27k5rFqw/s4032/IMG_0501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4IzZytkZOTh-fb3yfsRpLHThNmjqYpZZQ-TV94Z9ZrHktiTRkv4tZxoqR191yp_ZkO-lim1J9_2vldq1Pni5XdK-jtQNblRzxc8ITIk_VVmGBSBLn_r5NFBcktPtA6X4Kr1TDG8m-EepgyPB7YFmTygML0s4s88y6D-q9ICu_NqwPyIR3lE27k5rFqw/s320/IMG_0501.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some mummified crocodiles in the museum.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAQLSpLeeb35LoOVGmBftvd6c4YQ9GKWUfcEz07rP_1gvMqN2m1z3Z_1262x2LxjQJ0TzF73Tpzo1381Q5w2aw3gEsxE2XV2ZMAMa5pEdGBaJS9psRSrZBEkRCZWEXDfTO8qejWujpbccoVxpPBMtVY_q7Rc3nq25PbE4Tpdn8_faPiO_9Z5oX9YvLmU/s4032/IMG_0502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTAQLSpLeeb35LoOVGmBftvd6c4YQ9GKWUfcEz07rP_1gvMqN2m1z3Z_1262x2LxjQJ0TzF73Tpzo1381Q5w2aw3gEsxE2XV2ZMAMa5pEdGBaJS9psRSrZBEkRCZWEXDfTO8qejWujpbccoVxpPBMtVY_q7Rc3nq25PbE4Tpdn8_faPiO_9Z5oX9YvLmU/s320/IMG_0502.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is quite an unusual depiction of an animal god!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlBtAI_MBrScSbBv5uPyWwrKLVM2RY1aJrUWsGHDmedLGlI-ZdazoRbP049Mry4je0Hd8IxpRZRT8Ey9WSan2nXu_PNO8ywDo78dpz_uIi-oeYjqq0RIFrvMJ7A-NWmLjInp2UxlJm1jBig-tNWILo9NFpifmG7-WshV2n3KI8nryaZhO1a69VQHC5w8/s4032/IMG_0503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlBtAI_MBrScSbBv5uPyWwrKLVM2RY1aJrUWsGHDmedLGlI-ZdazoRbP049Mry4je0Hd8IxpRZRT8Ey9WSan2nXu_PNO8ywDo78dpz_uIi-oeYjqq0RIFrvMJ7A-NWmLjInp2UxlJm1jBig-tNWILo9NFpifmG7-WshV2n3KI8nryaZhO1a69VQHC5w8/s320/IMG_0503.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="5358" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcMakMGYG8LkuAaygP1BysBQ_U9HE1UVdB6xHap9Z36rrawEtdm6CcxzBvVwAs3FK0EbnXjehgAjE61bSgYNPPbx0YSdNInhbtpEcCZ4JXESbYu2jtEJlEOJQrCOLTjszsQCEQkurrPjWUCP3awv5wGNa33LYQOykVGtSb0f0wVxDB6TOM-LNdOqvYMQs/s320/DSC_0404.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those of us that had ordered jewelry from the ship's jeweler were also getting our orders. My friend below found something absolutely gorgeous in the upstairs window and it suits her perfectly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLn1-u6Dp-yIsd8W3ZZWOgv9n61Mph2o64X2lOywVpsIYNnjj2yIkGWMJ_Zp5iWKaqYNN1va3ATIHZjQ8YRWUCJcvOTjqhSYc5r8JrOWEt_1I3LIKv8F7jBE7PkG_X3GnJGDGrCs4PJX0UQQpplOWhQ7ciXsVONXSBWv7LHlcCkvFj1N8SzHSgTyVGV_8/s5520/DSC_0407.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5520" data-original-width="3645" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLn1-u6Dp-yIsd8W3ZZWOgv9n61Mph2o64X2lOywVpsIYNnjj2yIkGWMJ_Zp5iWKaqYNN1va3ATIHZjQ8YRWUCJcvOTjqhSYc5r8JrOWEt_1I3LIKv8F7jBE7PkG_X3GnJGDGrCs4PJX0UQQpplOWhQ7ciXsVONXSBWv7LHlcCkvFj1N8SzHSgTyVGV_8/w286-h434/DSC_0407.jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After long days we were very serious about our dinner!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWPlE0tbhxjSUpLEjmmzVEWduj30YLbgiLxP2IkfslTWpAMd50MOgolt3yp37f7YLbjEsedgOKxDfkSEAFaiXkWA7tlTIVETcv86WSH1JXmoFuVm_0yawLT25NfduCvCUv0TzYNyAwMx42unKof9VH5z8-cmDD2fuGIHO4XRntSxLJmt4OeChRWGlFHg/s6000/DSC_0409.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWPlE0tbhxjSUpLEjmmzVEWduj30YLbgiLxP2IkfslTWpAMd50MOgolt3yp37f7YLbjEsedgOKxDfkSEAFaiXkWA7tlTIVETcv86WSH1JXmoFuVm_0yawLT25NfduCvCUv0TzYNyAwMx42unKof9VH5z8-cmDD2fuGIHO4XRntSxLJmt4OeChRWGlFHg/s320/DSC_0409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Isn't this beautiful?!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi4y7D5I8xq1mffZZHHtkUV_Id-CvA_YvFwI1IvvehbzvJQ2t3BBwq-oCV8O115yAEbXQZfaSRaR8Y_p_yWHR2ZlEb5vVpGVXxPnOgTAtn4IHKbrUK_nrFMlqMYSLt7WnufJBL6pdpRw8rSMlo52-eF2MiBrPwvg3pGXupKJ6ZDK44S97Fljd1C6Omvk/s6000/DSC_0408.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigi4y7D5I8xq1mffZZHHtkUV_Id-CvA_YvFwI1IvvehbzvJQ2t3BBwq-oCV8O115yAEbXQZfaSRaR8Y_p_yWHR2ZlEb5vVpGVXxPnOgTAtn4IHKbrUK_nrFMlqMYSLt7WnufJBL6pdpRw8rSMlo52-eF2MiBrPwvg3pGXupKJ6ZDK44S97Fljd1C6Omvk/s320/DSC_0408.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was back to the room to get a good night sleep. We would not have to leave as early as usual tomorrow, but we were tired from a successful, but long day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UTa4UDPIMCucrUYGxwe1CMGTzUMoLLWSe3xjbQbgdux23sx4tvAMjzVilf5qPjLHierYjmioKDYojk4Fpk6tJvqr0Z7JP0qjhn2C0Cd0ET-6ORh7Y7uRT4QOh-YJgitP_RnYCBRG-WLcF2w81OeSxa_rUxieF6vIT7O8DpP5kmCOr9qmLzHtHM7qce8/s4032/IMG_0511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UTa4UDPIMCucrUYGxwe1CMGTzUMoLLWSe3xjbQbgdux23sx4tvAMjzVilf5qPjLHierYjmioKDYojk4Fpk6tJvqr0Z7JP0qjhn2C0Cd0ET-6ORh7Y7uRT4QOh-YJgitP_RnYCBRG-WLcF2w81OeSxa_rUxieF6vIT7O8DpP5kmCOr9qmLzHtHM7qce8/s320/IMG_0511.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-84283030801458987812023-10-08T16:58:00.010-05:002023-10-09T16:40:46.890-05:00Day 9: Sept 5 Part II The Nubian Village and School, Philae Temples Moved to Agilkia<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The traditional Nubian village is a charming colorful break in the desert scenery. <p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XT2XePqFPUJjxWP7iksQTw_xbKbPQMON2gDxmubqSmnO2TMStJKXKXzDDwiUVAzB_NJvG1HUBwJLDwoHAFAr7DW3pszBxxJ8HHFU9TDM8lJWy1O1F0IkoXxVZqtv-fXoCeHCBNP-wxQ7DuF28hhPLFmoyZxfUOk9pCW6Dg0v0Fba5qBybl39xkukDDQ/s6000/DSC_0140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XT2XePqFPUJjxWP7iksQTw_xbKbPQMON2gDxmubqSmnO2TMStJKXKXzDDwiUVAzB_NJvG1HUBwJLDwoHAFAr7DW3pszBxxJ8HHFU9TDM8lJWy1O1F0IkoXxVZqtv-fXoCeHCBNP-wxQ7DuF28hhPLFmoyZxfUOk9pCW6Dg0v0Fba5qBybl39xkukDDQ/s320/DSC_0140.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>In ancient Egyptian times Nubia was known as "land of the Bow" because Nubian archers had a fierce reputation. No one knows where the name Nubia comes from, although the word for gold in hieroglyphics was nbw (w probably being pronounced as u). More likely the name comes from the Meroitic word "nob" meaning slave, as the Kushites who ruled the Nile area a thousand years before the Egyptians took over used people there for forced agricultural labor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCw8wSeVIahdr2xu7SWUNKGlFIKMj3V5p9DttIcPxn4f0ku7maXizlHYqoyuOV3NZXvoJTgLe5qwADZ6DUGy1nyUeOalbm0UIb83t6RackC_qgGKUVZQ649oXCZ3qfjdIAhMQ04mqIlyAe1CjvKNrcLtSUlryRBnr9hKRMUEr26X_VsZaiAvnpSrdyaM/s5606/DSC_0166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3291" data-original-width="5606" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCw8wSeVIahdr2xu7SWUNKGlFIKMj3V5p9DttIcPxn4f0ku7maXizlHYqoyuOV3NZXvoJTgLe5qwADZ6DUGy1nyUeOalbm0UIb83t6RackC_qgGKUVZQ649oXCZ3qfjdIAhMQ04mqIlyAe1CjvKNrcLtSUlryRBnr9hKRMUEr26X_VsZaiAvnpSrdyaM/s320/DSC_0166.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>As we pulled into the dock area, the camel caravan was just arriving in town.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYRQMTSJPWjl9Dvk4re7TfSiKnDCez31KBdcljWzG39qi4gPyx4JAK_uK2Mq6Kh9QQogP4P-I5E9-xbeI3WzuniqF4Xn42L4t6y-bD-mBIzbscp1hWi2PF8ieURXAHcy4XmwfyXfzdGQyPefTnap5qxUn2OeqiNJ6d9eZRA9Bd7w9DhcqSWAIeGDWi_k/s6000/DSC_0168.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYRQMTSJPWjl9Dvk4re7TfSiKnDCez31KBdcljWzG39qi4gPyx4JAK_uK2Mq6Kh9QQogP4P-I5E9-xbeI3WzuniqF4Xn42L4t6y-bD-mBIzbscp1hWi2PF8ieURXAHcy4XmwfyXfzdGQyPefTnap5qxUn2OeqiNJ6d9eZRA9Bd7w9DhcqSWAIeGDWi_k/s320/DSC_0168.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We were met by hawkers who had little Nubian dolls to sell.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnfy7oMgW3M1O3_s_ZN58IP847ByJnea0JDuIgivTOO5L3zGTTCFF-aS67bLPkFAANzx7jeoiJf80-YM1t5oIrD04EPEadFNE3FVkPfRqAbAej_V5pmBz-VbUvbZ68RpyiqqsTm5jUgwWBV2i9f-EpHC6VrSsMRqEjbI6s35-OthXOlqoCTh-rxUQm4Q/s6000/DSC_0169.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-t9SKlSxjFtdb-i6khUZpgmGvjzoUXlP7-2rWqM2nUK-P1O2XiU2aecKXaJ8M25yFX9Oqed0J8qeEC3fcdlRKyIYlEmUCjB9WuemAwg3rShbEncG0MPuYI3hhZLt9NWK-rHmV_XPXHDuR8iNxCR7lroVZmbn4rrBBN4dIeHkbUKUYSt4eZ3mplS8VKE/s5142/DSC_0171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="5142" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-t9SKlSxjFtdb-i6khUZpgmGvjzoUXlP7-2rWqM2nUK-P1O2XiU2aecKXaJ8M25yFX9Oqed0J8qeEC3fcdlRKyIYlEmUCjB9WuemAwg3rShbEncG0MPuYI3hhZLt9NWK-rHmV_XPXHDuR8iNxCR7lroVZmbn4rrBBN4dIeHkbUKUYSt4eZ3mplS8VKE/s320/DSC_0171.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Inside there was a large roofless open area with all manner of room along the inside open area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZsxIWFeM0CHfRukbIEofriWris1101uU4j9KgEDF6QtWYAF-IAyBKE1W9KZuyNe7k2X23wSd5xo-6L9CY8DDbJb_vMV6zYXcKwTfKapr74CzxoeTqCXCJopuRauhCq-HgFjNyimcmgHPYykIkjrsL37Ryn2BxsAyoNZh3fVKY1nb4zEJU_lvILq0eIo/s6000/DSC_0172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZsxIWFeM0CHfRukbIEofriWris1101uU4j9KgEDF6QtWYAF-IAyBKE1W9KZuyNe7k2X23wSd5xo-6L9CY8DDbJb_vMV6zYXcKwTfKapr74CzxoeTqCXCJopuRauhCq-HgFjNyimcmgHPYykIkjrsL37Ryn2BxsAyoNZh3fVKY1nb4zEJU_lvILq0eIo/s320/DSC_0172.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We were served tea and a delicious dark bread that was cut into diagonal squares with thick, gooey molasses. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztF8da5TgedY19xvwRQpI-QClYju0z9bW6gNmpAwVEu_VYvO2he6cpIaFVWgG9Fd0Rnp_PYB4h_3K2v5y4Jnv9t5ZJzi95TBbP3jYJZJgZGu1lx4EZJQF2WaizKNti1zsD1ufOViFYVvMVVk8Nvnl-IWGQCzWgaZ1zb2II2VKvz5VrqNQjvT14L9yw5U/s4032/IMG_0488.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztF8da5TgedY19xvwRQpI-QClYju0z9bW6gNmpAwVEu_VYvO2he6cpIaFVWgG9Fd0Rnp_PYB4h_3K2v5y4Jnv9t5ZJzi95TBbP3jYJZJgZGu1lx4EZJQF2WaizKNti1zsD1ufOViFYVvMVVk8Nvnl-IWGQCzWgaZ1zb2II2VKvz5VrqNQjvT14L9yw5U/s320/IMG_0488.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I had begun to catch a cold and our guide had said that the molasses would cure all coughs, so I was happy to enjoy its sweet malty goodness.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynleRVznt-fEK35FhzPoIU_yxLHBRd1sBsv1y38o1B6W9uSJ2JJLgmrCW5_wBPlyjrWrVD4preupVbWurmudYQRzpJx8M3dOK4eInj2pO0BJ05N1O7A8mGru6zvuDOzcSReAeILiCKdHm4np_2OW8s7-GdK8LyDeJnUrTh09fCemmAoZ85SnHjX_rEMc/s5228/DSC_0173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="5228" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynleRVznt-fEK35FhzPoIU_yxLHBRd1sBsv1y38o1B6W9uSJ2JJLgmrCW5_wBPlyjrWrVD4preupVbWurmudYQRzpJx8M3dOK4eInj2pO0BJ05N1O7A8mGru6zvuDOzcSReAeILiCKdHm4np_2OW8s7-GdK8LyDeJnUrTh09fCemmAoZ85SnHjX_rEMc/s320/DSC_0173.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is a picture of the of the family that hosted us. Behind them are some of the souvenirs of Nubia that they sell.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzJAn_TjEWyAc1FfUvbMd9Ay1ZPJvFrJd3nNHk94D1La4FtECPvBuffbsowqMyfuGzKk2JS3aSsSDEg7YcawkaTu9jcYJvN-0f2MGaSPeXoxuJe-ml1PZ1F9tV-bODdnKoeLIpAmYz4x1UamKxPopEvk9oyrM33w-92AeyJ7peYY8u588g60DeNX5UQk/s5034/DSC_0174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3306" data-original-width="5034" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzJAn_TjEWyAc1FfUvbMd9Ay1ZPJvFrJd3nNHk94D1La4FtECPvBuffbsowqMyfuGzKk2JS3aSsSDEg7YcawkaTu9jcYJvN-0f2MGaSPeXoxuJe-ml1PZ1F9tV-bODdnKoeLIpAmYz4x1UamKxPopEvk9oyrM33w-92AeyJ7peYY8u588g60DeNX5UQk/s320/DSC_0174.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I believe I heard that Nubian dress tends to feature a lot of purple and black.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb04Bbr9d5AoWZSBu-D2SD0kTndzJD2RRa00HA_OqIM18JPf2Yr14IddKCO8RqUEStXtUpT0SBl6zVaoHuzMkP0CC5jsVTxy6OC9e9zXgiU_yzUj-wjO1oxjRQokRFzWeN336WGNxjWatvFTcDGRFPJ8YJEsBiQUIFDgm-cE2mUsXq92g7EVqFNvuSkI/s5426/DSC_0175.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3655" data-original-width="5426" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAb04Bbr9d5AoWZSBu-D2SD0kTndzJD2RRa00HA_OqIM18JPf2Yr14IddKCO8RqUEStXtUpT0SBl6zVaoHuzMkP0CC5jsVTxy6OC9e9zXgiU_yzUj-wjO1oxjRQokRFzWeN336WGNxjWatvFTcDGRFPJ8YJEsBiQUIFDgm-cE2mUsXq92g7EVqFNvuSkI/w351-h237/DSC_0175.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had the opportunity to see the Nile crocodile here too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VkvHu30Hl0elBPlfiFkVEwVIRyxdK8A-MM8uHulnbCagUBAySenMr7ybv0_rN9CYKqIFyN5gBDIhUBmSPIQVud_ZQEw_xSMB54-vzQ9KJGOVuFd0cPA0yfG_UrnTE2y3HJvqDPmJ87J2CaUCvaEtx6cOUZ155_JKN-4iYZ8VoVlkn_vma0Zz6wO6gyw/s6000/DSC_0177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4VkvHu30Hl0elBPlfiFkVEwVIRyxdK8A-MM8uHulnbCagUBAySenMr7ybv0_rN9CYKqIFyN5gBDIhUBmSPIQVud_ZQEw_xSMB54-vzQ9KJGOVuFd0cPA0yfG_UrnTE2y3HJvqDPmJ87J2CaUCvaEtx6cOUZ155_JKN-4iYZ8VoVlkn_vma0Zz6wO6gyw/w258-h388/DSC_0177.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><p>The Nile crocodile is one of the deadliest animals in the region killing hundreds of people every year. An apex predator, (meaning top of the food chain), it has enormous biting force of about 5000 pounds per foot. As with the American alligator, the jaw muscles for opening the jaw are extremely weak and thus the jaw can easily be held closed by hand (or as you see in the picture above by a piece of string.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxu1e3Ldwd65V2OXvLxFmFJYwo-N2xbBspKl8ep0tJKOw83Axq_TmvoUtj56DA0qU9wcn8PXt_zLdtqyUKWMNXKFCPKYmBhvaUMVEQvCau-ybRgG-F5A6zEVP_kvAIKFAlImOOHTDgYMVX2e_O_nn5N6od9PznfHQkGI0xwa3S7iUZbwOLsAKgDTBcFk/s5240/DSC_0178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="5240" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxu1e3Ldwd65V2OXvLxFmFJYwo-N2xbBspKl8ep0tJKOw83Axq_TmvoUtj56DA0qU9wcn8PXt_zLdtqyUKWMNXKFCPKYmBhvaUMVEQvCau-ybRgG-F5A6zEVP_kvAIKFAlImOOHTDgYMVX2e_O_nn5N6od9PznfHQkGI0xwa3S7iUZbwOLsAKgDTBcFk/s320/DSC_0178.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>A pit in the floor contained larger animals and some young ones. Adult males are usually between 11 and 16 feet in length with females being on average 30% smaller.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYDb_YA-25z9K7GR5yvdM6ULZWuA5qsoi-OUeDId2RpguWHCgZPLGfvF60fSimhyphenhyphenYU2iy5bYZcYmDutX1gkTwVhuHaDz3e_6eS9D5B0OepiS7905A7f9d-p_Crh7LKYEwgk4fbu_KqGazaHFOkn12ggNjc7SLCjrgNwPiKM9V2dhOtMPXLnb4XHrBYY8/s6000/DSC_0179.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaYDb_YA-25z9K7GR5yvdM6ULZWuA5qsoi-OUeDId2RpguWHCgZPLGfvF60fSimhyphenhyphenYU2iy5bYZcYmDutX1gkTwVhuHaDz3e_6eS9D5B0OepiS7905A7f9d-p_Crh7LKYEwgk4fbu_KqGazaHFOkn12ggNjc7SLCjrgNwPiKM9V2dhOtMPXLnb4XHrBYY8/s320/DSC_0179.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are ambush predators who can swim for some 30 minutes under water and who can hold their breaths for up to 2 hours under water if necessary.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzosYeYt5n7NrsJIP864hs-C8dx0BYl7sLGvadbA4lJBgQj8sEUiCSHXhpnEXhF47-pzNMHb8vrqU6c1j38OBVUTOIH6S_UIlHSOU-UYfTwTiKnL1eJ05mmb0TEtBbH1UxsGrh1jlD3BMUo6NcW3skGHiGiW6l8vc7gbGKTShA6hFSA-HvNHOPuI4UFDU/s5097/DSC_0184.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5097" data-original-width="3543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzosYeYt5n7NrsJIP864hs-C8dx0BYl7sLGvadbA4lJBgQj8sEUiCSHXhpnEXhF47-pzNMHb8vrqU6c1j38OBVUTOIH6S_UIlHSOU-UYfTwTiKnL1eJ05mmb0TEtBbH1UxsGrh1jlD3BMUo6NcW3skGHiGiW6l8vc7gbGKTShA6hFSA-HvNHOPuI4UFDU/s320/DSC_0184.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div><p>When you see crocodiles basking in the sun, they usually have their mouths open as a way of regulating body temperature. Tying a crocodile's mouth shut in the baking sun can kill it. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEzKAQGkE6shcmwWts9GG_el4A2SZNK9ezfZZiHN7-vHehGyT-OAkbkc11h9HeqnrA0n4x2GtJdgqSOeVK4ugVEJ-V0p9eZcaW8xAmRAVRHCgthknxuWujML0VHDha-VNsockySmGmQfdwIDWGAmrzg1ysSydpUI_HUl4dGMBVe-ub6eGu1yZg_lHy5o/s4032/IMG_0482.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEzKAQGkE6shcmwWts9GG_el4A2SZNK9ezfZZiHN7-vHehGyT-OAkbkc11h9HeqnrA0n4x2GtJdgqSOeVK4ugVEJ-V0p9eZcaW8xAmRAVRHCgthknxuWujML0VHDha-VNsockySmGmQfdwIDWGAmrzg1ysSydpUI_HUl4dGMBVe-ub6eGu1yZg_lHy5o/s320/IMG_0482.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Below is another reptile, I think an Egyptian tortoise or Kleinmann's tortoise. It is a species listed as threatened in the wild, although there are many now living in captivity all over the world.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVw4muXHFmPkQ7goA60unDg1IUcAjYLWgSOffnAvsMcocZYIj0zwLMCR8O44k4GpA13mOsEVw4GbLC7Yy27YXyTFNLSwAtCgIkz1S6cSRXslIw4Q6JUaA0eCEVYIodNLS9M9Ps28t_bDMWE4Hf8KEOGsl_8U29zLvIJO1uGa1EiQKUMb2AmDrQc3CJok/s5422/DSC_0181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3146" data-original-width="5422" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVw4muXHFmPkQ7goA60unDg1IUcAjYLWgSOffnAvsMcocZYIj0zwLMCR8O44k4GpA13mOsEVw4GbLC7Yy27YXyTFNLSwAtCgIkz1S6cSRXslIw4Q6JUaA0eCEVYIodNLS9M9Ps28t_bDMWE4Hf8KEOGsl_8U29zLvIJO1uGa1EiQKUMb2AmDrQc3CJok/s320/DSC_0181.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We got a chance to peek into the various rooms of the building.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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When we were leaving there were some men sitting and having tea there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0HgUpPKyTb5XCiVZ5Z2OyRjsbQkWusdZOEN1AaaA3uQxDhTRKIsoRpwjf5M4Q8g5FOEzoc-43uj37rvyWTkNoaU239i_rLa7PAa0gt9HQgpn9SeAUdRSXAj2jPvUYEu-PkFr5mmeyzJw3GwyyjH-iw7SxpoA0uRnvgDLPKuQSY_VzlvNWRKJ7lVxiT4/s4032/IMG_0487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0HgUpPKyTb5XCiVZ5Z2OyRjsbQkWusdZOEN1AaaA3uQxDhTRKIsoRpwjf5M4Q8g5FOEzoc-43uj37rvyWTkNoaU239i_rLa7PAa0gt9HQgpn9SeAUdRSXAj2jPvUYEu-PkFr5mmeyzJw3GwyyjH-iw7SxpoA0uRnvgDLPKuQSY_VzlvNWRKJ7lVxiT4/w284-h379/IMG_0487.jpeg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I definitely like the marine-colored aesthetic.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNd2nH-b7Gq49y3jN3olhzzeRaf17TwPcgFLXHeDtpghGr0Qu9HA96o5kVhGrjYb-DBEUVXM4ncnjk32TH0DwK8xxheyZnB9OhpklagupUp4nVTSGZlWqq7YH3MLxIc1FK6RtTfDn2gkIikiJt1T_VQOkQJPhg1OYocYG39ClhyphenhyphenWnXKfrEKCmWhN72PY/s5398/DSC_0182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5398" data-original-width="3616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjNd2nH-b7Gq49y3jN3olhzzeRaf17TwPcgFLXHeDtpghGr0Qu9HA96o5kVhGrjYb-DBEUVXM4ncnjk32TH0DwK8xxheyZnB9OhpklagupUp4nVTSGZlWqq7YH3MLxIc1FK6RtTfDn2gkIikiJt1T_VQOkQJPhg1OYocYG39ClhyphenhyphenWnXKfrEKCmWhN72PY/s320/DSC_0182.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were going to walk to the school, but one of the roads was closed. Nonetheless you don't think we would be prohibited from walking through the market, do you?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpnXBk0O0jV_momPl4Q_PqCC1J6lFCnvly6FmtuxBRSq5cwR1o_EyVArTLBhh5r7UVRmTfXYay8Jtn-AnIX1BBjMUOl9gWurjbD8w1s_v8hrJs7HJj16__xa-nJEKBiIbtNGwoo6iqtkp3mde1nrPTJX3_v4cZKPiWBpntPzq0DEk3h8hNiffFc5tdbQ/s5382/DSC_0191.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3812" data-original-width="5382" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpnXBk0O0jV_momPl4Q_PqCC1J6lFCnvly6FmtuxBRSq5cwR1o_EyVArTLBhh5r7UVRmTfXYay8Jtn-AnIX1BBjMUOl9gWurjbD8w1s_v8hrJs7HJj16__xa-nJEKBiIbtNGwoo6iqtkp3mde1nrPTJX3_v4cZKPiWBpntPzq0DEk3h8hNiffFc5tdbQ/s320/DSC_0191.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now that I am home I see all kinds of things I might be interested in buying, but at the time it was overwhelming.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXrD_2birauxT_H7DIC3OLzqUG4wYI5sKj5zF5yYcAw7xmY6DFtydui3MBf6xi6FIH_4o9xwZ1qRlJIII9SAl1cxayziUDzOHAmB66GC8CTra_XzMtr9gurnha5ituSs3II2ALDwVo5bMi7YkePsdpoGrAwA0TR9HVNybyHtAgCs28rZeu5iYqAE0qiE/w272-h409/DSC_0193.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were a lot of baskets and woven things, including beautiful dresses.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpmo6GMUuX1pQHcmdBM2No7DnMARXw2XrcsGC7OjzpNpDQCsg5F7M9npyw34mcskfJpkJO8FREJtmqjwVhQh5nW2Uo9zKNa55sPhXYb_u2XEZc7m0zEBv1fqqx_6pWKfdTu3rsrHBMoRcrMUg0_6jHSGgtOh7yB5vsuu7wCXAQCtOcydHcNxzGXhnoe0/s4982/DSC_0194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="4982" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIpmo6GMUuX1pQHcmdBM2No7DnMARXw2XrcsGC7OjzpNpDQCsg5F7M9npyw34mcskfJpkJO8FREJtmqjwVhQh5nW2Uo9zKNa55sPhXYb_u2XEZc7m0zEBv1fqqx_6pWKfdTu3rsrHBMoRcrMUg0_6jHSGgtOh7yB5vsuu7wCXAQCtOcydHcNxzGXhnoe0/s320/DSC_0194.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">We drove further through the market and had a higher vantage point for shopping...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumE381YNcuxyxQ8gKMDkGQw8O4BEs4dKI3_a7cZkMxm9CF93nl-BDvfDLaYACfzerOWLNGEBg-VS9ft1niCSG4BrhQU2hSFrM6YFxbddOGdi157n4zYux1CjDQvZ-rLuJm7HABAdKeHtHpU26B13F1lwHYug8tEPapNpNRJpvBYCbqvXoH77zBK-o9ZI/s5590/DSC_0199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5590" data-original-width="3544" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumE381YNcuxyxQ8gKMDkGQw8O4BEs4dKI3_a7cZkMxm9CF93nl-BDvfDLaYACfzerOWLNGEBg-VS9ft1niCSG4BrhQU2hSFrM6YFxbddOGdi157n4zYux1CjDQvZ-rLuJm7HABAdKeHtHpU26B13F1lwHYug8tEPapNpNRJpvBYCbqvXoH77zBK-o9ZI/w248-h391/DSC_0199.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF3Ca9fEaPYCDiGWgsXaUCJgxoU9O0dzMyJlQCGIdYIYIxDnwxYKa2FgeqUbj7vSjAI8A1Z4igm3jAfEvj6sOmNJvoXAWBJ-74iFW70vBGw7df_bohrfxfEYISoLp4hL1e-pfKlnz31YGxZ1d1sI4k_6ZCNCvwLy1cWzcZ3btbVZA6zz6hiIIa7bWPpE/s5079/DSC_0200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3618" data-original-width="5025" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YeSH9lNI5CaUoP6YsCUNt1Hx_agxsZxzjoUpyNAjZtGsy4JTh_c0VY4Af31ESdax1K0Ex46UeVPrnpIiAU-Lr1KjqOYpaTeWeeeZWy2onpFEZ4hP63cU9gWs-j1Bjie2IwseFiohKp7OoLZ3BCDmgpq-tPQ5yw4R9tyHHmxQSM4310HZJ7NTyVccvXk/s320/DSC_0207.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm very curious about this fruit laden tree. The guide (who only heard me describe it, but did not see it) thought it might be a mango, but the online identifier says it is chaste wood. I suspect it is neither.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DsLHst6GSz9myVBpHRWE5TgQWheFwdymExuIoUZNgx0vwH9QOGQyys49gWFCxflL4dyC2yw9o76bbloqWgZnceXDW_kaUlD5mUERDcAXOxnwYXu7TKsNFwHyH6vL1Tw0cSTwNoiznSFyW6vxYPWZ8c0a2SzrIBdnhj5MHTgQoW5zY__6kbZhA0KmsNc/s5650/DSC_0208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3736" data-original-width="5650" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DsLHst6GSz9myVBpHRWE5TgQWheFwdymExuIoUZNgx0vwH9QOGQyys49gWFCxflL4dyC2yw9o76bbloqWgZnceXDW_kaUlD5mUERDcAXOxnwYXu7TKsNFwHyH6vL1Tw0cSTwNoiznSFyW6vxYPWZ8c0a2SzrIBdnhj5MHTgQoW5zY__6kbZhA0KmsNc/s320/DSC_0208.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way we passed men chatting and relaxing in their galabeyas.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eUJF6j2DeC2A5j4n4P7zLbzSeDjx6OnjZ3GIRrVOofEYf7P78oO7FRY-vXY7UVoLSfSbeecOq564UpOCmjn3rAz0ebc3K-l9r5ulKTuCPHGc2SJn7tZT_-LmdfN4wBqY8DJsx7jE3KNPL51fDHEOC2j44Rv-DkwsYkPTcOvqJYtAh4I0Dzk0i578cQI/s3724/DSC_0209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="3724" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8eUJF6j2DeC2A5j4n4P7zLbzSeDjx6OnjZ3GIRrVOofEYf7P78oO7FRY-vXY7UVoLSfSbeecOq564UpOCmjn3rAz0ebc3K-l9r5ulKTuCPHGc2SJn7tZT_-LmdfN4wBqY8DJsx7jE3KNPL51fDHEOC2j44Rv-DkwsYkPTcOvqJYtAh4I0Dzk0i578cQI/s320/DSC_0209.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The school is staffed mostly by volunteers. Nubians have their own language, so the children have to learn to read and write in three languages: Nubian Egyptian Arabic and English.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9Y77_h6fEYMAssZhSX6BmzBxz9eLDSpMavBYGVTbkfdPBkFv-rCD80yRJrOsFeaCQLvzqBFlRFaNyvFaTmPsaMyaUNOhBb0tOyG0GCZjodhzrqKpWXoTWgWBQ8Xf6OpRATeWdzBSB5_tGSzppvPMh2460lNbRcv320e0z3QU3clZyPo8BsT7wqBOf5M/s5343/DSC_0212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="5343" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9Y77_h6fEYMAssZhSX6BmzBxz9eLDSpMavBYGVTbkfdPBkFv-rCD80yRJrOsFeaCQLvzqBFlRFaNyvFaTmPsaMyaUNOhBb0tOyG0GCZjodhzrqKpWXoTWgWBQ8Xf6OpRATeWdzBSB5_tGSzppvPMh2460lNbRcv320e0z3QU3clZyPo8BsT7wqBOf5M/s320/DSC_0212.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below you see the Nubian numbers written out in Arabic lettering.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9vhvVLRRVStnFGu8gWyy7Wn_F9UIrmqy-ykOEJUkueVhh9xxQZwaPv4Wuc0uI8EfGjUjdgadS7F3KAKCskbkKSWXxWb1bjFeCLCtwLILYboNFY-8tPI5vs_87nqZ6TOIetU9fANpIFPfuEOGMUTRkJGDha04gzQn3WBLtiC6mnAAFals4F8hJIaPqLQ/s5387/DSC_0213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="5387" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9vhvVLRRVStnFGu8gWyy7Wn_F9UIrmqy-ykOEJUkueVhh9xxQZwaPv4Wuc0uI8EfGjUjdgadS7F3KAKCskbkKSWXxWb1bjFeCLCtwLILYboNFY-8tPI5vs_87nqZ6TOIetU9fANpIFPfuEOGMUTRkJGDha04gzQn3WBLtiC6mnAAFals4F8hJIaPqLQ/s320/DSC_0213.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pupils sang a song for us about what numbers correspond to what in each of the languages. "Wahad Yanni one." (One in arabic means one in English) with each number then being used with a menmonic sentence.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cq-fMxy3HoXlOYF_5mv5lC3vQ-bURN8vrVjGVgQU7eWz_zzqthW4Sv3tDNw_GRhM6bnSHIFIFnVTnujlbHktKQ7cuUb2-Alm0xotxCWPv8v-PjWTE8AfdhP-kziNw8pWmLtzk5dYm1rZd-wShTFb5rz1QwuYaQr0YP3NdvC0MthG8PAWcutGZiRYhNk/s5650/DSC_0214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3463" data-original-width="5650" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1cq-fMxy3HoXlOYF_5mv5lC3vQ-bURN8vrVjGVgQU7eWz_zzqthW4Sv3tDNw_GRhM6bnSHIFIFnVTnujlbHktKQ7cuUb2-Alm0xotxCWPv8v-PjWTE8AfdhP-kziNw8pWmLtzk5dYm1rZd-wShTFb5rz1QwuYaQr0YP3NdvC0MthG8PAWcutGZiRYhNk/s320/DSC_0214.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh for the days in the US in which students loved school like this!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvcsj3alPYDR8nGfTLzHhbaEmJmD6esxdvNyJphuHe1gL9xH4XZJSCQzhNVHLAK71pKv8UhH9HhuFSgXwsHPr_2e1YLuIJMjT4ORFFFKUcCJ0Zs9Pecbi-28e6Gad329DKIAXZe4ZOj3UXZiCUt22bDEt9zVZYDkeVbBtftQaP70gJb1iwGhDP87Z8m4/s5526/DSC_0216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3939" data-original-width="5526" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvcsj3alPYDR8nGfTLzHhbaEmJmD6esxdvNyJphuHe1gL9xH4XZJSCQzhNVHLAK71pKv8UhH9HhuFSgXwsHPr_2e1YLuIJMjT4ORFFFKUcCJ0Zs9Pecbi-28e6Gad329DKIAXZe4ZOj3UXZiCUt22bDEt9zVZYDkeVbBtftQaP70gJb1iwGhDP87Z8m4/w376-h268/DSC_0216.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It made me wonder about volunteer teaching in a Nubian school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgLdfaKjXXcXN_9ssSP_D-McmPB_8mY-saSTAsuEJAF7ZqCaCTjhE86Z6NpIOkaV91IBo_SK24JxpCaFORLQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But there was more to be done and seen, so our visit was far too short and soon we were back on the bus so we could go back to a boat and head towards the island of Agilkia</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCCAfbaHp-PvP94beTrC62dHiQXnWOPSeX7sK7SK8XbaV-1-7riQzyKRlGPPd7t39sqUJ_rsIOnQ3HUwnFgfFmawX8w9G8wcs_8HfkG1GejmR_wdRyNdt1OEynpzeaGeubbQEbaxRKxJvokJETEC0H0kQ90TH-7zMO-N_t3VETOin3wLlMGwBgcEL6TU/s5044/DSC_0217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="5044" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCCAfbaHp-PvP94beTrC62dHiQXnWOPSeX7sK7SK8XbaV-1-7riQzyKRlGPPd7t39sqUJ_rsIOnQ3HUwnFgfFmawX8w9G8wcs_8HfkG1GejmR_wdRyNdt1OEynpzeaGeubbQEbaxRKxJvokJETEC0H0kQ90TH-7zMO-N_t3VETOin3wLlMGwBgcEL6TU/s320/DSC_0217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWStqiE0Xa3VEpYIGfiAvqi7iZTZQ6sMuA0ftz2EF8K5YyQHi6Q_R15zK8heIbR2j4YLbwiSf_okcKxUUMdgS2GQXAnL976gmkMT7DeY73hagpyLPIl9j2sAKwSPtRM5ktubztihTfaZ0netJfh34cjg1IUjVLEfiqCCk_VarJ8ajjF1TPKlkliTczCAE/s4741/DSC_0218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3422" data-original-width="4741" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWStqiE0Xa3VEpYIGfiAvqi7iZTZQ6sMuA0ftz2EF8K5YyQHi6Q_R15zK8heIbR2j4YLbwiSf_okcKxUUMdgS2GQXAnL976gmkMT7DeY73hagpyLPIl9j2sAKwSPtRM5ktubztihTfaZ0netJfh34cjg1IUjVLEfiqCCk_VarJ8ajjF1TPKlkliTczCAE/s320/DSC_0218.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We drove through a part of the village we had not yet seen and it had many colorful and enticing buildings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGngu7NB2Y2sufcsjwIhAs_BR_QwzCFrn6VR_MIYnrR-bpnRi2PRvAnoaKq7eHmWd13Hffvl9sXO0B26BlX4VL1gOixiz6UceocfFRagbEgvvm9MGmdds8KUFUMljcVuZRqSTj2HkaTQvgvpr4db-3YJNy5fHnR33C1SqS2x6FjL1amE4nUNhwX-DW6Y/s5453/DSC_0220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5453" data-original-width="3355" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGngu7NB2Y2sufcsjwIhAs_BR_QwzCFrn6VR_MIYnrR-bpnRi2PRvAnoaKq7eHmWd13Hffvl9sXO0B26BlX4VL1gOixiz6UceocfFRagbEgvvm9MGmdds8KUFUMljcVuZRqSTj2HkaTQvgvpr4db-3YJNy5fHnR33C1SqS2x6FjL1amE4nUNhwX-DW6Y/w259-h421/DSC_0220.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It never occurred to me to paint the rock work on my house. I'm sure my neighbors wouldn't appreciate me doing it, but I really loved the daring use of color!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJNcTSfJ8Sq8YQl0wURxAdRViufrZfdzy0rExPnd6NG_15fY3GAJ4UQRA8wtKsff2WzqsimSFh7KA2nr0eUheaG6JjybASYduhyphenhyphenBAoLK7cUE3GUBpwK-L0P2ApqaZgrB0YDBEU9Nniey3d_hAyyOXmQ-ZelQgx4iZ9nmIxFbcfOH-v2wx4c3ogKSDae0/s5373/DSC_0221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="5373" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJNcTSfJ8Sq8YQl0wURxAdRViufrZfdzy0rExPnd6NG_15fY3GAJ4UQRA8wtKsff2WzqsimSFh7KA2nr0eUheaG6JjybASYduhyphenhyphenBAoLK7cUE3GUBpwK-L0P2ApqaZgrB0YDBEU9Nniey3d_hAyyOXmQ-ZelQgx4iZ9nmIxFbcfOH-v2wx4c3ogKSDae0/s320/DSC_0221.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went by the old British dam.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LU4Mxt5XW_Zko475nBbKlrqFLnGgnPjHcrBoI0IQqVxtlvFWuEtcLLNAZWLujqABg3_-YiuXwpiLyOarfvXUd4BN2bt_XtgwSL2kj8S_Cos3NDMTRzdIhkMPq-K3s-EU-CsemrMNwy34PNiSI3Vj5Efu3aZGOSgoOVvXpm_U03B3k5mq3DHzh6cmgX4/s5174/DSC_0222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3321" data-original-width="5174" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3LU4Mxt5XW_Zko475nBbKlrqFLnGgnPjHcrBoI0IQqVxtlvFWuEtcLLNAZWLujqABg3_-YiuXwpiLyOarfvXUd4BN2bt_XtgwSL2kj8S_Cos3NDMTRzdIhkMPq-K3s-EU-CsemrMNwy34PNiSI3Vj5Efu3aZGOSgoOVvXpm_U03B3k5mq3DHzh6cmgX4/s320/DSC_0222.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXgGZI1zVmXIz_gWU_5s1KPRLwL9Tu0mqYtVZ5BaFcWGhw8vYRMyKJ2aYr-vYr43Jou_79CVyWp5LBx2Li85-5YAiENaRMMzKYEi8EzgqjH2no5vXilBTxm2XGkMibNUAofO3T3H1XR-G6T5bUxiJr5Fx5sOZLMEwuBFsIYFCLcRDtL3smIliLsXGOjk/s4035/DSC_0223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2324" data-original-width="4035" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXgGZI1zVmXIz_gWU_5s1KPRLwL9Tu0mqYtVZ5BaFcWGhw8vYRMyKJ2aYr-vYr43Jou_79CVyWp5LBx2Li85-5YAiENaRMMzKYEi8EzgqjH2no5vXilBTxm2XGkMibNUAofO3T3H1XR-G6T5bUxiJr5Fx5sOZLMEwuBFsIYFCLcRDtL3smIliLsXGOjk/s320/DSC_0223.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and on our right I believe we could see the island we were about to visit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3HSVfYFHZ2UjFAtygK-4-A7So3F0Efq9qDEld7rAh_Is24bp_VVZMmIF1YZlAQOqaubn-8sSbW-KZyqpuGpPy3S_6MhWwM-y6xEMbMM-3xZgmyuusivX8RZyjYfkNXG1l97aNvVq_jOpCE2biHLio-o-9oHUFMIqojeckthFw7CfBANNIa6HE-XJbCo/s5459/DSC_0225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="5459" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3HSVfYFHZ2UjFAtygK-4-A7So3F0Efq9qDEld7rAh_Is24bp_VVZMmIF1YZlAQOqaubn-8sSbW-KZyqpuGpPy3S_6MhWwM-y6xEMbMM-3xZgmyuusivX8RZyjYfkNXG1l97aNvVq_jOpCE2biHLio-o-9oHUFMIqojeckthFw7CfBANNIa6HE-XJbCo/s320/DSC_0225.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The beautiful monuments on the island of Philae were regularly submerged with the flooding of the Nile after the building of the Aswan Low Dam in 1902. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94w2YHPyPvs9RhrqI94cAFmq7whZ72zF2kGLHxRznvF-cpN4a1vQb8EbOiwmwIE45MpqYan7HDE4DrIxRwDRkQMPotCIenPRLZlWxi9ll5bFYsi1IdOirtwNbxVRDX7G0LTU4HVhVPoZF3ud_327PjLVmC0dZ67XoiSmbrJ6Cja2NtdHx_2LotT8ohTU/s1144/Philae_(1906)_-_TIMEA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1144" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94w2YHPyPvs9RhrqI94cAFmq7whZ72zF2kGLHxRznvF-cpN4a1vQb8EbOiwmwIE45MpqYan7HDE4DrIxRwDRkQMPotCIenPRLZlWxi9ll5bFYsi1IdOirtwNbxVRDX7G0LTU4HVhVPoZF3ud_327PjLVmC0dZ67XoiSmbrJ6Cja2NtdHx_2LotT8ohTU/s320/Philae_(1906)_-_TIMEA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In order to save the buildings Unesco started a project in the 1960s to transfer the buildings to Agilkia island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCTxf_3pkn3WP7O-ANkSTDw2eZoMphNXO2-O9irUNMdJ2ZgSfOPi25ku9H4ycr4cvDuIOjhsvnpuAY0vOaxpB6hETXw-U8GDBvoF_P8XPE09tbNC1Fi2G86J8z8o5NEylYS3IWGi-bTqFYI94Fiw3z39MGsrHK02uCmREPs1LDCemekoXcuqY1ktPs9Y/s900/Kioske_of_Phylae_on_the_Flood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="565" data-original-width="900" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSCTxf_3pkn3WP7O-ANkSTDw2eZoMphNXO2-O9irUNMdJ2ZgSfOPi25ku9H4ycr4cvDuIOjhsvnpuAY0vOaxpB6hETXw-U8GDBvoF_P8XPE09tbNC1Fi2G86J8z8o5NEylYS3IWGi-bTqFYI94Fiw3z39MGsrHK02uCmREPs1LDCemekoXcuqY1ktPs9Y/s320/Kioske_of_Phylae_on_the_Flood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There were slightly different kinds of wares here, including a musical instrument consisting of a single string played with a bow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz80Fy-Lqx113MnL-sa37S26P0Oel1qKzB7DGJ8PWOXhcj_LGjrUPf2qjzurprqCf7zp_NQ6rw12uI2SStDwqbrQWqilnGciEgvsPYyByU09s1n09Kj54D_A9iKErmUyjBna7l46e9e5UKFVL0K5lF9GviQCtvWYmqUoyFHf2AE6f6PTNSkBzj0IH8K70/s4032/IMG_0469.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz80Fy-Lqx113MnL-sa37S26P0Oel1qKzB7DGJ8PWOXhcj_LGjrUPf2qjzurprqCf7zp_NQ6rw12uI2SStDwqbrQWqilnGciEgvsPYyByU09s1n09Kj54D_A9iKErmUyjBna7l46e9e5UKFVL0K5lF9GviQCtvWYmqUoyFHf2AE6f6PTNSkBzj0IH8K70/s320/IMG_0469.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide once again found us a shady place to tell us a little about the rescue project and the importance of the island historically. The island of Philae was reputed to be the burial place of the god Osiris, so it was considered very holy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfyjFPXMKdr1AfaBU0FqHGPMGIhTlSGjiWdvloM40RqGmkZf9FfB2gtPbNUDDX5I1V09K76mZouQC9DV09CQPp5t-kepc63zgSSzU0hR0EGCLu-vs2FdEHLxGaQZDsinacrETx8pWwbm2CWZmCUZTdOFZNJWkwkyS-8GFxsHk8I7xWGy4irtmXIJPFyc/s4032/IMG_0449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfyjFPXMKdr1AfaBU0FqHGPMGIhTlSGjiWdvloM40RqGmkZf9FfB2gtPbNUDDX5I1V09K76mZouQC9DV09CQPp5t-kepc63zgSSzU0hR0EGCLu-vs2FdEHLxGaQZDsinacrETx8pWwbm2CWZmCUZTdOFZNJWkwkyS-8GFxsHk8I7xWGy4irtmXIJPFyc/s320/IMG_0449.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a comparison of the two islands: Philae and Agilkia to which they ended up moving the buildings. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmErRvwRM5u5YF8OV4n5blj7xTJ5GkpRdHtN-0h_Mg4uIag34UzSDzCMbh1hFYVH8GxDEgVCxHXC1QsPB-VBdaTNeMg43vqqLTkmkGLg7nDRDpzTJFhievBf7fzR1KAExttPKyJLgx0LrECHRac1vPDkY1Oy1cg-xNGOBD4z0ItKXtgZQ-_Q1NIctPUc/s1565/Lepsius-Projekt_tw_1-2-104-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1565" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmErRvwRM5u5YF8OV4n5blj7xTJ5GkpRdHtN-0h_Mg4uIag34UzSDzCMbh1hFYVH8GxDEgVCxHXC1QsPB-VBdaTNeMg43vqqLTkmkGLg7nDRDpzTJFhievBf7fzR1KAExttPKyJLgx0LrECHRac1vPDkY1Oy1cg-xNGOBD4z0ItKXtgZQ-_Q1NIctPUc/s320/Lepsius-Projekt_tw_1-2-104-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really think they did an amazing job of approximating the original location.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_hwQDoARX6eVwcr3nInVeQEBtaWG84yondNyMsm8u3lJyBbEYuWnnu7E4dIEpq5fETNeAzsRuDtYTdQA2idLObvhh4EON-trvezuAZRvsudABcTDQ9UV3AX4nCwkMc9OaSI8hVecTTlWJDfpHv_s-17I1F7bc7JE8OAh_yQE-8aw2YOfBpNY_duP8cE/s989/GD-EG-Philae%CC%81-map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="570" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_hwQDoARX6eVwcr3nInVeQEBtaWG84yondNyMsm8u3lJyBbEYuWnnu7E4dIEpq5fETNeAzsRuDtYTdQA2idLObvhh4EON-trvezuAZRvsudABcTDQ9UV3AX4nCwkMc9OaSI8hVecTTlWJDfpHv_s-17I1F7bc7JE8OAh_yQE-8aw2YOfBpNY_duP8cE/w210-h365/GD-EG-Philae%CC%81-map.png" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just for comparison, here is the google earth shot also.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBH98-Kooz4MqfFiqSCMDnpXUSWfAooJqu41alSqj48xbKBIU9MdGYcd9syQotAxJdIjcKRgNNSM5QJFqmzZGmsx_W4nQL-RIjx5Gv3exDf3DHqahUlCPzjHyMRrrmJFDlCFJeUDM90rFPXyhxWT1zCSz3kslcOyXlNgwQeR4TWBBuK-2MP1bq7KSLwg/s2295/Screenshot%202023-10-07%20at%209.07.04%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="2295" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCBH98-Kooz4MqfFiqSCMDnpXUSWfAooJqu41alSqj48xbKBIU9MdGYcd9syQotAxJdIjcKRgNNSM5QJFqmzZGmsx_W4nQL-RIjx5Gv3exDf3DHqahUlCPzjHyMRrrmJFDlCFJeUDM90rFPXyhxWT1zCSz3kslcOyXlNgwQeR4TWBBuK-2MP1bq7KSLwg/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-07%20at%209.07.04%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The oldest building on the new "Philae island" was the temple of Isis begun by Nectanebo I (380-362 BCE). He was the founder of the last Egyptian dynasty (the 30th.) Most of the buildings are ptolemaic or Roman and from a much later date. Below is a pylon for the temple of Isis. Only the gateway built into the pylon stems from Nectanebo. A small kiosk that was originally the vestibule of the temple is the only other construction stemming from his rule.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrSlgUSuzjBnN48-UvjzUWjr0mu8tAchkFaqOqBZWbV08Y0uiD1KQOjgUvrflwP5aAu7jg2YtzaPrgGGeDJJQvaaW9YBK4HgBko2CfqBco4FO9PJZ10cVVD8SwTpt4LcdBK5zDL2vj8t5kt0VkALt33x6vZoi3uFQE9C7TPpzM1NOXSfXT1U0MC_SMIA/s4032/IMG_0454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrSlgUSuzjBnN48-UvjzUWjr0mu8tAchkFaqOqBZWbV08Y0uiD1KQOjgUvrflwP5aAu7jg2YtzaPrgGGeDJJQvaaW9YBK4HgBko2CfqBco4FO9PJZ10cVVD8SwTpt4LcdBK5zDL2vj8t5kt0VkALt33x6vZoi3uFQE9C7TPpzM1NOXSfXT1U0MC_SMIA/w339-h254/IMG_0454.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first pylon stands in front of the Mammisi - the birthing house. The temple of Imhotep is on the right side behind the colonnade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_GOJBn79YUAWO5tW4V4dr8VOWV71fU__MQHX3yohOYevXjmFg9k1hqHDExC_DFK30ZHVIbBh9iTzWBCTTjBnxTTfegCXbqw2Plag7-bnpy7vsVnhBd6jN8y0WZ8LbaQqFATDpxq_WkN18Lk-5FtIbHwUnUVKrPaezck_krfYHIT4eDrX-0jaGlIza-0/s4032/IMG_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_GOJBn79YUAWO5tW4V4dr8VOWV71fU__MQHX3yohOYevXjmFg9k1hqHDExC_DFK30ZHVIbBh9iTzWBCTTjBnxTTfegCXbqw2Plag7-bnpy7vsVnhBd6jN8y0WZ8LbaQqFATDpxq_WkN18Lk-5FtIbHwUnUVKrPaezck_krfYHIT4eDrX-0jaGlIza-0/s320/IMG_0451.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The gate in the middle is called the gate of Ptolemy II. There are two pink granite lions on either side of it (that used to be accompanied by pink granite obelisks.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhhZ8lqM_Za2Ckm7mj2l8LRFWQX_l9tJ_DVYImIIhJ6RQUk5c-s0Z57-n4k6P0g2Aw1PcA9a26VwPlx8zW98Q2oAf6qymQR_qm88m1NGKrn8x16v_1ySOpwE7oplBYtGE8vtfcMwGlhdOG-PxSPIA2cP-DbF07Ci0poPsjUKz9L0bftoz_DU5AXJdWBk/s5639/DSC_0254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3651" data-original-width="5639" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZhhZ8lqM_Za2Ckm7mj2l8LRFWQX_l9tJ_DVYImIIhJ6RQUk5c-s0Z57-n4k6P0g2Aw1PcA9a26VwPlx8zW98Q2oAf6qymQR_qm88m1NGKrn8x16v_1ySOpwE7oplBYtGE8vtfcMwGlhdOG-PxSPIA2cP-DbF07Ci0poPsjUKz9L0bftoz_DU5AXJdWBk/w395-h256/DSC_0254.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The scenes depicted on the pylon are on the left of Ptolemy X (Neo Dionysus - rather than the Egyptian King) grasps his enemies by the hair and smites them. Scenes above this show the king offering the two crowns of Egypt to Horus and Nephthys and also offering incense to Isis and the child Horus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6QhZAEpRujuhdYcUNfcruIvaxVVuQKVrZMz59R1k31-yWTdrLFljKVZdYWgVFXF355iiTtRNcM4bK5y8nly5_yxevvK3yahznndVvXt8RozlVYzrARgEnWHijDgdxqy6lUtyhQwiegIvV4ZzWydjisikW6NtMnRBB4sc6G_yXuONLHKToyK7P_5j6MU/s4032/IMG_0450.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6QhZAEpRujuhdYcUNfcruIvaxVVuQKVrZMz59R1k31-yWTdrLFljKVZdYWgVFXF355iiTtRNcM4bK5y8nly5_yxevvK3yahznndVvXt8RozlVYzrARgEnWHijDgdxqy6lUtyhQwiegIvV4ZzWydjisikW6NtMnRBB4sc6G_yXuONLHKToyK7P_5j6MU/w376-h282/IMG_0450.jpeg" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Leading up to the pylon is a long colonnade of pillars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDBGZmcvkZSQrsq6oZcRoxiRQzIRkIrxAXqpY1NTLhyphenhyphenmJoWnRhRKNVWwABCwnJ_chWF9tJ_uZZt2I47983gK_t8Mg9EJF9MKqC3r7BQv4-uyXBztgStjO9F5SvEaGgkgyob8N9UEdVwI2E0Rrf0MTsNcrOAS_9ZXDLHepE_l_VXmDZDmRk0_n83vcGtY/s5774/DSC_0252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3762" data-original-width="5774" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinDBGZmcvkZSQrsq6oZcRoxiRQzIRkIrxAXqpY1NTLhyphenhyphenmJoWnRhRKNVWwABCwnJ_chWF9tJ_uZZt2I47983gK_t8Mg9EJF9MKqC3r7BQv4-uyXBztgStjO9F5SvEaGgkgyob8N9UEdVwI2E0Rrf0MTsNcrOAS_9ZXDLHepE_l_VXmDZDmRk0_n83vcGtY/s320/DSC_0252.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is very impressive to see groupings of structures that appear to be in tact. It gives a better sense of what the area must have been like in its heyday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXz1YFhkQdMOnrdzLZS3kcq57k4QDpUoDnlB62tpL8wyGmGzChsYgOT7VAppaI5NXbKeKhtnHIGSYYanFSwxFWPtvPRqvbLX4VpUY36nJkCtCY5clFlOYRYOvDcYffFYNRpM-T-znx0Adv0sP1QdR8HqaEpqgPB570mbekourVsoM0rzBqgh2QxKB87I/s6000/DSC_0253.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXz1YFhkQdMOnrdzLZS3kcq57k4QDpUoDnlB62tpL8wyGmGzChsYgOT7VAppaI5NXbKeKhtnHIGSYYanFSwxFWPtvPRqvbLX4VpUY36nJkCtCY5clFlOYRYOvDcYffFYNRpM-T-znx0Adv0sP1QdR8HqaEpqgPB570mbekourVsoM0rzBqgh2QxKB87I/s320/DSC_0253.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, the pillars have a variety of plant-based capitals that identify them as ptolemaic in character and date.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjuK43agHlvEhmqA39Fw69i3r1MlcZX4BVKEfKOq9eDScwn3kVrlf8K1-qWVR2TMkKArYBdCRMLLt1_LPd4eamojSy2lo2wuIWQqhVd2KoiK3hFtdEDAuUvPAScJGVwMI-mBSMbPmIrLLs8ezwblAozT9cVBaCB09QF9j3XEB_i-CpEX_BjCwKEskGgo/s4032/IMG_0452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjuK43agHlvEhmqA39Fw69i3r1MlcZX4BVKEfKOq9eDScwn3kVrlf8K1-qWVR2TMkKArYBdCRMLLt1_LPd4eamojSy2lo2wuIWQqhVd2KoiK3hFtdEDAuUvPAScJGVwMI-mBSMbPmIrLLs8ezwblAozT9cVBaCB09QF9j3XEB_i-CpEX_BjCwKEskGgo/s320/IMG_0452.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are depicted Hathor, Horus and Isis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnZSOi0lc0KqyfmyoZr4pGM-8x0uCo12-vzGvy1Gx-pwHNSimgxr4u3hoJEVQ9UVBF9YH1r3w2FoPtFo1npiw_du8LsVsAdyu9WU0a7o9UDRKN81nbCWBmT9E3EM-ODL_jrhaOlCo2-ofIZ-YIZg_UrXgSjZS0ZGCdPZyjPEtCCIof16sMbgn-nplyzk/s4032/IMG_0453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnZSOi0lc0KqyfmyoZr4pGM-8x0uCo12-vzGvy1Gx-pwHNSimgxr4u3hoJEVQ9UVBF9YH1r3w2FoPtFo1npiw_du8LsVsAdyu9WU0a7o9UDRKN81nbCWBmT9E3EM-ODL_jrhaOlCo2-ofIZ-YIZg_UrXgSjZS0ZGCdPZyjPEtCCIof16sMbgn-nplyzk/s320/IMG_0453.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the other side of the pylon with a courtyard of more columns and similar depictions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbiGifQBq9aeSvYhFgA_TVTDpAlKoGQmeXEl2KQNmzHT_hJ0u_Fbd0tjytddrfQH3zWeUoR-8X1DgHqF0KpuUDisnDhcADVnWUV1MXU-XL6B6MuN31YgIYyHq_7H32R2xOuIfWWP4IF8v2xVtXO34S5L2-Dp6hT3h_DxjzcV_RY6Uz2rSxNPZAQHFZ0M/s4032/IMG_0462.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbiGifQBq9aeSvYhFgA_TVTDpAlKoGQmeXEl2KQNmzHT_hJ0u_Fbd0tjytddrfQH3zWeUoR-8X1DgHqF0KpuUDisnDhcADVnWUV1MXU-XL6B6MuN31YgIYyHq_7H32R2xOuIfWWP4IF8v2xVtXO34S5L2-Dp6hT3h_DxjzcV_RY6Uz2rSxNPZAQHFZ0M/s320/IMG_0462.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This absolutely beautiful cat reigned supreme at the Temple of Isis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyptT_rH8e3LzPrOcxIp6Y9yqaCdKaWxpI6wcDOsYWNAy-KayNotZz10zcYk43vZCt4Mqzp_plS9qJlAICNGEo8WzQv0w8qVGEzfi0Z6Ibq3HyR5zYCu1HBW8IqdlqV1bJ1gH8tqikkv-4ni81bE0xdfEIurlDoP60y7TkGDMXU2wq0n_NOIz3MARaW8/s4032/IMG_0456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyptT_rH8e3LzPrOcxIp6Y9yqaCdKaWxpI6wcDOsYWNAy-KayNotZz10zcYk43vZCt4Mqzp_plS9qJlAICNGEo8WzQv0w8qVGEzfi0Z6Ibq3HyR5zYCu1HBW8IqdlqV1bJ1gH8tqikkv-4ni81bE0xdfEIurlDoP60y7TkGDMXU2wq0n_NOIz3MARaW8/s320/IMG_0456.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What dignity and grace!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyefoLzsKsNLiEXYNNOlmWw_6gD9oJp5Yox71XIQvTjdbNbKC1YUVkxV4S_O2HOgMUBJU_Gr3Um6DG72Qzz4T_pdd22zmNL6pTNIvjRQVhH58bjV4uHtU6NthmilHFPx8M2g8vEEF5oqYplzaVbCGjg-bAUs9T8zT9KGOSofsET-tJLP1jgmMuM74qg5U/s4032/IMG_0457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyefoLzsKsNLiEXYNNOlmWw_6gD9oJp5Yox71XIQvTjdbNbKC1YUVkxV4S_O2HOgMUBJU_Gr3Um6DG72Qzz4T_pdd22zmNL6pTNIvjRQVhH58bjV4uHtU6NthmilHFPx8M2g8vEEF5oqYplzaVbCGjg-bAUs9T8zT9KGOSofsET-tJLP1jgmMuM74qg5U/s320/IMG_0457.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was also a little kitten, who was the recipient of my breakfast leftovers. The guard put it down in the trough around that pillar and he was able to eat unbothered by tourists or other hungry kitties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d916NPSouISddW7D46KDe5TN7J6xaJr7oGsdT-h5Rpao7SZIw-HMhOTccCbJxtXdcq_PqbgWaMBmMqK1oWZZYDDQ_LUnlakX1T7bWjqTbmoVMZz7TdBnBaqq9owutkja_hFlpuW47FYk1BaV-UVqPcxQVQllj0hYc7QkonekJcUhJGYqLrAUUGSKllk/s3255/IMG_0459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3255" data-original-width="2461" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d916NPSouISddW7D46KDe5TN7J6xaJr7oGsdT-h5Rpao7SZIw-HMhOTccCbJxtXdcq_PqbgWaMBmMqK1oWZZYDDQ_LUnlakX1T7bWjqTbmoVMZz7TdBnBaqq9owutkja_hFlpuW47FYk1BaV-UVqPcxQVQllj0hYc7QkonekJcUhJGYqLrAUUGSKllk/w272-h360/IMG_0459.jpeg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below you see the doorway to the entrance to the inner sanctum of the Temple of Isis (left)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeqpvOU4GCPMMloW5gRhQmMLF9Y3KzF-A3FO0BqR18qVXWSv09s0kvc17KYpQ2xe4QJNfNhYs5ml2gu146-Q-QuSN2AmXoOzsdiBd4BuWp8w2mpyYGh0IOD6E272L8xdzeqH-EgFycwZ2dP5mQq-BVw5gsVxlZ9hr4aN1PZvHVD37OfX-O-0aUNwWarI/s4032/IMG_0458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeqpvOU4GCPMMloW5gRhQmMLF9Y3KzF-A3FO0BqR18qVXWSv09s0kvc17KYpQ2xe4QJNfNhYs5ml2gu146-Q-QuSN2AmXoOzsdiBd4BuWp8w2mpyYGh0IOD6E272L8xdzeqH-EgFycwZ2dP5mQq-BVw5gsVxlZ9hr4aN1PZvHVD37OfX-O-0aUNwWarI/s320/IMG_0458.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above are several scenes with the king making an offering to Hathor with Isis standing behind her. The interior had lots of carved reliefs with little sign of color.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUfIHhBHmEunww03CJIgknpFN2XAP4HtXGkBK9-E0sAUblhltAk6gK0gswk0gIa8zX0W3uduomosMqELhrzREqeVbpJUrCO_79EAGgvkPxhYYo5-pK-GiCv7iGQSg6NvnB5ozHJAhAkzmeGBzkVkJnCRXoWBy8EGDUUFJNc8QtBOSr_0TaYQP9WRzso/s4032/IMG_0460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUfIHhBHmEunww03CJIgknpFN2XAP4HtXGkBK9-E0sAUblhltAk6gK0gswk0gIa8zX0W3uduomosMqELhrzREqeVbpJUrCO_79EAGgvkPxhYYo5-pK-GiCv7iGQSg6NvnB5ozHJAhAkzmeGBzkVkJnCRXoWBy8EGDUUFJNc8QtBOSr_0TaYQP9WRzso/s320/IMG_0460.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the image below Sekhmet receives an offering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNJjTz6Aty51WjhGENaq5As8Gmd9JdstupOneAqt53Whdi_g6VSnBV4zEgFTisNDf127vbPnkJuKHD-upCu31K1Jyr-QJQXXYKUeAzvlb_nq4IFeTbwmQil_2VRU-QLPF5j8OQ5fARgG7jTbCaUCXz5jkVX_ggcTRAA_bVZx2HMAkld_5xGcxqvB6HFY/s5439/DSC_0269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3779" data-original-width="5439" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNJjTz6Aty51WjhGENaq5As8Gmd9JdstupOneAqt53Whdi_g6VSnBV4zEgFTisNDf127vbPnkJuKHD-upCu31K1Jyr-QJQXXYKUeAzvlb_nq4IFeTbwmQil_2VRU-QLPF5j8OQ5fARgG7jTbCaUCXz5jkVX_ggcTRAA_bVZx2HMAkld_5xGcxqvB6HFY/w355-h246/DSC_0269.jpeg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is the god Khnum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBA4RGtINrvfgMMaFgcvZJR-JQPVkflU2Mysua4YHAE2k3GxIte_cFARNEFi5RGRVe-T2M0TUNMzzZcgj5RneDuMqR7z97zidRkm-O9USK4okMBAiID-rlEedg3IC_PemFUY1MkTsw9Qj8r6lGbmMBYhk8yCQ1awmFfg3vmZz7tciqqgFIyFwB5G1Pgo/s5165/DSC_0287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5165" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEBA4RGtINrvfgMMaFgcvZJR-JQPVkflU2Mysua4YHAE2k3GxIte_cFARNEFi5RGRVe-T2M0TUNMzzZcgj5RneDuMqR7z97zidRkm-O9USK4okMBAiID-rlEedg3IC_PemFUY1MkTsw9Qj8r6lGbmMBYhk8yCQ1awmFfg3vmZz7tciqqgFIyFwB5G1Pgo/w357-h277/DSC_0287.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In general the images in the Temple of Isis have to do with her birthing of Horus, but I do not see specific images relating to this among the ones I have published here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dKIzQgWROlUnOx8n5K7FPwEl3UBKtEVVztg3vMixN8vWmtxpw9KJ9PphtMlF9tfz5BnwjGhF-cih4OrFf1PBIZHjkf-laviTQRI1-YZ2PJBr_rtB2hdLb_-EwR8c2IM9KUxxrhhxcYe5ESRaI5q08sfagejhqF5UpU0JRBcmBBLtoek4G-G4huv6sLc/s6000/DSC_0274.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dKIzQgWROlUnOx8n5K7FPwEl3UBKtEVVztg3vMixN8vWmtxpw9KJ9PphtMlF9tfz5BnwjGhF-cih4OrFf1PBIZHjkf-laviTQRI1-YZ2PJBr_rtB2hdLb_-EwR8c2IM9KUxxrhhxcYe5ESRaI5q08sfagejhqF5UpU0JRBcmBBLtoek4G-G4huv6sLc/w352-h234/DSC_0274.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><br />What I have most noticed about these reliefs is the presence of a prominent navel. Something I don't remember seeing in other reliefs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWnpi5v_21TeYI-7wjXDOwb6bWru-NXIZMddCZRI-U17ApEViJfggdxjywkH88Pg5K21akNGgNQhheYY6kHsyTAhYtpXejgWKCLPgUGFEW8W6gByK7FLByxg49FlI7eqv6wverX90WANKrG7XyPddduzkQEOIGsR1cIoDkTmWae1GLct9mHYfLcgE5dU/s5449/DSC_0279.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3643" data-original-width="5449" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWnpi5v_21TeYI-7wjXDOwb6bWru-NXIZMddCZRI-U17ApEViJfggdxjywkH88Pg5K21akNGgNQhheYY6kHsyTAhYtpXejgWKCLPgUGFEW8W6gByK7FLByxg49FlI7eqv6wverX90WANKrG7XyPddduzkQEOIGsR1cIoDkTmWae1GLct9mHYfLcgE5dU/s320/DSC_0279.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This could be Hathor holding the <i>was</i> scepter before Ptah. Below offerings are being made to Sekhmet and Tefnut. On the right the offerings seem to be to Osiris and Hathor or maybe Isis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMnVrJKUUnTVS7uozGSebCwiLptnKGuzwRyAbHZ80Z0AgaZXG4Iv7KKuL1OZh0kEvIcqareezlWpKPGgrUMNrDGcaEjhGuc4B7DjMSBmtrvVawfS2Cwx9aZyY9FYQNyq-YlbsqnX3LdUPasi1bokmiRRSoayhvr0hiRfzfSaaPo2jrIe5-y4XGHqLz2M/s5570/DSC_0281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3865" data-original-width="5570" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMnVrJKUUnTVS7uozGSebCwiLptnKGuzwRyAbHZ80Z0AgaZXG4Iv7KKuL1OZh0kEvIcqareezlWpKPGgrUMNrDGcaEjhGuc4B7DjMSBmtrvVawfS2Cwx9aZyY9FYQNyq-YlbsqnX3LdUPasi1bokmiRRSoayhvr0hiRfzfSaaPo2jrIe5-y4XGHqLz2M/w350-h243/DSC_0281.jpeg" width="350" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am publishing these images as it for now and will continue to update and add descriptions as I discover more information about what is being depicted.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTgIwdOTser51rMpNgz9OqLT4Rtrelr5laHBJ-EaBkADdIyZiv8j8rSwTMD6vgprG60dIdZihVZGDEtXZom8g286pbUjrshaC045h0iarm7-d3H_3rkHBzHOZ1-7toCOxr0jzEjxa90bmcQuvDJLRdnuIIMCEs7rzjNOm-JoeA_cgcNlZ0Vu4JKjppAI/s5110/DSC_0283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3895" data-original-width="5110" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTgIwdOTser51rMpNgz9OqLT4Rtrelr5laHBJ-EaBkADdIyZiv8j8rSwTMD6vgprG60dIdZihVZGDEtXZom8g286pbUjrshaC045h0iarm7-d3H_3rkHBzHOZ1-7toCOxr0jzEjxa90bmcQuvDJLRdnuIIMCEs7rzjNOm-JoeA_cgcNlZ0Vu4JKjppAI/w351-h268/DSC_0283.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This looks like the King making an offering to Osiris and Khnum. Below appears to be an effaced image of Hathor perhaps before a King or priest making an offering.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoo34hKyb7G5h6n2y0oRJPoNUqHR0BsQ7aJ2hYYHdqlRuUFjcOMN_SoR0MmV5qJ3NdFKmT63T73KKpPM7jKP2sy2KaB3Cf3DA1giMxmIFs6idaDTzNDJ_4BxK-SSGYRWDGrn4u4qaC5KvZGrUUn1hashtixt_55hfYSiVwSVQ60xBvQVesFrVFKXEmVk/s6000/DSC_0296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoo34hKyb7G5h6n2y0oRJPoNUqHR0BsQ7aJ2hYYHdqlRuUFjcOMN_SoR0MmV5qJ3NdFKmT63T73KKpPM7jKP2sy2KaB3Cf3DA1giMxmIFs6idaDTzNDJ_4BxK-SSGYRWDGrn4u4qaC5KvZGrUUn1hashtixt_55hfYSiVwSVQ60xBvQVesFrVFKXEmVk/s320/DSC_0296.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3bgnZEE_iEdkKAnnFEU4M3R4MO2AjJ8P9xRBmLA81rexfZzXFXfQFwF9NwuOhD0VjlsO8ykJjBsA84aUCDoCmDpwP4_Sy9P2DL11dHSfNyl9FebAAhn0YVgQh0NeacGEWf72SpBnzOsVOG0QfBb_hYc2YVhBXnPF18hMcomRcZSECD_8I4z4qBELpM0/s4825/DSC_0284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3955" data-original-width="4825" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO3bgnZEE_iEdkKAnnFEU4M3R4MO2AjJ8P9xRBmLA81rexfZzXFXfQFwF9NwuOhD0VjlsO8ykJjBsA84aUCDoCmDpwP4_Sy9P2DL11dHSfNyl9FebAAhn0YVgQh0NeacGEWf72SpBnzOsVOG0QfBb_hYc2YVhBXnPF18hMcomRcZSECD_8I4z4qBELpM0/s320/DSC_0284.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here the King makes an offering before Hathor and other gods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIWVIj22jVHdO02SyJUPl3fZ4bHAhHM4NACuSD5TmcwNEef2ixOtA2pA22vI0FFGrRo-6kK3chlgggpu9h7Hr7qnYKD6c-b3O8Bl85FSE6UUK0gP8LUEDFq5FSjxdPOmTRJ6nLoPdpIRGiFllRmH9LPi85l4wSFDF92Lwkhm0PwKVZVC7UJqinBWwlk4/s5279/DSC_0292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="5279" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIWVIj22jVHdO02SyJUPl3fZ4bHAhHM4NACuSD5TmcwNEef2ixOtA2pA22vI0FFGrRo-6kK3chlgggpu9h7Hr7qnYKD6c-b3O8Bl85FSE6UUK0gP8LUEDFq5FSjxdPOmTRJ6nLoPdpIRGiFllRmH9LPi85l4wSFDF92Lwkhm0PwKVZVC7UJqinBWwlk4/s320/DSC_0292.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lots of offering goes on in this temple! ;-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gw6Hr34HlhjUmo4u9zGnrC6jhEc2V1fjtxmvPG1SVgiQJFODUeQ64zeE044P7MB6Aw8VNcY52JyrZDW43kwAtSwRleMKPo01teQ3w0uaPP5SP3WP2K-6psaB5HAlafTx7sYz4Q3AxFJXgz6cQdQ95r8DRe1aCaDImqLeDxyrM_qqkdOFBzruQ9h-Xns/s6000/DSC_0294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gw6Hr34HlhjUmo4u9zGnrC6jhEc2V1fjtxmvPG1SVgiQJFODUeQ64zeE044P7MB6Aw8VNcY52JyrZDW43kwAtSwRleMKPo01teQ3w0uaPP5SP3WP2K-6psaB5HAlafTx7sYz4Q3AxFJXgz6cQdQ95r8DRe1aCaDImqLeDxyrM_qqkdOFBzruQ9h-Xns/s320/DSC_0294.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Consider this a test - what do you see in these images? Extra points for those who can distinguish Isis from Hathor!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyDLe1GlN9V586JuBp5wg8fTh3IZ3WT7FueFCghGfZ9TgfpN9YKU0xFrHJDgDdYnoCUql14_xxUG4nEhSiTknf8kE-VBh1QtBsueo_VtckHAaccFkVsevMO80k9IOUoS2ItSS6fTCVF76RlF44WfEE1qtK2rGfnUORQxJvqLR5s2WWU0pqvav_e714mQ/s4032/IMG_0510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyDLe1GlN9V586JuBp5wg8fTh3IZ3WT7FueFCghGfZ9TgfpN9YKU0xFrHJDgDdYnoCUql14_xxUG4nEhSiTknf8kE-VBh1QtBsueo_VtckHAaccFkVsevMO80k9IOUoS2ItSS6fTCVF76RlF44WfEE1qtK2rGfnUORQxJvqLR5s2WWU0pqvav_e714mQ/s320/IMG_0510.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here offerings are being made to a whole group of gods, definitely Isis and Hathor as well as Horus and Sekhmet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7grjYaFNfmaR3_cEqQy11e7BTe0E5u8IuIOI-E8SR8qbiO6H5fJjxVHa62MIl5Zo0ZPV0roRcsSwZnYtHnKGIrSam7KZ8_91UMk-lsdITPrYnzxXA3FxvM05kQZ_0lEzPMK1MD-MvpaIBxpxGiioba1u8BCJYPMViy0TJS65MMXb1gpt62MlBpydKws/s4032/IMG_0513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7grjYaFNfmaR3_cEqQy11e7BTe0E5u8IuIOI-E8SR8qbiO6H5fJjxVHa62MIl5Zo0ZPV0roRcsSwZnYtHnKGIrSam7KZ8_91UMk-lsdITPrYnzxXA3FxvM05kQZ_0lEzPMK1MD-MvpaIBxpxGiioba1u8BCJYPMViy0TJS65MMXb1gpt62MlBpydKws/s320/IMG_0513.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The king offers nemset jar offerings to Horus, Ma'at, Sekhmet, Osiris and Isis.</div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nx_pOInVB_0Bxym4c3dTIx99AMigAh0zH6JcWqfXOmr51pjSXr2vwjWjz5G2Ni2QlEixdwAhEoCg5iOTXW9zQseijG-snUM_1y-sJh3ElTBLn4U2H-Y1KTePeNN4uTm62_GaDEfTJj579PrehF9uZcqKh2uSzYhO1yz2f3H2uGlDmWiSqeANEpx_gtk/s4032/IMG_0526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nx_pOInVB_0Bxym4c3dTIx99AMigAh0zH6JcWqfXOmr51pjSXr2vwjWjz5G2Ni2QlEixdwAhEoCg5iOTXW9zQseijG-snUM_1y-sJh3ElTBLn4U2H-Y1KTePeNN4uTm62_GaDEfTJj579PrehF9uZcqKh2uSzYhO1yz2f3H2uGlDmWiSqeANEpx_gtk/s320/IMG_0526.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR12W_J4EEjxbyRBFEoeOMcVUMbZjT1SvkX6LZ4sJT-3kC2QbGDwDnS4B1EQ1ll-xe5vt8vFUTSrQvnwJ8CDDd1OYxwf60ojtMbT8WLLl_m3dLBwTZHUtX3jTEfcWBKHk17r91mrN4-oiBP8Jk0b7dXD-wqEZhFPGxwKubGdM9JkEMj1SbI0tO37Qg2PM/s5136/DSC_0300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5136" data-original-width="3753" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR12W_J4EEjxbyRBFEoeOMcVUMbZjT1SvkX6LZ4sJT-3kC2QbGDwDnS4B1EQ1ll-xe5vt8vFUTSrQvnwJ8CDDd1OYxwf60ojtMbT8WLLl_m3dLBwTZHUtX3jTEfcWBKHk17r91mrN4-oiBP8Jk0b7dXD-wqEZhFPGxwKubGdM9JkEMj1SbI0tO37Qg2PM/w296-h405/DSC_0300.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ptolemaic Temples all have sacred pools and Birth Houses according to our guide. This is information about the Philae Island Mammisi or birth house.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9wG8ZkV0rub-TVKg6BJDWpb8zvc-eRNhwuPcBVTlEyT-PqQ8WgZutnZHmoUUcmJuco5TPaovDWBQ5KfJvtLgwgREMMTGPh9Ox9Hc4a0ny7BEPw6FjFqWTabYWrwaYV9oRwcnN6SPD5aYnBpQ9FAxuuez4xMobaN_I5CQyhyphenhyphenroeOyCn3stQVQtYzgr-c/s4032/IMG_0461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9wG8ZkV0rub-TVKg6BJDWpb8zvc-eRNhwuPcBVTlEyT-PqQ8WgZutnZHmoUUcmJuco5TPaovDWBQ5KfJvtLgwgREMMTGPh9Ox9Hc4a0ny7BEPw6FjFqWTabYWrwaYV9oRwcnN6SPD5aYnBpQ9FAxuuez4xMobaN_I5CQyhyphenhyphenroeOyCn3stQVQtYzgr-c/w391-h293/IMG_0461.jpeg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the so-called Kiosk of Trajan that lies to the South of the Temple of Isis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCdt5LI6mLFzUpg-lP_qlE-c4Ael3aReJKWJX6jY4dQYFVzKp1NgwCGmWoStSxGdfsUCupWxzdiTJ8WFPOuGaTWpdbrdyykQlCnF7cptX3cerGq1Wak42qtesrfIAmBX09GgCUzrVOrOFCq9qmhLK2_SI3LJmfnWHVFLV_od7MjzzHMbTcIANsEVIi7o/s5571/DSC_0251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="5571" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzCdt5LI6mLFzUpg-lP_qlE-c4Ael3aReJKWJX6jY4dQYFVzKp1NgwCGmWoStSxGdfsUCupWxzdiTJ8WFPOuGaTWpdbrdyykQlCnF7cptX3cerGq1Wak42qtesrfIAmBX09GgCUzrVOrOFCq9qmhLK2_SI3LJmfnWHVFLV_od7MjzzHMbTcIANsEVIi7o/s320/DSC_0251.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although it was never finished, the 15 x 15 meter construction appears as one of the most complete structures on the island.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOhNE4Z2m_nv09DcfYm6XAFcziogQx1XOHfvGPB5S8aJefr5XRW0iYyvkylLy4E7rwVMXddlCP4qUjUr180i_yawynCOcFeFwXU5m1ad_lGX768K7E94cwAFPrcu2g5PBlgARAaS70cITqZQ8CYIEXa7W02Cl7C2-e2rdvzxjZtZKAO_OZXqRCTMeUNI/s6000/DSC_0249.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHOhNE4Z2m_nv09DcfYm6XAFcziogQx1XOHfvGPB5S8aJefr5XRW0iYyvkylLy4E7rwVMXddlCP4qUjUr180i_yawynCOcFeFwXU5m1ad_lGX768K7E94cwAFPrcu2g5PBlgARAaS70cITqZQ8CYIEXa7W02Cl7C2-e2rdvzxjZtZKAO_OZXqRCTMeUNI/s320/DSC_0249.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is believed this structure may have been built under the rule of Alexander. Often called "the Pharoah's Bed" it has several depictions of Trajan (98-117 CE) on the interior walls, including one of him burning incense before Isis and Osiris. It was most likely a shelter for the barque of Isis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJiPjr_Fkcsf7OQ2KNY0M5Km7ZtYycqXUdh1T2YS7kVcQsiwezNYSrsdLzYbyywZpUwY0rhhcJaY5O_SBYsrNpzRBgbSyOto7kxNdLEVKmTExvu3Az82yF5RkanvFIQ3Dh9oxStFHBX8jzpW7DEYqwNar6pxslQBNkl00_HgcXqRvubsQosCjAT1fJkY/s6000/DSC_0258.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJiPjr_Fkcsf7OQ2KNY0M5Km7ZtYycqXUdh1T2YS7kVcQsiwezNYSrsdLzYbyywZpUwY0rhhcJaY5O_SBYsrNpzRBgbSyOto7kxNdLEVKmTExvu3Az82yF5RkanvFIQ3Dh9oxStFHBX8jzpW7DEYqwNar6pxslQBNkl00_HgcXqRvubsQosCjAT1fJkY/s320/DSC_0258.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX0zoDw4Z48YK7Zgf_kAWfwfrjyuOjsK4ARN5J8fJANBOC6yryB3ev5VWPjsIyVmhyphenhyphenYEPEVfEg4sxb-mC0fBijvL7RkMtKV4LP60uUN_iy4M4IBxEuOl09iIlBEyLkY0htaMENU7gcTUBid68VhG14r_LFEzT2fq3FkSGNVqnEfvI7pvRH0N0l0LlB5M/s5300/DSC_0259.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I do not have good resources at present for identifying the figures in these reliefs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAFR0w6CEXQoKuJDqcjnX8WqEioyQDItzLvLgeOPBAZTC0RKhkLjh5mOvs6KJ-PI984m0Hz0I1Oz_Mf4MlmmHo2cQ3z-XB5_tvi4_5c-SuBf9btRMSF7u5HqBn6jiep9XGDVCEngEDuhFAs_xpU0DT6q36qkpFTbQVJoQJpO3sY8x2T7VmqNCsEZlLsU/s5192/DSC_0266.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="5192" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAFR0w6CEXQoKuJDqcjnX8WqEioyQDItzLvLgeOPBAZTC0RKhkLjh5mOvs6KJ-PI984m0Hz0I1Oz_Mf4MlmmHo2cQ3z-XB5_tvi4_5c-SuBf9btRMSF7u5HqBn6jiep9XGDVCEngEDuhFAs_xpU0DT6q36qkpFTbQVJoQJpO3sY8x2T7VmqNCsEZlLsU/s320/DSC_0266.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="6000" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4_joXeoV8XviaW5ZlZHl5EMMVLpk0F9jbb-O-iWiZXR2Fz4UeR5hkqzjcweuauMzGljzkitQk2oTR74un477CaD685XbOr85nxJQ85C0HQqZfQiwVIqpvnyFoaUmgwPxqbIld7jLbUd8o7AW7G7EPZLXO5zv5IKzsaMlVIylzDyGBhxfmV89ynYWvZ1A/s320/DSC_0289.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Possibly from the smaller Temple of Hathor, we see her image featured prominently on this pillar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF6py3hoUakZtfZHVzj2XweGCwDVBc_JybWImBlTT-FAH5lyeCAkBRqhy67FJihw4oKVilMNtzcyLxWbWsokg-X-Pi9J9mjrmiFkyd1laPcSE_KtFtxwJZPQUeQ7JNdrwGHciIzbV4Mraz0tcb7nS8ftcMzO7bFn_EYpE9P_2MMmHFxOucIddfG-yy7U/s5223/DSC_0290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It could be the remains of the temple of Hathor, but there should be at least a pillar and an image of Ben there somewhere if it is.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5nY9y5DVWjQm3mDe6SemsoPeljSn3PUcUMGVhLvbsOyqJNnIwU5PH5RSMWywauiQrDLUq_Qu1i5HWSWeC1esXwjSRZeLX_n1bXbl9eeSoT5l9G1LHtFvkrv-1VuALXI19VF0icgccCqUtDK-hmYnbOiSBWKAdLul4OaqCaC6ocLkV9xpWWq1PwrtHCY/s5491/DSC_0298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3518" data-original-width="5491" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5nY9y5DVWjQm3mDe6SemsoPeljSn3PUcUMGVhLvbsOyqJNnIwU5PH5RSMWywauiQrDLUq_Qu1i5HWSWeC1esXwjSRZeLX_n1bXbl9eeSoT5l9G1LHtFvkrv-1VuALXI19VF0icgccCqUtDK-hmYnbOiSBWKAdLul4OaqCaC6ocLkV9xpWWq1PwrtHCY/s320/DSC_0298.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the gate of Hadrian below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55RGJJmrBQWuxhOMPnfTq6hSCmcnuDCiioZDkeH_aD-IzeBHhUw3tWaFszZF1ATEZKYsC0qhI92pV25g0Q-VQG0ebpJBryo4fIsLG7XpYGlQA0QZONpk6awvm4jSJj8NgQCS_uMmWlwrSWSoBtn9UWfzWJBW14gOYTjlhQhKmBMBxFnXGtCPkC3472j4/s5217/DSC_0310.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="5217" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55RGJJmrBQWuxhOMPnfTq6hSCmcnuDCiioZDkeH_aD-IzeBHhUw3tWaFszZF1ATEZKYsC0qhI92pV25g0Q-VQG0ebpJBryo4fIsLG7XpYGlQA0QZONpk6awvm4jSJj8NgQCS_uMmWlwrSWSoBtn9UWfzWJBW14gOYTjlhQhKmBMBxFnXGtCPkC3472j4/s320/DSC_0310.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>These guys seem to have the right attitude!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK6pIVibQSVrT1ij5ugpp4wBgy2VPO2MTlWCYOfVPk6aSXGYfVJbP8VQdqQSi3AD6U77UNir8yFJh2i7cSVljVh6oKrPz9elmso6hW8ZosDhu5n7EuxLq3UvH4wqYwCw58vhgwb5Gvl4L32jt7yp0wxRwesdvK8afZ8UG0VjcT9BO7WuIXEbqFKJkouU/s6000/DSC_0311.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrK6pIVibQSVrT1ij5ugpp4wBgy2VPO2MTlWCYOfVPk6aSXGYfVJbP8VQdqQSi3AD6U77UNir8yFJh2i7cSVljVh6oKrPz9elmso6hW8ZosDhu5n7EuxLq3UvH4wqYwCw58vhgwb5Gvl4L32jt7yp0wxRwesdvK8afZ8UG0VjcT9BO7WuIXEbqFKJkouU/s320/DSC_0311.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remains of an old building that wasn't saved from the Aswan dam project.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsAhV-WP6VWbwF2jHLey1jxkZIKnX74uzCP2O__JICYfFw23cRDN9HFbLNGZZhunNiEvoZo-dC0cj5sUkko9j1GsCqq9S5RjWKnQX8I8v3Xtceu5ckgSAB3slPcD9fosnCN3d0NKvJnY_7yrbaAqXiyVNlVtJZH-3HtsDdOpd_DFowlpMKVl3JYoJajQ/s6000/DSC_0312.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsAhV-WP6VWbwF2jHLey1jxkZIKnX74uzCP2O__JICYfFw23cRDN9HFbLNGZZhunNiEvoZo-dC0cj5sUkko9j1GsCqq9S5RjWKnQX8I8v3Xtceu5ckgSAB3slPcD9fosnCN3d0NKvJnY_7yrbaAqXiyVNlVtJZH-3HtsDdOpd_DFowlpMKVl3JYoJajQ/s320/DSC_0312.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">For a really nice description of Philae I have to recommend TheNotSoInnocentsAbroad blog (</span><a href="https://www.thenotsoinnocentsabroad.com/blog/philae-temple-saved-from-destruction" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="text-align: left;">) from four years ago. They have gorgeous pictures and good information.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You might also want to check out Google Earth and their 3D imaging of any of these amazing sites <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/search/Philae,+Aswan+1,+Egypt/@24.0254822,32.8838417,117.34687867a,0d,60y,128.28341821h,84.99456475t,0r/data=CigiJgokCSWgXPTYzkZAESb4NRgfuUZAGa82bBH8l1fAISAaRjHuplfAIjAKLEFGMVFpcE00UFNmRzhGSk1FTjlfd3NLbnV3T0R2Z3Fnamc5SHI5ejRkOHFpEAU6AwoBMA" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9b8wrP_oI4xWBLE2LJl9uzaI840KNPSFQZH04H45Dr-2HM0lC3tbxMaRPSRZ4fX7at6yNC-RD3B4lBMTbOe8rl-uczdMZ9580neh9zS0b-8fVORaKgFcqhFsMFIr2C2ito2O1L8YSVs09wzNg1U2fhAzHyTc6KdlS1AY2mRKh_7oNe0OLijGMEGNS8oY/s4032/IMG_0467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9b8wrP_oI4xWBLE2LJl9uzaI840KNPSFQZH04H45Dr-2HM0lC3tbxMaRPSRZ4fX7at6yNC-RD3B4lBMTbOe8rl-uczdMZ9580neh9zS0b-8fVORaKgFcqhFsMFIr2C2ito2O1L8YSVs09wzNg1U2fhAzHyTc6KdlS1AY2mRKh_7oNe0OLijGMEGNS8oY/s320/IMG_0467.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way back we passed by another market. Did I succumb to the temptation of having seen all that Nubian merchandise? Why yes I did. I purchased some cat earrings that I quite like. one of our members got to drive the boat. We were all pretty excited about it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nicav2w2xdTrHu8XlzqJyzcjmWpuDJczPiYXK-981Ps7WMwYUq4feFsylzLZhcq4lF2Qg6GoRDsY5POR4Jg7pxbVZmRX9ifW_hy8C3IukWqpN78Wn094FoEYnRkckwZrWc_Ps1Sf5jAdesRKEaN4NUsR9uk1ISY8Xte1dZIKb9yxztQtsikdwVZyAOc/s4032/IMG_0468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Nicav2w2xdTrHu8XlzqJyzcjmWpuDJczPiYXK-981Ps7WMwYUq4feFsylzLZhcq4lF2Qg6GoRDsY5POR4Jg7pxbVZmRX9ifW_hy8C3IukWqpN78Wn094FoEYnRkckwZrWc_Ps1Sf5jAdesRKEaN4NUsR9uk1ISY8Xte1dZIKb9yxztQtsikdwVZyAOc/s320/IMG_0468.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way back to the bus a Nubian salesman came on board and offered us great deals on Nubian jewelry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4C_SL9CyMsT2mkfFUTcxNMKRu6OTLFmUorl-oxIUu0N0xJWZJxOmPqEtC12JoyPBcl9R50SSV-68l0YUQMdtpH6wPipTPsW6tGbp40GbE8NTjqFRF03NQctZc9zvouWpFfaX8VcnIg4TYmyE_uk0tn-1o1wGFEbOysrdtq4ru7gSBpa3PSztZ5LxQiQ/s5517/DSC_0314.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5517" data-original-width="3713" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4C_SL9CyMsT2mkfFUTcxNMKRu6OTLFmUorl-oxIUu0N0xJWZJxOmPqEtC12JoyPBcl9R50SSV-68l0YUQMdtpH6wPipTPsW6tGbp40GbE8NTjqFRF03NQctZc9zvouWpFfaX8VcnIg4TYmyE_uk0tn-1o1wGFEbOysrdtq4ru7gSBpa3PSztZ5LxQiQ/w266-h396/DSC_0314.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My friends below didn't end up buying all those beads, but I bet the guy would have given them a great deal on them. And yes, I did end up buying a hematite necklace from that guy too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHbuLSax34qXAjxJueSj69EpvWs6rENnKfR8TCBv03IJxPFUvbAJULg94nKlbNxF5Js_LSgRyvP_pfEZ_FJ8MKK4gUh_nwBqH1vtCAwCVKKKkfPZWsoeH_9puYU9Sg08bRM6JIwjM1uQsptk1M-Q825Tdk7_F99h5oWdISPQYuOkqonuHlHBOOBMng_4/s6000/DSC_0316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHbuLSax34qXAjxJueSj69EpvWs6rENnKfR8TCBv03IJxPFUvbAJULg94nKlbNxF5Js_LSgRyvP_pfEZ_FJ8MKK4gUh_nwBqH1vtCAwCVKKKkfPZWsoeH_9puYU9Sg08bRM6JIwjM1uQsptk1M-Q825Tdk7_F99h5oWdISPQYuOkqonuHlHBOOBMng_4/w279-h419/DSC_0316.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon enough we were back at the pier and then headed towards the bus. This was our morning activity, but we had a whole other temple and the Papyrus Institute still on the agenda for the day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBo_7v2RjwrDASXA6kL8Epp6aK8phlN5VbFLb5SC1MB36c3uZGBbTisCktF_NSaJiPvU4zqEhZ8Y2KOY_GYqFR7HdD_-8_9-m2bO5mHAOPZWxTpJZiiJ4rq7UHa99s6MVYKkknKukxHmOCs7FVib_B6xt7j9MdBoTxQg2-WDVuA0oC9S45Yrqjk4cOLL4/s6000/DSC_0319.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBo_7v2RjwrDASXA6kL8Epp6aK8phlN5VbFLb5SC1MB36c3uZGBbTisCktF_NSaJiPvU4zqEhZ8Y2KOY_GYqFR7HdD_-8_9-m2bO5mHAOPZWxTpJZiiJ4rq7UHa99s6MVYKkknKukxHmOCs7FVib_B6xt7j9MdBoTxQg2-WDVuA0oC9S45Yrqjk4cOLL4/s320/DSC_0319.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have one more image that might be offensive to some viewers it is of a stuffed animal that hung from the ceiling of our boat. Do NOT scroll any further if you think you might be offended. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found the image funny, but...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">not everyone will feel that way I suspect, so just go to the next blog post if you are sensitive to sexual content.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I mean it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last chance to turn back...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xqAywjbWO-cyYHxXtxlyTcUXjluqURI6wwQbsf8IuDVIsZvjE4RFYNPz078exPOiZHCz72VcmvkDzA9_TZdDg2m2UEPwUOAqkkSYTwlzxPEg33hCZaNYS5O6gYxhxyfZxTf-dGcNTuGkEX8xr_gYBMnFxCxiqgFspO2AXY47uZFO-tBUbLBthosec60/s6000/DSC_0313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xqAywjbWO-cyYHxXtxlyTcUXjluqURI6wwQbsf8IuDVIsZvjE4RFYNPz078exPOiZHCz72VcmvkDzA9_TZdDg2m2UEPwUOAqkkSYTwlzxPEg33hCZaNYS5O6gYxhxyfZxTf-dGcNTuGkEX8xr_gYBMnFxCxiqgFspO2AXY47uZFO-tBUbLBthosec60/w144-h96/DSC_0313.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><p><br /> </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-58483195269015739282023-10-06T12:32:00.005-05:002023-10-06T12:41:23.694-05:00Day 9: Sept 5 Intermezzo Egyptian River Life, Pretty Pictures not much substance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a wonderful boat trip we had today along the Nile. We saw so many birds and Finally got to see my Egyptian ibis. What I have decided to do with this post is to simply post pictures of our ride along the Nile. It was a lovely respite from all the activity and I saw many water buffalo, and birds and so I will post pictures of things I thought were pretty or interesting. (Skip on to the next post if you would rather see more of the highlighted tourist sights.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoLZ6yvJEsay3ym4d8ACBc8AX3_5aTgFgSe9llAaR8GgnXIsNv4tnvKBJpvN72sRSAyXQ6ErEWrm2KfFKhZGKfzk4UE5PBKbq0PQyNlhtaTgqTpQGScXTNy7nET_A4I8hAJo6zrhPlWqAyee58sIUielfbR-LROHwdiOW-fIL8s6LZKFyEWc6KPeysD8/s4251/DSC_0061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="4251" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoLZ6yvJEsay3ym4d8ACBc8AX3_5aTgFgSe9llAaR8GgnXIsNv4tnvKBJpvN72sRSAyXQ6ErEWrm2KfFKhZGKfzk4UE5PBKbq0PQyNlhtaTgqTpQGScXTNy7nET_A4I8hAJo6zrhPlWqAyee58sIUielfbR-LROHwdiOW-fIL8s6LZKFyEWc6KPeysD8/s320/DSC_0061.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were headed for a Nubian village, but on the way there were many exciting sights. Instead of our usual vehicle we took a smaller decorated craft like the one below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeKUoMU_VjhpmTN6RPi7aNpiiCh76TH2V2RFYDoTTLevD2OAD5Hy-u20Cj4EZTyDthfTvwgl9sPYnu2VkyIiIo82liaNsqs3UDpsNBcCTuLTGTF9ywc6VusrJamN-pl-ZjJgDxdELYoOPAf9WsSTP9-cngI5gOrapR9FKVADeuDiz8vduxKoNyKYWdZ4/s6000/DSC_0064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeKUoMU_VjhpmTN6RPi7aNpiiCh76TH2V2RFYDoTTLevD2OAD5Hy-u20Cj4EZTyDthfTvwgl9sPYnu2VkyIiIo82liaNsqs3UDpsNBcCTuLTGTF9ywc6VusrJamN-pl-ZjJgDxdELYoOPAf9WsSTP9-cngI5gOrapR9FKVADeuDiz8vduxKoNyKYWdZ4/w344-h229/DSC_0064.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed villages...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mv-mP69-O_4QP-gVXW5bLLycjhUA6ZweextinXtTwrVXCwd32UcdFi71wiS3fIv-e5hO9DiT8WXjrCJrQtydPKtD1jolnQl83GKWye_u1sXsijwKEM_qhE_UBEABlTDaGWgIcanO1VAmTnpihI4hz1Jf1n3AlYrE6w6f1APNNXWLc_FLD0Hm8BNZ4Ck/s5448/DSC_0065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3571" data-original-width="5448" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Mv-mP69-O_4QP-gVXW5bLLycjhUA6ZweextinXtTwrVXCwd32UcdFi71wiS3fIv-e5hO9DiT8WXjrCJrQtydPKtD1jolnQl83GKWye_u1sXsijwKEM_qhE_UBEABlTDaGWgIcanO1VAmTnpihI4hz1Jf1n3AlYrE6w6f1APNNXWLc_FLD0Hm8BNZ4Ck/s320/DSC_0065.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and water buffalo...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixurjoHcjyXyPxDe0Zf0AZOnMMgaQSNGmLWc0GggSX14v5uCi6E_giUT13GWOGPofoVq0OqFfjG7XkI_NtGp7rYKsXFjoFxTknmgMuUAEsbkyi4ueCaq1z7UEklHgci5dbOs2365ebdNBqL2t5FbuQUrZQsoYIXDpyk14IZQL-zKHvifhxkc_F5kenx64/s3444/DSC_0066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="3444" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixurjoHcjyXyPxDe0Zf0AZOnMMgaQSNGmLWc0GggSX14v5uCi6E_giUT13GWOGPofoVq0OqFfjG7XkI_NtGp7rYKsXFjoFxTknmgMuUAEsbkyi4ueCaq1z7UEklHgci5dbOs2365ebdNBqL2t5FbuQUrZQsoYIXDpyk14IZQL-zKHvifhxkc_F5kenx64/w354-h251/DSC_0066.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and loads of wading and feeding birds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqEtuqgZs1tZ3A1aLnVK2qohnzCzxcFXHqGU7_bpUxThjg08yGcn1O_1d53JAvU6qn4JX1jDdkZF1c5gFT0-WBWbBhxeNvC5kl8ewsrTAif8en8hCeBm7gr6ZD3OaNlDi_KZsi1KOKUhvaWMrx7mMws2xs-ByXKMSGfjEE7DLDI_KRNrVPzrBzXCtzw4/s3576/DSC_0067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2064" data-original-width="3576" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiqEtuqgZs1tZ3A1aLnVK2qohnzCzxcFXHqGU7_bpUxThjg08yGcn1O_1d53JAvU6qn4JX1jDdkZF1c5gFT0-WBWbBhxeNvC5kl8ewsrTAif8en8hCeBm7gr6ZD3OaNlDi_KZsi1KOKUhvaWMrx7mMws2xs-ByXKMSGfjEE7DLDI_KRNrVPzrBzXCtzw4/s320/DSC_0067.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By now I had become accustomed to the herons and egrets which fed along there banks and was in pursuit of the much rarer ibis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzidUcOwW0PaHy9aSBn9NDZWbScn0SSuIDs_1ehLD6lA_7avAizAVom-cZJ9UDXA2nGqYB0eKhrFyxvWHoX6RojqB2eQ7zvMbEmTBVLOEZMFHpRWcqDx48oHPAaOrt4Z8r_eAUoKWytWR_KRaZlLi_03_FF7m34TJF-7EKCpylirPtNtc6YolVV80i2s/s6000/DSC_0069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGzidUcOwW0PaHy9aSBn9NDZWbScn0SSuIDs_1ehLD6lA_7avAizAVom-cZJ9UDXA2nGqYB0eKhrFyxvWHoX6RojqB2eQ7zvMbEmTBVLOEZMFHpRWcqDx48oHPAaOrt4Z8r_eAUoKWytWR_KRaZlLi_03_FF7m34TJF-7EKCpylirPtNtc6YolVV80i2s/s320/DSC_0069.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some Egyptian geese like the ones we saw in the painting at the Egyptian museum.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgKdVgv4JLePpwXR1BfEtLOWL6CkiqemvRNU_DbltT700LXWPLUEWuHEgGvEs0HTZY2ZTLQqKlJSvlAEflXH12JWO5sdceAx-O8pi_1d-OoEw866yHYNMymA1F1qx3hEao5lFjpgg2D-Nn4Zh6HtbV0TmTlkr7_Lo6dqQnaqwLtZ_N8Ev3lF4cuPbf5U/s2383/DSC_0070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1938" data-original-width="2383" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgKdVgv4JLePpwXR1BfEtLOWL6CkiqemvRNU_DbltT700LXWPLUEWuHEgGvEs0HTZY2ZTLQqKlJSvlAEflXH12JWO5sdceAx-O8pi_1d-OoEw866yHYNMymA1F1qx3hEao5lFjpgg2D-Nn4Zh6HtbV0TmTlkr7_Lo6dqQnaqwLtZ_N8Ev3lF4cuPbf5U/s320/DSC_0070.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what these are and I can't find much information about the water birds of Egypt. I guess they could be some kind of plover.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlZ4zWSlK_JAEaOjxeTPn31T_Wr5OfKCDAsHGIet3gwSrO7Y1H6RhFqDb8YXUKEahMPtFe6qdJgk5IraYZhsFowHqloOYUQsre3T7DrEdb0w86r5gCA9FIPWmbHmrhjWVkZOUKwtKhkQes6HDseDN7HL1QE67TVCx9vJrAdxT2EuSf5IGB6WqpQVQThM/s3342/DSC_0073.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="3342" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlZ4zWSlK_JAEaOjxeTPn31T_Wr5OfKCDAsHGIet3gwSrO7Y1H6RhFqDb8YXUKEahMPtFe6qdJgk5IraYZhsFowHqloOYUQsre3T7DrEdb0w86r5gCA9FIPWmbHmrhjWVkZOUKwtKhkQes6HDseDN7HL1QE67TVCx9vJrAdxT2EuSf5IGB6WqpQVQThM/s320/DSC_0073.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We saw lots of egrets and herons.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aUQAVRqLX3pVM8soJUYZut6lMMu41ict9cDG3B-cN3YgSNBQMmZ18YsQQ2cY9Fl4sgImw0-gQljWvjHToQ_0h3uk4pTBIhutSwqC_NGqiV_saUpKVJPYhM-OjRxlJ5qebF5TOb4KqCM3evOMFObpGHn_EdO_t1ePezhlURMdFHPi9Vt778LYhRtqpj0/s4324/DSC_0074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="4324" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5aUQAVRqLX3pVM8soJUYZut6lMMu41ict9cDG3B-cN3YgSNBQMmZ18YsQQ2cY9Fl4sgImw0-gQljWvjHToQ_0h3uk4pTBIhutSwqC_NGqiV_saUpKVJPYhM-OjRxlJ5qebF5TOb4KqCM3evOMFObpGHn_EdO_t1ePezhlURMdFHPi9Vt778LYhRtqpj0/s320/DSC_0074.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tan bird above may be a juvenile purple heron!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvTOfN2ElhRiEuJM2_W8g34Hr8kbiTETNlqw5xI3bzy5CuI1vcaWqYjkxCIk9cwi89HFDyQXSBgWxemicqEJ8bITttzqEF9o689Pg-PTs_F5IAHIVii8WmD4lZvb1YBihAQy8-40k4iZJz2niqilTJW6isC-BBlpax5Rows9qyf56bzuKVICyGhJmlLQ/s6000/DSC_0075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHvTOfN2ElhRiEuJM2_W8g34Hr8kbiTETNlqw5xI3bzy5CuI1vcaWqYjkxCIk9cwi89HFDyQXSBgWxemicqEJ8bITttzqEF9o689Pg-PTs_F5IAHIVii8WmD4lZvb1YBihAQy8-40k4iZJz2niqilTJW6isC-BBlpax5Rows9qyf56bzuKVICyGhJmlLQ/s320/DSC_0075.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course there were also ducks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0hEO0A9wzZkY6vqKtsL-qTMVc3HgHRRuUOtZpguQCK3vX6H00YeDYc2GWMu76Ps4Y6YvGvk_TAeQcseDHhyphenhyphen20AP7Etf0n4vlQJZZv4mUArH0E6Yb19nuPVZNoLVhSl3tlGI8lJx_lJXe-tl_GOyxWL23hurxELRncNHkufscMUSlAJZkLhx-O4a-kU8/s3629/DSC_0076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="3629" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ0hEO0A9wzZkY6vqKtsL-qTMVc3HgHRRuUOtZpguQCK3vX6H00YeDYc2GWMu76Ps4Y6YvGvk_TAeQcseDHhyphenhyphen20AP7Etf0n4vlQJZZv4mUArH0E6Yb19nuPVZNoLVhSl3tlGI8lJx_lJXe-tl_GOyxWL23hurxELRncNHkufscMUSlAJZkLhx-O4a-kU8/s320/DSC_0076.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The herons came in a variety of colors. This squacco heron is especially lovely in his tan coat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGygcqTnPbddtIbe9EeLfqCqn1wKMYeA8pgPBB0eC_-IlRkkVCfuf-0XOo0PwM13T8ko_UfDpOKoSDm18ltORKTIldWaRNfWMRIkS8ERV00Bq6-uUJWh9KlNDtGIexvqHIDQJYiwES2gSVUiluFXld4EzUMjfG-4fopBFtdtvftDjB__rPvBHIacN3D4/s3249/DSC_0079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2388" data-original-width="3249" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGygcqTnPbddtIbe9EeLfqCqn1wKMYeA8pgPBB0eC_-IlRkkVCfuf-0XOo0PwM13T8ko_UfDpOKoSDm18ltORKTIldWaRNfWMRIkS8ERV00Bq6-uUJWh9KlNDtGIexvqHIDQJYiwES2gSVUiluFXld4EzUMjfG-4fopBFtdtvftDjB__rPvBHIacN3D4/s320/DSC_0079.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Everyone was hungry this morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfoBFVixQU-YYYvipOoRWMdrdCJ56Rk-FTyl9pAh_tagL4d4qrgEUGMU-v4FU-L-mDvH3U6JR795Aic_6RxCW__9qM9KeKBtPxTh9qidzABBhW1p30ougYwQ9uNSlyjscUzmHLeVNMkt9duaMkVhHPH3OPH5OTY6Jvyb6md7fPmGVLmKu-di2lhH5trc/s6000/DSC_0080.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfoBFVixQU-YYYvipOoRWMdrdCJ56Rk-FTyl9pAh_tagL4d4qrgEUGMU-v4FU-L-mDvH3U6JR795Aic_6RxCW__9qM9KeKBtPxTh9qidzABBhW1p30ougYwQ9uNSlyjscUzmHLeVNMkt9duaMkVhHPH3OPH5OTY6Jvyb6md7fPmGVLmKu-di2lhH5trc/s320/DSC_0080.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the kind of boat we were traveling on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmV6kbdgxTAAZVekDr77m4KAgAPQuNZRqWso4T2P_KcxsstBqGK4S7PNf-7g99V-k47G8D6NvxsA4WZ1wG8LEwk52GdV5DOkIj60sGCmMJPG4pmAdvM9uwZ5cHXQW3zZm1sq3fjAQbTXLzyjhiT8ocRjyo8YYEG9eqAwZMNt1-bL-CABscfBT7dWYXHc/s6000/DSC_0081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmV6kbdgxTAAZVekDr77m4KAgAPQuNZRqWso4T2P_KcxsstBqGK4S7PNf-7g99V-k47G8D6NvxsA4WZ1wG8LEwk52GdV5DOkIj60sGCmMJPG4pmAdvM9uwZ5cHXQW3zZm1sq3fjAQbTXLzyjhiT8ocRjyo8YYEG9eqAwZMNt1-bL-CABscfBT7dWYXHc/s320/DSC_0081.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and luckily not this kind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKRqV_TpGWB8n1qCMb5DZSmPNMS0TIqXM9npgSkFdbcOyFiNyTCsR6K3zjIueghwDxq6WHP1iNwLghJSUQKKJFEBxVHo9IN9Qq13kCrn2e8fDOWT2ftDaIWB4Frfyk4ukOgOitzs6eV0QI-vMQv1CBo2l8nUiQq_gJu4N5XalIHu8humMd0uX_-g2fW4/s6000/DSC_0082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKRqV_TpGWB8n1qCMb5DZSmPNMS0TIqXM9npgSkFdbcOyFiNyTCsR6K3zjIueghwDxq6WHP1iNwLghJSUQKKJFEBxVHo9IN9Qq13kCrn2e8fDOWT2ftDaIWB4Frfyk4ukOgOitzs6eV0QI-vMQv1CBo2l8nUiQq_gJu4N5XalIHu8humMd0uX_-g2fW4/s320/DSC_0082.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here was a ship of the desert. It looks to me like she could use a little more breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdsj8ddPce1AaCZry7WmDc3pi9jNNPY8f8r2YTRcfTsbkEyyWM3NWjLXMcG6FLvgXYjJFfrtKH7-Ky0lGjctK3zoU4S9DSsROpeNuvYU84uNWzn_0LqF8DDZPnhrIz1za-4TZEet1u8yqPaLNow5LvPxjVzZg62nokm5BNcEj-z7n91JYYYU491ESkgE/s4229/DSC_0085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3678" data-original-width="4229" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdsj8ddPce1AaCZry7WmDc3pi9jNNPY8f8r2YTRcfTsbkEyyWM3NWjLXMcG6FLvgXYjJFfrtKH7-Ky0lGjctK3zoU4S9DSsROpeNuvYU84uNWzn_0LqF8DDZPnhrIz1za-4TZEet1u8yqPaLNow5LvPxjVzZg62nokm5BNcEj-z7n91JYYYU491ESkgE/s320/DSC_0085.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I feel bad for that camel. I think it has tried to escape. They have hobbled it by tying its front legs together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7B8b0M612ui_-IJqbG2S-gOYkly2T64ru84q2G0lxgvzs3OhhMjYMEXq2ABgCSNbpRbir-dld1JfnbqcJ_8cu892eCqF3NEBOrOXu5FXw7eXQuVwvIENYGjfygqVM6Cr59Mp8z8vOtR4pHaTwg1AqQH8Oeoa_eZCXuacpMaJT0sKp8hS6WIFAe-O13A/s4291/DSC_0087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3150" data-original-width="4291" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7B8b0M612ui_-IJqbG2S-gOYkly2T64ru84q2G0lxgvzs3OhhMjYMEXq2ABgCSNbpRbir-dld1JfnbqcJ_8cu892eCqF3NEBOrOXu5FXw7eXQuVwvIENYGjfygqVM6Cr59Mp8z8vOtR4pHaTwg1AqQH8Oeoa_eZCXuacpMaJT0sKp8hS6WIFAe-O13A/s320/DSC_0087.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a very picturesque journey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">and continued on toward the village watched by the local avian population.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0ld4QePevFpZDL61_-1sgYxfSeNWHGIiamrx0BB8rAv29sIlJc5Lnppt_gPgf5p4YMD5z7FWZIqtAuejBw2cJbBok9HRD2yCofF2BwU5Cif9m3vsqaLHi-rnWAuWBStlmR07iQ1RVkWIzYVqa-t83034n4Egu1uotoBg5W0smY0SFoy62EBmMyhSkHw/s4021/DSC_0097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="4021" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx0ld4QePevFpZDL61_-1sgYxfSeNWHGIiamrx0BB8rAv29sIlJc5Lnppt_gPgf5p4YMD5z7FWZIqtAuejBw2cJbBok9HRD2yCofF2BwU5Cif9m3vsqaLHi-rnWAuWBStlmR07iQ1RVkWIzYVqa-t83034n4Egu1uotoBg5W0smY0SFoy62EBmMyhSkHw/s320/DSC_0097.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicCWYyi_p2a38OmxIsZSsXxwP5-p6B-1XqD3P9LVD68zKGeL1gJQg5ko8JKAnDiMvtpRC3JJuC0On1BxKqKBOa2lpcnb_tid7QDJoRRmudg852KLkDKpHFa-clOLIGdnuEgrKxgZd4rxcO-0WSo8MrPaSa8N5Nvam6U6hsjV4FYA8phmKWjI4Klsj2VGY/s6000/DSC_0099.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It almost looks like a painting instead of a photograph.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6Q5YNefl8L9rPpLMPSCNmwB3QaAQZEn1DqFtJFdiONrZ1CchPgTI5hkdV1gjNpwIXe11M0bmFIs0DeEFUpk4XbhuRCCv-OJNyeLPOhtBPdA4xqxvQI4vv2FIFSRRGDnlRDuwuUDUa0ZxFS0HXm_Hy0xNClaorCrPk6sHwzyp6L5AiZzKP3gbICIn3pI/s6000/DSC_0104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6Q5YNefl8L9rPpLMPSCNmwB3QaAQZEn1DqFtJFdiONrZ1CchPgTI5hkdV1gjNpwIXe11M0bmFIs0DeEFUpk4XbhuRCCv-OJNyeLPOhtBPdA4xqxvQI4vv2FIFSRRGDnlRDuwuUDUa0ZxFS0HXm_Hy0xNClaorCrPk6sHwzyp6L5AiZzKP3gbICIn3pI/s320/DSC_0104.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd24y9tWifM7j50jokmVcD7njCr_R5REn9RYku8o8-URaBsnsjKpaKMtjdXseNHn4UlSbPjqMbHF3MNFUkvFrjydbg66NRrHCRhZiKQdaG_86yzmsxdq-P2tKScmPEuC-L_XHpXT-LoUFZGF4i5OD2E8Xs-UJiVHFHnOD4VtlsL59GQLfRNlICMVcgKPk/s4805/DSC_0105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Every place with rocks likes to point out at least one formation that looks like an elephant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVpE-XK0oPIQzV_YmTQAv2ix1GmEgSR7kKCUilfoKXzBhUVRD9kY-J4bJ6cWrpqiPqtPn8RQnl8DeJjQNSCjv6Kbn9Lrb8yR87UxT0rz_QUW-zmV-9qvcomGOxi1js4Qkm24_Z5W1CUdxmecch2-U7dzrps7C3onYgY52ZOUy7dl1pQQJBnAO2Fb8sxA/s6000/DSC_0119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaVpE-XK0oPIQzV_YmTQAv2ix1GmEgSR7kKCUilfoKXzBhUVRD9kY-J4bJ6cWrpqiPqtPn8RQnl8DeJjQNSCjv6Kbn9Lrb8yR87UxT0rz_QUW-zmV-9qvcomGOxi1js4Qkm24_Z5W1CUdxmecch2-U7dzrps7C3onYgY52ZOUy7dl1pQQJBnAO2Fb8sxA/s320/DSC_0119.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was colorful and picturesque.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVKT0B95DN1v_SK5Kwbkc14P5NnA5_pSls9oQxlwPTyQPKTofNC51G8i4hVCxmVQ5e7gRq9ZicWkZT6vfmmSBrJKzw242HRk0GxCt_UYjnQ-efK1mn_FV2TLxM_vb38IVMdTBxnuY3iKTDu42X046MgkJkDOV6GU_0ANh_mNETC3npZUhZV77WBGOCUs/s6000/DSC_0146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmVKT0B95DN1v_SK5Kwbkc14P5NnA5_pSls9oQxlwPTyQPKTofNC51G8i4hVCxmVQ5e7gRq9ZicWkZT6vfmmSBrJKzw242HRk0GxCt_UYjnQ-efK1mn_FV2TLxM_vb38IVMdTBxnuY3iKTDu42X046MgkJkDOV6GU_0ANh_mNETC3npZUhZV77WBGOCUs/s320/DSC_0146.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC6LGN5yKvQcZ_iv1zT3Uf4_JvbBQvXk474CwEf7v-SCKojsbFz716KJSv991zS89xsCDUEn6BJ-IJXdQ9NTR70bx7HnADoRHekbIfwpgFU_3sjH69zpCJDeX5xRQVBYiaLiNXyF6tuWrDz2l4WwLuPTlZsMBJz-2DwoAPE_ufstmPlXJKkJEjX1xiPNs/s6000/DSC_0149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We had an early breakfast.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2AcEgtS-tKFOfJCfD7W7r8PGy3_QE5-TUPYEh916kVFsaCavyIvSyp6mT_LI5BKkb7VIirK-VtWBzMH4IfgFczuPI9gTpk9WkZSyoX46r779h_Rq75Gd78BJXFt5IiQpgl9amZArmwIjgmMZil7YBg6A4Nix17_564HGtkobl0wtBt_1OW5UqglgHLWA/s6000/DSC_0054.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2AcEgtS-tKFOfJCfD7W7r8PGy3_QE5-TUPYEh916kVFsaCavyIvSyp6mT_LI5BKkb7VIirK-VtWBzMH4IfgFczuPI9gTpk9WkZSyoX46r779h_Rq75Gd78BJXFt5IiQpgl9amZArmwIjgmMZil7YBg6A4Nix17_564HGtkobl0wtBt_1OW5UqglgHLWA/s320/DSC_0054.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>And then met our hired car. We got to glimpse the dam that had forced them to move Abu Simbel in the 1960s.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf2DItyeuWoJy_0Mfvruns_6wXCvAVrVe2hozMbR9nFMNP_4dN98xmFQSeiLYiNLIbMPDLVLjuyoyNEUcMQvojrNeiUWo5A6ZQCWkei792mGCg4U4wjE4BBMm4Z185q-YOnMv-mmMJmQMbcxMzzkq0gCPV2t2zZ-Jg8B72OPFaQ0Oqb7PSoqUSviqxEw/s4553/DSC_0017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="4553" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYf2DItyeuWoJy_0Mfvruns_6wXCvAVrVe2hozMbR9nFMNP_4dN98xmFQSeiLYiNLIbMPDLVLjuyoyNEUcMQvojrNeiUWo5A6ZQCWkei792mGCg4U4wjE4BBMm4Z185q-YOnMv-mmMJmQMbcxMzzkq0gCPV2t2zZ-Jg8B72OPFaQ0Oqb7PSoqUSviqxEw/w357-h176/DSC_0017.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguU-BL0q2-dnmHdpzSA-5wj6G1Uvq_mfMsN9svnxOF-j8McxL_tB95ckMY-GZawGwkE2x7scCL8cwhjHIQc9_Y7Lo85qYgYSFNj_1jI4DpC6QkGcfCcp9HmZ6jBW6liDuxxu9RRo5h-CHQikkoVgPvTNvDl_6Nppc7AKgx0VL93bYs987mjkenbR1YrUU/s6000/DSC_0018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguU-BL0q2-dnmHdpzSA-5wj6G1Uvq_mfMsN9svnxOF-j8McxL_tB95ckMY-GZawGwkE2x7scCL8cwhjHIQc9_Y7Lo85qYgYSFNj_1jI4DpC6QkGcfCcp9HmZ6jBW6liDuxxu9RRo5h-CHQikkoVgPvTNvDl_6Nppc7AKgx0VL93bYs987mjkenbR1YrUU/s320/DSC_0018.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Driving through the desert is an interesting experience for a short while, but eventually settles into routine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='342' height='284' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6q6ETqBhwZoXAVT_zg2SioGT1CVIs0nMc50g2IAmaYTd9npJa87pv-Xp4jx_piwJ2YmOUhhxPZ5AieCQgyg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Midway through the trip we turned into a little rest stop. It reminded me a little of stops we had made in the Mexican desert. It was a nice protection from the sun, had a lot of tile and a fountain that was not running. A group of men hung out and chatted lazily and you got the feeling that this was how they spent their days. I imagine it was busier in high tourist season, but it was a reminder to me that life could be slower and satisfying even in such an inhospitable hot desert clime.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_cj-z8LildpvHkWDl5jjNNTl6quy2t4ZVB9jwLOw8jUdBP-_3ihxs8N6OZlwzGn9bNEhZ0SfBuOPaR9pkMjMC9Qca9v8kt_Ytw-3tJEPrZrftdSjg7Ksf-0dAwQiNqTtozt-ZDZHznzy7zfSaDyCzmcJAqbnxEEXyucbp2p_1Ea59t_NtE0SHftTn9Y/s5524/DSC_0021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3599" data-original-width="5524" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_cj-z8LildpvHkWDl5jjNNTl6quy2t4ZVB9jwLOw8jUdBP-_3ihxs8N6OZlwzGn9bNEhZ0SfBuOPaR9pkMjMC9Qca9v8kt_Ytw-3tJEPrZrftdSjg7Ksf-0dAwQiNqTtozt-ZDZHznzy7zfSaDyCzmcJAqbnxEEXyucbp2p_1Ea59t_NtE0SHftTn9Y/s320/DSC_0021.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The geography changed when we arrived in the city of Abu Simbel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHasIphCkr_S23mU4YBti7G79fd2hR-ODMx_xorqtVfjqs0GCZ5pkQfCdbAOz5gICedyt7ebS2hdBFG6Z_NEh6pkyRxUFvbl8csnbchAgMJAt2R2BMaG9a_LtS-cOUseVV0IT6O__YuS22-dLoCxhusNwBTMNu6w74JWctWKgo_WdB4vcXxhyphenhyphenBCaeY04/s4889/DSC_0020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="4889" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMHasIphCkr_S23mU4YBti7G79fd2hR-ODMx_xorqtVfjqs0GCZ5pkQfCdbAOz5gICedyt7ebS2hdBFG6Z_NEh6pkyRxUFvbl8csnbchAgMJAt2R2BMaG9a_LtS-cOUseVV0IT6O__YuS22-dLoCxhusNwBTMNu6w74JWctWKgo_WdB4vcXxhyphenhyphenBCaeY04/s320/DSC_0020.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were mounds that looked like possible pyramids as we got closer to Abu Simbel.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDePEMFlW3CWNe8vOVwSwC7COLVuD3Q8ySsXkVF593BY7oZYF1PmNH9DObCnfC5Naw-JCrjY26miJN_VkXp6qCadFr3CUsgfGt4W7xmfreHAXgoDMcmmJwB96YQC6jaexB1S_BvjFUtEmhSgP3yScmz0iPzI3_HNPo2CNwChYpMwnitenkqGoFHgQCMI/s5065/DSC_0022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="5065" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHDePEMFlW3CWNe8vOVwSwC7COLVuD3Q8ySsXkVF593BY7oZYF1PmNH9DObCnfC5Naw-JCrjY26miJN_VkXp6qCadFr3CUsgfGt4W7xmfreHAXgoDMcmmJwB96YQC6jaexB1S_BvjFUtEmhSgP3yScmz0iPzI3_HNPo2CNwChYpMwnitenkqGoFHgQCMI/w344-h184/DSC_0022.jpeg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzdKmgbPnzQe581qEPhRqbMo2jKeC7NwX4pq2oXxbdJCpk4_0Y62HlLt7za1JXnJr_MDNgeiG0BrBsGg-Mpkw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the welcome sign.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4zDglH_LubM0kX6mUSX9gyxjsgDmh6UoxacZJLLgfbSX1_bd5J20Ejb1XgoA7YL1l173NQ5ddiYojYM76gQTql02odFd8P7jAIJCr9Jcr8gAXQyWsE-3y5aHJOld5tmhCiQCXaSQqiEjPw4VRJ4lXMt1T_evMdWG8v9-XK_FzRzZI4fbvkhFeV5tvMA/s6000/DSC_0023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG4zDglH_LubM0kX6mUSX9gyxjsgDmh6UoxacZJLLgfbSX1_bd5J20Ejb1XgoA7YL1l173NQ5ddiYojYM76gQTql02odFd8P7jAIJCr9Jcr8gAXQyWsE-3y5aHJOld5tmhCiQCXaSQqiEjPw4VRJ4lXMt1T_evMdWG8v9-XK_FzRzZI4fbvkhFeV5tvMA/s320/DSC_0023.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We pulled into the site and immediately had a lovely view of the river.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsLw1eSVKGCNE0hxijlNkdeJ9asSe6Tw0IEVyuqWkVYQciR5vQBc9otXDcLf-kI0O9K22IHfi8RAOaDGtJ9H9-gv9flp33t-ZD2iSqTcdrL045OsbsRAmwQC4NJsNPD8RI4MLRG_GMAU7Viin4lnAS0YxViy8QOh0lxb5N8T0VsaiLmehPTarrpfgUgQ/s6000/DSC_0024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsLw1eSVKGCNE0hxijlNkdeJ9asSe6Tw0IEVyuqWkVYQciR5vQBc9otXDcLf-kI0O9K22IHfi8RAOaDGtJ9H9-gv9flp33t-ZD2iSqTcdrL045OsbsRAmwQC4NJsNPD8RI4MLRG_GMAU7Viin4lnAS0YxViy8QOh0lxb5N8T0VsaiLmehPTarrpfgUgQ/s320/DSC_0024.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div><br /></div><div>For younger readers it may help to mention that the entire site was moved in the 1960s because the building of the big Aswan damn threatened the submersion of these two major temples constructed by Ramses II.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVmMj_Jxd850DcimxPeOfWXJa8-CxweBfaRWhAy_j4ij1C0VGror5u4ZOsa2ex0bBEdZ6tD5vqXkAQHI1PK6T2A9R-MAtHx818RZ4OlcIngwSG1tBOsGyrlTjfSrZTrObVz6KO4hfiqC404dzleen94E_6M_e3S8aVW-9XgCEgfEloYY6hEyhgvcZO7E/s4032/IMG_0404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVmMj_Jxd850DcimxPeOfWXJa8-CxweBfaRWhAy_j4ij1C0VGror5u4ZOsa2ex0bBEdZ6tD5vqXkAQHI1PK6T2A9R-MAtHx818RZ4OlcIngwSG1tBOsGyrlTjfSrZTrObVz6KO4hfiqC404dzleen94E_6M_e3S8aVW-9XgCEgfEloYY6hEyhgvcZO7E/w351-h468/IMG_0404.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The entire site was raised 65 meters higher.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPNFjq-h8i9fjf0zHXp4Iv008Sg5N6p1XTHk1vhEYCC8NG46TrC7ZPyHuMawaWLr6N9ZyPTiYN-oFQmM4MYysAbK4WiX_BzaRejHLgCwU2BA2RfC6D8sCn2Sk7p1QkREirrnBibNzf7u77ykvaPVoyUfmNADZW8JYdc2rMHR-EmnAnB27mqieZ1XCRsg/s5509/DSC_0025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3273" data-original-width="5509" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPNFjq-h8i9fjf0zHXp4Iv008Sg5N6p1XTHk1vhEYCC8NG46TrC7ZPyHuMawaWLr6N9ZyPTiYN-oFQmM4MYysAbK4WiX_BzaRejHLgCwU2BA2RfC6D8sCn2Sk7p1QkREirrnBibNzf7u77ykvaPVoyUfmNADZW8JYdc2rMHR-EmnAnB27mqieZ1XCRsg/w341-h202/DSC_0025.jpeg" width="341" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We arrived eventually after a three hour drive. After getting out of the car, all you see at first is lake Nasser, but then as you curve around a bend you see the temples.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMZhtPfLlY20k-ZJRNOvTME7kmlqrGHqF_wBtFYFn9YJ6qkvLN9zF5zhtEZM2yZNJxYlWpO-vIl_ezgwaeYQI4fNUqs3udHVPsx9cPfa30poAq2sZShux7h_srT6dfbE834HtvrWYX680jnXBmjWVaqLAbopdW_zXqS6hdhGv1w7B9enYsSrfv-ayaIo/s6000/DSC_0029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMZhtPfLlY20k-ZJRNOvTME7kmlqrGHqF_wBtFYFn9YJ6qkvLN9zF5zhtEZM2yZNJxYlWpO-vIl_ezgwaeYQI4fNUqs3udHVPsx9cPfa30poAq2sZShux7h_srT6dfbE834HtvrWYX680jnXBmjWVaqLAbopdW_zXqS6hdhGv1w7B9enYsSrfv-ayaIo/s320/DSC_0029.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was so exciting as I got closer to see these monumental structures that dominated the news when I was growing up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTdCVN59GWvCzvOLyDEMT1lduaL1CWelUbEDPs2j9gPScHYtizI1fn4qoLSfHNG67xQHSf3U5RufDpjoDTMrZnXbqx4rE749KEzzP5Ga1KJNAtJgSLqdCV3H1hItmUqcx1o2zq-3EAzFNjAZNI7JeXXPTyh1iiadzSKQ9gpTqaBjTg3p6w0llVVFDCg0/s6000/DSC_0028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTdCVN59GWvCzvOLyDEMT1lduaL1CWelUbEDPs2j9gPScHYtizI1fn4qoLSfHNG67xQHSf3U5RufDpjoDTMrZnXbqx4rE749KEzzP5Ga1KJNAtJgSLqdCV3H1hItmUqcx1o2zq-3EAzFNjAZNI7JeXXPTyh1iiadzSKQ9gpTqaBjTg3p6w0llVVFDCg0/w275-h413/DSC_0028.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a wikipedia photo by Per Olow showing the rebuilding of the huge statues of Ramses II.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVPKSyQ4n7bo18Hs5-g0tMqZ3yLYXqhNz1vXu-r74m2du3taTicfvymI8BXFNwZA29UEef1TQ8drLZBIedbAIi4MUhrFS5UVVK1Qtm65NCKqQnh72w2hSZ_r4RJTbdsG8Ng1ePEl3oAUVtFsB2wmifAPBNxVqGnO4lVdnSXg8egGDSYvYF5p7dYT8eJg/s1232/Abusimbel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVPKSyQ4n7bo18Hs5-g0tMqZ3yLYXqhNz1vXu-r74m2du3taTicfvymI8BXFNwZA29UEef1TQ8drLZBIedbAIi4MUhrFS5UVVK1Qtm65NCKqQnh72w2hSZ_r4RJTbdsG8Ng1ePEl3oAUVtFsB2wmifAPBNxVqGnO4lVdnSXg8egGDSYvYF5p7dYT8eJg/s320/Abusimbel.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide showed us some important things to look for in the temples using photos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzMsC3_dsbeAmgca1Ctx-yidwTLsusthvHsFB8n117mg_11SsL58c_7XOmIlvD8TOXlcY4LLFcnYYDk37KD_1O0N9W3jO9IdGBqVyb9PnLN9BDV2HM_d7zvarVYIV16VQVjVwZ6VrMfSt2D5wTPhT5U1pr3l7U-PsUKfju5TzNFcBTTxdMHpNFrSq_dw/s4032/IMG_0441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMzMsC3_dsbeAmgca1Ctx-yidwTLsusthvHsFB8n117mg_11SsL58c_7XOmIlvD8TOXlcY4LLFcnYYDk37KD_1O0N9W3jO9IdGBqVyb9PnLN9BDV2HM_d7zvarVYIV16VQVjVwZ6VrMfSt2D5wTPhT5U1pr3l7U-PsUKfju5TzNFcBTTxdMHpNFrSq_dw/w271-h362/IMG_0441.jpeg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and then he set us free to go explore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVLtvq1P1S0Uo7pLPbD96WqCTolQp8nUemqpgqhd5Z1oIc6bWY4imfb3BsYywP_09oUNNYvE_jDVr95U4CKnIcYjXr433156bz5m2hsFlH1ZetyWhzli5ol4z4d4LmcNdg8wAyH3rzEEqnS656PfYgldTGVD9OWRkNd5S5rS__MRWpsQvIVM_BUcvXlc/s6000/DSC_0034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVLtvq1P1S0Uo7pLPbD96WqCTolQp8nUemqpgqhd5Z1oIc6bWY4imfb3BsYywP_09oUNNYvE_jDVr95U4CKnIcYjXr433156bz5m2hsFlH1ZetyWhzli5ol4z4d4LmcNdg8wAyH3rzEEqnS656PfYgldTGVD9OWRkNd5S5rS__MRWpsQvIVM_BUcvXlc/w330-h496/DSC_0034.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nothing can really give the sense of grandeur, but this little statue of Nefertari at the feet of one the Ramses Colossi and the statues of Horus capture a bit of the size difference. The facade is 33 meters high </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcMikd7CkCouAdOu0qZrzzua2TDWyTYVrtuJSndyRUcB0JhWf96bV09sYO-s0plLYUGhI0Arr7Xibs2fgRe6ddmrvmOZewDYhsv_PDe-5DsQjIrpuQcMVdpY8_O72b1dkr3VNOgV298VJ3I9SApmZIiqmArjbJ45LcRgVhG9mj5YffOXap6HcvXCBx6Y/s4032/IMG_0440.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKcMikd7CkCouAdOu0qZrzzua2TDWyTYVrtuJSndyRUcB0JhWf96bV09sYO-s0plLYUGhI0Arr7Xibs2fgRe6ddmrvmOZewDYhsv_PDe-5DsQjIrpuQcMVdpY8_O72b1dkr3VNOgV298VJ3I9SApmZIiqmArjbJ45LcRgVhG9mj5YffOXap6HcvXCBx6Y/s320/IMG_0440.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and if you look carefully you can see a row of sun worshipping baboons sitting along the top of the temple.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXhY07uOIeBaOKbGXuW2u8wPZu-34G1p4moQXvVfDBgN5WiVLgPXQ5ScEBrUWDKK1c_dKqW8bQ24CEvThokqyUkU6MfcS1NYtbQK76WdvRqmTOo6R0nm71w513aZwNGqKeU9WgLBXT7U0Ag6bb32ApQpsjW9BlCkkqgUwd5pTSUpV0d_TSKHh-_msk6Y/s1645/IMG_0407.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="1645" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXhY07uOIeBaOKbGXuW2u8wPZu-34G1p4moQXvVfDBgN5WiVLgPXQ5ScEBrUWDKK1c_dKqW8bQ24CEvThokqyUkU6MfcS1NYtbQK76WdvRqmTOo6R0nm71w513aZwNGqKeU9WgLBXT7U0Ag6bb32ApQpsjW9BlCkkqgUwd5pTSUpV0d_TSKHh-_msk6Y/w390-h124/IMG_0407.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you enter the large temple, you see these images of captured Nubian soldiers. They seem to wear feathers like the Native American warriors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5WNK6ibqebG6Ocv-G8ENFH6G5vkBFb79fRZkX_fII6wl9n6mUu1u7OmzlZafbBT7nFHMGeyz7fhkFRUUTwJEtHPbowqw7Y_cCvWyO-90Zp02-dSrBHRM0CD3M4SahBAA7_7OJO1IoEsY1nY_AM-6JEvvxBxQrkgzJrotcL2NHaN5VoBsvvyOCdMq9Ig/s5435/DSC_0035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3552" data-original-width="5435" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5WNK6ibqebG6Ocv-G8ENFH6G5vkBFb79fRZkX_fII6wl9n6mUu1u7OmzlZafbBT7nFHMGeyz7fhkFRUUTwJEtHPbowqw7Y_cCvWyO-90Zp02-dSrBHRM0CD3M4SahBAA7_7OJO1IoEsY1nY_AM-6JEvvxBxQrkgzJrotcL2NHaN5VoBsvvyOCdMq9Ig/w415-h271/DSC_0035.jpeg" width="415" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The large temple is in honor of Ra-Horakhty, the falcon-headed version of the god of the rising and setting sun (seen below between the central colossi.) Its "proper" name is the "Temple of Ramesses II beloved of Amun." The statue of Ra-Horakhty which is above the entrance to the temple has reliefs of Ramses honoring him on either side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-5TBmpR1YMFAcRQK2pLz__anrx4L3FVdcDhd2hCPHp65pyVR9JgyZNnNDIX0u6og9ZMF7ecrH7m3v9SOFojqukIEKj5-TvZ-SWm9kSqdS0JeD7o30lO4jK3gQO1PZ-iygXMP-vSq0GbugMOYNLoBcnq5kFNzU-zwnU_U_rufS5a4fzL02vJcASaJYI4/s6000/DSC_0033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-5TBmpR1YMFAcRQK2pLz__anrx4L3FVdcDhd2hCPHp65pyVR9JgyZNnNDIX0u6og9ZMF7ecrH7m3v9SOFojqukIEKj5-TvZ-SWm9kSqdS0JeD7o30lO4jK3gQO1PZ-iygXMP-vSq0GbugMOYNLoBcnq5kFNzU-zwnU_U_rufS5a4fzL02vJcASaJYI4/s320/DSC_0033.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The interior of the tomb is laid out like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxe80s1sXD3Gyl8-zr1TuD_BDNWiT0Hpsk2qd6ioqYIfmzleaGHoe7F62iZvR35LjDv021sXEecSkl8MBtxV-mp7H__WUijt2inedsZi3vCDVZyx2IG-itiQbTPVcruiVa0jYzVjfuamwmJCXH8-WuxhrtUvUsb9Q9CNuhPNtFRAIOit4acK8XQZkoOR4/s6000/DSC_0051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxe80s1sXD3Gyl8-zr1TuD_BDNWiT0Hpsk2qd6ioqYIfmzleaGHoe7F62iZvR35LjDv021sXEecSkl8MBtxV-mp7H__WUijt2inedsZi3vCDVZyx2IG-itiQbTPVcruiVa0jYzVjfuamwmJCXH8-WuxhrtUvUsb9Q9CNuhPNtFRAIOit4acK8XQZkoOR4/s320/DSC_0051.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The entry to the grand temple has a hypostyle hall of eight Osirid figures of the pharaoh (Ramses in his deified form). The figures on the right show the King wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IWS6w-2WLLfJ01XVKXKwVjZTLbbX8ZZAPebjg-jQqke9Y56HGl0w78rj574vD9nj4zi48pYP_XDKtW4Q4Tufl9OamPJaWg716f3wv8P3wNzgvRB7TTKSYsWsKoZSEZE83VdfzGBCtIkkxdgU3MDSzxrRI2N62kfs60BYtorjs3SLHBpbFGi-qZxiD8c/s4032/IMG_0414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IWS6w-2WLLfJ01XVKXKwVjZTLbbX8ZZAPebjg-jQqke9Y56HGl0w78rj574vD9nj4zi48pYP_XDKtW4Q4Tufl9OamPJaWg716f3wv8P3wNzgvRB7TTKSYsWsKoZSEZE83VdfzGBCtIkkxdgU3MDSzxrRI2N62kfs60BYtorjs3SLHBpbFGi-qZxiD8c/s320/IMG_0414.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Somehow they do not look as majestic as the statues we saw at other locations such as Karnak and Luxor. These figures on the right as you enter the temple wear the combined crown of Upper and Lower Egypt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9milkfzoIxjyDn3CKDy7rQ2qHotRPRqdVEHiOWMoPCfYUR_nubiHZUntlIP1bA2-3ZYyBCceypJUGkPkC_b-vEJSNSKE5RiwEOChRedeMFd-K3dDoZYV4VAUdpyxCyvsIzkh4-BuFese0CFhkz75qus_AMswzBoyuJcwHXGLPRG5oXNCzVd9vuyx5zmQ/s5615/DSC_0036.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5615" data-original-width="3472" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9milkfzoIxjyDn3CKDy7rQ2qHotRPRqdVEHiOWMoPCfYUR_nubiHZUntlIP1bA2-3ZYyBCceypJUGkPkC_b-vEJSNSKE5RiwEOChRedeMFd-K3dDoZYV4VAUdpyxCyvsIzkh4-BuFese0CFhkz75qus_AMswzBoyuJcwHXGLPRG5oXNCzVd9vuyx5zmQ/w172-h278/DSC_0036.jpeg" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The figures on the left side of the temple in contrast wear only the single crown of Upper Egypt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWe2Mw0J_b9g9Y3K8jEeurKx4daIdNR_IzEVUed2i4FVyv5hCyLu3Lyux_hmefh7e0QukFTj2xfanA3vmYLYAi9sJ0j-_TzR6pLy9-HeaCZqfwUD1ou3wKsngCSrrx7qcDOe2u8w3zuJ8XN8t0S4iE6FpChb2NiBrXOx-CjuAvnnXkkEAL4wgouT5oY/s3803/DSC_0039.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3758" data-original-width="3803" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMWe2Mw0J_b9g9Y3K8jEeurKx4daIdNR_IzEVUed2i4FVyv5hCyLu3Lyux_hmefh7e0QukFTj2xfanA3vmYLYAi9sJ0j-_TzR6pLy9-HeaCZqfwUD1ou3wKsngCSrrx7qcDOe2u8w3zuJ8XN8t0S4iE6FpChb2NiBrXOx-CjuAvnnXkkEAL4wgouT5oY/w172-h169/DSC_0039.jpeg" width="172" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_OV8EIG16KvuZSCMKZetX4sxqDHrqnipdSycKUTuwdbXXzGLqkuDTcGfMimCock5w4EzQuD9-emr19xzfFoGb3NB7K4pdpyagJ1SnD-v_MZdgORLwvBbHoUbN1CFEGCQnLoTDwshjTEtzTGvIuQVpScKBwex9WPwXMRI56fFwtLqJTnDyhkRtp9QX0g/s4032/IMG_0413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_OV8EIG16KvuZSCMKZetX4sxqDHrqnipdSycKUTuwdbXXzGLqkuDTcGfMimCock5w4EzQuD9-emr19xzfFoGb3NB7K4pdpyagJ1SnD-v_MZdgORLwvBbHoUbN1CFEGCQnLoTDwshjTEtzTGvIuQVpScKBwex9WPwXMRI56fFwtLqJTnDyhkRtp9QX0g/w156-h208/IMG_0413.jpeg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is a little hard to distinguish, but the flat topped crown of Lower Egypt is not depicted on the figures of the left, while the combined crown is on the figures of the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside the temple are many reliefs of Ramses making offerings to the gods. Here he holds a plate of offerings for Re-Horakhty. (found on the third column left)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDitE9bJWPbGsqyqnYAxPRs_xawpxGnc-3yj1Tma3lGmeYwxp-DO0O1cj5xOGjkKiavDEgM0J9sP6w-F-gg2Z5sv0Ok0ZQgou1n1qSovrsPCzD7si5e59TsV6VLSzsf8B1k3_tvG0oqxqyh8dq7vNashAVpQXi-xQ7P2TTiUbUfyU7CCiui05a-VSpm8/s4032/IMG_0446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDitE9bJWPbGsqyqnYAxPRs_xawpxGnc-3yj1Tma3lGmeYwxp-DO0O1cj5xOGjkKiavDEgM0J9sP6w-F-gg2Z5sv0Ok0ZQgou1n1qSovrsPCzD7si5e59TsV6VLSzsf8B1k3_tvG0oqxqyh8dq7vNashAVpQXi-xQ7P2TTiUbUfyU7CCiui05a-VSpm8/s320/IMG_0446.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here he offers flowers (and perhaps bread) to the crocodile god Sobek (second column left).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghXrzNOEuIkFVX7DBRhlrfjc2MdW2RNcIyp3o2ESrZ7soAThEqcHlRV0yAcx2R0Ye6yRdSHUUKoVo3AhHVKRaV1rUvefVQBEekIf5McLGiLpYMQdRM04HEbymRE0fYNbmFZ7VYoXdzq5UiwzaV5dUL5V4Kab9hGjjQFoOzzfj5thW9YXrJ1zo5HrNC_I/s4032/IMG_0447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghXrzNOEuIkFVX7DBRhlrfjc2MdW2RNcIyp3o2ESrZ7soAThEqcHlRV0yAcx2R0Ye6yRdSHUUKoVo3AhHVKRaV1rUvefVQBEekIf5McLGiLpYMQdRM04HEbymRE0fYNbmFZ7VYoXdzq5UiwzaV5dUL5V4Kab9hGjjQFoOzzfj5thW9YXrJ1zo5HrNC_I/s320/IMG_0447.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This seems to be Ramses II holding nemset jars before the deified version of himself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ruwanExS3JfCvpUDg3nT2ZAiHf62HJbR_XIKCEYQOEwPbXcZHJv4jPsY-c_gMoFddEy_z2lEpGt3GKscV3RxAaN8HLISnOSy9pIgJF_WvYYp2O1jJDWJ0h4Acc9HDat7r0BCrQt-f8knqASumpVqSMU54ecNIapzLC9JUGTH96kpVYaZjH7AEtFkqn0/s4032/IMG_0445.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ruwanExS3JfCvpUDg3nT2ZAiHf62HJbR_XIKCEYQOEwPbXcZHJv4jPsY-c_gMoFddEy_z2lEpGt3GKscV3RxAaN8HLISnOSy9pIgJF_WvYYp2O1jJDWJ0h4Acc9HDat7r0BCrQt-f8knqASumpVqSMU54ecNIapzLC9JUGTH96kpVYaZjH7AEtFkqn0/s320/IMG_0445.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A barque being carried.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fUVEgwqkPmeXwMXUQBOFDGnpohk5dUbI5G0TjjcRhcca3dht9G1mFFYWl0bgx5OdsMB-2dZuWPFfNZfTG7Iva_eOTJ_E0I_J1EeJ4HdykFeDjyzYvVpDCBbPvXCQcGtqK6p-PjIvwuQkAz9UWBJQcXxVG6n-DDN1FF2LDPMEWUhxIZeF_GL0LnWovV4/s4032/IMG_0454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7fUVEgwqkPmeXwMXUQBOFDGnpohk5dUbI5G0TjjcRhcca3dht9G1mFFYWl0bgx5OdsMB-2dZuWPFfNZfTG7Iva_eOTJ_E0I_J1EeJ4HdykFeDjyzYvVpDCBbPvXCQcGtqK6p-PjIvwuQkAz9UWBJQcXxVG6n-DDN1FF2LDPMEWUhxIZeF_GL0LnWovV4/s320/IMG_0454.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEA8ampySWCtde8HT2xpnUNBb5vtmmaVg6Nyhki42EcXwC7RI8l6TE6f5cSatI6y8qy4E-ngIwmgOeMWprGls3y7RGcjxsjx8qcghE7t0JM8wTzClH9PJNS831KjSSluKsoo5DeQtb2myZZCYBS0m5ti8FUdO-0yv0lbPv7bhgeBsnQX9DMDZRQPoIgs/s4032/IMG_0448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuEA8ampySWCtde8HT2xpnUNBb5vtmmaVg6Nyhki42EcXwC7RI8l6TE6f5cSatI6y8qy4E-ngIwmgOeMWprGls3y7RGcjxsjx8qcghE7t0JM8wTzClH9PJNS831KjSSluKsoo5DeQtb2myZZCYBS0m5ti8FUdO-0yv0lbPv7bhgeBsnQX9DMDZRQPoIgs/s320/IMG_0448.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This (above) may be Ramses making an offering to Ptah.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBD4IqaqhMZLJR-frnGz__iRYJlt3yz4rkwwtz5uxvoZODzSOnGe9AcShQmnZubAmyG5HqetKL229BTLZW7beaZQcg6xZ4HgCpu2om5-9eig02LvauwH1IU4pzwJS54T_SQsOY1-kUL7POf5_J1S-9S1udM7ylRSY0tFRGeIKfPYME22tFYAGW5Gudzg/s4032/IMG_0444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBD4IqaqhMZLJR-frnGz__iRYJlt3yz4rkwwtz5uxvoZODzSOnGe9AcShQmnZubAmyG5HqetKL229BTLZW7beaZQcg6xZ4HgCpu2om5-9eig02LvauwH1IU4pzwJS54T_SQsOY1-kUL7POf5_J1S-9S1udM7ylRSY0tFRGeIKfPYME22tFYAGW5Gudzg/s320/IMG_0444.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This can give a sense of how the pillars relate to the images on the walls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJruu_fWIO-r-8l3XrNhxi6Gu7qoL4Gj38RfO5zV3dDXScgKyPvT3OC_HIwyAG-yDnAxGjBcjE_lX9bQgrxfYnhtbKMp9f5cPFw7OzBg_isdFHZKb3GjTFDfNXi2x6XvX8C7f6Uz4c8Pjx7KhNoTcNMNRQQqistPOip3Zkmd8pl9qY8qwgBFO39ioymA/s4032/IMG_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJruu_fWIO-r-8l3XrNhxi6Gu7qoL4Gj38RfO5zV3dDXScgKyPvT3OC_HIwyAG-yDnAxGjBcjE_lX9bQgrxfYnhtbKMp9f5cPFw7OzBg_isdFHZKb3GjTFDfNXi2x6XvX8C7f6Uz4c8Pjx7KhNoTcNMNRQQqistPOip3Zkmd8pl9qY8qwgBFO39ioymA/s320/IMG_0451.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ramses II is of course also shown smiting his enemies, the Syrians, the Nubians and the Hittites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPODrsdm87vxRwVamrUOge1AJztPUAfWm77RVBt8U7pk9ZsA239e6_jRCaLuBFpKllszNQVobGVlZk1A31DeqgSM95DWe0YZfZHQS2EtrV88Jlq6OHlnPlCgBbZwfu6NyZMxZlpTJyYqVQ_B7lrfQyuG2cMJoI5Qsh4AhLPo2swbhYIgFpm2SgjkNZpLM/s4032/IMG_0425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPODrsdm87vxRwVamrUOge1AJztPUAfWm77RVBt8U7pk9ZsA239e6_jRCaLuBFpKllszNQVobGVlZk1A31DeqgSM95DWe0YZfZHQS2EtrV88Jlq6OHlnPlCgBbZwfu6NyZMxZlpTJyYqVQ_B7lrfQyuG2cMJoI5Qsh4AhLPo2swbhYIgFpm2SgjkNZpLM/s320/IMG_0425.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The walls depict the intricate story of Ramses II's foray into Syria and the Gaza area against the Hittite King Muwatalli.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECiss2WmNfFX_8XnJXT8GzwonjM2AbdqdLWeYa6dA4CyrypTdL3pB3DBKDGypKGSna6CWfWEQhc49Qbk_ilYd6KVTisfUOniQdHIIFKLtD__8V9zKwc5y2P3YpIUq1LqXWjLZEZx0PYGA44upwNPlTYuQQhB9xR5RE_gNrBRic__VPTKD4wMWc227ARM/s4032/IMG_0458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECiss2WmNfFX_8XnJXT8GzwonjM2AbdqdLWeYa6dA4CyrypTdL3pB3DBKDGypKGSna6CWfWEQhc49Qbk_ilYd6KVTisfUOniQdHIIFKLtD__8V9zKwc5y2P3YpIUq1LqXWjLZEZx0PYGA44upwNPlTYuQQhB9xR5RE_gNrBRic__VPTKD4wMWc227ARM/s320/IMG_0458.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This chariot scene features the Battle of Kedash. Much is known about this exciting battle and I invite you to read the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh" target="_blank">whole story here</a>. Some highlights are Ramses' invasion of Hittite land in order to regain once Egyptian-held lands. As he approached the Hittite camp two spies lied and told him the Hittites were far away. Ramses only had one division (the Amun division) with him, so he called for the Ptah and Ra divisions to come, despite Hittite prisoners soon after spilling the beans to Egyptian forces, the Ra division was surprised by the Hittites, who were able to disperse most of Ramses' immediate forces. The Hittite enemy foolishly decided to plunder the Egyptian camp, however, rather than finishing the job and King Ramses managed a surprise counter attack that sent the Hittites fleeing northward. Hittite heavy chariots though were no match for the lighter weight Egyptian vehicles and thus Ramses was able to procure an amazing victory against great odds. The whole story is depicted on the Northern wall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO-u7jAyEK3jPE-6UsTQ6c7V4eBO75UZG_b_yzgFa0870ENgNOXlD4LlC2HvU1q0wNsnqdjDOx28VOpwfwtiMyDUDTEKAflLchS0di2J-esP5mCNlJepkmJr2zeE0HMdw3Kz376w54POHkovh6VcGJ3aLeBkT9CkYaeAB5OJs_FjjrBHiAoEcSpuhWxM/s4032/IMG_0459.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSO-u7jAyEK3jPE-6UsTQ6c7V4eBO75UZG_b_yzgFa0870ENgNOXlD4LlC2HvU1q0wNsnqdjDOx28VOpwfwtiMyDUDTEKAflLchS0di2J-esP5mCNlJepkmJr2zeE0HMdw3Kz376w54POHkovh6VcGJ3aLeBkT9CkYaeAB5OJs_FjjrBHiAoEcSpuhWxM/s320/IMG_0459.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have the story from a variety of sources including letters found on clay tablets and texts on the wall of the Ramesseum temple. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you proceed into the temple you come to the inner sanctum which has four statues: Ptah, Amun-Ra, RamsesII as a god, and Re-Horakhty.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9RUw5ajEKG1UbFic-_pwY6CA6ysTqjB5Yw-SS3MObwQPglvDlc-U1LzoZmtqO-NRMX8dFgcCtXMaSQ-dDkKgPjbxa1I5Wbujs_kXrLbGqPM7kktgIx8WTqSOUb5sD9wTW9jbX6su6-jKmeZnZxSRYExHTxqYkYCZl7eHatUVEoT705-eVTnfEGpEWjo/s6000/DSC_0040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9RUw5ajEKG1UbFic-_pwY6CA6ysTqjB5Yw-SS3MObwQPglvDlc-U1LzoZmtqO-NRMX8dFgcCtXMaSQ-dDkKgPjbxa1I5Wbujs_kXrLbGqPM7kktgIx8WTqSOUb5sD9wTW9jbX6su6-jKmeZnZxSRYExHTxqYkYCZl7eHatUVEoT705-eVTnfEGpEWjo/w351-h234/DSC_0040.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The smaller Temple has giant statues of Nefertari and Ramses at equal height and is dedicated to the cow goddess Hathor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQVaWyGOI7uqUFnqbmtP3zTAPoUzTEGs5UVbpAoypD3iQrxeu_d-ltVNpddMFPFyWG859U7f__oQQsG0NSwCKUOVigm02wH_hcJHRhrQ54QJ3OUjHULeymRDxDY8nrgVpa1ur66KfvhLQgSlHC3thjtsyAXaiGRpYVXSMHYGW7dARkR67WRyBZ2pbspA/s4032/IMG_0417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQVaWyGOI7uqUFnqbmtP3zTAPoUzTEGs5UVbpAoypD3iQrxeu_d-ltVNpddMFPFyWG859U7f__oQQsG0NSwCKUOVigm02wH_hcJHRhrQ54QJ3OUjHULeymRDxDY8nrgVpa1ur66KfvhLQgSlHC3thjtsyAXaiGRpYVXSMHYGW7dARkR67WRyBZ2pbspA/w353-h265/IMG_0417.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has a footprint that looks like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkV8pBWBWq2eEnew1n1aVc_EYM4NhE002MXJUxpIP4GgakI8WwyxKgDKUcn7TdJLDQgcoVX1zh75pO0New0bpj9vBH98I9nHvsPFLdeSaDBf94gGcThbg3AjxAqjzNEU6bw8YrqF1yWtOErrI7B0gI8udOx2R96JoiJdgxHbohPx-UcTQIaiD42teZNg/s4515/DSC_0050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3080" data-original-width="4515" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxkV8pBWBWq2eEnew1n1aVc_EYM4NhE002MXJUxpIP4GgakI8WwyxKgDKUcn7TdJLDQgcoVX1zh75pO0New0bpj9vBH98I9nHvsPFLdeSaDBf94gGcThbg3AjxAqjzNEU6bw8YrqF1yWtOErrI7B0gI8udOx2R96JoiJdgxHbohPx-UcTQIaiD42teZNg/s320/DSC_0050.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These statues are not quite as large as those of Ramses on the other temple, but it is still impressive, especially since Nefertari is featured so prominently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q4HbiPMgyaeEux1xQbTmpKiCfKAu_lCKxW8mrNc627eJrQQoHo_-mGrrMLgiKzpXNBkGtSiZ5w6CxXylnM4RbH55-NxYLeNxC5PL54xXu9ejm56bk8EB-g3LbuayNAHvZzFwup20I4L4FsYZB9D97mWoJJRQww6ZgE9_5g79b9_tOPWhL9izObID4qk/s6000/DSC_0046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q4HbiPMgyaeEux1xQbTmpKiCfKAu_lCKxW8mrNc627eJrQQoHo_-mGrrMLgiKzpXNBkGtSiZ5w6CxXylnM4RbH55-NxYLeNxC5PL54xXu9ejm56bk8EB-g3LbuayNAHvZzFwup20I4L4FsYZB9D97mWoJJRQww6ZgE9_5g79b9_tOPWhL9izObID4qk/w254-h382/DSC_0046.jpeg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nefertari looks quite regal in her double-plumed headdress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcjie7pkrFbThP5tUcr-8r9AKlkkRMJTGfnjaS8IxJ_3mThTXGy5xaRj_m3jwd_UWtl4NC6cIbecAXRCDVAEDK3-mCCPbKBsvO7xu363nlMiHCRXdC7nncd1hBFFKM1sBP6bqvbamLg5MOOMq7nWKKpwDduTKWAmFfMlaLqgjaUJ5y2T_dYge3NnUW9g/s4032/IMG_0420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcjie7pkrFbThP5tUcr-8r9AKlkkRMJTGfnjaS8IxJ_3mThTXGy5xaRj_m3jwd_UWtl4NC6cIbecAXRCDVAEDK3-mCCPbKBsvO7xu363nlMiHCRXdC7nncd1hBFFKM1sBP6bqvbamLg5MOOMq7nWKKpwDduTKWAmFfMlaLqgjaUJ5y2T_dYge3NnUW9g/s320/IMG_0420.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you enter the smaller temple you see the heads of Hathor with her cow ears on the six columns supporting the roof.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q73_jl5Nyi5kh28uqccyQjlDNSBSOVOlmDt62qmJpzbZfc_CKh019IglNh2AQzDm8QnwRGsC0LSW-JOPt4wEp7dsJb2BrCSCFJ236SqvRnDXM9Dl2uwD9FGW44p-Y2mR-5GOdHa-VGSoR6EnhG4RzHIq3XcuAuIHhc0f4dFJ8JPEsaPbEr_ztPntYZ8/s4032/IMG_0421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Q73_jl5Nyi5kh28uqccyQjlDNSBSOVOlmDt62qmJpzbZfc_CKh019IglNh2AQzDm8QnwRGsC0LSW-JOPt4wEp7dsJb2BrCSCFJ236SqvRnDXM9Dl2uwD9FGW44p-Y2mR-5GOdHa-VGSoR6EnhG4RzHIq3XcuAuIHhc0f4dFJ8JPEsaPbEr_ztPntYZ8/s320/IMG_0421.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The scenes on the pillars are Nefertari and Ramses II making offerings to various gods. The ceiling contains a text in which Ramses dedicates the temple to Queen Nefertari.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP9EBvownBf_D6H0kxYHv0-Vs_WXAgpkglzx6j2SM5GxacsRleTmPMiriTE31qKSWosDtadIEh8FKpRhrBIHP_APVVX5PPYPAu3MQf469W0VYtWnvT8WYeS2co_UrfIl7gTes-dmSgres23TtSMve18avQ9N19BM0I6YRy30yBE1S910I3pFl2j26H7c/s4032/IMG_0424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP9EBvownBf_D6H0kxYHv0-Vs_WXAgpkglzx6j2SM5GxacsRleTmPMiriTE31qKSWosDtadIEh8FKpRhrBIHP_APVVX5PPYPAu3MQf469W0VYtWnvT8WYeS2co_UrfIl7gTes-dmSgres23TtSMve18avQ9N19BM0I6YRy30yBE1S910I3pFl2j26H7c/w255-h340/IMG_0424.jpeg" width="255" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At the back of the pronaos are three doors that lead to another chamber.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqlW6ap20IGpZF0iuE81wBfy24L0ZnHtcJFE7oGjI2kzNg_i08kGXcuMEb21B1pOfgreKDltak7VBT9hiKN7FQCOOrqDq3tRARYOlC0xirQN6sskwQ8L5KL4crTxX2kdPzAfMxeVgapKlm-QAXPV1uBpriDNCedqAkp32V6fvy47ksrkTFjRrvZU8akQ/s4032/IMG_0422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnqlW6ap20IGpZF0iuE81wBfy24L0ZnHtcJFE7oGjI2kzNg_i08kGXcuMEb21B1pOfgreKDltak7VBT9hiKN7FQCOOrqDq3tRARYOlC0xirQN6sskwQ8L5KL4crTxX2kdPzAfMxeVgapKlm-QAXPV1uBpriDNCedqAkp32V6fvy47ksrkTFjRrvZU8akQ/s320/IMG_0422.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>One of the most impressive reliefs is this image of Nefertari flanked by Hathor and maybe Isis (or maybe just two Hathors).</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWEuzWPf5baQCnz3Jggry2cQMMxI-FV1NtXViAU3Q9UntDI_4rq0d26eIMFY6s_o-CTm5qeseeiX0JJPuiJeNgifhEUyyr7kWFEdTqficWeT7WZmebF0qgczZakU-2X8ZgiuiG44TvDJMu1-s3awfUAKdW88QRatJFdMVa5FBJNHRKeYk47S-NaYlTEk/s4032/IMG_0423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirWEuzWPf5baQCnz3Jggry2cQMMxI-FV1NtXViAU3Q9UntDI_4rq0d26eIMFY6s_o-CTm5qeseeiX0JJPuiJeNgifhEUyyr7kWFEdTqficWeT7WZmebF0qgczZakU-2X8ZgiuiG44TvDJMu1-s3awfUAKdW88QRatJFdMVa5FBJNHRKeYk47S-NaYlTEk/s320/IMG_0423.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is another lovely image of flowers being presented to the goddess Hathor on a barque.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ySNzzQcb38G1Af2lM8iTY-pegx9lJq1ZpAuDkhvnwW4p_zpGT5qNYnVdJHlcIpfLTy02Q12gtuBwK9JxeQ6KHF1BbkIrZ1-TbWPGHNxulGP_MA7RhYSRrnOATg1VmjHwac-Lw72e4LcXPXmUOUDJEqrNsM0Fv9746ZE4i536OR-n15i-8DJWVY53K_I/s3352/IMG_0466.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="3352" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ySNzzQcb38G1Af2lM8iTY-pegx9lJq1ZpAuDkhvnwW4p_zpGT5qNYnVdJHlcIpfLTy02Q12gtuBwK9JxeQ6KHF1BbkIrZ1-TbWPGHNxulGP_MA7RhYSRrnOATg1VmjHwac-Lw72e4LcXPXmUOUDJEqrNsM0Fv9746ZE4i536OR-n15i-8DJWVY53K_I/s320/IMG_0466.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The time flew by and soon it was time to make the three hour drive back to Aswan.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YHq4iyyHmU8_1dpkNLM1OSTfgq-nTxysfBsVM6FItEPZ4YnaWEqv67ib-v0yc23MpyE1zQuthPd44n-cD5PvyUUMCu_HpWnSGDLyBe6ThkCvvMSZgWSWsGEPJMLYPJnZrisCyAcanT6WXubpKRLfd3J8pmHcu6mPyyLYVOhlwByAi7jDhPCXx172m2g/s4032/IMG_0467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-YHq4iyyHmU8_1dpkNLM1OSTfgq-nTxysfBsVM6FItEPZ4YnaWEqv67ib-v0yc23MpyE1zQuthPd44n-cD5PvyUUMCu_HpWnSGDLyBe6ThkCvvMSZgWSWsGEPJMLYPJnZrisCyAcanT6WXubpKRLfd3J8pmHcu6mPyyLYVOhlwByAi7jDhPCXx172m2g/s320/IMG_0467.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way out we walked around the back of the temples just out of curiosity.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AbzOrSYSK3TESBbcfBb6Yjhq2G9aMNafZ5Fa-OAigyDCF8W4zR8gWfWneUOrywif0lcr9RHGsL9_mRANVyhWPLwmD-EgCCUXj46FMvzImUnjZci1IHrq1niZHGD3NYkh2CLX6JI76LVtIAeMBc2kJ0Q_2iUye_Q78tHF-VFVpdLGD1S2x0mj6TtrUR4/s4032/IMG_0419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AbzOrSYSK3TESBbcfBb6Yjhq2G9aMNafZ5Fa-OAigyDCF8W4zR8gWfWneUOrywif0lcr9RHGsL9_mRANVyhWPLwmD-EgCCUXj46FMvzImUnjZci1IHrq1niZHGD3NYkh2CLX6JI76LVtIAeMBc2kJ0Q_2iUye_Q78tHF-VFVpdLGD1S2x0mj6TtrUR4/s320/IMG_0419.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It gave us a chance to view the monuments from the other direction.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAuR6y8sa7aS5Enl835j3A4uxSWhP6SwoXMc5gMng_eU-SDabzWjsW6bTQ_M5Jsi_euoK0egRq13q2Vxxgt_g54miJq2rEXB9nqdRa0XRaGSbJIhU-vwcuMpqJZqDpMLuYz_50vXCMRfOXkbsZ81fOKDqJH3SAxLtxJDxP3x3KPf_L6gpUtE705GYsuY/s4032/IMG_0428.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAuR6y8sa7aS5Enl835j3A4uxSWhP6SwoXMc5gMng_eU-SDabzWjsW6bTQ_M5Jsi_euoK0egRq13q2Vxxgt_g54miJq2rEXB9nqdRa0XRaGSbJIhU-vwcuMpqJZqDpMLuYz_50vXCMRfOXkbsZ81fOKDqJH3SAxLtxJDxP3x3KPf_L6gpUtE705GYsuY/s320/IMG_0428.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Of course there were more souvenir stands on the way out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then with relief it was back into the car and...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNWAJZSJ0c75kPTOkAyhzyR7s-0c9JcKTnUVLYTM36y8fBWkJcQ2DVKtDMFC0rxAtNjuBUtEmZaHvdK3WpePgZgIaj2RmXzJ0R_BVsCIJkvR-LMfdjE5lWwkFdZnJ5Mp-6TmNkmBFv2MvBbILpiDw9i8erfMb2nDtf8jVkd1IlPZ0MqFOk47a1ZR9yLI/s4032/IMG_0402.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNWAJZSJ0c75kPTOkAyhzyR7s-0c9JcKTnUVLYTM36y8fBWkJcQ2DVKtDMFC0rxAtNjuBUtEmZaHvdK3WpePgZgIaj2RmXzJ0R_BVsCIJkvR-LMfdjE5lWwkFdZnJ5Mp-6TmNkmBFv2MvBbILpiDw9i8erfMb2nDtf8jVkd1IlPZ0MqFOk47a1ZR9yLI/s320/IMG_0402.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...onward again through the desert.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjnUuKDjnH1ZLH6-LgAZT1HmnKqzw7yGSKGWUgcAarkapwIjQhriInk5jpN9cSpFMO8zaNluv_ffv57Wf6_2kZZRMBVuD1ywXU9AG8xeQNEUrANrh1JVDIIzJ4tWJHUP82DGtRXTR2MDYYznThguas1MP3xOEN4r44v8Dy5Dpxrc59j-ce3XYt8RSJXQ/s4032/IMG_0430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjnUuKDjnH1ZLH6-LgAZT1HmnKqzw7yGSKGWUgcAarkapwIjQhriInk5jpN9cSpFMO8zaNluv_ffv57Wf6_2kZZRMBVuD1ywXU9AG8xeQNEUrANrh1JVDIIzJ4tWJHUP82DGtRXTR2MDYYznThguas1MP3xOEN4r44v8Dy5Dpxrc59j-ce3XYt8RSJXQ/s320/IMG_0430.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I won't deny that we were very tired and slept a good portion of the trip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ8p_meNRt5Wf07FEKX_hRxTB7vk3Ht1gHpA6lL92KEek3PqnnJ2pCgY_VzgldyOZ08CKGqH-LzCq2XpGw13HtDy7kQEJExWeeGxuI1XHm2IKnZy4BsEetL0-zYHs3cPpDdrQGXgqzTDmGcO4fXNjjgdpREtB2vBLxziLYJNNQq1R7CTDsBH2ZDyqTVA/s2314/IMG_0470.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="2245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJ8p_meNRt5Wf07FEKX_hRxTB7vk3Ht1gHpA6lL92KEek3PqnnJ2pCgY_VzgldyOZ08CKGqH-LzCq2XpGw13HtDy7kQEJExWeeGxuI1XHm2IKnZy4BsEetL0-zYHs3cPpDdrQGXgqzTDmGcO4fXNjjgdpREtB2vBLxziLYJNNQq1R7CTDsBH2ZDyqTVA/s320/IMG_0470.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And the desert passed by and we got back late afternoon and had a late lunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1RbqJuaJen89MP1oueMZduQfvxYIwuqPIte3_6PkZphCRvUiKCG9UXFxQciogeaTCYYbFNTC-2_R4H3_oM3yuSVtJfgwF51h4Nvbi-W7W48NvDZ5nfDRn10Hv4AI2hiFQ8pmmhSFd76vAdekJEWnTvF123iyn_WRtEiW1hltiiC2G0kvouNZoTGJSsU/s4032/IMG_0431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr1RbqJuaJen89MP1oueMZduQfvxYIwuqPIte3_6PkZphCRvUiKCG9UXFxQciogeaTCYYbFNTC-2_R4H3_oM3yuSVtJfgwF51h4Nvbi-W7W48NvDZ5nfDRn10Hv4AI2hiFQ8pmmhSFd76vAdekJEWnTvF123iyn_WRtEiW1hltiiC2G0kvouNZoTGJSsU/s320/IMG_0431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The day ended with a port talk as usual. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there was music in the evening if we had any energy left... but spousal unit D and I were off to bed because we knew we would be leaving the ship at 8 AM the next morning to see Philae and the Nubian village.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6tw20E04_VvpHKDo0bF9z2WqiWkLMMTjF4dFaIz-s6TFbkq09_r8kmGdmmfofR85b6gZhEr7s42oyUuy6qq9zbayflHPNz2dmuNuT2VtVm9xgQXF3beiFj1RXAzg__czJzEp4KBwSduODz0TvH45UYcDczvB9ELAspI9fEs7vp8cZfDPxVDLkvuNXk4/s4336/DSC_0056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3693" data-original-width="4336" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6tw20E04_VvpHKDo0bF9z2WqiWkLMMTjF4dFaIz-s6TFbkq09_r8kmGdmmfofR85b6gZhEr7s42oyUuy6qq9zbayflHPNz2dmuNuT2VtVm9xgQXF3beiFj1RXAzg__czJzEp4KBwSduODz0TvH45UYcDczvB9ELAspI9fEs7vp8cZfDPxVDLkvuNXk4/s320/DSC_0056.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-11395000273450441492023-10-04T20:49:00.005-05:002023-10-07T15:57:35.784-05:00Day 7 Sept 3 Departure for Aswan, Wheelhouse Tour, Egyptian Dinner, Nubian Dancers<p>Our afternoon was spent more leisurely as we continued our cruise south on the Nile.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9MirJ0rSd-9wO7-k8spVfPWUWp4oZSJ3MMafEL7lYwaWr6qXr60fPF16l7mAf7LxxoIem_ZipKzp6HQm2LJ4OSsCyMWDLVO0ATBg5Z5v2U3ma798Y5UC6zNtwzDPVtsrBMGZwm72EbiNSR1GOBSjQ2DAH4qislw7SZRJHOPnT8fKbLoTpr2OXBrRhic/s6000/DSC_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9MirJ0rSd-9wO7-k8spVfPWUWp4oZSJ3MMafEL7lYwaWr6qXr60fPF16l7mAf7LxxoIem_ZipKzp6HQm2LJ4OSsCyMWDLVO0ATBg5Z5v2U3ma798Y5UC6zNtwzDPVtsrBMGZwm72EbiNSR1GOBSjQ2DAH4qislw7SZRJHOPnT8fKbLoTpr2OXBrRhic/s320/DSC_0451.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had the opportunity to learn how to make Falafel, but I was tired, so I sat and watched the river flow instead of improving my mind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrwhTuQFUXer4dZbRhAI6UP1bZ06xRz1lrHR-9VO2eLM4dvASNukp39Vwf3o5m8RGSaZtwKyOeSm5iGoYOQqEkXo38FNsO7qjfyLur_VzPVin_tLH-w83anVoKx1TepqoelGOgxv0eRlxGGbyOPqU1BR0ajhqZyxT7RbhUbVRGu0Q5DQ1wu03kEjonB0/s4109/DSC_0448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="4109" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrwhTuQFUXer4dZbRhAI6UP1bZ06xRz1lrHR-9VO2eLM4dvASNukp39Vwf3o5m8RGSaZtwKyOeSm5iGoYOQqEkXo38FNsO7qjfyLur_VzPVin_tLH-w83anVoKx1TepqoelGOgxv0eRlxGGbyOPqU1BR0ajhqZyxT7RbhUbVRGu0Q5DQ1wu03kEjonB0/s320/DSC_0448.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The water birds are always so fascinating.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_C-iEuesWsIpNNiJYdERDyf4-G8RNgiDsMqIWa-UHd2CyzHsKMDjFEN367S-E615EXNpBnClduGl0v1uG3xphq1K8uJNA51kUg8iQdwgWKWhNs0OCfaveGBt7xoYsW_UjJNILW3IYTCEmHH6SOAyhcfHWyuDo-9yfW2OnqtE6whPFR6hZS4kcE_bd1mA/s2243/Screenshot%202023-10-02%20at%206.22.58%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later that afternoon there was a tour of the wheelhouse and we got to see how our captain navigates the Nile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaM4PiZrlN1Ne1nmTjpiQaaWyEs6CL8ajMzAy2TsHp7s2SfCC3SFHiq-4c7-J_49nZQ-YDCzUFBPjzQfoVTaDrTUB_uvx6O6Pznu12N_RjXYpryhrXiNIlJlQs0UlhCEWCOthCzkNNS7yUBvKntnI2EvdkvASxegJjIx4-_-uM7Afz9JqAZXvgnSzivjo/s5328/DSC_0444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5328" data-original-width="3788" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaM4PiZrlN1Ne1nmTjpiQaaWyEs6CL8ajMzAy2TsHp7s2SfCC3SFHiq-4c7-J_49nZQ-YDCzUFBPjzQfoVTaDrTUB_uvx6O6Pznu12N_RjXYpryhrXiNIlJlQs0UlhCEWCOthCzkNNS7yUBvKntnI2EvdkvASxegJjIx4-_-uM7Afz9JqAZXvgnSzivjo/w240-h336/DSC_0444.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Doesn't he look confident and good at his job?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUxjyBLZpRVL1Gco2iv8VyA9GyTu6Jm4uwyhGeCaK7D8XYVAtn1jIlR476qnOTgouD3riVGLORPQwBKlyE6JBSHkklXQj-N8PkHZsmHn05rp1RxP56EPLBkEshxH-fbrtC-of_w4aufwiZaA9hyphenhyphenL5sVRcFVS-CGD0KV5IXjmq7yoWWDMugS1xwnzWtDU/s5599/DSC_0443.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5599" data-original-width="3768" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUxjyBLZpRVL1Gco2iv8VyA9GyTu6Jm4uwyhGeCaK7D8XYVAtn1jIlR476qnOTgouD3riVGLORPQwBKlyE6JBSHkklXQj-N8PkHZsmHn05rp1RxP56EPLBkEshxH-fbrtC-of_w4aufwiZaA9hyphenhyphenL5sVRcFVS-CGD0KV5IXjmq7yoWWDMugS1xwnzWtDU/w260-h387/DSC_0443.jpeg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed by the Silsila "mountains" and some places where stones were quarried.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-wln_QGI0ZlUwKIW50AiP2EXrThrG2zYZWVujbAvOeZju7SHrIIq6F8NOaqETCrn2UXWPIE7uPc7v5wDAEg0H4fT9PP5BUpCYZYcT5c7CcaSGEQ7ozpYmJwDqCUENmUJUPgHXVcO-YTRSkPSNLviIe3zxGBst84ZujpUfm2dtty7l2ec4MVM0s1g4qw/s6000/DSC_0441.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-wln_QGI0ZlUwKIW50AiP2EXrThrG2zYZWVujbAvOeZju7SHrIIq6F8NOaqETCrn2UXWPIE7uPc7v5wDAEg0H4fT9PP5BUpCYZYcT5c7CcaSGEQ7ozpYmJwDqCUENmUJUPgHXVcO-YTRSkPSNLviIe3zxGBst84ZujpUfm2dtty7l2ec4MVM0s1g4qw/s320/DSC_0441.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we passed by the Speos of Horemheb the last King of the 18th dynasty. This temple of Kenya was dedicated to Amun Re and has reliefs inside of Amun-Re and Sobek the crocodile god.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvG7_DiQxqujNS_YwEWz_Syz30_mDHoyvc_JfJJBPSjIlr2J9vt2zKfSuHYvwdt1FW3JapGdjp9LpRhOlBGz940ImQlH552jVH8o0_DURmODIwoXD24wqvxG88us7qiUD3QaXmJ1FRdUAWdl3akAyKRmGIcRA-sedM-0N5EBTo0NJtVnwR1DlCzggSok/s6000/DSC_0439.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvG7_DiQxqujNS_YwEWz_Syz30_mDHoyvc_JfJJBPSjIlr2J9vt2zKfSuHYvwdt1FW3JapGdjp9LpRhOlBGz940ImQlH552jVH8o0_DURmODIwoXD24wqvxG88us7qiUD3QaXmJ1FRdUAWdl3akAyKRmGIcRA-sedM-0N5EBTo0NJtVnwR1DlCzggSok/s320/DSC_0439.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a painting done by Edward Lear. He really captures the mood of the place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_dvjr6H6T2ArlPMwkIeu_yNYBTKCJE3N07bqhmxr0AuXsyGvIhBRLl4QEov6vI9lAqxUs5SQ1FhWWfeP0Zg62qhzDZafDT7CtGQi34ZSDHoGm_RkWZfLKPFtNQ6ddj-gAbK8C8s9sOl5A35hFwQRmAx6uD8qIUabmzZuj4lM5lf5HGPu8BCpSvxEHhE/s2560/Edward_Lear_-_Gebel_Es_Silsilis_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="2560" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_dvjr6H6T2ArlPMwkIeu_yNYBTKCJE3N07bqhmxr0AuXsyGvIhBRLl4QEov6vI9lAqxUs5SQ1FhWWfeP0Zg62qhzDZafDT7CtGQi34ZSDHoGm_RkWZfLKPFtNQ6ddj-gAbK8C8s9sOl5A35hFwQRmAx6uD8qIUabmzZuj4lM5lf5HGPu8BCpSvxEHhE/w401-h96/Edward_Lear_-_Gebel_Es_Silsilis_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This may even be the location below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMf8B-viFBqL0QGDlWVfgDONbcFeetgJ9PvgPK-NtvRw57MixSERbueL-hsUa_RqzF6eZnI61ko0z2rsVEssQmIrg9TEuXSSS6-72UlkVynEHsny_RUBQYl8nTfEiwez5JYH4Adv5A8ThMMyVH2X68Vz7mh_GaZ1L0_3Q5zNCcEJVoB6D939KkaDpaR4/s6000/DSC_0438.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkMf8B-viFBqL0QGDlWVfgDONbcFeetgJ9PvgPK-NtvRw57MixSERbueL-hsUa_RqzF6eZnI61ko0z2rsVEssQmIrg9TEuXSSS6-72UlkVynEHsny_RUBQYl8nTfEiwez5JYH4Adv5A8ThMMyVH2X68Vz7mh_GaZ1L0_3Q5zNCcEJVoB6D939KkaDpaR4/s320/DSC_0438.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a lovely blog about these buildings <a href="https://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/gebel-silsila/">here</a>. I guess spousal unit D didn't find the afternoon as relaxing as I did!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s9qwQITgKv5IAFvwVsv9cW1w6T311_t_RkSxYSelCEHHqU4snHe9OXK7y2fqsXXEZ2Zzunl59K6-hXmu4WWbBAv4qgd1xxRraV6tMPjediBX_JaWekHpoJaTEKfofei38zSjUvEgnauYkS1kx2O5u9KOaU7RdkDievWehr7LSn5wmTxl__PuS0jEtJo/s6000/DSC_0001.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7s9qwQITgKv5IAFvwVsv9cW1w6T311_t_RkSxYSelCEHHqU4snHe9OXK7y2fqsXXEZ2Zzunl59K6-hXmu4WWbBAv4qgd1xxRraV6tMPjediBX_JaWekHpoJaTEKfofei38zSjUvEgnauYkS1kx2O5u9KOaU7RdkDievWehr7LSn5wmTxl__PuS0jEtJo/s320/DSC_0001.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also had the opportunity to learn a bit about Hieroglyphics.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUDMY8QMypngpulRpz-qXXMsdufYVQvfHsc1fpXeRGcD3Euii8_GJKfE2oUldx8jwF8okY4NlX88E0dV5Rhxo3OUkgDVp3rxH1WcmoGnFkVw6NRe-WQzrQCK7SJtKnd-afvXfAF6mybTruo2fPcu8v1eJUAfP3WXSGKZYnqYYudJP3vh9inHHiwO2Ri8/s6000/DSC_0436.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUDMY8QMypngpulRpz-qXXMsdufYVQvfHsc1fpXeRGcD3Euii8_GJKfE2oUldx8jwF8okY4NlX88E0dV5Rhxo3OUkgDVp3rxH1WcmoGnFkVw6NRe-WQzrQCK7SJtKnd-afvXfAF6mybTruo2fPcu8v1eJUAfP3WXSGKZYnqYYudJP3vh9inHHiwO2Ri8/s320/DSC_0436.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there was the option of high tea with finger sandwiches and delicious baked goods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Best of all, we had an authentic Egyptian meal with fresh breads</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-yaCFGmEj11QdS5baAkfM0TtrQFrxk0c73K939calEa1jFkw8FwPepCTQJK0WkuzOHj6iWPNLUe232fUwOSPGrpxpHAvyB60QLSKV-O2BMn1AJ0GdF7xOh9yJfJl6iruWmvDn6ee990bf6N7WtGfL4hhY0vhFYLLEmDPWDYN6fLtJoGSaoOF5r15z1Y/s6000/DSC_0007.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-yaCFGmEj11QdS5baAkfM0TtrQFrxk0c73K939calEa1jFkw8FwPepCTQJK0WkuzOHj6iWPNLUe232fUwOSPGrpxpHAvyB60QLSKV-O2BMn1AJ0GdF7xOh9yJfJl6iruWmvDn6ee990bf6N7WtGfL4hhY0vhFYLLEmDPWDYN6fLtJoGSaoOF5r15z1Y/s320/DSC_0007.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a good time was had by all!</div><br /><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-52239133504225295522023-10-04T14:59:00.013-05:002023-10-05T10:22:14.442-05:00Day 7: Sept 3: Esna<p> After such an amazing day of things dazzling to the eye yesterday, it was hard to believe we were off again and floated our way towards the city of Esna. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQGh2r1beBDOZrrWyL9zWQ8orZ2UCQO5a0p3RYRycCGf7vMhuHCnxtrR8UthnEdXXg20f7loS2OFeHXg2bSSlPosLy-Dhq09hgGqpwABWS7-kqMAdUfjOPLlXxuXnt-jQ_xIqSOpUwJftJluSiCGVKOSTdSzh1sAZ46RYefCuCnAkAed9vYTzpUBKmC0/s3836/DSC_0357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3836" data-original-width="2775" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQGh2r1beBDOZrrWyL9zWQ8orZ2UCQO5a0p3RYRycCGf7vMhuHCnxtrR8UthnEdXXg20f7loS2OFeHXg2bSSlPosLy-Dhq09hgGqpwABWS7-kqMAdUfjOPLlXxuXnt-jQ_xIqSOpUwJftJluSiCGVKOSTdSzh1sAZ46RYefCuCnAkAed9vYTzpUBKmC0/s320/DSC_0357.jpeg" width="231" /></a></p><p>There was always something interesting going on around us: swimming, laundry, fishing and just boating for the joyous fun of it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHnCpbDpDGp4Gmsm_xVb24JFoPYC61MtcQK8Wa41k8XDln9Olx2cWRPLBd0LB5bCNB1GqmfTwVVHFrf31DhYVsuGoLtLaoBYonqAfX1Aa5BVZHuIhi-p3ahWzluZMyIQLrmGUtwIjL5ywx2KqNz8_b1-OElD5Pw6YwwqaEt4Ha0HBzp8S4pxpZdQ5q_I/s320/DSC_0371.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But around the bend there was the Temple of Esna. We arrive at it 30 feet above it, and have to climb down stairs to get to it, because it had been buried in rubble for many years before being excavated fairly recently.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFF6oVle-q63thy2x6yIPHo-cBrilyw42FZRZ6yFjoYhGJzURe8T5lzg7PZUr8jgFynv8px7dKlXDlF3Np_pg0dHGIthNo9VhVNxANPN3K4IC1U8sYdWQDU4_8cflOp1Im4RFIFE9DM1VGRUGWXuq8gdZQd_oUdpMPAXrVPQmXcgQHDV5_oGK7jXrIqo/s5817/DSC_0372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3813" data-original-width="5817" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFF6oVle-q63thy2x6yIPHo-cBrilyw42FZRZ6yFjoYhGJzURe8T5lzg7PZUr8jgFynv8px7dKlXDlF3Np_pg0dHGIthNo9VhVNxANPN3K4IC1U8sYdWQDU4_8cflOp1Im4RFIFE9DM1VGRUGWXuq8gdZQd_oUdpMPAXrVPQmXcgQHDV5_oGK7jXrIqo/s320/DSC_0372.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple is a relatively small, but well preserved building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVtY_RSZgDXEyIfV_qXAZgfMPswz89dOw7cI-EgOY0itajmC9qmP0Nl3GAWP_XvXfPHkgLV2ZUVkyDrD2oNDtjOc_hX20195S-bakE0ZONkKhlQH_Pu2F3vDaylsyu11QyPFg1eCGXaNzFmQAJJwUq3PBa34xk21ykuxOaotBJxeHH7kx_y68msZKzSo/s6000/DSC_0378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIVtY_RSZgDXEyIfV_qXAZgfMPswz89dOw7cI-EgOY0itajmC9qmP0Nl3GAWP_XvXfPHkgLV2ZUVkyDrD2oNDtjOc_hX20195S-bakE0ZONkKhlQH_Pu2F3vDaylsyu11QyPFg1eCGXaNzFmQAJJwUq3PBa34xk21ykuxOaotBJxeHH7kx_y68msZKzSo/w365-h243/DSC_0378.jpeg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This gives you an idea of the scale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYI7jfg2NP5M685ykvGbmin2pdM5NrUhh4L6SlYhOkzgitvJL1oaQacWhVLSW6FmI6gez2yWRa-3aMO2Ci_Frg0Y8HY02ZvdQw8vYhLuJi6sxvY51wELuDLyW6Cg2wWJnrLZF2EEjQib6rHECawFlCb6zggTePM_lnOVwht0ZNf9ZllY6Hspl2kwViAc/s4032/IMG_0394.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYI7jfg2NP5M685ykvGbmin2pdM5NrUhh4L6SlYhOkzgitvJL1oaQacWhVLSW6FmI6gez2yWRa-3aMO2Ci_Frg0Y8HY02ZvdQw8vYhLuJi6sxvY51wELuDLyW6Cg2wWJnrLZF2EEjQib6rHECawFlCb6zggTePM_lnOVwht0ZNf9ZllY6Hspl2kwViAc/s320/IMG_0394.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Construction was begun by Thutmosis III (remember him and the erasure of his step mother Hatshepsut?) in the 18th Dynasty, but little remains from this period.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXMmWHdj56wQGdW3kOnUCLNEWwRCcSYsv103_BRIE_-NFk_Ei7LjHmF4k4iViuGIYbVpCovTpWTqP1aS2rZLVw1jNMQNT0z3gJE2BgO0mz_ek_9Z_AOaWQOxUkcQ-9mgiosZ17CgVjvL1KAO7CJmdOXeJGn4-Ye7Rehuvsr77bGaNdmC4nEjWJCwrmQc/s6000/DSC_0393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXMmWHdj56wQGdW3kOnUCLNEWwRCcSYsv103_BRIE_-NFk_Ei7LjHmF4k4iViuGIYbVpCovTpWTqP1aS2rZLVw1jNMQNT0z3gJE2BgO0mz_ek_9Z_AOaWQOxUkcQ-9mgiosZ17CgVjvL1KAO7CJmdOXeJGn4-Ye7Rehuvsr77bGaNdmC4nEjWJCwrmQc/w293-h440/DSC_0393.jpeg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Most of the temple was constructed in Ptolemaic and Roman times between 40 and 250 CE.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oOTr3mruSqMEEUc73BODKy1lNjSG8jQXTlx_NfLaaBsanpuzoUIt3GhswZ8TnnCQeNfQKeE-nGps90TkHHwSsPGCgZLJucyW1-HOQfj2rd-XNuVOa3W-_ao74XlecBZj1XYnL-EypgyFoa6g_NZM0BouI_gnQfCObWxqDbmF0MNWYiaQUcFkIVtwo5A/s6000/DSC_0373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oOTr3mruSqMEEUc73BODKy1lNjSG8jQXTlx_NfLaaBsanpuzoUIt3GhswZ8TnnCQeNfQKeE-nGps90TkHHwSsPGCgZLJucyW1-HOQfj2rd-XNuVOa3W-_ao74XlecBZj1XYnL-EypgyFoa6g_NZM0BouI_gnQfCObWxqDbmF0MNWYiaQUcFkIVtwo5A/s320/DSC_0373.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple had been more than half buried under rubble and sand for more than a thousand years, which may account for how well preserved it is. Although water and rain did its part to destroy any pigments that might have been on the lower six feet of the columns and building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TvGF-I_H7unep4N6syucOVGVuxR4nNbCQFQbQG43PLPfg4DjWP5hKwKBhpjkXN1xa3P8Jv9GD7Gf1YRNC72yfQPS5fcqIJxhOjeX25OwfuGvxcepodX-4xOIMvjQhXawx0Tpp6OUeI7u5fPE6in4cLt1oRdHeLHuV0RtiGFtl2kmf7luhDYWmbdOcMY/s6000/DSC_0374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TvGF-I_H7unep4N6syucOVGVuxR4nNbCQFQbQG43PLPfg4DjWP5hKwKBhpjkXN1xa3P8Jv9GD7Gf1YRNC72yfQPS5fcqIJxhOjeX25OwfuGvxcepodX-4xOIMvjQhXawx0Tpp6OUeI7u5fPE6in4cLt1oRdHeLHuV0RtiGFtl2kmf7luhDYWmbdOcMY/s320/DSC_0374.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Torches from the 18th century and the fact that the temple had been used as a place to store gun powder had caused the higher surfaces to become covered with soot and grime. Animal excrement also played a part in the deterioration as well as fires lit by squatters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqQd5lOhRiFwd9vkq2ffsV0A20FAacUYKnfv5TvJq9z5yoiO4xXXxsjDhM1Tui3JCIYohLmyDkjFCNU02iyDgMPV5OFvV4s5nSc6TeSLJu2gl4hxCfXsm2-SfnvyFNGHW_iApUVUo3PmibgfRb6aAlmlOW0xZlYsNv_eFbk4Q4ziG120KVYzjTUU42JI/s6000/DSC_0376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqQd5lOhRiFwd9vkq2ffsV0A20FAacUYKnfv5TvJq9z5yoiO4xXXxsjDhM1Tui3JCIYohLmyDkjFCNU02iyDgMPV5OFvV4s5nSc6TeSLJu2gl4hxCfXsm2-SfnvyFNGHW_iApUVUo3PmibgfRb6aAlmlOW0xZlYsNv_eFbk4Q4ziG120KVYzjTUU42JI/s320/DSC_0376.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2018 a consortium of researchers including the Department of Conservation and the Department of Documentation of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism (MoTA) along with the University of Tübingen Egyptology Department initiated a longterm project for the restoration of the temple. Christian Leitz and Daniel von Recklinghausen of the University of Tübingen have since published some of the amazing results, which you can read about <a href="https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/faculties/faculty-of-humanities/departments/ancient-studies-and-art-history/institute-for-ancient-near-eastern-studies/research/egyptology/research-projects/the-temple-of-esna/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://uni-tuebingen.de/securedl/sdl-eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE2OTYzODg5MDgsImV4cCI6MTY5NjQ3ODkwNiwidXNlciI6MCwiZ3JvdXBzIjpbMCwtMV0sImZpbGUiOiJmaWxlYWRtaW5cL1VuaV9UdWViaW5nZW5cL0Zha3VsdGFldGVuXC9LdWx0dXJ3aXNzZW5zY2hhZnRlblwvSW5zdGl0dXRlXC9JQU5FU1wvQWJ0ZWlsdW5nZW5cL1x1MDBjNGd5cHRvbG9naWVcL2Rva3VtZW50ZVwvQWlEXzQyM19XZWx0d2VpdF92b25fUmVja2xpbmdoYXVzZW4ucGRmIiwicGFnZSI6MTUwNDQxfQ.DqUB3tcCBWBxyZpruxVswfP0YPmWecdtarvXNq4-3-M/AiD_423_Weltweit_von_Recklinghausen.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgxGlkafn-Uehi80Y7ZRUftE4pLXtiJ_g6eKhyphenhyphenQLqXhXGGW2WREqbO0QnWWOmwHX2EUOGjvljXXtq2ZDeMNBF5iQfvJydxXyLcXWpz7P0Phm1JwtoCt5Gw7SNAGP_5_EKw2X4axCo6D8owYOVQxtMahjZ0M2Zh9D01aoLUCKY0uJ5GQo7empjmDf9m7g/s5814/DSC_0379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5814" data-original-width="3589" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQgxGlkafn-Uehi80Y7ZRUftE4pLXtiJ_g6eKhyphenhyphenQLqXhXGGW2WREqbO0QnWWOmwHX2EUOGjvljXXtq2ZDeMNBF5iQfvJydxXyLcXWpz7P0Phm1JwtoCt5Gw7SNAGP_5_EKw2X4axCo6D8owYOVQxtMahjZ0M2Zh9D01aoLUCKY0uJ5GQo7empjmDf9m7g/w300-h485/DSC_0379.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The researchers believe that the Pronaos (portico) was erected under the Emperor Tiberius (14-37 CE) and the decoration of the temple was even later, dating probably to the rule of Claudius (41-54 CE)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtiAButQ6yBaU2PllO8kiUfMa5FGOY7zm_G3oTzQuJERdMd3b8dMcrFPR6smIrpZJOVuUi1_DTsRZhCasOEuuxCfHoTKkA2A4fxD4InkqiKUET5rBs1uczNZ-2IhOojVObYHPc7Uwbd7RFoZF2sut2iEFZjH14dzCSa8awd1CSwdGODqNArQeszC_Xwc/s6000/DSC_0380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtiAButQ6yBaU2PllO8kiUfMa5FGOY7zm_G3oTzQuJERdMd3b8dMcrFPR6smIrpZJOVuUi1_DTsRZhCasOEuuxCfHoTKkA2A4fxD4InkqiKUET5rBs1uczNZ-2IhOojVObYHPc7Uwbd7RFoZF2sut2iEFZjH14dzCSa8awd1CSwdGODqNArQeszC_Xwc/s320/DSC_0380.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of the reliefs and paintings show Roman rulers in pharaonic garb and form supported by the gods of Upper and Lower Egypt to suggest that the rule of the invaders is sanctioned by the gods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWinvqoSDhG695wPqhM1X-DcYw0uMQf4Q4JpgaIQ0beGOVQ_GjiuDm5DnYUppEvDlsJSe6TFwSLB-ktiK8ZjAD4SuUtSgihg6DoJHMtIo7VE-8B-373RnqgywcSsYvxFQxYBl-K9Z_pzQc5YcaZKMShkDGDfdZJTD7taZ5TJsM7Ugrx5DWqDCSsFEz888/s6000/DSC_0381.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWinvqoSDhG695wPqhM1X-DcYw0uMQf4Q4JpgaIQ0beGOVQ_GjiuDm5DnYUppEvDlsJSe6TFwSLB-ktiK8ZjAD4SuUtSgihg6DoJHMtIo7VE-8B-373RnqgywcSsYvxFQxYBl-K9Z_pzQc5YcaZKMShkDGDfdZJTD7taZ5TJsM7Ugrx5DWqDCSsFEz888/s320/DSC_0381.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple was originally dedicated to Khnum, the ram-headed god seen below (I think accompanied here by Hathor).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr11xT4qUsC7xoem3KwwZ-2z-Cf4276JRyO0YMjOMaavLUU6Waqmt5PsJ9-wyG2ibvCaBYTkap4dhMYiBOO4_-J1_XGbSxkcBolsjfdm1rUHM11gAT9klpLbn93ZqPCb7TevdDJJS8AuTP0wGtlj2FJh5IwdtLJIxOuepJYOGXO0HzJHxyiLno2tu6TE/s6000/DSC_0382.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTr11xT4qUsC7xoem3KwwZ-2z-Cf4276JRyO0YMjOMaavLUU6Waqmt5PsJ9-wyG2ibvCaBYTkap4dhMYiBOO4_-J1_XGbSxkcBolsjfdm1rUHM11gAT9klpLbn93ZqPCb7TevdDJJS8AuTP0wGtlj2FJh5IwdtLJIxOuepJYOGXO0HzJHxyiLno2tu6TE/s320/DSC_0382.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is Khnum with his consort Menhit, the lion-headed goddess they stand before Thoth the Ibis-headed god of wisdom and writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpX4ZC77ySKAn30fsUCRjUlcAxgldZt_n_CbLBf5vi7AABjVuArSIamuFm3fzgSPjwhHVeaSaDiP8UGtOm5N1pFNggW9PXUQI81T1QRmyzygnVw2KooOb-_KZ7w7sopz53XLGHvdZionrwWX0ViAIHPcn3PMXeBRfxTnwcojdWatpmD3Poz3BWgH9cNw/s3900/IMG_0395.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="3900" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDpX4ZC77ySKAn30fsUCRjUlcAxgldZt_n_CbLBf5vi7AABjVuArSIamuFm3fzgSPjwhHVeaSaDiP8UGtOm5N1pFNggW9PXUQI81T1QRmyzygnVw2KooOb-_KZ7w7sopz53XLGHvdZionrwWX0ViAIHPcn3PMXeBRfxTnwcojdWatpmD3Poz3BWgH9cNw/s320/IMG_0395.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a shot of the view behind the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjthqA_O7PNz-056BDwVC3xu9TZgq88z7GZwnnckJ-YEBQlTXUEeboSsF18qIpA7nnNO1lwujFcxlzxvzxhCAZr8IK_UUI0EhPo7Xvox12fQyAl21AvggJd_FEYG9bgy-jzmV3L5EfawSaDwL2lPpQiIoHVV26BKHxfw-aTMpXp4chfSyHExpDtt8wu18/s5467/DSC_0384.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="5467" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjthqA_O7PNz-056BDwVC3xu9TZgq88z7GZwnnckJ-YEBQlTXUEeboSsF18qIpA7nnNO1lwujFcxlzxvzxhCAZr8IK_UUI0EhPo7Xvox12fQyAl21AvggJd_FEYG9bgy-jzmV3L5EfawSaDwL2lPpQiIoHVV26BKHxfw-aTMpXp4chfSyHExpDtt8wu18/s320/DSC_0384.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here our guide points out the significance of the horse in the hieroglyphic inscription. Horses were not indigenous to Egypt, but were most likely brought there by the Hyksos in 1500 BCE. Unfortunately I have forgotten the significance here in the Ptolemaic era.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyG6aVyW4OBv-gfaPGB6ewim7X-PMNEoZP6WZsgpp7z9vhly50hyphenhyphenyIQ9dxwYJeLiITlfu-fZxMSNEngi4gaIpA9FD-Bas4ikQDexvsEPI2WsfOfghwugscvVlOOatikr1T-vkiibPrTaFGQoTrZCmobDOjn59CAIj0W5K9StEgy7y5JcfTJYiC2vcwyo/s5358/DSC_0388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5358" data-original-width="3419" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyG6aVyW4OBv-gfaPGB6ewim7X-PMNEoZP6WZsgpp7z9vhly50hyphenhyphenyIQ9dxwYJeLiITlfu-fZxMSNEngi4gaIpA9FD-Bas4ikQDexvsEPI2WsfOfghwugscvVlOOatikr1T-vkiibPrTaFGQoTrZCmobDOjn59CAIj0W5K9StEgy7y5JcfTJYiC2vcwyo/w321-h504/DSC_0388.jpeg" width="321" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what he is pointing to...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOHMHaDjX7o8imZzvKdWjfAby-gFloNJ92DGhlxvpen4gYvBzys3kbBzEHbOEl05Mdf3h1bb_I30BmhXpyygYV-4IUmAnVNm6wmqZ-Um8BA3bzfy2Ecje-cim0QDkh82rYH6g1RhemL4qdvuH0CEzU_HxnrMTkXFr8RsE9T022uBSh2Si6bSVHLmF-eU/s6000/DSC_0386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOHMHaDjX7o8imZzvKdWjfAby-gFloNJ92DGhlxvpen4gYvBzys3kbBzEHbOEl05Mdf3h1bb_I30BmhXpyygYV-4IUmAnVNm6wmqZ-Um8BA3bzfy2Ecje-cim0QDkh82rYH6g1RhemL4qdvuH0CEzU_HxnrMTkXFr8RsE9T022uBSh2Si6bSVHLmF-eU/s320/DSC_0386.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a horse just before the effaced section of the relief. (far right below).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNGH8NFsx5yOCjL-6AAWix0uG38AZGAO7REHmssf94Jvq2_8edxIU5Rn70UpG3ssSZf57IvIdQLWOpud_Q42oI5CsNjTlnGTc0kkuY1BUOvCKOuYnB-oC-CT7df9fa8-mm1ZUYMVVl9O0W40rco7pOoxE2AHKX8V7ZZNOVGbpfmFhX0U1vupXpDaQN3I/s5705/DSC_0390.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3413" data-original-width="5705" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNGH8NFsx5yOCjL-6AAWix0uG38AZGAO7REHmssf94Jvq2_8edxIU5Rn70UpG3ssSZf57IvIdQLWOpud_Q42oI5CsNjTlnGTc0kkuY1BUOvCKOuYnB-oC-CT7df9fa8-mm1ZUYMVVl9O0W40rco7pOoxE2AHKX8V7ZZNOVGbpfmFhX0U1vupXpDaQN3I/s320/DSC_0390.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the King with his captives which he is holding by the hair and smiting in traditional form.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAxZnv9LaFsu-850_m8Oh4E0yDuZ0CtBYSEC1f1tZRF61mxhTFlkIs5LfwTwLQnkc_GoBIHPy0WCHE4pAGbsvOczrqDZ-pttR1pC-77haTKgvIgD0NQYqPd53oaTjlx6P7THO4B6pG1OUxXHV9oPxc3vEjGTtG55yxQkMM_54OlbqA0ipE9ChOlAHocg/s5215/DSC_0391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="5215" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaAxZnv9LaFsu-850_m8Oh4E0yDuZ0CtBYSEC1f1tZRF61mxhTFlkIs5LfwTwLQnkc_GoBIHPy0WCHE4pAGbsvOczrqDZ-pttR1pC-77haTKgvIgD0NQYqPd53oaTjlx6P7THO4B6pG1OUxXHV9oPxc3vEjGTtG55yxQkMM_54OlbqA0ipE9ChOlAHocg/s320/DSC_0391.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The exterior is covered with interesting reliefs and lettering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmOGOYB_EIpda7iUjZxnLmTFVh0nhYrJ69fldA57AaSHekLERQKnB_FEnYR_DDdE5RaOMJmrN2J0oBNdztNDcJSrklhWhLOu2D3ucrQW50DEB6QZM85JMc4wWSFOOWNoDWPmvbYvgQcHvw5M6qzqHw_zZJDSbbr3fGMyoNa-cdZSIZrKAgr2HFGyVRVI/s6000/DSC_0397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmOGOYB_EIpda7iUjZxnLmTFVh0nhYrJ69fldA57AaSHekLERQKnB_FEnYR_DDdE5RaOMJmrN2J0oBNdztNDcJSrklhWhLOu2D3ucrQW50DEB6QZM85JMc4wWSFOOWNoDWPmvbYvgQcHvw5M6qzqHw_zZJDSbbr3fGMyoNa-cdZSIZrKAgr2HFGyVRVI/s320/DSC_0397.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the image below we see the foreign king being embraced by the goddesses of the two kingdoms, (of lower and upper Egypt represented by the red and white crowns they wear). He holds the goddesses' hands before the god Khnum to show how simpatico he is as the new ruler.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEaX09WSIL6wpaadNpow4YBc5zNx7a7-kGsbpG4KGMKUgpaxOGCnreIV5S4wfc66XS4PsYOZiuyKeaVB6HPkPHRB-aTU7OREAo_LpL2NxOYFbCSjcJl1Rvi7B4H3pSrSyjrqpkkTUsbUJ0pwV0752jyM4HBUDiTmFfKjbG5kJ_E5sYbaXmkE2jMlUfUE/s4032/IMG_0397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEaX09WSIL6wpaadNpow4YBc5zNx7a7-kGsbpG4KGMKUgpaxOGCnreIV5S4wfc66XS4PsYOZiuyKeaVB6HPkPHRB-aTU7OREAo_LpL2NxOYFbCSjcJl1Rvi7B4H3pSrSyjrqpkkTUsbUJ0pwV0752jyM4HBUDiTmFfKjbG5kJ_E5sYbaXmkE2jMlUfUE/s320/IMG_0397.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The recent restoration revealed beautiful colors especially in the interior of the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY71o-npKvUlK6CE-4mPP3OLmszZjeKtzsIg4tA7IQOXujejXACfIOGLkRG2l5oXpPmfKMVN-vPdYnWbfu_8DPLz-6tpwYR4FSK1dLwXGvB19Tp2oLwsveKOlJ6pW9gSQ-h3Fdv9fD6MUKireDCNIu-aHiZRv5DbxLOO2vPB2CX1k_o-sc604vcDnfmQ/s6000/DSC_0394.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEY71o-npKvUlK6CE-4mPP3OLmszZjeKtzsIg4tA7IQOXujejXACfIOGLkRG2l5oXpPmfKMVN-vPdYnWbfu_8DPLz-6tpwYR4FSK1dLwXGvB19Tp2oLwsveKOlJ6pW9gSQ-h3Fdv9fD6MUKireDCNIu-aHiZRv5DbxLOO2vPB2CX1k_o-sc604vcDnfmQ/s320/DSC_0394.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course it was dark inside, so my images do not do this temple justice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz84C7PZBuGCWgEFjSyFeJ6gU0AqOThorFz4lRcQsDQEIITtNAjkmKHACYEZ0xLLzu3bP64XAMGBV-HfNSaPuWe19z9tpFdO1Zx093c4aSO3tGLjQxihtwpnc39Uztm3P-Hk3_2CB_i4EdthzRg4PFWUFPKQX6BtwcXMb8Z2ZayQvc2lwGxzwLMUVEU4/s6000/DSC_0400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrz84C7PZBuGCWgEFjSyFeJ6gU0AqOThorFz4lRcQsDQEIITtNAjkmKHACYEZ0xLLzu3bP64XAMGBV-HfNSaPuWe19z9tpFdO1Zx093c4aSO3tGLjQxihtwpnc39Uztm3P-Hk3_2CB_i4EdthzRg4PFWUFPKQX6BtwcXMb8Z2ZayQvc2lwGxzwLMUVEU4/s320/DSC_0400.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you can see how brilliant the colors are.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcbhkGxkQT-98UA_jn0yh2T2palX9NS_6QFWn-7kfELYbKUaw4WuK956h_TdL7sRjRauc8NA7l77BkRu_soEnaI7qVS1dJwBtJOrfOzWS911zd94v1esvpLt9E7TFe-CffFqPc2i9JMYK8YmR6rRSKVp1juz4oewJ7H7skmnm3pd4G_6WzwOo5Jfvcbw/s6000/DSC_0401.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="413" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcbhkGxkQT-98UA_jn0yh2T2palX9NS_6QFWn-7kfELYbKUaw4WuK956h_TdL7sRjRauc8NA7l77BkRu_soEnaI7qVS1dJwBtJOrfOzWS911zd94v1esvpLt9E7TFe-CffFqPc2i9JMYK8YmR6rRSKVp1juz4oewJ7H7skmnm3pd4G_6WzwOo5Jfvcbw/w275-h413/DSC_0401.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ceiling was originally completely black, but the restoration again revealed amazing imagery as they removed the soot and grime of the millennia.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7_8AIJVs7Hqb5WuP-CL7N9ltHuwRASdSdiLZl8Nw6P6NCIupYZIt3KXq9KpgNmY6_8ahEMf0OJj4Oq3byZU0IxBcpi36GGRWU1jyMuYI0a8vM648rbFCd7rKlMEPbbDyYzE92PpV8YCFF9VnrGvWAhwltzNWxL0-jHqB4fHL7j-65D759SwzG3I3lXs/s5288/DSC_0403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3957" data-original-width="5288" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7_8AIJVs7Hqb5WuP-CL7N9ltHuwRASdSdiLZl8Nw6P6NCIupYZIt3KXq9KpgNmY6_8ahEMf0OJj4Oq3byZU0IxBcpi36GGRWU1jyMuYI0a8vM648rbFCd7rKlMEPbbDyYzE92PpV8YCFF9VnrGvWAhwltzNWxL0-jHqB4fHL7j-65D759SwzG3I3lXs/s320/DSC_0403.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The vulture motif is prevalent on the ceiling, being reproduced 46 times and representing the upper Egyptian vulture goddess Nekhbet and the lower Egyptian snake goddess Wadjet (usually shown in the form of a cobra.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWZHoU8b7f8G8Cjv8bhOOD4fRTdLrFWnAke1pctvHd2-74tmx099mXRiknzk0ss08D1ndZjkDrJ8Ew22S0U4pcwaYj5h-gqqiUYUtf9nj3hR7qlpKv1KcpolKMqLNK_lxzgSWzc-FngzPZjgbM7S4knCDjGAjkIQ-h-LpmjtLHzZ_t2x8wYANewjKtrE/s4032/IMG_0398.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqWZHoU8b7f8G8Cjv8bhOOD4fRTdLrFWnAke1pctvHd2-74tmx099mXRiknzk0ss08D1ndZjkDrJ8Ew22S0U4pcwaYj5h-gqqiUYUtf9nj3hR7qlpKv1KcpolKMqLNK_lxzgSWzc-FngzPZjgbM7S4knCDjGAjkIQ-h-LpmjtLHzZ_t2x8wYANewjKtrE/s320/IMG_0398.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Between the pillars on the ceiling another zodiac was revealed and in the descriptions there are references to constellations we know, but also to some that we do not know. One example was called 'the geese of Ra". There is no visual depiction of the constellation, only a description, so we have no idea what the constellation might have been.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI68iVX-gzVHiiX3JCzOsYU34j_owzLYI7wf0Z8UmYnQQbvZhGSEXkCcPfmS6BiDE6IIaFMpM8Mu4NrzyMIBE0InBMqHnpIqx5IlhmQxZqRjsllbZcz99gOOG9O4egYjWhPkYhcSu6oItHkbZ5YlZqz0_AlQAT9wG1Iu5U3PYxk_UOPdAF6J4dvsWuhw/s6000/DSC_0405.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlI68iVX-gzVHiiX3JCzOsYU34j_owzLYI7wf0Z8UmYnQQbvZhGSEXkCcPfmS6BiDE6IIaFMpM8Mu4NrzyMIBE0InBMqHnpIqx5IlhmQxZqRjsllbZcz99gOOG9O4egYjWhPkYhcSu6oItHkbZ5YlZqz0_AlQAT9wG1Iu5U3PYxk_UOPdAF6J4dvsWuhw/w296-h445/DSC_0405.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately I do not seem to have captured the zodiac although there are figures that resemble it in my shots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyPogLOt_gsi5nEQAreoxNcVb-Ya6TR4mn43wxsfDByztqjvUZnw-0DH1pVnfqIH67kanfn__BDeHugQxzdlflkWj-TQxdFLHrZa6-HHcmsx5ULN2F-4wY3bz0rR2Ny6O0mOc_z8l6xJHWZRRVsrIXVDV6-ezPD8q2LMN3CtRVqOUDkm-3k2fQTf1C6M/s6000/DSC_0406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyPogLOt_gsi5nEQAreoxNcVb-Ya6TR4mn43wxsfDByztqjvUZnw-0DH1pVnfqIH67kanfn__BDeHugQxzdlflkWj-TQxdFLHrZa6-HHcmsx5ULN2F-4wY3bz0rR2Ny6O0mOc_z8l6xJHWZRRVsrIXVDV6-ezPD8q2LMN3CtRVqOUDkm-3k2fQTf1C6M/w250-h376/DSC_0406.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH3whm5hwwgHSRpHumIh2GWLOCGtRshVXOGku5vwBspJtMSUwKOzjXm7pM5KfBMD0DCpAmKpduiGmecWySgf4PabYU_xsqzhBbyCByQRK4gMJUGhu2FF7vkvbe9E_Rz7zr0kN-eVCj6akK7wxZg7-yVuJZku09_GkDqN2FcGd5R-uktV3uyJQDErANiU/s4032/IMG_0399.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtH3whm5hwwgHSRpHumIh2GWLOCGtRshVXOGku5vwBspJtMSUwKOzjXm7pM5KfBMD0DCpAmKpduiGmecWySgf4PabYU_xsqzhBbyCByQRK4gMJUGhu2FF7vkvbe9E_Rz7zr0kN-eVCj6akK7wxZg7-yVuJZku09_GkDqN2FcGd5R-uktV3uyJQDErANiU/s320/IMG_0399.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look closely you can see the scorpion on the left and the scales (Lyra) in this "borrowed" shot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSX0RaYhBLokXLX1Pfnem5fOLBYhkk289rqMqD3MWpxaLg8R4PiLV_q4hIjjoCs5Yqch9LS8GT3Sku1UGZKaBX6Hyqu269LQi5UbJ6KIPbzbMx2MaFuY8XiwJJP5PvcLmYEMi9VEfpWbfqQF2Cb3OsnHjv_6MBTKEQFFiGCvAq1TnO_4m9vg4PCWupcA/s720/Esna-Temple.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="720" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSX0RaYhBLokXLX1Pfnem5fOLBYhkk289rqMqD3MWpxaLg8R4PiLV_q4hIjjoCs5Yqch9LS8GT3Sku1UGZKaBX6Hyqu269LQi5UbJ6KIPbzbMx2MaFuY8XiwJJP5PvcLmYEMi9VEfpWbfqQF2Cb3OsnHjv_6MBTKEQFFiGCvAq1TnO_4m9vg4PCWupcA/w403-h227/Esna-Temple.jpeg" width="403" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a closer look where you can see the scorpion and the crab (Cancer, upper left cut off) for sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICp_xfMNA2s9TR6U98YrsDyveRzIBK-955e2VuLyiVWpc_jF5lJv_kCDAaxvDL7fl39nOWJw3o2lHaKd97JUGV1TkB1DpFA_4F5bFxL2tz6XA7I_016UdGw24PTidKJ2uc1jolOOiK4H9C04TckVNnT92_nzU9ll0wmsVVXSzVFzTyXQitCzQiUiplw4/s1567/28200311dc7c6137b8f04f512bbac8fb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1567" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICp_xfMNA2s9TR6U98YrsDyveRzIBK-955e2VuLyiVWpc_jF5lJv_kCDAaxvDL7fl39nOWJw3o2lHaKd97JUGV1TkB1DpFA_4F5bFxL2tz6XA7I_016UdGw24PTidKJ2uc1jolOOiK4H9C04TckVNnT92_nzU9ll0wmsVVXSzVFzTyXQitCzQiUiplw4/w398-h224/28200311dc7c6137b8f04f512bbac8fb.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I believe the images below also show constellations as the sideways man below has stars underneath him and the two-headed ram (or whatever animal that is) is duplicated in the zodiac panel above.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7GlHPhDkS_CDWnBOhPSj01TPyOoLAOKK2bYKccaRR7wbTP0QsLZgGBmmVxau3x7yw90ReyGCtMKburRwRXJNzMo0RlnNqkEI6wJ7HVbPzRDHVYsd_kaBqvsKAgJDz4YJi1QJQVE2wU8yFJoe-qjgIjeJ37tnMsPGvGNDhjvMzZgRiTlbXnpdQv9xHSk/s2734/Screenshot%202023-10-04%20at%2012.19.54%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2734" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7GlHPhDkS_CDWnBOhPSj01TPyOoLAOKK2bYKccaRR7wbTP0QsLZgGBmmVxau3x7yw90ReyGCtMKburRwRXJNzMo0RlnNqkEI6wJ7HVbPzRDHVYsd_kaBqvsKAgJDz4YJi1QJQVE2wU8yFJoe-qjgIjeJ37tnMsPGvGNDhjvMzZgRiTlbXnpdQv9xHSk/w372-h188/Screenshot%202023-10-04%20at%2012.19.54%20PM.jpeg" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wonder if the prone man is Orion as he lies near an animal that might be a dog (and reference to Sirius the canine star.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwG5Z_mk6fUo9uYYH_aoSpV1fqM9aSjTHyyjZD2K80OoVlommovKl4K_D_AfqgDjCCd03y0sgLqwaa2WHej-0mRgKhYYfDU6JUX0FWA-ce7KxiVLCLSb8g435QLLPOr-tO0WxuGG7eO1FAcDl8fHydo58S44oPqnG8pMC7fYYuftGShPyRznWAsPpH8g/s2205/Screenshot%202023-10-04%20at%2012.20.56%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="2205" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYwG5Z_mk6fUo9uYYH_aoSpV1fqM9aSjTHyyjZD2K80OoVlommovKl4K_D_AfqgDjCCd03y0sgLqwaa2WHej-0mRgKhYYfDU6JUX0FWA-ce7KxiVLCLSb8g435QLLPOr-tO0WxuGG7eO1FAcDl8fHydo58S44oPqnG8pMC7fYYuftGShPyRznWAsPpH8g/w363-h128/Screenshot%202023-10-04%20at%2012.20.56%20PM.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It looks like there is a procession of gods in little barques also in the middle panel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBsNbo21N9dODZ6KUpSG3N1VLGHnADErB9onfc5tBY5zg3CQnBXvCNs1IRrnfxvhlNzcD9vnrc-H0ClpIza14fW0GAoLIRwyky6mP8VOmzoBopqVywKA5Umcx8BWGMQ2zh716OU3Ae9tZ6cvFU6wc8s6JTDcrreRsIQGQcj0tS7U1gwJ1khzYtCyuM5U/s4032/IMG_0415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBsNbo21N9dODZ6KUpSG3N1VLGHnADErB9onfc5tBY5zg3CQnBXvCNs1IRrnfxvhlNzcD9vnrc-H0ClpIza14fW0GAoLIRwyky6mP8VOmzoBopqVywKA5Umcx8BWGMQ2zh716OU3Ae9tZ6cvFU6wc8s6JTDcrreRsIQGQcj0tS7U1gwJ1khzYtCyuM5U/s320/IMG_0415.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above you can see the way that detail connects to the larger panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That row of rams across the top of the next image is pretty cool!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpOWvdqFy0EpyWDjtjie5DZqpgoIiYMNE6u59C-k_IDG6LU4aStt_qrb0Dw1hWMsqfQWjf3ty0Crk4lRHJdSo8Fawn6D033UWyCUzy5O7VRj6xABto4FZWEhTc4X_-0TkoBnNua0vTXqsDICT8LXcMTGtH2xE6-PErhoxrtCfYsQnnF8kjlUjJ0gVAfQ/s6000/DSC_0418.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpOWvdqFy0EpyWDjtjie5DZqpgoIiYMNE6u59C-k_IDG6LU4aStt_qrb0Dw1hWMsqfQWjf3ty0Crk4lRHJdSo8Fawn6D033UWyCUzy5O7VRj6xABto4FZWEhTc4X_-0TkoBnNua0vTXqsDICT8LXcMTGtH2xE6-PErhoxrtCfYsQnnF8kjlUjJ0gVAfQ/w267-h401/DSC_0418.jpeg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhqnA83IZSrsVmPtrSQntZDfWeWrD9qjqaUwc6k7Xta7ANdg7hKD5Ry15R_JFnq5OLl4yYhfYZGVgm8Mtj2VV7Q0sMhV6XpDQDilKDfrdXdnYfWWJZxmYRjvZyHacBWmNFLe9WH7hnYQPqLCDgS1tb5SE-0njY_y8o1Dkc4GU2dqmxcY2QjCTIOwfZDI/s5640/DSC_0416.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3784" data-original-width="5640" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhqnA83IZSrsVmPtrSQntZDfWeWrD9qjqaUwc6k7Xta7ANdg7hKD5Ry15R_JFnq5OLl4yYhfYZGVgm8Mtj2VV7Q0sMhV6XpDQDilKDfrdXdnYfWWJZxmYRjvZyHacBWmNFLe9WH7hnYQPqLCDgS1tb5SE-0njY_y8o1Dkc4GU2dqmxcY2QjCTIOwfZDI/s320/DSC_0416.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I enlarged this from a corner of one of my shots, so there is a terrible color shift because of the darkness, but it shows Kheper in the back behind the pillar capitals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJbXXd75ktD46b01n7Dc3V0P8ymvHoX3Y7_sjrEbbDwXqg16NldfoFROqDQtIXjc-6PfevK4iSS-3jnfZDiEAi1HvaoH7dCd6TgxOFTQVFjOedK4MXMuuNZfLyb69DW30EWhkd62sp3C3bd2QGOIf52YZq8plJmLtEAwjdrk0kxtOUNE-h8nutbCFZz0/s2062/Screenshot%202023-10-04%20at%2012.16.50%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2062" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIJbXXd75ktD46b01n7Dc3V0P8ymvHoX3Y7_sjrEbbDwXqg16NldfoFROqDQtIXjc-6PfevK4iSS-3jnfZDiEAi1HvaoH7dCd6TgxOFTQVFjOedK4MXMuuNZfLyb69DW30EWhkd62sp3C3bd2QGOIf52YZq8plJmLtEAwjdrk0kxtOUNE-h8nutbCFZz0/s320/Screenshot%202023-10-04%20at%2012.16.50%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Part of the project of restoration was to document all the images in the temple. I would love to have access to that document so I could know exactly what I have looked at. There is Sobek below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vxtQ8uv0hKhBUowD2hP0Uktjidr0fKW4Se4_WdqvwGSnOgN91XPSz_P1DOejUuGl3Vq4BkPaisduL2l7oA6vK-o5eK5Fe9YKtC0rgjeMerO90Fq0sz8SO6vJW9h0H9YBn6QjGVDb4sKuU7BUzmNreXa0696qCQOcnZ-KIlfhmgZ4Tsq5S8SecJ_Y9aA/s5855/DSC_0415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="5855" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vxtQ8uv0hKhBUowD2hP0Uktjidr0fKW4Se4_WdqvwGSnOgN91XPSz_P1DOejUuGl3Vq4BkPaisduL2l7oA6vK-o5eK5Fe9YKtC0rgjeMerO90Fq0sz8SO6vJW9h0H9YBn6QjGVDb4sKuU7BUzmNreXa0696qCQOcnZ-KIlfhmgZ4Tsq5S8SecJ_Y9aA/s320/DSC_0415.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we see a Nubian? dancer before Khnum and Hathor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBzli-tS_kAb5nMl3Ix1xPujOsJ_jUr8WZh30WPpBLtcVsIee-hW38WBeIL_Y5m0xDtkZw0L6-vbOC3XeLCeRYZ5l_U1DUYDn4Dqzw3kUW2gqM_87vS1w9EMuZkt4kzm3zUNLJ_jlWrZTvIlsGHKBTC9sn1F3rM1h-Tyxt5yDdD1bt9WkzTB42Z5iGtc/s6000/DSC_0409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBzli-tS_kAb5nMl3Ix1xPujOsJ_jUr8WZh30WPpBLtcVsIee-hW38WBeIL_Y5m0xDtkZw0L6-vbOC3XeLCeRYZ5l_U1DUYDn4Dqzw3kUW2gqM_87vS1w9EMuZkt4kzm3zUNLJ_jlWrZTvIlsGHKBTC9sn1F3rM1h-Tyxt5yDdD1bt9WkzTB42Z5iGtc/s320/DSC_0409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below our guide shows the way the Roman invaders used temple reliefs as propaganda to suggest to the common people that the new rulers are sanctioned by the gods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJprsb8dEoPL201v-qRtplZ4bcng_OakT0ZfZwC96j743Nj-iy5X76ATbvLVMWFrPGsj_klfbpIhU7GIfemWgdqyy5E_ItKeasPItnQFyu3opUCezJPJDnZxUQsJISH-_KUTPVyE1b0i_N6ZfzRbykgRwUNqEy1T72EGTO3f70AWWkRB0alZl9w4iHBk/s5620/DSC_0410.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3950" data-original-width="5620" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisJprsb8dEoPL201v-qRtplZ4bcng_OakT0ZfZwC96j743Nj-iy5X76ATbvLVMWFrPGsj_klfbpIhU7GIfemWgdqyy5E_ItKeasPItnQFyu3opUCezJPJDnZxUQsJISH-_KUTPVyE1b0i_N6ZfzRbykgRwUNqEy1T72EGTO3f70AWWkRB0alZl9w4iHBk/s320/DSC_0410.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn9SNLQnwabWQDVBkPldon8RrQgUqFUeOEhTiyz2NVOTLdlVd03ashM9_X34sPllsKT28f_p6QKnpO9yDXQVM_vUPruGIMYGFnLG9vM3NuRYH3qbwTqHtUJj7kSZm4Wh2DjADt3CHotVGk2YpZ_AFUIstaCPTnRn1rCXgyl6QtEgtNbrMmzAkvc_8YOw/s6000/DSC_0412.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJn9SNLQnwabWQDVBkPldon8RrQgUqFUeOEhTiyz2NVOTLdlVd03ashM9_X34sPllsKT28f_p6QKnpO9yDXQVM_vUPruGIMYGFnLG9vM3NuRYH3qbwTqHtUJj7kSZm4Wh2DjADt3CHotVGk2YpZ_AFUIstaCPTnRn1rCXgyl6QtEgtNbrMmzAkvc_8YOw/s320/DSC_0412.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is Khnum holding a <i>was</i> scepter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCh0ZQoy_qmw43JDiTQJVZp4MaLp3jLdwDbmk5Rmu1l4Y-fp9jQIsbYxnazVWqIb9q24SO1oDd4PuhBUlAjdK_fZMIailcUIXI27QGbwTrVltsyjiafVb02UR6S8LPp-92hqN13cY1VFzN1J7l1O-9zGpmFnDNEarPN7gNFTVqwFZ7pMYPrjSqIPyO5Rs/s6000/DSC_0411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCh0ZQoy_qmw43JDiTQJVZp4MaLp3jLdwDbmk5Rmu1l4Y-fp9jQIsbYxnazVWqIb9q24SO1oDd4PuhBUlAjdK_fZMIailcUIXI27QGbwTrVltsyjiafVb02UR6S8LPp-92hqN13cY1VFzN1J7l1O-9zGpmFnDNEarPN7gNFTVqwFZ7pMYPrjSqIPyO5Rs/w252-h379/DSC_0411.jpeg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what the temple looked like in terms of darkness/visibility. In many respects the camera makes it easier to focus on what we saw. You can see that the bottom 6 feet of the temple is devoid of the beautiful color found higher up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cgyh6qlJqv7P1u4ADraW3IICAgZLe-A93x9XRMSI9l-fJtZ3NemQxVZeWs_eaW0lza429AVOjkwx2zT9f7WhvyLwllgHw7iixBHTh3NEroG04A3VIHV0sy6nrGxuQ-ttKB-PHWhagS6LAjpuuQqD0d3k7M9zNID2qIk_-XAehIb88OqwD4UWk57c7Ns/s6000/DSC_0413.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7cgyh6qlJqv7P1u4ADraW3IICAgZLe-A93x9XRMSI9l-fJtZ3NemQxVZeWs_eaW0lza429AVOjkwx2zT9f7WhvyLwllgHw7iixBHTh3NEroG04A3VIHV0sy6nrGxuQ-ttKB-PHWhagS6LAjpuuQqD0d3k7M9zNID2qIk_-XAehIb88OqwD4UWk57c7Ns/s320/DSC_0413.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was of course the recently cleaned ceiling that was most impressive because of the bright colors and clear imagery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsCgtiSoOSz1asfWGBoUI-ACxgjIXdxup9VoTp42MSEu_N0wu9vlN4gIbslZyO23RbUogvlr0HIijxV4rXVSVyBLqIKRLJNst0Wr6yeHmozK0foJHKO-sSry8h7cuFvjZdVvvVDcZ8qm9tOKayRTOGp-gppwkflV3h8MiyUJ1rdj7k1tz_4s4NTp9ug0/s4871/DSC_0414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3967" data-original-width="4871" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgsCgtiSoOSz1asfWGBoUI-ACxgjIXdxup9VoTp42MSEu_N0wu9vlN4gIbslZyO23RbUogvlr0HIijxV4rXVSVyBLqIKRLJNst0Wr6yeHmozK0foJHKO-sSry8h7cuFvjZdVvvVDcZ8qm9tOKayRTOGp-gppwkflV3h8MiyUJ1rdj7k1tz_4s4NTp9ug0/s320/DSC_0414.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">According to the professors from the University of Tübingen, Esna temple is notable for the abundance of floral/fauna depictions on the pillars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEghjGRtRn8vokFf4g4BSw7-VyJKpUnmC0zm0oNQogHFg4oW674Qu-EUUnHS-A2UvErqsETojkN2AUJdR79Aum6Hb3V5cGVapDKGLY7W6Z5TFU32uqMg_jucIqIfoRkGja4BUo_GV_S8gKSCV3twtA8gTC9psUAkpznfiml9jmRUHZbN0FASZaOusznc/s6000/DSC_0419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEghjGRtRn8vokFf4g4BSw7-VyJKpUnmC0zm0oNQogHFg4oW674Qu-EUUnHS-A2UvErqsETojkN2AUJdR79Aum6Hb3V5cGVapDKGLY7W6Z5TFU32uqMg_jucIqIfoRkGja4BUo_GV_S8gKSCV3twtA8gTC9psUAkpznfiml9jmRUHZbN0FASZaOusznc/w247-h371/DSC_0419.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ptolemaic period has really precise and stunning reliefs. The texture on this column is so impressive.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_NLLJNdvqdCCcnMg7HV65UhQFTboKslFX1jx71dfFaMX-ZxGuDgoh4id-r14byvLihYvNtmV4eoYc1bz1Xge6sGD0U1jiMxTSXCvYFwDlg7VJsZB0Bes0smzoumPjrXJC8mouYno7tn-TXnMxHu5duDH0dhqjg4VU7rMody0XHr4jyzqFYlI73-U3Lo/s6000/DSC_0420.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_NLLJNdvqdCCcnMg7HV65UhQFTboKslFX1jx71dfFaMX-ZxGuDgoh4id-r14byvLihYvNtmV4eoYc1bz1Xge6sGD0U1jiMxTSXCvYFwDlg7VJsZB0Bes0smzoumPjrXJC8mouYno7tn-TXnMxHu5duDH0dhqjg4VU7rMody0XHr4jyzqFYlI73-U3Lo/s320/DSC_0420.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One last picture of a colorful ptolemaic capital.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4aD8LsUiVpyyuDg1ivz4ReZIaZ4nIQsZj9cijOuOxdCf7ZmKJTQt0l5HYzUAz8Me3zBvcQDpPkPNRilpicI-aBf7xDjNr9zg3SBKbI0sFTyqi67vnKM4YTj4WvMEEhnoo1pjDEOA3izk2sfHb1F5W33ulubZnDPYH4nP-6M9Lj-aRiZIIuk58LUUJds/s6000/DSC_0421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4aD8LsUiVpyyuDg1ivz4ReZIaZ4nIQsZj9cijOuOxdCf7ZmKJTQt0l5HYzUAz8Me3zBvcQDpPkPNRilpicI-aBf7xDjNr9zg3SBKbI0sFTyqi67vnKM4YTj4WvMEEhnoo1pjDEOA3izk2sfHb1F5W33ulubZnDPYH4nP-6M9Lj-aRiZIIuk58LUUJds/s320/DSC_0421.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we had to head back to the ship. On the way we went through a shopping arcade (of course), but this time I actually bought something. Working as a team, a new friend and I were able to get a deal on some figures and a cross. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The soapstone figures I bought at an earlier arcade, but the cats and the other figures were a result of hard bargaining at Esna.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0A69QSTOky0xfHJW1AbASQ1RaEqd1PJSw_Zil9BvZNmPLXkezlKWDif0vKKeYKA9V6wnnloyxRC9f4OQ1PNDLdwo1UC0-HQPQgvkMnCW-q2Kn3bPDfIfQG6HMGRwWdo6LXPfnupk4Shjk-YzGgfoUmYUvbRqa95Wugdrklm_8reth_Um_G93zVc8jDQ/s6000/DSC_0329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0A69QSTOky0xfHJW1AbASQ1RaEqd1PJSw_Zil9BvZNmPLXkezlKWDif0vKKeYKA9V6wnnloyxRC9f4OQ1PNDLdwo1UC0-HQPQgvkMnCW-q2Kn3bPDfIfQG6HMGRwWdo6LXPfnupk4Shjk-YzGgfoUmYUvbRqa95Wugdrklm_8reth_Um_G93zVc8jDQ/s320/DSC_0329.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am quite fond of the cats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrVVoq_hYxVWg9IbLgCTWZlBnweqokExaC-BdAIqWfiIGyimXfRovC1IjY-YzGcugh6qpkSqmQCHxUxJOaYKfIh4djcwfGuhP8_R29-Y88bErS89FfdROb2eJyQ6lVOnSwRvNK69b1qRR6KXVSX0MUORmnnjxXn-y9-WflLNWbAU2EdXWVdbUppF6z8U/s3264/IMG_3577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrVVoq_hYxVWg9IbLgCTWZlBnweqokExaC-BdAIqWfiIGyimXfRovC1IjY-YzGcugh6qpkSqmQCHxUxJOaYKfIh4djcwfGuhP8_R29-Y88bErS89FfdROb2eJyQ6lVOnSwRvNK69b1qRR6KXVSX0MUORmnnjxXn-y9-WflLNWbAU2EdXWVdbUppF6z8U/s320/IMG_3577.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was hard to get across to the shop guy that I wanted hippopotamuses and the ones he brought me are most likely painted canon balls (or granite rocks?) because they weigh a ton, but I still adore them. I really didn't need any more tchotchkes, but now I love them all so much I can't do without them. They have great memories attached.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrIHH_waU_4b61r00IdJ4H26K4kMlmTYn72EInxwN4sePAYEtDi40rKfgW4aXfKU5YbRwN5CLmz656ezCMD3xiFPeqJYwcMiUwl-v1PZsPy7ILUgZllgvpEZT_Fr5_jY5CmZFUjGAyY8ZG2MPmC-XvDIJWxcCvbagh-TztP15Z_2Eh02nR62dtocGwYk/s3264/IMG_3578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNrIHH_waU_4b61r00IdJ4H26K4kMlmTYn72EInxwN4sePAYEtDi40rKfgW4aXfKU5YbRwN5CLmz656ezCMD3xiFPeqJYwcMiUwl-v1PZsPy7ILUgZllgvpEZT_Fr5_jY5CmZFUjGAyY8ZG2MPmC-XvDIJWxcCvbagh-TztP15Z_2Eh02nR62dtocGwYk/s320/IMG_3578.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way back to the ship, someone wanted to do our shoes. I was wearing suede and my friend had on sneakers, but that didn't deter the shoeshine guys. Here is my friend getting his sneakers polished. (Note the bag of souvenirs hanging down on the right! ;-)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVZhuo-ZyU00O8JbHZPFLtMmwR2dX1cr88U5oqnRUn6tW863tvBfqYYlVnGMYS7nfpWvY-5i8WC8zWd4tC0s7zPN_ITRHWMCo4db_U_3YrbXXUqpuWX6afzRiTpBekg9G1UOnSh4CZCfb3dFEt8L75Kabq7bP6HS2U36vR_3II6r7pdEuL4DjVCLDtdI/s6000/DSC_0422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVZhuo-ZyU00O8JbHZPFLtMmwR2dX1cr88U5oqnRUn6tW863tvBfqYYlVnGMYS7nfpWvY-5i8WC8zWd4tC0s7zPN_ITRHWMCo4db_U_3YrbXXUqpuWX6afzRiTpBekg9G1UOnSh4CZCfb3dFEt8L75Kabq7bP6HS2U36vR_3II6r7pdEuL4DjVCLDtdI/s320/DSC_0422.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the day wasn't over yet. The ship cast off and continued southward down the Nile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpVXZ2yKshiYlSzngOghR-8jOZFlkEH0vmEB9tR7k3IkplGYLv61WfM5mIeW9IW0xdcxjPYx1ptULWgOszkm_6WeGOUBjMWHPTBCuyTMaQ8-iTWlBSbCYLZnfVSSqDgyXnN4R1IE4kWATsstCiuUh1ECyUdnt25Dam68ixyvocMxZNsZ3DwmC-2xsiow/s6000/DSC_0423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpVXZ2yKshiYlSzngOghR-8jOZFlkEH0vmEB9tR7k3IkplGYLv61WfM5mIeW9IW0xdcxjPYx1ptULWgOszkm_6WeGOUBjMWHPTBCuyTMaQ8-iTWlBSbCYLZnfVSSqDgyXnN4R1IE4kWATsstCiuUh1ECyUdnt25Dam68ixyvocMxZNsZ3DwmC-2xsiow/s320/DSC_0423.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Evening is a great time to see water birds feeding.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was luxurious to be able to sit in our stateroom and look out the big window as I journaled about all the adventures we had had on that day!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyMZhlzbkOAKVqi5rto-a079VkqWCRhDIivAuEHCOXBef-SWyX57EOMCN-Kgk8pIRKyCSeZ9cfxxquFKJeWnbFeLtIqi3HyiIlhpnkxK1RPvnzNfWHEXFoHdjUohy9yxuH65ycABpR6jIc6YzgyJiJML4-faM0_IiKkFnRmNgaWSQFJnahyphenhyphenMhgcMjVtk/s4032/IMG_0400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyMZhlzbkOAKVqi5rto-a079VkqWCRhDIivAuEHCOXBef-SWyX57EOMCN-Kgk8pIRKyCSeZ9cfxxquFKJeWnbFeLtIqi3HyiIlhpnkxK1RPvnzNfWHEXFoHdjUohy9yxuH65ycABpR6jIc6YzgyJiJML4-faM0_IiKkFnRmNgaWSQFJnahyphenhyphenMhgcMjVtk/s320/IMG_0400.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-30812253639700437742023-10-02T13:19:00.002-05:002023-10-23T16:55:54.391-05:00Day 6 September 2 Part 4: Hatshepsut's Temple Valley of the Queens<p> So after such a dazzling tomb we were off to see something completely different. We loaded into the bus and drove through the Valley of the Queens. We saw the typical desert landscape resplendent with archaeological possibilities</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF69Z1thjD1gG5bt6t79_GVun4c7udt9CrghFoeq8Rl4x8eX3Gyu-O4YXmcQobx0MDhlGRooqyQbZgAwd2ymZXN0GPHaYNrq74hHWzI4nMTXl8LUgxGuw0ho3sxLeeSPMNDPeD5PFI4rVaIAF_E52DWd3k-vko8Alr85Zw00GIQrA8Ttml8kwcPydk0A/s6000/DSC_0270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLF69Z1thjD1gG5bt6t79_GVun4c7udt9CrghFoeq8Rl4x8eX3Gyu-O4YXmcQobx0MDhlGRooqyQbZgAwd2ymZXN0GPHaYNrq74hHWzI4nMTXl8LUgxGuw0ho3sxLeeSPMNDPeD5PFI4rVaIAF_E52DWd3k-vko8Alr85Zw00GIQrA8Ttml8kwcPydk0A/s320/DSC_0270.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were definitely ancient things to explore everywhere in Deir al Bahari, the necropolis of ancient Thebes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbJD8p43gO7AMUyuJcRzO8WWYKRc7llYV46ndTmHfLu_Xp4Ex3aXH84GumcRmefc4LrG_Bomqs1PFJ7r0WD-qUBTx4WEsz_ZtGuw-_mGsEwB2S781D_jWGFB69nOf1G6YLVm3S-GFbTM8pIHV7A4pbup3Gm4iNrq_dMKHp3sPYQAgdfJomEPFkPIGZ8A/s4757/DSC_0272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2338" data-original-width="4757" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbJD8p43gO7AMUyuJcRzO8WWYKRc7llYV46ndTmHfLu_Xp4Ex3aXH84GumcRmefc4LrG_Bomqs1PFJ7r0WD-qUBTx4WEsz_ZtGuw-_mGsEwB2S781D_jWGFB69nOf1G6YLVm3S-GFbTM8pIHV7A4pbup3Gm4iNrq_dMKHp3sPYQAgdfJomEPFkPIGZ8A/s320/DSC_0272.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But we were headed for the famous Temple of Hatshepsut, (Djeser Djeseru)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table class="mw-hiero-table mw-hiero-outer" dir="ltr" style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 12.32px; font-variant-caps: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><td style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: middle;"><table class="mw-hiero-table" style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 12.32px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tr style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><td style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="D45" height="20" src="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_D45.png?b9137" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12.32px; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="D45" /><br style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /><img alt="D45" height="20" src="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_D45.png?b9137" style="border: 0px; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="D45" /></td><td style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="G43" height="38" src="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_G43.png?6eb40" style="border: 0px; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="G43" /></td><td style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><img alt="O1" height="16" src="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_O1.png?39788" style="border: 0px; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="O1" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">a magnificent terraced structure built in the 18th Dynasty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1CcpVVk9RGwl9DTKAN_CteqV_T9vmr_R9JRfGyDhZU42OoodzvjiDZQ9K1uSZ6atcbqQgrg68OeZmqPPny_K86_zLXvHirZnTp0E9eNnpqDLMjtS2ra8TDTz2X92Gx3ori5v22WkQnpNTSaFPNWr3P1cRNExRsMq5mCqlZ1Qpwo-Ww9nbP5VzpcrpiY/s6000/DSC_0273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE1CcpVVk9RGwl9DTKAN_CteqV_T9vmr_R9JRfGyDhZU42OoodzvjiDZQ9K1uSZ6atcbqQgrg68OeZmqPPny_K86_zLXvHirZnTp0E9eNnpqDLMjtS2ra8TDTz2X92Gx3ori5v22WkQnpNTSaFPNWr3P1cRNExRsMq5mCqlZ1Qpwo-Ww9nbP5VzpcrpiY/s320/DSC_0273.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above it looms the mountain El Qurn, whose pyramid shape may be the reason that this site was chosen for the necropolis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHxIjxRRqhdw-NHUcQwvqGmfkmCpcIQ_N9xL_kDvlV2Sm5XilUI4cuJhlgy0XLnkx-1OTe2wdP1X6q8ouGF9QUa-AN4IUHHoLiFt4PGU8ckUcsWFWDw7JyehjHCsHyawr60ryj4IapMAh_7Dh-Fn19Yt5ZhoVoT7UaslwqwKyOz7XliOLuxxEFvsv5FQ/s6000/DSC_0274.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQHxIjxRRqhdw-NHUcQwvqGmfkmCpcIQ_N9xL_kDvlV2Sm5XilUI4cuJhlgy0XLnkx-1OTe2wdP1X6q8ouGF9QUa-AN4IUHHoLiFt4PGU8ckUcsWFWDw7JyehjHCsHyawr60ryj4IapMAh_7Dh-Fn19Yt5ZhoVoT7UaslwqwKyOz7XliOLuxxEFvsv5FQ/s320/DSC_0274.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Necropoleis were situated on the West Bank of the Nile (where the sun set and went into the underworld.) Temples for the living were on the East bank where the sun rose, symbolizing life's beginning. Hatshepsut's mortuary temple faces Karnak which is on the other side of the Nile and is aligned perfectly with the 8th pylon, a monument that Hatshepsut also caused to be built. It is theorized, that the barque of Amun-Re, the sun god, would be launched for the Beautiful Festival of the Nile, and would sail in perfect East/West alignment to arrive directly at the Mortuary Temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluwgXroA8uOEEG9ksS-_yhDbUzwAwfhypxfwGKGQcfCwO2FdWHYta9D0pb4fWgjGj8QlCUQX04wbc2NQufo1ZyE7Bmygh9d9GJhQfbz7_G_mb_AHQpNV7y32OPJxKd8Vr16FiUdjALGwGqimeRp58t5FwhCvevOfdkBQCY318xbcusMmnkexKA6dBnAw/s6000/DSC_0276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluwgXroA8uOEEG9ksS-_yhDbUzwAwfhypxfwGKGQcfCwO2FdWHYta9D0pb4fWgjGj8QlCUQX04wbc2NQufo1ZyE7Bmygh9d9GJhQfbz7_G_mb_AHQpNV7y32OPJxKd8Vr16FiUdjALGwGqimeRp58t5FwhCvevOfdkBQCY318xbcusMmnkexKA6dBnAw/s320/DSC_0276.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seemed to me like the temple dogs were increasingly well fed as we continued on our trip. I had started packing little bits of breakfast to feed the temple animals and wondered if other tourists were doing the same, or perhaps the people in the south were away from the frantic life of Cairo and had more time and sympathy for the animals.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm76-BOZe-qSdiKUezb9m0Xnj1Yqn2AjLORqnGIH6ly6wFCasDmJUGbwoqgXxprWcPlU5FJBE8djn6xA6HXSJhpCY21aL6ssFDOF2IE1wcbS-NMaBqhp-IlB87MMZxdMnmjWHLbEHoaBgv_z1JT8qzO7D-m_2wFNDuoivS69arCyEi6M5JHa316dg-eO8/s5501/DSC_0277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3535" data-original-width="5501" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm76-BOZe-qSdiKUezb9m0Xnj1Yqn2AjLORqnGIH6ly6wFCasDmJUGbwoqgXxprWcPlU5FJBE8djn6xA6HXSJhpCY21aL6ssFDOF2IE1wcbS-NMaBqhp-IlB87MMZxdMnmjWHLbEHoaBgv_z1JT8qzO7D-m_2wFNDuoivS69arCyEi6M5JHa316dg-eO8/s320/DSC_0277.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the first things pointed out to us by our guide was the remains of a myrrh tree brought back to Hatshepsut from her famous expedition to Punt (most likely located in modern day Somalia). Primary murals of the temple depict this expedition which reputedly brought back great riches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpTNDVzB-aikYP8YdH1bGuf67mVOoqpZUXAErOP0qhXa6RkMoJguy4SltOEhrJwCH3qAKbhdvf-XB37VOig6hCF_hrEisyHtBYTvaREXy_r0eqyypUtsxHblZWsnMpFHxW0-KGfCIY3p4vOP7AEk5AhqhHOte1nO28GWI7YMsHCiNoR8owjwoLRXpHKw/s6000/DSC_0279.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpTNDVzB-aikYP8YdH1bGuf67mVOoqpZUXAErOP0qhXa6RkMoJguy4SltOEhrJwCH3qAKbhdvf-XB37VOig6hCF_hrEisyHtBYTvaREXy_r0eqyypUtsxHblZWsnMpFHxW0-KGfCIY3p4vOP7AEk5AhqhHOte1nO28GWI7YMsHCiNoR8owjwoLRXpHKw/s320/DSC_0279.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hatshepsut (1507-1458 BCE) was probably the second woman to serve as King in Egypt (after Sobekneferu/Nefrusobek of the Twelfth Dynasty). She was the daughter of Thutmose I and his sister Ahmose. Married to her half brother, Thutmose II, when he died she served as regent for her two year old nephew/stepson Thutmose III. Eventually she decided not to turn the throne over to Thutmose III and extended her rule from about 1479 - 1458 BCE ruling as the fifth Pharaoh or King of the 18th Dynasty. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HIqHFU2xAMi7zWNnZZ3j4nmX53Tuirhjs8K29ULJNdFZYPvZu0OfM0oj-2JmxYfu4mIA9d-Fv3mwqwyiwci96YI-s8cimWF8QUpBlCVWlFwxaUtTU_ldIfCcljTSG-HlKnaxNJh8vWy1YcpZEtG38leqHbL_CB2TIupqGMAJKODXUdXeG_aVsF8N-yg/s5313/DSC_0280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3457" data-original-width="5313" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HIqHFU2xAMi7zWNnZZ3j4nmX53Tuirhjs8K29ULJNdFZYPvZu0OfM0oj-2JmxYfu4mIA9d-Fv3mwqwyiwci96YI-s8cimWF8QUpBlCVWlFwxaUtTU_ldIfCcljTSG-HlKnaxNJh8vWy1YcpZEtG38leqHbL_CB2TIupqGMAJKODXUdXeG_aVsF8N-yg/s320/DSC_0280.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hatshepsut had one of the most peaceful and prosperous reigns in ancient Egyptian history. She was the most prolific builder up to that time constructing not only large parts of the Temple at Karnak, but the Mortuary Temple at Deir al-Bahari seen above. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEqK5frmN5QtjehWOZNhtMz414HZKNtBq12bkJTjlcFKaH3yAK_zvGo1daVQFWkqaXVHXm1he-w9RkSs9EuFOuXf4RKXbWrScItYhL2_3xzGPmoWR5SlUHChNUbo8qgIXTaO20O2zWYMxMTVcTrso8H7t2x1MPpRVh_eo2R3n9j_iHzEm0vzog7TO48U/s6000/DSC_0282.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEqK5frmN5QtjehWOZNhtMz414HZKNtBq12bkJTjlcFKaH3yAK_zvGo1daVQFWkqaXVHXm1he-w9RkSs9EuFOuXf4RKXbWrScItYhL2_3xzGPmoWR5SlUHChNUbo8qgIXTaO20O2zWYMxMTVcTrso8H7t2x1MPpRVh_eo2R3n9j_iHzEm0vzog7TO48U/s320/DSC_0282.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As a woman, Hatshepsut had to wage a massive media campaign to convince her people that she was as worthy as the male leaders to reign as King of Egypt. This statue in the Metropolitan Museum in New York shows what I think she most looked like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkwdfY9O7Gb3kvCbmQnWTQaV-CO4K1BsdRopfFzPbAtgCxqLHUdiRb7ttCJew_gzZft5RZjrY3AU-D9VeQke35lV-6Ag8nsopbZPw3zyClOIUSgWd_hqCS38JN4gvhDOFkarStMlUROTkSFibg1piSlYxa0T99kOrWCtoEURhahY5d0CX9zcNYh44RUw/s720/Seated_Statue_of_Hatshepsut_MET_Hatshepsut2012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="597" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAkwdfY9O7Gb3kvCbmQnWTQaV-CO4K1BsdRopfFzPbAtgCxqLHUdiRb7ttCJew_gzZft5RZjrY3AU-D9VeQke35lV-6Ag8nsopbZPw3zyClOIUSgWd_hqCS38JN4gvhDOFkarStMlUROTkSFibg1piSlYxa0T99kOrWCtoEURhahY5d0CX9zcNYh44RUw/s320/Seated_Statue_of_Hatshepsut_MET_Hatshepsut2012.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The large head we saw in the Egyptian Museum bears the mark of her media campaign in which her features are masculinized and she wears the false beard of the pharaohs to show she has the strength and wisdom to rule.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtafkYFWhtY3zxXVQ7UaoB6be9We7PdmxPFSzdqemd0L3zHpUhqgYNxHiXV-icae5wjmH5NbpQlkXKSd4Ic8yYym9ffTtuN407BV5uW9E4wl0wwO6EN5gQk9RgkeYY6nSFnHPfDe1PgtQUMAFOn470mJq5VxnQ8sC82oJD1hehQLlfkmORPsqlEEai4s/s4032/IMG_0261.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtafkYFWhtY3zxXVQ7UaoB6be9We7PdmxPFSzdqemd0L3zHpUhqgYNxHiXV-icae5wjmH5NbpQlkXKSd4Ic8yYym9ffTtuN407BV5uW9E4wl0wwO6EN5gQk9RgkeYY6nSFnHPfDe1PgtQUMAFOn470mJq5VxnQ8sC82oJD1hehQLlfkmORPsqlEEai4s/s320/IMG_0261.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div><br /></div><div>It is the same face basically, but it has been masculinized. This was also done with the statues of her at Djeser Djeseru.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwsuXW1ufVrrV_UuH-UgjcKyW3Y-aLUocwLNhnIytrNO-7wiVx58IPtPI6Mr_J3GkZ6BTOO7Tyz-fRS67heFLnUEQu4ND7JhCG0YxAMvefqkVv9XA3E9dv8m9QIRatlhfaqliwIxuwJaD1WbasBRL7TQnPeoaRdNQaf25rKnZmDxzzAEUatKgCubI310/s6000/DSC_0314.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwsuXW1ufVrrV_UuH-UgjcKyW3Y-aLUocwLNhnIytrNO-7wiVx58IPtPI6Mr_J3GkZ6BTOO7Tyz-fRS67heFLnUEQu4ND7JhCG0YxAMvefqkVv9XA3E9dv8m9QIRatlhfaqliwIxuwJaD1WbasBRL7TQnPeoaRdNQaf25rKnZmDxzzAEUatKgCubI310/w279-h419/DSC_0314.jpeg" width="279" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoxEf6skrl4vRMrLko6Bd1zR49h-QceCDpdYCy5HoZ3JXKOHo-c5Y8LUakZo3eIwIvms6VavNx0Y_-80wVp53UKtfwLJdp5KAHMwxNfNjCSWzXpC69F0P3kecPc1lbjH2k-rEn8ps8y2usKUhxQ-h1EpLwbhRl9Wrw4FOZ2SXFWxS4raFia80NT8X8_M/s6000/DSC_0284.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSoxEf6skrl4vRMrLko6Bd1zR49h-QceCDpdYCy5HoZ3JXKOHo-c5Y8LUakZo3eIwIvms6VavNx0Y_-80wVp53UKtfwLJdp5KAHMwxNfNjCSWzXpC69F0P3kecPc1lbjH2k-rEn8ps8y2usKUhxQ-h1EpLwbhRl9Wrw4FOZ2SXFWxS4raFia80NT8X8_M/w366-h244/DSC_0284.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see that many of the statue figures are missing or damaged. Thutmose III many years after he finally did come to the throne mounted a major campaign to remove Hatshepsut's presence from the temple and history in general. The temple also suffered from earthquakes and later desires to efface the ancient gods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutpNLKdVIh9GLLV-cpIF5uebGYFudpQu72mdwAZiAKzSPRJ6tTyOyKotzzMiknvywDRDEIFFNUHZqG1To1BwZ16Y1WanL-w3gUwi8kEDxuryweyll63oOXzkcvwYbHsNaCAPdtayay3_a5k_anFSQpZNXOQuJoMuFk0yICMvpD0eR_-jGLR2tQJK67wY/s6000/DSC_0286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutpNLKdVIh9GLLV-cpIF5uebGYFudpQu72mdwAZiAKzSPRJ6tTyOyKotzzMiknvywDRDEIFFNUHZqG1To1BwZ16Y1WanL-w3gUwi8kEDxuryweyll63oOXzkcvwYbHsNaCAPdtayay3_a5k_anFSQpZNXOQuJoMuFk0yICMvpD0eR_-jGLR2tQJK67wY/s320/DSC_0286.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Imagine the structure with a statue of Hatshepsut along every pillar!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmJKYUyscVts9k3wLLZJ8-n7Aw6UpvmQMRLYYc-bLgaC5NCw7vRiq96kXf6CU18L4O-dIzL9PSU1dOepb7zlnJ7fiCC47v40IZx4KiA2Q0SEijwnTBRoh7qEju9nOdefgueaNKvqwP6iY0QhhpIrC3WnigTUtpW1kUteYW9v_8l-gNtHeQGWtxVsAUgU/s5340/DSC_0312.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="5340" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmJKYUyscVts9k3wLLZJ8-n7Aw6UpvmQMRLYYc-bLgaC5NCw7vRiq96kXf6CU18L4O-dIzL9PSU1dOepb7zlnJ7fiCC47v40IZx4KiA2Q0SEijwnTBRoh7qEju9nOdefgueaNKvqwP6iY0QhhpIrC3WnigTUtpW1kUteYW9v_8l-gNtHeQGWtxVsAUgU/s320/DSC_0312.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIJD6IrBu-rYdaGUPH_bhU1c0Iy_YbD6bzuI4W7v3sHggjYj_auzk8CzFcZtcm8_U102ZXUEBYJIrDx9CB6fJBMKVJw2RP0pN2V8X7oB0TX1IBkLfA57cwq39IithnnBSDFOR63R9bfH4kBBfY2sVx4-2m-aDsYDGeCAmbuY4gTzf2KdlQyJ5Knva568/s5292/DSC_0313.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3646" data-original-width="5292" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheIJD6IrBu-rYdaGUPH_bhU1c0Iy_YbD6bzuI4W7v3sHggjYj_auzk8CzFcZtcm8_U102ZXUEBYJIrDx9CB6fJBMKVJw2RP0pN2V8X7oB0TX1IBkLfA57cwq39IithnnBSDFOR63R9bfH4kBBfY2sVx4-2m-aDsYDGeCAmbuY4gTzf2KdlQyJ5Knva568/s320/DSC_0313.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside the porticos are images which speak of the divine birth of Hatshepsut (thus emphasizing her right to be King) and of expeditions (seen below) she sent to the legendary land of Punt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7qUn8FFN3ZWpSioK5Iger30ft74P5U3TKrNPPyjS130X0liOKXzHW6bWby26wqe4FFhCKkrBiBN1wiBvfQ4XU43Lnire0rkwNJHqeTIl0GkOKga1tbflX530pmEOGc8sUf7lVcJNnbiTJr-IiXI1kiqJdnL-QMsd3fmhUBGgXOvj8P-iODJlwImFPPE/s5414/DSC_0308.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3577" data-original-width="5414" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7qUn8FFN3ZWpSioK5Iger30ft74P5U3TKrNPPyjS130X0liOKXzHW6bWby26wqe4FFhCKkrBiBN1wiBvfQ4XU43Lnire0rkwNJHqeTIl0GkOKga1tbflX530pmEOGc8sUf7lVcJNnbiTJr-IiXI1kiqJdnL-QMsd3fmhUBGgXOvj8P-iODJlwImFPPE/s320/DSC_0308.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These images are found on the left hand side of the ramp to the third level. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE3IKT2PGGPR8wQn0d4-ZiZdYm3dY5Vy4MQhhGGG_3iblvGLfjRwZcGcBk2Fm9PhgfbkoUkyF-pgmtkvtdGGLT3SPsUO-Aggz4z4_xKP-qRqq1svL8WumqodOoizUr8iQS3bYG8XNKhcoxR9dr_g7wcaaz8d3_MH3nhB_DIpvuCbQ2GgkiON9VuCgaMo/s668/punt.jpg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="668" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE3IKT2PGGPR8wQn0d4-ZiZdYm3dY5Vy4MQhhGGG_3iblvGLfjRwZcGcBk2Fm9PhgfbkoUkyF-pgmtkvtdGGLT3SPsUO-Aggz4z4_xKP-qRqq1svL8WumqodOoizUr8iQS3bYG8XNKhcoxR9dr_g7wcaaz8d3_MH3nhB_DIpvuCbQ2GgkiON9VuCgaMo/s320/punt.jpg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the right hand side are images showing the divine birth of Hatshepsut.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIrCav_KiMsdhzDt_ZS_7U99C_EwPUAmpuY3u4pi6w5nzDs1MSL1Oc9ZYVK8aID0Hb0FLXn31011xB3y-61AYnVDohS_hmSPb80JzDcFHWWfMsl2OeQIP6c30YdTlsV7h0hD3i8Sc0CfNTEbkZGCMVNwAlwLMVbjh_UB2Aj_u6Ui8KY83_Gdy4hibYT4/s5471/DSC_0293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="5471" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIrCav_KiMsdhzDt_ZS_7U99C_EwPUAmpuY3u4pi6w5nzDs1MSL1Oc9ZYVK8aID0Hb0FLXn31011xB3y-61AYnVDohS_hmSPb80JzDcFHWWfMsl2OeQIP6c30YdTlsV7h0hD3i8Sc0CfNTEbkZGCMVNwAlwLMVbjh_UB2Aj_u6Ui8KY83_Gdy4hibYT4/s320/DSC_0293.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In general the images are not in terribly good condition (at least in comparison to what we had just seen in Nefertari's tomb.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03PW2rFMQ1XzhtMp8JR08EdKBds1OBjdX_revry7ZUlPK2YguAIH6EcPKmCoUYtlGe6ilQhHkcXOmLOwBlJaTGY8ynFYASIYzwettXK9QOK_UA-Ht05e22yyUaDZASpUFD9A8xRDFt-fkToRmeMrxAdcxZAb5iXEZ4P4W7BIYuXMw6xpftHTlsyYpW-8/s5690/DSC_0289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5690" data-original-width="3206" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03PW2rFMQ1XzhtMp8JR08EdKBds1OBjdX_revry7ZUlPK2YguAIH6EcPKmCoUYtlGe6ilQhHkcXOmLOwBlJaTGY8ynFYASIYzwettXK9QOK_UA-Ht05e22yyUaDZASpUFD9A8xRDFt-fkToRmeMrxAdcxZAb5iXEZ4P4W7BIYuXMw6xpftHTlsyYpW-8/w285-h507/DSC_0289.jpeg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the sides of the main structure are smaller temples dedicated to Hathor and Anubis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoeikVjqu41wLbDfqVz1VfyAWV17RyU0Sg-rI5_H599dqXqVWog9iJPhYsYpnDOiGMJ7EIhatEtGo-WZStuBZiwThdrV1LL_DZlRmHVtAd_aMUSlrDuR8M4REzi6lgaaHB4Q_oorcWfA94M9QNt7CtRptsHco--nvD_JdPNk0us5Ko8IQdmZzJ9tmQzw/s5517/DSC_0287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3988" data-original-width="5517" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoeikVjqu41wLbDfqVz1VfyAWV17RyU0Sg-rI5_H599dqXqVWog9iJPhYsYpnDOiGMJ7EIhatEtGo-WZStuBZiwThdrV1LL_DZlRmHVtAd_aMUSlrDuR8M4REzi6lgaaHB4Q_oorcWfA94M9QNt7CtRptsHco--nvD_JdPNk0us5Ko8IQdmZzJ9tmQzw/s320/DSC_0287.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above nemset jars are offered to the god Horus. I wonder if that isn't Thutmose III (who supposedly replaced some images of Hatshepsut with his own in his attempts to erase her from the temple.) It might also be Thutmose I (Hatshepsut's father) who also makes appearances along with Hatshepsut in the temple reliefs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrcqndNbLGXneMIAZZ5n7Z4p9gAgfYnSoOy2MWI54h6Ahiu6MJwI5xYT7gWhajlulxKRb5w2vjEFUHIVMQqS9CpD2a0-bDskef5BoOf77zcmau5hnEubgTgV8Uv1VaeySPK1pytRzUENtKLeGrLIpuqOCDmeuKhdPrEfpVZ5XlzC8xmeTtxStlu24icE/s5204/DSC_0296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5204" data-original-width="3634" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrcqndNbLGXneMIAZZ5n7Z4p9gAgfYnSoOy2MWI54h6Ahiu6MJwI5xYT7gWhajlulxKRb5w2vjEFUHIVMQqS9CpD2a0-bDskef5BoOf77zcmau5hnEubgTgV8Uv1VaeySPK1pytRzUENtKLeGrLIpuqOCDmeuKhdPrEfpVZ5XlzC8xmeTtxStlu24icE/w291-h417/DSC_0296.jpeg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't resist taking a few romanticized photos of ruins!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiP3mSh59bRLEBDARlp_wofGK0SIfArZTnxBiOHXLE9uWQbvpbBRTdoIBE2NufinM8_fDJwaN-evY9WMx_7IDI-9RqaNu9MiwlBV6iO25wGuo-Z2gTYKwmijKtsaO-xV9qw8i2jLO9waIXq2g0W5x0ujvTXdnPBdRZBuBmQoOGZEQaoOjCciKIOcqupso/s5123/DSC_0297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3443" data-original-width="5123" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiP3mSh59bRLEBDARlp_wofGK0SIfArZTnxBiOHXLE9uWQbvpbBRTdoIBE2NufinM8_fDJwaN-evY9WMx_7IDI-9RqaNu9MiwlBV6iO25wGuo-Z2gTYKwmijKtsaO-xV9qw8i2jLO9waIXq2g0W5x0ujvTXdnPBdRZBuBmQoOGZEQaoOjCciKIOcqupso/s320/DSC_0297.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Hathor temple has a colonnade of columns bearing her likeness.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8Rdi0jiL4NGV6RvCrqG49flSElvw_L5pRd6SVgOhwSckDlSg9aPIcvOsSbJHSy6RZsCB20F7Gi5CPHhqI20G6-5V6DVjfh-4VpwRQniDA6xVlgJ7z5fsjeFTEAXsjhPQ94JyPO12jEjaXlMAgrHDERVeNojMDVjfT98AZCz9wOzMT9jykeM0LrqI9-Q/s5580/DSC_0298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5580" data-original-width="3529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8Rdi0jiL4NGV6RvCrqG49flSElvw_L5pRd6SVgOhwSckDlSg9aPIcvOsSbJHSy6RZsCB20F7Gi5CPHhqI20G6-5V6DVjfh-4VpwRQniDA6xVlgJ7z5fsjeFTEAXsjhPQ94JyPO12jEjaXlMAgrHDERVeNojMDVjfT98AZCz9wOzMT9jykeM0LrqI9-Q/s320/DSC_0298.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Who is that guy in my picture!? ;-) It's one of our colleagues on the trip!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivELNMxQUiF80Huc3y0qWlyQJlmw3bUbGUKnWltxgHgNxNQNqPv-AL_2IeyFxt91pVEcN17eAjDdgpnb99LVEK-L0WjPND3UvqkmkS6Xp525JIU_W1mv_j_DRb-lk6ADw0VIilJtJ2GA27sEcR1tBLAline-Wp9GBIgf8CMJDxPIgkqkgksddVPl-PXhU/s5466/DSC_0299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5466" data-original-width="3410" height="461" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivELNMxQUiF80Huc3y0qWlyQJlmw3bUbGUKnWltxgHgNxNQNqPv-AL_2IeyFxt91pVEcN17eAjDdgpnb99LVEK-L0WjPND3UvqkmkS6Xp525JIU_W1mv_j_DRb-lk6ADw0VIilJtJ2GA27sEcR1tBLAline-Wp9GBIgf8CMJDxPIgkqkgksddVPl-PXhU/w288-h461/DSC_0299.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is an entry gate in the Hathor temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbTAwJj0957lUliqZMYR69WDHm7VOvwskLo3L41Y4N71Q_ddKnI8IWqijW3xPQJuPJCLdTxLJJjVTe52d90tYLDoMuMYHfq8rJ3odNoYn3l3qp-HTMaZlmfu4X4FsWbbbd_POOtheF0ACrD-nq2MCpVMngTxEPvRLkrijO7phF9PeP-WgLUsJ9ttFL2Q/s5592/DSC_0302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5592" data-original-width="3451" height="411" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDbTAwJj0957lUliqZMYR69WDHm7VOvwskLo3L41Y4N71Q_ddKnI8IWqijW3xPQJuPJCLdTxLJJjVTe52d90tYLDoMuMYHfq8rJ3odNoYn3l3qp-HTMaZlmfu4X4FsWbbbd_POOtheF0ACrD-nq2MCpVMngTxEPvRLkrijO7phF9PeP-WgLUsJ9ttFL2Q/w253-h411/DSC_0302.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ltO7KRH8NskmPKsRWVcxz4wLxNFPzGI5egxQfWGojvCsAYFcic4H8ZOtuXN69Vc056ctGUc93Wba9W8h_QEg5tHHB6RjhEwdEVcmfqvKmhKBQTtdqMeVkt-4InTG1aAS0aIhgGYA5jqHJGEiLMF8WZ-19_rYkoem2GFZVUXu2npN7i0TNRLuPsxlqw/s6000/DSC_0304.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc-ltO7KRH8NskmPKsRWVcxz4wLxNFPzGI5egxQfWGojvCsAYFcic4H8ZOtuXN69Vc056ctGUc93Wba9W8h_QEg5tHHB6RjhEwdEVcmfqvKmhKBQTtdqMeVkt-4InTG1aAS0aIhgGYA5jqHJGEiLMF8WZ-19_rYkoem2GFZVUXu2npN7i0TNRLuPsxlqw/s320/DSC_0304.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you see an effaced image (probably of Hatshepsut?) before Hathor in her cow guise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI0LQaAM9VW9Y-jENCoaaEtb_LjVJKBs4eTQ-Hgz2j7wnsYAESeUMymaJzLu3tRcwulC2uwRGoNf8PCweoKgvTtASp82Wd0fDS2iRqVbq_pWclw3svV-NQXo1y8pWw8uTOTFoV2gUdIVtw6H9lN_bmcO8_J5Jg68JLGKPIj4b8ij79j4qShUJ_AHIWpc/s5158/DSC_0305.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5158" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI0LQaAM9VW9Y-jENCoaaEtb_LjVJKBs4eTQ-Hgz2j7wnsYAESeUMymaJzLu3tRcwulC2uwRGoNf8PCweoKgvTtASp82Wd0fDS2iRqVbq_pWclw3svV-NQXo1y8pWw8uTOTFoV2gUdIVtw6H9lN_bmcO8_J5Jg68JLGKPIj4b8ij79j4qShUJ_AHIWpc/s320/DSC_0305.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is something quite attractive about this relief of Hathor</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmJKYUyscVts9k3wLLZJ8-n7Aw6UpvmQMRLYYc-bLgaC5NCw7vRiq96kXf6CU18L4O-dIzL9PSU1dOepb7zlnJ7fiCC47v40IZx4KiA2Q0SEijwnTBRoh7qEju9nOdefgueaNKvqwP6iY0QhhpIrC3WnigTUtpW1kUteYW9v_8l-gNtHeQGWtxVsAUgU/s5340/DSC_0312.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O4wko3ZqZh9z0IlTrZ1sQMeXn1nSOIyO0VK7opoMKzUj2W_4KMcImuRkaObF0-H_Ey4XJ6pT5I4-gDeHQUZiusR8v6R98upotAjHzC7EhBsKbf15JEPYht9RSdl11ieAfAAB6_Yhc_lb4XTf9kuEh78QK0a11BvXeZR9SMvGgj67e5CaiHf3jRfQBNo/s5335/DSC_0309.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3667" data-original-width="5335" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O4wko3ZqZh9z0IlTrZ1sQMeXn1nSOIyO0VK7opoMKzUj2W_4KMcImuRkaObF0-H_Ey4XJ6pT5I4-gDeHQUZiusR8v6R98upotAjHzC7EhBsKbf15JEPYht9RSdl11ieAfAAB6_Yhc_lb4XTf9kuEh78QK0a11BvXeZR9SMvGgj67e5CaiHf3jRfQBNo/s320/DSC_0309.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple of Anubis lies on the righthand side of the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TQMMM0S3a4gBJ-31vnXRQ4bEfY_TXhU1jU56D3DAhCAd_5poKzE__giGO8QBwlqCA4XjuTyDmW2uLfnnStQ3dRVY2xP4zWQHhUuJbS8fiv4vuwXcU4GQGeLpp5mPF_2i1WwVoOtXC6auMlCNkmGGTnpa5HotKXpsO0wb2oOxOhMoSjloqH4gQZWp10Q/s5362/DSC_0316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="5362" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TQMMM0S3a4gBJ-31vnXRQ4bEfY_TXhU1jU56D3DAhCAd_5poKzE__giGO8QBwlqCA4XjuTyDmW2uLfnnStQ3dRVY2xP4zWQHhUuJbS8fiv4vuwXcU4GQGeLpp5mPF_2i1WwVoOtXC6auMlCNkmGGTnpa5HotKXpsO0wb2oOxOhMoSjloqH4gQZWp10Q/s320/DSC_0316.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sign gives some information about a joint Egyptian/Polish undertaking to conserve the Anubis temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3wpEgevOpVKKn7bHmnrm_yxOnOuOtiVQiJKZrTiHd0Ffh6L4Scfq2uUGJhy5NYhNVH2Qs4wq3UYsFR_Yv8dsW4qiTO6RjuppcOzwGml2eLilVRbMOxZIlMLre1oHywLwJeZkqAAJ9aolLDsVbVd41-swExBRDWYCa347KaPvoGoCSbNFPsclZlKlEOc/s3308/DSC_0318.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3308" data-original-width="2437" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik3wpEgevOpVKKn7bHmnrm_yxOnOuOtiVQiJKZrTiHd0Ffh6L4Scfq2uUGJhy5NYhNVH2Qs4wq3UYsFR_Yv8dsW4qiTO6RjuppcOzwGml2eLilVRbMOxZIlMLre1oHywLwJeZkqAAJ9aolLDsVbVd41-swExBRDWYCa347KaPvoGoCSbNFPsclZlKlEOc/w362-h491/DSC_0318.jpeg" width="362" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGVyvwYcrYdbDks8zbUe2i2CfphDcp1iKNSsMEGrX_PSL53EsFH4dJFkGwg0mGRXzxGIL_7VTqmYZGHN9pV4rotEo-FRbbErVnBwn79_MG-owmvfVD3BvC6asZMpNHqi4aX9OUcKueCN69m4fACtqrHy9Hi9k3dgwuTtZD1niPmVrJp39lULXTOriEhE/s5366/DSC_0317.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5366" data-original-width="3371" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGVyvwYcrYdbDks8zbUe2i2CfphDcp1iKNSsMEGrX_PSL53EsFH4dJFkGwg0mGRXzxGIL_7VTqmYZGHN9pV4rotEo-FRbbErVnBwn79_MG-owmvfVD3BvC6asZMpNHqi4aX9OUcKueCN69m4fACtqrHy9Hi9k3dgwuTtZD1niPmVrJp39lULXTOriEhE/s320/DSC_0317.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below you see a familiar scene of a king with a pile of offerings (Thutmose I or III?)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-ypNHMtr9P0MTMDCOL7pRfcull2F_PAf4TzSlFx6CUKSMpiCIiGKhB9mx5w6tw6r-QfzvOymNhX43WCUNklRrCdkChG2BWVG9QrqFGQNDT8EPTDeLgzf8oQC4Os6dsaFkrnGh0WBJoy9wmpAvxC6aBkyv15_fub-mOiYqs58a6RUIzJIERccupHMARU/s5683/DSC_0319.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3791" data-original-width="5683" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-ypNHMtr9P0MTMDCOL7pRfcull2F_PAf4TzSlFx6CUKSMpiCIiGKhB9mx5w6tw6r-QfzvOymNhX43WCUNklRrCdkChG2BWVG9QrqFGQNDT8EPTDeLgzf8oQC4Os6dsaFkrnGh0WBJoy9wmpAvxC6aBkyv15_fub-mOiYqs58a6RUIzJIERccupHMARU/s320/DSC_0319.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_TmD8Rfaw0ZW3xG0UYuPJZVZySiX9HVaXp-nFZiVqB12iEEt_NRk2r4DNftoYvKnQRG5cEuZD5W2UYYOBEj-VKhma4ueCEjrgmbdlgqGRUft0PvviF9sLuTlhcRZPMt2G58ONIv1Z83KR-qVx8t_d5Gu7bUKXffhRnDUI1y2MdmoP7XGN18CcOlingo/s320/DSC_0321.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately it is also quite dark and the images are badly damaged,</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWblwnBhQUhsgxrsTZVCY2TWmntyccwco8bzrG3x4wncVMGqE_ekoyMfb-K7qz-Uj8vBXcO2DIyhlEvVK5cf4clskiU6BpaOtVEwIK43R7qM2ljTfRLA3GUNV4hX6tAEZneV4fk1Y0mLT4wOIrFVrGTPMLw-08nJoHXm-HnWaqVWDoCLmcr5AYmWffRfM/s5273/DSC_0325.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="5273" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWblwnBhQUhsgxrsTZVCY2TWmntyccwco8bzrG3x4wncVMGqE_ekoyMfb-K7qz-Uj8vBXcO2DIyhlEvVK5cf4clskiU6BpaOtVEwIK43R7qM2ljTfRLA3GUNV4hX6tAEZneV4fk1Y0mLT4wOIrFVrGTPMLw-08nJoHXm-HnWaqVWDoCLmcr5AYmWffRfM/s320/DSC_0325.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">but that does not detract from the magnificence of the building itself and its design.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0XFQtuCHA30qlniwBXYKUP8x9NuDpL12tbwZz07gIAdn0TWu1KXYCeB-RULp_YNBrPKp8ZHQz7Wb3JE4Jjv0ttYbiyccDEUAFEhFZr_6cMNa9LcQ7VgCvZTeOToYzgDFDXwMewToiYCrtCmt3QLNyAZDDz4RaR9u6sm0vjYDkhyGIVKOUku9EWFbwOE/s5031/DSC_0329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="5031" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0XFQtuCHA30qlniwBXYKUP8x9NuDpL12tbwZz07gIAdn0TWu1KXYCeB-RULp_YNBrPKp8ZHQz7Wb3JE4Jjv0ttYbiyccDEUAFEhFZr_6cMNa9LcQ7VgCvZTeOToYzgDFDXwMewToiYCrtCmt3QLNyAZDDz4RaR9u6sm0vjYDkhyGIVKOUku9EWFbwOE/s320/DSC_0329.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had been a very long and impressive day, but we were really quite tired by now and as pleasant as it had been, we were ready to go home and have some lunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxjIeEfZ6r1v9Gr3Vri8LCBnQpkSA-7WUaKxM57urWV0xjAl_OwULaNQCcXb6OgSLTpvNd2HL5hpaIY1_zo9z3MM8FT4WEfRdUPlPe7-pMyTt0AU1L1jx8YNLAPGAShalFVY48ecSjtyd2wAfpjALbCoAy2J46Dk8_BvDA-70fOa1XdNJwl5dMa9yJZE/s6000/DSC_0332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxjIeEfZ6r1v9Gr3Vri8LCBnQpkSA-7WUaKxM57urWV0xjAl_OwULaNQCcXb6OgSLTpvNd2HL5hpaIY1_zo9z3MM8FT4WEfRdUPlPe7-pMyTt0AU1L1jx8YNLAPGAShalFVY48ecSjtyd2wAfpjALbCoAy2J46Dk8_BvDA-70fOa1XdNJwl5dMa9yJZE/s320/DSC_0332.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Goodbye to the protective sphinx outside of Djeser Djeseru.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlh61b_Nh4yya6w-Dv4XP845PIqKmmjN6s42fzzQGb3z33bbQ3KINLjZZWO5iCdRZtueg0p279llJTfRoLzEap5CDs51DdDUjbTjkeDUBzwhdo-8LFfsh_01HmXc-xPq-vHbSCZ92SAwQkdlGsDQm4ygW0aRiguTdvDtsdeEveMMA6Fuwyn9zBC0E9Gw/s6000/DSC_0333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlh61b_Nh4yya6w-Dv4XP845PIqKmmjN6s42fzzQGb3z33bbQ3KINLjZZWO5iCdRZtueg0p279llJTfRoLzEap5CDs51DdDUjbTjkeDUBzwhdo-8LFfsh_01HmXc-xPq-vHbSCZ92SAwQkdlGsDQm4ygW0aRiguTdvDtsdeEveMMA6Fuwyn9zBC0E9Gw/s320/DSC_0333.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg96rQzawvAH7n_P7SdLAJ-z2o_1NEJ9LPa4qTr9xPINdQONtHt-Lug8z4x16A75j_lxEQZu66ArWeyAIaBymdC6YbI6IFQXM53u2lOk-f7UH_AKF2Kec8TviqVEsWdHCSnp43HYzuEpkWD8XUXdV1D8n3KSzrT2ycktUvGCa9RH8lgi3SpQDxI150dk/s5355/DSC_0334.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="5355" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglg96rQzawvAH7n_P7SdLAJ-z2o_1NEJ9LPa4qTr9xPINdQONtHt-Lug8z4x16A75j_lxEQZu66ArWeyAIaBymdC6YbI6IFQXM53u2lOk-f7UH_AKF2Kec8TviqVEsWdHCSnp43HYzuEpkWD8XUXdV1D8n3KSzrT2ycktUvGCa9RH8lgi3SpQDxI150dk/s320/DSC_0334.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">back on the bus we passed all kinds of interesting things of course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FVU83qYhhQC52_7a5RApre7-jlUJPzvGWG7A0-HmSMVPA8tAKoUW0am8vFDawdHR5a6lncVhIXPk_iTsh5JLIOsxDV0MYRmQoaENEMTW8XzaNdLQ2owzucgYqLFt4EO2uVyGHOeMeeDRjeW39z6YcLaULoA1jcfBmaIUocNuy11SD7uhyZWFa-iGz6w/s6000/DSC_0335.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_FVU83qYhhQC52_7a5RApre7-jlUJPzvGWG7A0-HmSMVPA8tAKoUW0am8vFDawdHR5a6lncVhIXPk_iTsh5JLIOsxDV0MYRmQoaENEMTW8XzaNdLQ2owzucgYqLFt4EO2uVyGHOeMeeDRjeW39z6YcLaULoA1jcfBmaIUocNuy11SD7uhyZWFa-iGz6w/s320/DSC_0335.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember these guys? We didn't stop at them on the way in, but on the way back we stopped for our mandatory shots of the so-called Colossi of Mnemnon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLmidoZO2m009MFFkencPFp5M04R9aqsd0l4EyL-02yL7FLUxnGHPBrb8c0w0zKu2qXuJ__PALP15LeVV932FSuUtxMTkkYk7Cl5idhyphenhyphenyuJR_yTFjRFZpeG5hNT1SPQZzU-iV0klUgY89j5kxXXtIV9AcKRZsdAzOiZrgYYNVKVL5EyvsLtOHYK4njEU/s6000/DSC_0336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLmidoZO2m009MFFkencPFp5M04R9aqsd0l4EyL-02yL7FLUxnGHPBrb8c0w0zKu2qXuJ__PALP15LeVV932FSuUtxMTkkYk7Cl5idhyphenhyphenyuJR_yTFjRFZpeG5hNT1SPQZzU-iV0klUgY89j5kxXXtIV9AcKRZsdAzOiZrgYYNVKVL5EyvsLtOHYK4njEU/s320/DSC_0336.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We hadn't stopped at them on the way in, so it was mandatory to stop now. If you remember your Iliad, Mnemnon was an Ethiopian King who came to the aid of Troy and ended up killing Antilochus. (Wikipedia Image from <span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: #fcff01; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 13.3px;">Museés Royaux d’Art et d’Histoire, Brussels.)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGkPG-ft3_itMJjxLl2TecSaTyUM5ak-ep0DAmvknIaOg3OYbACPQX3p766AQ7kacJtjtRjCZ6LkInIDZTf8LYG2s_DrFoShGFtRRDqNh2BA9P5SvcW3o8ibiyxmk-f35SCdFWkGYUgyTRxVA6fPcX1C4RMwxVK0L0NTlUjEgdJFVbUkHj46D-0ZxBjU/s575/The_Departure_of_Memnon_for_Troy._Greek,_circa_550-525_B.C..jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="575" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGkPG-ft3_itMJjxLl2TecSaTyUM5ak-ep0DAmvknIaOg3OYbACPQX3p766AQ7kacJtjtRjCZ6LkInIDZTf8LYG2s_DrFoShGFtRRDqNh2BA9P5SvcW3o8ibiyxmk-f35SCdFWkGYUgyTRxVA6fPcX1C4RMwxVK0L0NTlUjEgdJFVbUkHj46D-0ZxBjU/s320/The_Departure_of_Memnon_for_Troy._Greek,_circa_550-525_B.C..jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, why did anyone think these were statues of Mnemnon? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCAvqC_9DtnKBqqeb9ubRcFVbQ4-02uOkwoJ7D524bjnahVfr6Pd5dc-DiUweN8WrgrAbySIVI8ppcDuauN1Dp-mGY5xtHbtghVx6-d1WHHdYWmq8v2bj16xI9rizkVmw_huTADg6FhjNhDF9VhODXas5KhGP4zBrT39_LjgoGuZvbaiReXKo26tzNQ/s4663/DSC_0338.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="4663" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdCAvqC_9DtnKBqqeb9ubRcFVbQ4-02uOkwoJ7D524bjnahVfr6Pd5dc-DiUweN8WrgrAbySIVI8ppcDuauN1Dp-mGY5xtHbtghVx6-d1WHHdYWmq8v2bj16xI9rizkVmw_huTADg6FhjNhDF9VhODXas5KhGP4zBrT39_LjgoGuZvbaiReXKo26tzNQ/s320/DSC_0338.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Colossi were wrongly thought to be of Greek King Mnemnon, because of the graffiti found on the northernmost statue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwcJYlrsC9-YztY7l0xlfYBRG0DVZT3ERKZdRAucK4BSARbye9zrQewmttw2yCVJNS9Neqli2MumfVa2So9mSp1holH_zsw026AyhTO0V25XLdEBtKFMbWRV95ltpPU3juk4DvoSEsg2YInB5bHDa-qXLI2JyfSfXt2H1oUKRUMnInJbTiL2TyQhg8Gc/s3265/IMG_0392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="3265" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwcJYlrsC9-YztY7l0xlfYBRG0DVZT3ERKZdRAucK4BSARbye9zrQewmttw2yCVJNS9Neqli2MumfVa2So9mSp1holH_zsw026AyhTO0V25XLdEBtKFMbWRV95ltpPU3juk4DvoSEsg2YInB5bHDa-qXLI2JyfSfXt2H1oUKRUMnInJbTiL2TyQhg8Gc/w386-h270/IMG_0392.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Egyptologists believe that these are actually representations of Amenhotep III and they stand guard (sadly ineffectively) in front of what once was the largest Temple in the Theban Necropolis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBzC3brkHXGoTGhdX0RehpVlL8j4aWAKbl3ZNj_ygfJbzuZpxWMz1di-ous5pc3zHtiw8D6fc-i93TpgcmUzQ3X9rbbxiGhAp5C5xzx54t5Sq_wRooqN69tscrQ7NUa3WybcPhSrMvwzahDnQVKE1_BUxNXh165Xp9ub9OJdPicCmzHt9ldGivNexTUk/s4992/DSC_0339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3587" data-original-width="4992" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBzC3brkHXGoTGhdX0RehpVlL8j4aWAKbl3ZNj_ygfJbzuZpxWMz1di-ous5pc3zHtiw8D6fc-i93TpgcmUzQ3X9rbbxiGhAp5C5xzx54t5Sq_wRooqN69tscrQ7NUa3WybcPhSrMvwzahDnQVKE1_BUxNXh165Xp9ub9OJdPicCmzHt9ldGivNexTUk/s320/DSC_0339.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple seems to have met its end through mostly natural causes: floods and earthquakes, but in its glory days, the temple complex stretched over 86 acres and dwarfed Karnak and all other temples of the time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCZbJOW58rCbh2ik7JkQle3sYP8seWbLWEw9FyCNchG3e_fpQKJYlw4RPw8tN7IDZy4Dzd-8d04sHSvZMBKNNVj96vpFPcVl5Wyez9qOcL0hVPvVXimW1HXdViOp_ct1AaZs6YF3fkNX_p3IkZwHM00thvlzpFvfEZQOKwiJwdmXtzvmv6CM7TSPlxDo/s6000/DSC_0340.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqCZbJOW58rCbh2ik7JkQle3sYP8seWbLWEw9FyCNchG3e_fpQKJYlw4RPw8tN7IDZy4Dzd-8d04sHSvZMBKNNVj96vpFPcVl5Wyez9qOcL0hVPvVXimW1HXdViOp_ct1AaZs6YF3fkNX_p3IkZwHM00thvlzpFvfEZQOKwiJwdmXtzvmv6CM7TSPlxDo/w340-h511/DSC_0340.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were exhausted and very happy to get back in the bus and just watch whatever passed our way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUnUOwXJerf4R-1GPW_nQ4pGRcypITyrtnqsL-rvUkhjz18_enh_lw_TxkZVg5EJLgLqsxlHDtNzYojaHxXEgv7FMWmFxdIVLqIsCR2YcaUfgA-x1z5J1G5DoWhxi41RXzrq5n3GIdo5ARJrta3yUFov_Ie9CJTuINHaDwNcWLBCMxmcTcf9eOTmEe_8/s3478/DSC_0341.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="3478" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUnUOwXJerf4R-1GPW_nQ4pGRcypITyrtnqsL-rvUkhjz18_enh_lw_TxkZVg5EJLgLqsxlHDtNzYojaHxXEgv7FMWmFxdIVLqIsCR2YcaUfgA-x1z5J1G5DoWhxi41RXzrq5n3GIdo5ARJrta3yUFov_Ie9CJTuINHaDwNcWLBCMxmcTcf9eOTmEe_8/s320/DSC_0341.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMnNOTiNpOjmnj2VBOGH-z-fA5ITI6K2EFEl_Fj359d6rT8_Irvsy1I3wbh9FQjW5OrtkLtX3fO9PB8b_tmRHSpBmZkKhpOIneCzhApaSRo10muWas5mUU83uhY489kT2RehXhyphenhyphenuPOI7vjJljF_g_4PN9jBmr0r1Z1cMr2YOOE9iCv5hDhI__VR0WWmY/s6000/DSC_0342.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMnNOTiNpOjmnj2VBOGH-z-fA5ITI6K2EFEl_Fj359d6rT8_Irvsy1I3wbh9FQjW5OrtkLtX3fO9PB8b_tmRHSpBmZkKhpOIneCzhApaSRo10muWas5mUU83uhY489kT2RehXhyphenhyphenuPOI7vjJljF_g_4PN9jBmr0r1Z1cMr2YOOE9iCv5hDhI__VR0WWmY/s320/DSC_0342.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We were hungry, so the fruit looked really enticing. It was so hard to believe that we had seen so much already today and we hadn't even had lunch yet!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoox8IsrnNCUfDUze5grCmNjj80Cad_dnEF2YZLcVpvYYi6G16YO3eDsJW7dtI44bVoEgORXqYYtH8f8gnJ0Mps3lO5SXTkFREQX1n_xGZbaLpVnezZ1aTOwwyYqIkBRi-wWgQ8jLu7STEbOcR9dsPBiThtFzVRZtTvHCsdlRVgQoz8_3DOJEtPxX4aU/s6000/DSC_0343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGoox8IsrnNCUfDUze5grCmNjj80Cad_dnEF2YZLcVpvYYi6G16YO3eDsJW7dtI44bVoEgORXqYYtH8f8gnJ0Mps3lO5SXTkFREQX1n_xGZbaLpVnezZ1aTOwwyYqIkBRi-wWgQ8jLu7STEbOcR9dsPBiThtFzVRZtTvHCsdlRVgQoz8_3DOJEtPxX4aU/s320/DSC_0343.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below you can see one of the strategies used by people in this part of the world. People like to add floors to their homes for new generations, so they often leave the top floor ready for another level. It has the added benefit of making the home "unfinished" and thus excluded from taxes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rYSIDKRqmM0hOYbtHZw15AXdsXFKITAK5DQpFxEmcCXJPBeze5UQH-PmZ5RVhS0axQqQfInxCfxycZtmrR8A6YY8cPEJHlUL6XiFlNhPugiSPitrxiDgp5x6c4ADopW9Okm0p_hzPdPCWZs-1JhpFfZYLWzTqSxze1GMPk1Fvw5k1XUyDFnNHSHZFTQ/s3502/DSC_0349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2364" data-original-width="3502" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-rYSIDKRqmM0hOYbtHZw15AXdsXFKITAK5DQpFxEmcCXJPBeze5UQH-PmZ5RVhS0axQqQfInxCfxycZtmrR8A6YY8cPEJHlUL6XiFlNhPugiSPitrxiDgp5x6c4ADopW9Okm0p_hzPdPCWZs-1JhpFfZYLWzTqSxze1GMPk1Fvw5k1XUyDFnNHSHZFTQ/s320/DSC_0349.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylYUP3QCTqXANF-2h4VK110hxHPJ2ErcLEablZWVOeh-dVJherJtPiruNupchFYG0ZK0vT10uwovd369NQl36rKOE-CqF6waxtIP8jij-Rp_j__k-lfVEuDbs1aFua010f-gtspNsl0uDFg0IVZLpka9zhkZxVgzGDrqjf7w6BTCBzcZGpSw7peN4Dnc/s4393/DSC_0350.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3154" data-original-width="4393" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylYUP3QCTqXANF-2h4VK110hxHPJ2ErcLEablZWVOeh-dVJherJtPiruNupchFYG0ZK0vT10uwovd369NQl36rKOE-CqF6waxtIP8jij-Rp_j__k-lfVEuDbs1aFua010f-gtspNsl0uDFg0IVZLpka9zhkZxVgzGDrqjf7w6BTCBzcZGpSw7peN4Dnc/s320/DSC_0350.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before we knew it we were back at the Avenue of the Sphinxes ...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPydvc15AKsV629VBRAJILXizc-WfvRWHb1ZL1mQe9VxA03AnM6Gd0_FNvXMKOeN-o2buHwEe2eF8crtiGtsRiIJzyfG9VEHdi_ujhcFomtqc2vdSvVinlUHY6Dz7GSR7yQno4OZxX-84t8EY2ag86OpK5w1oIqmd3ZQK1-ihV5VtY7gZHCwykubypsf8/s5184/DSC_0351.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3354" data-original-width="5184" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPydvc15AKsV629VBRAJILXizc-WfvRWHb1ZL1mQe9VxA03AnM6Gd0_FNvXMKOeN-o2buHwEe2eF8crtiGtsRiIJzyfG9VEHdi_ujhcFomtqc2vdSvVinlUHY6Dz7GSR7yQno4OZxX-84t8EY2ag86OpK5w1oIqmd3ZQK1-ihV5VtY7gZHCwykubypsf8/s320/DSC_0351.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and passing by the Luxor Heritage Center and Library again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj393PcTiUlLJLBLPrjBvV5IRNvgH3_Xnh4GjMfhLLxEXOz_wdp-ysx5OEgFt1UzaB-gMwrcZcS9tYEEGgdhyphenhyphenk9QqHIjX8vxVq7RKsYA9YL2vc2LB3cbKDsFzRY2Lnzka0URp-Vf7jHA3LSliNW4utjDYXeDeVNAv1AXxrktgVMnye0N4liUlOX9hX5EGk/s5463/DSC_0353.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3432" data-original-width="5463" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj393PcTiUlLJLBLPrjBvV5IRNvgH3_Xnh4GjMfhLLxEXOz_wdp-ysx5OEgFt1UzaB-gMwrcZcS9tYEEGgdhyphenhyphenk9QqHIjX8vxVq7RKsYA9YL2vc2LB3cbKDsFzRY2Lnzka0URp-Vf7jHA3LSliNW4utjDYXeDeVNAv1AXxrktgVMnye0N4liUlOX9hX5EGk/s320/DSC_0353.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we got back to the ship we finally got to have lunch. Here we dined with new friends.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhMZoDtq9Og2s-5brB9sn4_T8RznqowQWiy8ZUQncMp22HRiZZh87XQIH6VHRTXk4scASWBgssH3rs8sdluXyJlNp8MNLbuyS5d4NULLKKS3RVbWuVmSK8yeS0IvCzNgmNO6rEPF1hKNTRCeZqzdgRXilhMm4M90jcqmua2wrw6vAMjtUmyPwVNF1ITg/s6000/DSC_0355.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhMZoDtq9Og2s-5brB9sn4_T8RznqowQWiy8ZUQncMp22HRiZZh87XQIH6VHRTXk4scASWBgssH3rs8sdluXyJlNp8MNLbuyS5d4NULLKKS3RVbWuVmSK8yeS0IvCzNgmNO6rEPF1hKNTRCeZqzdgRXilhMm4M90jcqmua2wrw6vAMjtUmyPwVNF1ITg/s320/DSC_0355.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thank goodness we had a bit of a break in the afternoon. Viking had arranged for us to have backgammon lessons or to learn some Arabic and best of all, to rest a little in preparation for one last excursion of the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1SP_S0_aZvOyLtbnb1CwSsbm2WsT49aJdrlnGbYeNkKoHQWjbt1HJijQjY6dzOJYcv3Z8LMHnB7h-4SPFBruhqVRP5g4StD1Xqsd8fgbW_WQF7GyWRaAX64n_Ccj3JePQqjFyN2rwyVUaw8Rrwanb2nW04ue6cNR-U4t8flmMkiutM1jKklpZhMUFZg/s5472/DSC_0796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="5472" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1SP_S0_aZvOyLtbnb1CwSsbm2WsT49aJdrlnGbYeNkKoHQWjbt1HJijQjY6dzOJYcv3Z8LMHnB7h-4SPFBruhqVRP5g4StD1Xqsd8fgbW_WQF7GyWRaAX64n_Ccj3JePQqjFyN2rwyVUaw8Rrwanb2nW04ue6cNR-U4t8flmMkiutM1jKklpZhMUFZg/s320/DSC_0796.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That evening we were entertained with Egyptian music and dance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWH1j3zVqCsorSdXK32RtyEESncwR-0sSn-dRbwRB-6AcpgPsGEQNlbjPyGeu9P8lAGQD-nDL7GMsgLdxdoscnIQ5wDqq3Zk2UeGb9qcdIJgmKhAZyMHc8SxaAZDQFAz4wqaF2e-ev9GWUgxvJEw2mm22Rn6FBLuoZfUrD1ZEr7HFW6nXtODZRr4dvUIA/s4032/IMG_0389.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWH1j3zVqCsorSdXK32RtyEESncwR-0sSn-dRbwRB-6AcpgPsGEQNlbjPyGeu9P8lAGQD-nDL7GMsgLdxdoscnIQ5wDqq3Zk2UeGb9qcdIJgmKhAZyMHc8SxaAZDQFAz4wqaF2e-ev9GWUgxvJEw2mm22Rn6FBLuoZfUrD1ZEr7HFW6nXtODZRr4dvUIA/s320/IMG_0389.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Viking brought in a whirling dervish to perform for us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyEnh4PEhxUjQPLmOdKRO8Q-6PtgM7gykcumkWJ8oyoYOx_hblXTA5_Cf2lWZBZhJ1QSt0bAf5_fGJaAIyGZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have no idea how he could possibly spin like that without getting sick to his stomach! It was amazing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dySsEhi-wuw92vHzRjG3c9URmD03L9gGYlKs7XnpX5iTsmzaKf4FfHzAkTVqecEozSO0783u-FHDLh2zO1wjA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-45046414503829839162023-09-30T13:11:00.116-05:002023-11-01T14:43:47.782-05:00Update - The Frog in Nefertari's Tomb<p> You may remember my confusion about the frog in one of the panels in Nefertari's tomb:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg293FVsymdsE8PvmxSWgSXmJsYWdPz9yZXgfAUNc1McKn-m1mxJYeOVp60FCeZfy0AnKVIe8NsbmFad8NA0HWdR8w5k_MqiGQAyQy8-L8DNb43cggy_6bvhvlOR7WXw77GT2BEib-PHF-NQActo4Pt-YdMvNyCgNyyfN4VNCkE_E5B7bvaG2mSbEBj094/s5423/DSC_0238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3629" data-original-width="5423" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg293FVsymdsE8PvmxSWgSXmJsYWdPz9yZXgfAUNc1McKn-m1mxJYeOVp60FCeZfy0AnKVIe8NsbmFad8NA0HWdR8w5k_MqiGQAyQy8-L8DNb43cggy_6bvhvlOR7WXw77GT2BEib-PHF-NQActo4Pt-YdMvNyCgNyyfN4VNCkE_E5B7bvaG2mSbEBj094/w374-h250/DSC_0238.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is <a href="https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/egypt-thebes-luxor-valley-of-the-queens-tomb-of-nefertari-annex-to-picture-id88700533" target="_blank">a better quality image from Getty Images</a> . The image is by S Vannini.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_9YLkgEnp4DDDd4sq2Cov9PcxZfdBcMzPhdfof87Oc1bZIfV5X89u4nXWvqM0wQ447l6tEligaaMkDaoQMgo43TxJmXypV8AKdfhrdwo1XqRxJVPHDX9e1AHh9tO8ne_zTnBbFpa3lhS5U2itbZNOXDt8F97yhKFpLwfDffP3HHEq7VIt5w_ZTMiWWo/s1024/gettyimages-88700533-1024x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge_9YLkgEnp4DDDd4sq2Cov9PcxZfdBcMzPhdfof87Oc1bZIfV5X89u4nXWvqM0wQ447l6tEligaaMkDaoQMgo43TxJmXypV8AKdfhrdwo1XqRxJVPHDX9e1AHh9tO8ne_zTnBbFpa3lhS5U2itbZNOXDt8F97yhKFpLwfDffP3HHEq7VIt5w_ZTMiWWo/w379-h284/gettyimages-88700533-1024x1024.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And here is a little closer look at the frog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXEajLKEgIclK4YsZu1e6DWw63xiVP7YCpmqo3wg4Ake0-qK0VktUGZzi72dxgsAyJAi_sWK78F2o83LKlIFlPVO_gQ5jQXUFZkvrAfnDxCMfd_CKIXSAaUSTnAVlrX-OqsZFT9sDBGH5J483voAMG1QZL-XLCJujV-piZaz30Cwybi4tK3HxcIzLoCM/s503/gettyimages-88700533-1024x1024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="503" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXEajLKEgIclK4YsZu1e6DWw63xiVP7YCpmqo3wg4Ake0-qK0VktUGZzi72dxgsAyJAi_sWK78F2o83LKlIFlPVO_gQ5jQXUFZkvrAfnDxCMfd_CKIXSAaUSTnAVlrX-OqsZFT9sDBGH5J483voAMG1QZL-XLCJujV-piZaz30Cwybi4tK3HxcIzLoCM/s320/gettyimages-88700533-1024x1024.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ordered an article by Professor Olaf E. Kaper on an "Amphibious Element" in Nefertari's tomb and he explains a bit about the frog that is found on the water pot between Nefertari and the Ibis-headed version of the god Thoth.</div><p>His paper explains that to the left of the Queen is spell 94 from The Book of the Dead concerned with providing the dead soul with writing equipment. Okay, but...??!? Prior scholars connect the Frog to rebirth (probably because of those already mentioned fertility connections) or say that it is actually a water pot in the shape of a frog.</p><p>Kaper notes that we have no in text references to the frog, but the spell, which hales from a particular 19th Dynasty version of the Book of the Dead reads as follows:</p><p><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 10pt;">"Spell of requesting a water pot and a palette from Thoth in the necropolis by the Osiris the king's great wife, the mistress of the Two Lands, Nefertari beloved of Mut, justified: O great one who is recognised by his father, keeper of the Book of Thoth;^" see, I have come transfigured, possessed of a soul </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">(ba), </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 10pt;">mighty and equipped with the writings of Thoth. Hasten to me Aker, who is in the hidden place;" bring me a water pot, bring me a palette and that writing case^^ of Thoth, and the secrets that are in them, (i.e.) the gods. Look at me; I am a </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 10pt;">scribe. Bring me the effluence of Osiris, that (I) may write (therewith) what the great god says perfectly every day, by the perfection which you have assigned to me, Harakhty. I shall do what is right </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">(jnaat) </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-size: 10pt;">and I shall attain what is right </span><span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPS; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;">(maat)".</span></p><div class="page" title="Page 4"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p>Kaper suggests that by being able to use the writing implements of Thoth, the transcriber of judgment of earthly behavior of the deceased, Nefertari would be able to write her own judgment. Since the Book of the Dead offers no real solution to why there is a frog on the water vessel, he looks for other instances of frogs and what frogs might mean. It was already suggested that because the flooding of the Nile would bring quantities of mud onto land, it was likely that Egyptians might associate the abundance of frogs hatching from tadpoles in the mud with the fertility and abundance of the Nile. Kaper reminds us of the plague of frogs visited on Pharaoh in the Bible. He also looks to the few other instances of frogs he was able to identify in Egyptian art of the time. </p><p>One of these was an item we had actually seen in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. In the exhibit of the artifacts from the tomb of Tuya and Yuya, there were some "false" vases with various figures on the lids. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQXww0VBVvbGjNYTEBOTjXXwXNX91lYLdXc3L11LxNeU6f5BMUt5rHxXSOsp5GDF454c76NW79OLOYbvl_tY0R5QF-8HG48KUUMwRyMx1Y_UehqZqsbSWkppF9aNLpTgCiefn-4hFypr84ngRS5g_2OLhYgvt_468Y0DetG8JXJBdSVHDKLPkoKpOZsk/s1759/IMG_3667.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1742" data-original-width="1759" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQXww0VBVvbGjNYTEBOTjXXwXNX91lYLdXc3L11LxNeU6f5BMUt5rHxXSOsp5GDF454c76NW79OLOYbvl_tY0R5QF-8HG48KUUMwRyMx1Y_UehqZqsbSWkppF9aNLpTgCiefn-4hFypr84ngRS5g_2OLhYgvt_468Y0DetG8JXJBdSVHDKLPkoKpOZsk/w279-h276/IMG_3667.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><p>The museum identifies them as false containers for oils because they are limestone vases with only a small space dug out of the inside. They are thus representative of vases that would serve the needs of the dead. Four vases were attached to a wooden board, each has an animal perched on the lid, two have calf's heads, one has a reclining ibex and one is ... a frog. Kaper identifies these as false water vessels, which could thus connect the frog with the water pot depicted as a part of the writing "kit" presented to Nefertari by Thoth on the wall panel. I think it is a good theory, but if anyone has a better one, let me know.</p><p>If you want to read the entire article, here is the information about it:</p><p>Kaper, Olaf E., "Queen Nefertari and the Frog, on an amphibious element in the vignette BD 94,"Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology, 13, (2002) 109-126</p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-52501618967574682342023-09-29T16:59:00.005-05:002023-10-02T13:42:02.216-05:00Day 6 Part 3 Sept 2: Nefertari's tomb <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To be honest I was getting pretty tired by this time, but I was really looking forward to the next tomb. I must have slept some, because I don't remember much about the bus ride to the Valley of the Queens, but I have a few photos of things we passed by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPR1UGu4Pqd70TprytkD0AAxAFqW1670otxWbRZo72fnuGJPxWf2p9apKjGDulQSPVk1vnlYAVeVruNZzHygrIz6mso_C1Yi0pLdaffRHIS-CvJxLJTi2RNGOVg9aJGV6tCoowk8BQOL96m9gypuW9QOVQmb-k8ULvfbHbXKPeLNurc9P5vXKStuc9f5M/s5644/DSC_0223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="5644" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPR1UGu4Pqd70TprytkD0AAxAFqW1670otxWbRZo72fnuGJPxWf2p9apKjGDulQSPVk1vnlYAVeVruNZzHygrIz6mso_C1Yi0pLdaffRHIS-CvJxLJTi2RNGOVg9aJGV6tCoowk8BQOL96m9gypuW9QOVQmb-k8ULvfbHbXKPeLNurc9P5vXKStuc9f5M/w384-h180/DSC_0223.jpeg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is so much going on all over this area, that it would take a genius busybody to be up on everything that is being excavated.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaVre5W4deqNF7eAOugb7vBHkEC-CAF2Oh7NKCyF1GVn7B7ufxBktwSzZpAgaUcm9IkpyhBnrr-hSSOJI569PuvEcvwMYqy8k4SDsEg6AHaSMZm-yxx8DFT_XQisaR7un1Ctufc6ipjZh2twOdD6_J6RumX-TKdLsWI5Nhe0nC0fslkM4idL8AR64VJw/s6000/DSC_0224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaVre5W4deqNF7eAOugb7vBHkEC-CAF2Oh7NKCyF1GVn7B7ufxBktwSzZpAgaUcm9IkpyhBnrr-hSSOJI569PuvEcvwMYqy8k4SDsEg6AHaSMZm-yxx8DFT_XQisaR7un1Ctufc6ipjZh2twOdD6_J6RumX-TKdLsWI5Nhe0nC0fslkM4idL8AR64VJw/s320/DSC_0224.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This could be homes of worker artisans which are around this area somewhere, or it could be something completely different. The curvy wall suggests something more recent to me, but who knows!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dtwML96UljIoUhErKuyb5uWB2Hvv2cJSA-uSaioqpM6MKsMk1ci11GOP_jZqUK6-1-yKIpQAfYIrbZqQJmgnyGPSbr9rpyoWEEX1n5rOkZHEQ0uieG_ceTkatsuys9sz_JjdaT04LXfSxvy76qcMpSDxE-ayIqLi0r49wDvtfH_PrdcNzFfd2JKasFw/s6000/DSC_0225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dtwML96UljIoUhErKuyb5uWB2Hvv2cJSA-uSaioqpM6MKsMk1ci11GOP_jZqUK6-1-yKIpQAfYIrbZqQJmgnyGPSbr9rpyoWEEX1n5rOkZHEQ0uieG_ceTkatsuys9sz_JjdaT04LXfSxvy76qcMpSDxE-ayIqLi0r49wDvtfH_PrdcNzFfd2JKasFw/s320/DSC_0225.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When they let us out of the bus we walked into the Valley of the Queens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLxL8WiByL0mcGxtBD76kRDAoHz-P27XKCHNgjjbBLb3gfzd0wmax-H-GbPTYHpEv9N3u1f6aKYdRTKYCdsiSoG1gTsey8ceQsBkG03wTTp-ZYg0RdW35rSlyjIMegmzgoufE3fbwjXA4HagXm9wgCHmILkbZGM7AKlRpz9NBM8Kn2YNCXZuyehG0J4I/s6000/DSC_0226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLxL8WiByL0mcGxtBD76kRDAoHz-P27XKCHNgjjbBLb3gfzd0wmax-H-GbPTYHpEv9N3u1f6aKYdRTKYCdsiSoG1gTsey8ceQsBkG03wTTp-ZYg0RdW35rSlyjIMegmzgoufE3fbwjXA4HagXm9wgCHmILkbZGM7AKlRpz9NBM8Kn2YNCXZuyehG0J4I/s320/DSC_0226.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again there was evidence of dozens of other tombs. Every grated entry marked a story (mostly unknown (to me at least)) of a mysterious Noble living thousands of years before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXxkUbOrDsYA24zdSxsP2UepSvgqRA0xRV0y4J_A-hhIuRXH78-7Qj0AsdrJmdn2neHTB1ZnycCA6sEgBlDy7uIvNvyHcb8wEU3lV2Pe7AbO0p8s_Jzb9oFQqp3hwaZa8zdf3YdY_FIS5hOTm8-0acY1P1bmGD_TJnSnIyot7hEwXd1tCTahTsCmEOEE/s6000/DSC_0227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXxkUbOrDsYA24zdSxsP2UepSvgqRA0xRV0y4J_A-hhIuRXH78-7Qj0AsdrJmdn2neHTB1ZnycCA6sEgBlDy7uIvNvyHcb8wEU3lV2Pe7AbO0p8s_Jzb9oFQqp3hwaZa8zdf3YdY_FIS5hOTm8-0acY1P1bmGD_TJnSnIyot7hEwXd1tCTahTsCmEOEE/s320/DSC_0227.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually we reached a marker. It was pretty unimpressive for marking what some have called the Sistine Chapel of Ancient Egyptian tombs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx3OQbQQIq6olmdjrNJqOLAHSNcfcUdmdTJJ1l9Dns0JEJYlCysXSkmypOR50qNGHOtqeTtCKaFIe4tOlt1HHRyBzn67_zf4oplJR4X-yLngTQZ4nWHDrOLLoj-PpjmEJioq6JGC9mHRQrG3nEtOxWeXVMoCMkByzTpJwdoVq2oxkIVm6IBdyInI9n4E/s4032/IMG_0362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx3OQbQQIq6olmdjrNJqOLAHSNcfcUdmdTJJ1l9Dns0JEJYlCysXSkmypOR50qNGHOtqeTtCKaFIe4tOlt1HHRyBzn67_zf4oplJR4X-yLngTQZ4nWHDrOLLoj-PpjmEJioq6JGC9mHRQrG3nEtOxWeXVMoCMkByzTpJwdoVq2oxkIVm6IBdyInI9n4E/s320/IMG_0362.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again the surroundings were inhospitable, hot and barren, but there was a small shed with fans, a water cooler and some information signs set up to shield those waiting from the sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX6aQ3-fU99R3yjsd-BIEcucz3MWsoXnMPvOpNRdPoPcsxLi5h2PXr69OTS9LWYEokiL0OKmdFdF4Z2cZZf-NtDvnoyugawGlu32IGeHy_hwb2T8H_0YHzGiQRidWn1YCAqrlE_u6SKWZI9KJf7HzqgAuAUlorSYCGSTUgM23s8IbBxtJfbL2t5AgTrU/s4829/DSC_0230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3343" data-original-width="4829" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvX6aQ3-fU99R3yjsd-BIEcucz3MWsoXnMPvOpNRdPoPcsxLi5h2PXr69OTS9LWYEokiL0OKmdFdF4Z2cZZf-NtDvnoyugawGlu32IGeHy_hwb2T8H_0YHzGiQRidWn1YCAqrlE_u6SKWZI9KJf7HzqgAuAUlorSYCGSTUgM23s8IbBxtJfbL2t5AgTrU/w392-h271/DSC_0230.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Queen Nefertari was the favorite wife of Ramses the Great. She was clearly very important for we have seen her depiction already many times at Karnak and Luxor (and would again of course at Abu Simbel).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7OaNb62Z0e8TYWY23HLJ6e6qaD1xck8T1DNU3rCYe4pWO-RapLvEQ91laTjHF8atleuMzvTkrDraMvyug55ZQ033fZtLJuxTn3B2OPDqjihaR8HtWVuZZWB1rp4kJglccxEThd_QDprB8RhiPgQ-0-SaOO8AjCkN4dcIM8wbKJnNTnqDfD0LQVAuD-U/s4002/DSC_0229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3067" data-original-width="4002" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7OaNb62Z0e8TYWY23HLJ6e6qaD1xck8T1DNU3rCYe4pWO-RapLvEQ91laTjHF8atleuMzvTkrDraMvyug55ZQ033fZtLJuxTn3B2OPDqjihaR8HtWVuZZWB1rp4kJglccxEThd_QDprB8RhiPgQ-0-SaOO8AjCkN4dcIM8wbKJnNTnqDfD0LQVAuD-U/w392-h300/DSC_0229.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ramses II (the Great) had at least eight wives, two of which were his own daughters and one his sister. He also married two Hittite princesses. Speculation is that Ramses married Nefertari when she was a teenager in order to improve political relations with her homeland of Thebes.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfammJCCVmRnb9oAaYpNtM2lt5epDdCgnc1UK0B8fxrHjEIZ5OrJEcTfuUGXMBY6Hl2KfeZbY7bzgh3SxsN1-u4M-kyeyDkRUHy6-vXtiguCxEdhTSm4Ds9mjxz9qEt5ezub-mzslXpu8dFBxMgHaR9Xqzf4_okQRGlXXVLUFaNNfegvoy9CYgxQJMIqM/s5525/DSC_0228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3772" data-original-width="5525" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfammJCCVmRnb9oAaYpNtM2lt5epDdCgnc1UK0B8fxrHjEIZ5OrJEcTfuUGXMBY6Hl2KfeZbY7bzgh3SxsN1-u4M-kyeyDkRUHy6-vXtiguCxEdhTSm4Ds9mjxz9qEt5ezub-mzslXpu8dFBxMgHaR9Xqzf4_okQRGlXXVLUFaNNfegvoy9CYgxQJMIqM/s320/DSC_0228.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above you see the ever-present security. I calculate that about 2% of male Egyptians work for the military. Note the scary-looking weapon lying casually on the bench.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWGHdsAyrb1KiADFXzfGVUzwzFug6ssZ70W2SWMILhP9n6HJoanqr1VQaPYiKSjwrssK8gRSKLJJo1VM0xWCCiRAQKoTadJ2P9OcMlMTJRGMayGEpCAOJh9NfRAhlZqJNY2QG4C7irRC9EYHvLFMh7BgCCAmitqSBg7pPHM0r-JnGwQHD8QfpB3h_DuM/s6000/DSC_0231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLWGHdsAyrb1KiADFXzfGVUzwzFug6ssZ70W2SWMILhP9n6HJoanqr1VQaPYiKSjwrssK8gRSKLJJo1VM0xWCCiRAQKoTadJ2P9OcMlMTJRGMayGEpCAOJh9NfRAhlZqJNY2QG4C7irRC9EYHvLFMh7BgCCAmitqSBg7pPHM0r-JnGwQHD8QfpB3h_DuM/s320/DSC_0231.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what the waiting area looked like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXzuHHuGLxFPH7QBKQH6o5YfvKdWRe4N3M5l8U29zoRx9Kl1PkKhRSKW0WS4oxKssE-u-F-VC-tG8hGqBimhv7BSihhI9AM_bnuLpa1LCGrZJNXe9q9Iq1deRunimUiMrJYIVkC-TqyAD6py5QjbKy0cxa_ZL1ZEKhKXdNYrzWMrKzE_BzkiB5q-lCQw/s6000/DSC_0232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFXzuHHuGLxFPH7QBKQH6o5YfvKdWRe4N3M5l8U29zoRx9Kl1PkKhRSKW0WS4oxKssE-u-F-VC-tG8hGqBimhv7BSihhI9AM_bnuLpa1LCGrZJNXe9q9Iq1deRunimUiMrJYIVkC-TqyAD6py5QjbKy0cxa_ZL1ZEKhKXdNYrzWMrKzE_BzkiB5q-lCQw/s320/DSC_0232.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Visitors are allowed in the tomb for only 10 minutes at a time, because the moisture from breath can be damaging to the paintings and unlike most of the other tombs in the area, the paintings are not covered by glass panels. The limestone in the Valley of the Queens has a particularly high salt content and is more fragile than in some other areas. I fear that some day they will decide that they need to close this tomb to the public entirely, so I feel fortunate to have had the chance to see it, but of course ten minutes is not enough time to do much more than take in the beauty of the setting. Here is the wikipedia layout map of the tomb. Only ten minutes to see the whole thing! Wow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVDZ3H13czzc-MraCidoFZan8MfWuLzf7nXocSjQSXJK78DVcAb4ZS-lkYhPozHrQi8OUW73yBA3lt60sRU5tIL5gMQjQyoASYaik_VMKS9ZSONjdoL03zCBa-KGDnNu0yxDyUmqc97i3gwjobl7b_l33F2ptnsyO6rSpxiUg-tdOSXvEaytoWRII1ls/s1854/Nefertari-map-en.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="1854" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVDZ3H13czzc-MraCidoFZan8MfWuLzf7nXocSjQSXJK78DVcAb4ZS-lkYhPozHrQi8OUW73yBA3lt60sRU5tIL5gMQjQyoASYaik_VMKS9ZSONjdoL03zCBa-KGDnNu0yxDyUmqc97i3gwjobl7b_l33F2ptnsyO6rSpxiUg-tdOSXvEaytoWRII1ls/w356-h315/Nefertari-map-en.png" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The entrance stairs (1) are undecorated. So the first view of art comes in room 1 (Chamber C in the official Archaeological designation). C is a roughly 5 meter by 5 meter space with a mural of Queen Nefertari in three forms. (Below) she is shown playing the board game Senet (possibly a predecessor of chess) on the south wall next to the entry stairs. Her Ba (or (mobile) soul) is shown in the middle of the panel and then the queen is depicted again in supplication on the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYC949hmRj2z-DjqdkcqbqzXS-GtfQYnWaMBF9ISMlZIrxZLADD4cDG_iA1YmdKm10Viz9g4A0JN00hbD54UzskpqJhYangmPdiraKvcYb4XYTxWbPFddt8vKhmb-j8YfSXV4w7EL13BJVmsxLb6bO5iFNxKZwU4CS4GHCBckDghQ055_T8A_iSvmwMU/s4032/IMG_0380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYC949hmRj2z-DjqdkcqbqzXS-GtfQYnWaMBF9ISMlZIrxZLADD4cDG_iA1YmdKm10Viz9g4A0JN00hbD54UzskpqJhYangmPdiraKvcYb4XYTxWbPFddt8vKhmb-j8YfSXV4w7EL13BJVmsxLb6bO5iFNxKZwU4CS4GHCBckDghQ055_T8A_iSvmwMU/w340-h255/IMG_0380.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a close up of the Senet game. (Image from the <a href="https://d3vjn2zm46gms2.cloudfront.net/blogs/2018/01/17135043/nefertari_senet_2.jpg" target="_blank">Getty collection</a>.) You can also see the cartouche with her name in the white oval.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZKZGsH2Ceqyln7STBUswQ_3gxQGszdTaM-HsDnqDK29jCOcDMh6OugUjo4zJcIh48ocBk65tWJy0grFKtCK9gQhjz8Z-RtW79TDU2sI91Wc3IKVf-iOpOy-_CzPjml2TkdjKO5rBLY2ELN-qW9sBPLXTgGvJfN9WK2eN5IVi-JkyUzG_1fbVmELjFLU/s750/nefertari_senet_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="750" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZKZGsH2Ceqyln7STBUswQ_3gxQGszdTaM-HsDnqDK29jCOcDMh6OugUjo4zJcIh48ocBk65tWJy0grFKtCK9gQhjz8Z-RtW79TDU2sI91Wc3IKVf-iOpOy-_CzPjml2TkdjKO5rBLY2ELN-qW9sBPLXTgGvJfN9WK2eN5IVi-JkyUzG_1fbVmELjFLU/s320/nefertari_senet_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The west wall of the chamber C (connected on the right to the image above) shows the benu bird (an egret-like bird variously identified as a heron or stork, but definitely looks like an egret to me!) to the left of the mummified body of Nefertari (who wears a funerary mask and is seen lying on a bier). On either side are the goddesses Nephthys (a sister of Isis with whom she is usually paired in funerary paintings) and Isis (with the throne on her head) both depicted in their "kite" form. The green god on the right is a water god with a hand on a symbol of protection<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuH0HhM2Hd1-7Gqar-vrTnqGxvuDJFZvyPMueRWMI4s6J5D2N9lU_VisIA750pHHfYynkJcsxOmytHb9QqGaisGtrixRir0X0-eyH5kgT0AqzwPCbA2Y_MzDITbz2CkxJue1ui34Gb9XKkZGND5-A4nEYCw-VixOZmRf0YV7-y886pPOETy0o3bq9PsY/s4032/IMG_0369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuH0HhM2Hd1-7Gqar-vrTnqGxvuDJFZvyPMueRWMI4s6J5D2N9lU_VisIA750pHHfYynkJcsxOmytHb9QqGaisGtrixRir0X0-eyH5kgT0AqzwPCbA2Y_MzDITbz2CkxJue1ui34Gb9XKkZGND5-A4nEYCw-VixOZmRf0YV7-y886pPOETy0o3bq9PsY/s320/IMG_0369.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is a view looking toward chamber G. (Note the beetle headed god Kheperi on the left.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wizr0QNy8eciOH3VLWNkKGavRAZRsIfXc6Doz-Js3ZBkGS4JGxpyTIoazQMv27CTognxu1NIoHgiJmtaReFRYmwDwEd8OPVpRW-NLOENgMeaoGXSMpKFJXINKxUJydMz6oZoN4Pcf_Pt-7IA0niczBfa4_sm-tqIw_6w4lRtrQDYMKyONN7SN4GOhEc/s3906/IMG_0383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="3906" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wizr0QNy8eciOH3VLWNkKGavRAZRsIfXc6Doz-Js3ZBkGS4JGxpyTIoazQMv27CTognxu1NIoHgiJmtaReFRYmwDwEd8OPVpRW-NLOENgMeaoGXSMpKFJXINKxUJydMz6oZoN4Pcf_Pt-7IA0niczBfa4_sm-tqIw_6w4lRtrQDYMKyONN7SN4GOhEc/s320/IMG_0383.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because he represents the rising sun, he is connected with renewal of life. Speculation is that because dung beetles appeared out of dung, hence nothing, they represented life coming out of nowhere. (Probably they were not aware of the eggs inside the dung). The beetles were also seen rolling around the perfectly round little balls of dung, which were associated with the orb of the sun. (Photo by Charles J. Sharp from Wikipedia).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKp92BDg1a4GL05v3j6rapf2p1Xpuw0w_psUF1A5kia1O1ZSVRXsC5oF_SFEIW9iHGEW0LyMPKIvYTR8n8Byfm8BEW584L8ln8-OLaub8L4_-lr-YFl-hz5jQG9SJq-gklZJ60X-vN_SxOpJbsblL2EDsG56BHWP6-IJDnJQ41lJmHGNG0ZSAn2AJzV0/s1600/Plum_dung_beetle_(Anachalcos_convexus)_1_of_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1066" data-original-width="1600" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKp92BDg1a4GL05v3j6rapf2p1Xpuw0w_psUF1A5kia1O1ZSVRXsC5oF_SFEIW9iHGEW0LyMPKIvYTR8n8Byfm8BEW584L8ln8-OLaub8L4_-lr-YFl-hz5jQG9SJq-gklZJ60X-vN_SxOpJbsblL2EDsG56BHWP6-IJDnJQ41lJmHGNG0ZSAn2AJzV0/w226-h151/Plum_dung_beetle_(Anachalcos_convexus)_1_of_4.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thus the beetles were associated with the sun coming out of nowhere in the morning, or the rising of the sun. Here is a better view of Kheperi. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1FfJJdfvMu8HKoT7m2ONlgOr8bpUhTF50NeK80AqA-3tC9k4mYJZIqasR7ZxJ_M95mteeolnaMwLDerDpvZVydyDaqM9HDDokxl2cpp3ZnzbpsMyxPcKFVHGadd3JZQAtd0wmu8rzPJ6XsjfW7bOSReBBls_FosAxyO_aZR0qKoTTk7c5HUuITOi-3E/s5478/DSC_0235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5478" data-original-width="3803" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1FfJJdfvMu8HKoT7m2ONlgOr8bpUhTF50NeK80AqA-3tC9k4mYJZIqasR7ZxJ_M95mteeolnaMwLDerDpvZVydyDaqM9HDDokxl2cpp3ZnzbpsMyxPcKFVHGadd3JZQAtd0wmu8rzPJ6XsjfW7bOSReBBls_FosAxyO_aZR0qKoTTk7c5HUuITOi-3E/s320/DSC_0235.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Standing in the first chamber and looking east you can see the entrance to rooms 2 and 3. On the far right is Osiris god of the dead (south wall) accompanied by Anubis (east wall) (Osiris has a companion piece on the other side of the opening to recesses and Chamber G in the back). Note the vulture over the far back lintel to Chamber G depicting the vulture god Nekhbet who holds protection charms in each claw.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiQV1PxkNBmRXNmzGBduI0_7yjUsxttnzEkbDwUtvLkLcSqAjYXyHR0_7unvjB6Gw8D5ExVNxhOCdLcDsZTaIGjCsSDvzvY-oLkf2TMqgqFRDwf3HW9VJyLrcIxtKBJ4LQlZtNfsnpOEdNBqdMwgKHcmxZwUm0DeFiYtkZiI539hT626ZJUEcQX177NQ/s4032/IMG_0385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQiQV1PxkNBmRXNmzGBduI0_7yjUsxttnzEkbDwUtvLkLcSqAjYXyHR0_7unvjB6Gw8D5ExVNxhOCdLcDsZTaIGjCsSDvzvY-oLkf2TMqgqFRDwf3HW9VJyLrcIxtKBJ4LQlZtNfsnpOEdNBqdMwgKHcmxZwUm0DeFiYtkZiI539hT626ZJUEcQX177NQ/s320/IMG_0385.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a detail of the closer lintel showing rows of ureai (upright cobras symbolizing sovereignty) and feathers representative of the goddess Ma'at (goddess of harmony, truth and justice). An unidentified god (perhaps a version of Horus?) in the center has his hands on ovals containing stylized oudjat (eye of Horus) eyes which are an apotropaic charm of protection. The sky on the ceiling gets its distinctive color by painting blue over an underlayer of black paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGI6wJsT17YrFzqFggVc5v26gpveNhTZM7uVePvVMQ6hIarDhsXyrGZuaYFu0Mh50AM4T2pkpAfIOLCtA7jyT_w7mjsfQWW31b_3eCAgbm4Tmsm6RkDMjTgKVRBkhHwcr5gCpRrLGjkyZWtzNfJiUGrWPP32z5vabcCw5joC5HYDVx9UxO4V-Kh3iUFY/s4032/IMG_0368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGI6wJsT17YrFzqFggVc5v26gpveNhTZM7uVePvVMQ6hIarDhsXyrGZuaYFu0Mh50AM4T2pkpAfIOLCtA7jyT_w7mjsfQWW31b_3eCAgbm4Tmsm6RkDMjTgKVRBkhHwcr5gCpRrLGjkyZWtzNfJiUGrWPP32z5vabcCw5joC5HYDVx9UxO4V-Kh3iUFY/s320/IMG_0368.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a closer look at the recess which forms an entrance to side chamber G (cut off at the left). Archaeologists label it Recess E (3 on the map above.) We see the goddess Hathor holding a supporting hand behind the falcon-headed god Re'-Horakhty, who is holding the ankh (the sign of life force).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkF_fbvc9usum2MEWXs3okW0tb_Hd2BmtZpRwg2dZl3LhzLRZz4wjT3ZLZO9R5TcX3cW5ktsYCicFRv5v1O08d4gsEtfzOlBh89z89GhgW4I3wQhrH9m1BdGoi8eLTDX8ckUKA556_pErGXwj9oF-AN14EncBvhBzRJkLKsgA5jyB0SZIrF_nMsRLLGc/s5585/DSC_0233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="5585" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkF_fbvc9usum2MEWXs3okW0tb_Hd2BmtZpRwg2dZl3LhzLRZz4wjT3ZLZO9R5TcX3cW5ktsYCicFRv5v1O08d4gsEtfzOlBh89z89GhgW4I3wQhrH9m1BdGoi8eLTDX8ckUKA556_pErGXwj9oF-AN14EncBvhBzRJkLKsgA5jyB0SZIrF_nMsRLLGc/w349-h230/DSC_0233.jpeg" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The goddess Neith is seen on the north recess wall (F) between numbers 3 and 4 on the map above. Neith was a huntress/war goddess, who is also associated with weaving. That may be a weaving shuttle that she wears on her headdress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikAxIDN2CMjJhmY2QxzGypIoHQYLp1hF6SbWaheKnQ7bEQcabHA2bgw4g_ZyM5Ni-5bRAU7eHsitrKzP_NUSVe7ec1jYgC8Ych4PtcjN_ecE80gqMD3eGGfgff2j1xLbyQoHYO2cMwuvhdilhs6f7gSjWGKlso1iTIag-mWhfTs8_T-UzFE-VM-LPLPs/s4032/IMG_0367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikAxIDN2CMjJhmY2QxzGypIoHQYLp1hF6SbWaheKnQ7bEQcabHA2bgw4g_ZyM5Ni-5bRAU7eHsitrKzP_NUSVe7ec1jYgC8Ych4PtcjN_ecE80gqMD3eGGfgff2j1xLbyQoHYO2cMwuvhdilhs6f7gSjWGKlso1iTIag-mWhfTs8_T-UzFE-VM-LPLPs/s320/IMG_0367.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She is doubled by the goddess Ma'at on the mirror recess wall to the south. This shot is taken from within Chamber G (4) facing west. In the image above as well as in the mural below Nefertari is presented in her double-plumed crown (which was favored by her ancestor/namesake Nefertari-Ahmose). She is portrayed below as offering linen to the creator god Ptah (depicted in mummy form). The offering is a gift in exchange for the granting of enough linen for the wrapping of her mummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5xTEhudapzpW5v5YggzqRbpnY5pXTF60JTo3yYM5gy6j9tCnkkQNUz-zfSWVNRGlNw2c9NpX5S0fvRnMQg-fbDtNwgPUH_bKyntPl6jW96XOOMeceIqzZMcBEifS4XlbCaKatTGVUTbYpowGt1KnjldpxkZY_4Y1Drltd63YT6tb-vyK3I9uPrEmg4g/s5469/DSC_0239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5469" data-original-width="3504" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie5xTEhudapzpW5v5YggzqRbpnY5pXTF60JTo3yYM5gy6j9tCnkkQNUz-zfSWVNRGlNw2c9NpX5S0fvRnMQg-fbDtNwgPUH_bKyntPl6jW96XOOMeceIqzZMcBEifS4XlbCaKatTGVUTbYpowGt1KnjldpxkZY_4Y1Drltd63YT6tb-vyK3I9uPrEmg4g/w251-h392/DSC_0239.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the opposite wall of Chamber G (to the East) is one of my favorite paintings. It depicts seven cows and a bull facing Nefertari, who stands around the corner on the south wall. The painting is a representation of book 148 of the <i>Book of the Dead</i>.<span style="background-color: #fcff01; color: #444444;"> (<i lang="egy" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">𓂋𓏤𓈒𓈒𓈒𓏌𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤</i><span face="sans-serif" style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-size: 14px;">, </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">r(ꜣ)w n(y)w prt m hrw(w)). </i></span>This text starts to show up in the New Kingdom (circa 1550 BCE). It seems to be a collection of writings to give the spirit of the dead spells and directions for navigating the Duat, or underworld that must be traversed after death. In the image, there are bovines placed beneath an elongated hieroglyph for the sky. They are flanked by <i>was</i> scepters. In front of each is a small altar with vegetable, milk and bread offerings. These seven cows have the power to provide the Queen's spirit with its post mortem needs. The oars below are also referenced in the same passage of the <i>Book of the Dead</i> and relate to being able to maneuver among the stars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxDjTtXQdZstyiRbipbt26mgLLLjI7f-yrdeTlKefq3Hg0pRkclDiUcCLB3sp-5s_JsCki6mVaF6Jw4o9AJUoyXEo6H6APwDNPi8zjNcBZpGOIbtQqZOHVYO66TKO2mymnafiE1rDFmBsnH4GJNJJGHXm38VWPFs3im5yZ-w10FVfVarUP6geBNAAVnE/s5534/DSC_0240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="5534" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxDjTtXQdZstyiRbipbt26mgLLLjI7f-yrdeTlKefq3Hg0pRkclDiUcCLB3sp-5s_JsCki6mVaF6Jw4o9AJUoyXEo6H6APwDNPi8zjNcBZpGOIbtQqZOHVYO66TKO2mymnafiE1rDFmBsnH4GJNJJGHXm38VWPFs3im5yZ-w10FVfVarUP6geBNAAVnE/s320/DSC_0240.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The south wall of that room shows the goddesses Nephthys and Isis flanking the ram-headed god, here identified as Re'. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGAlHEADXMvIdddJmlKx1Oyln6YKufJQLwgFlnV3XC-ezwxg2vBMvZujyKioU4VDsInDpPB3krZrxJ002zp1qDs66Ruw9eFB_0-3tzAgMXO2xwmcRfiGv6EAb9vxmwuB0c4_Ws_67HP5x362cJJ99KNhlp1d-Wzq8zk1qbQh0yvRDGZob3aPMzw949Ds/s4032/IMG_0366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGAlHEADXMvIdddJmlKx1Oyln6YKufJQLwgFlnV3XC-ezwxg2vBMvZujyKioU4VDsInDpPB3krZrxJ002zp1qDs66Ruw9eFB_0-3tzAgMXO2xwmcRfiGv6EAb9vxmwuB0c4_Ws_67HP5x362cJJ99KNhlp1d-Wzq8zk1qbQh0yvRDGZob3aPMzw949Ds/s320/IMG_0366.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you look at the text at the goddesses knees you might be able to see that the text does an interesting crossover of emblems.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMyhZILYbP-Gy3IErNL6HTJo-fghyphenhyphenhgO77SFhHvpCkF3T32LNXuKXq9zKlTw95ChHIKS_Ygm58Wi-2EsVhOYb29KUDnPAauEo8Z1TbDOCCoZsaPYlFjOEFZtAeAJuLLNBewjdVoJWRXlJVrhOg0OlTizKeBijJqkZ-xoptERVM4ELKS53XwuSxik8SyU/s4725/DSC_0241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4725" data-original-width="3271" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMyhZILYbP-Gy3IErNL6HTJo-fghyphenhyphenhgO77SFhHvpCkF3T32LNXuKXq9zKlTw95ChHIKS_Ygm58Wi-2EsVhOYb29KUDnPAauEo8Z1TbDOCCoZsaPYlFjOEFZtAeAJuLLNBewjdVoJWRXlJVrhOg0OlTizKeBijJqkZ-xoptERVM4ELKS53XwuSxik8SyU/s320/DSC_0241.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The writing on the left by Nephthys' legs starts with eye, god, throne </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="page" title="Page 8"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: UniHieroglyphica; vertical-align: -2pt;">𓁹</span><span style="font-family: UniHieroglyphica;">𓀭</span></b><span style="font-family: UniHieroglyphica;"><b>𓊨 </b> </span></span></p><p>and ends with mouth, arm, god, sun, vertical line.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: UniHieroglyphica;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: UniHieroglyphica; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p><table class="mw-hiero-table mw-hiero-outer" dir="ltr" style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-variant-caps: normal;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><table class="mw-hiero-table" style="border-spacing: 0px; border: 0px; font-size: 14px;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: UniHieroglyphica; text-align: left;">𓂋</span></span><span style="background-color: #fcff01; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #202122; font-family: UniHieroglyphica; font-size: 24pt; text-align: start;">𓂝</span><span style="color: #202122; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: UniHieroglyphica; text-align: left;">𓀭 </span></span></b><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: #202122; font-family: UniHieroglyphica; font-size: 14.666667px; text-align: left;"> </span><span style="color: #202122; font-size: xx-small;"><img alt="ra" height="18" src="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_N5.png?08eb7" style="border: 0px; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="N5 [ra]" width="18" /></span><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> <img alt="Z1" height="16" src="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/extensions/wikihiero/img/hiero_Z1.png?4dc06" style="border: 0px; margin: 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="Z1" /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The writing on the right reverses the order: mouth, arm, god, sun, vertical line and ends with eye, god, throne. What the text is telling us more or less, that (left): It is Osiris (the god of the underworld) who sets as Re' (the sun god) and (right) it is Re' who sets as Osiris. Thus, the sun that sets in the evening travels through the underworld as Osiris and then Osiris sets as the sun enters the living world.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The north wall shows Nefertari paying homage to Thoth. I have no idea what that frog means specifically here, but frogs were associated with fertility and rebirth. Why it appears along with the god of wisdom and writing, I don't know, but Thoth is often paired with Ma'at in paintings, each standing on across from each other on the barque of the sun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAv6mfXADdEi80G22PhViL4JUUX_tBtMN_Ufj0-fqGa1U0YOO83NgmZPyW3gWbigw2OdnN9L3sWBIjmyAgr5Gt-CnoVba5bfVqvoDA7YaJ_hBcpTTvsX0qhzAZ6T1a7vULcM1lQNTDTDblef_RPyWQYv8Qif2sBYV1k5BGd62Jn-SWVqbTzzsLPF1uhc8/s5423/DSC_0238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3629" data-original-width="5423" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAv6mfXADdEi80G22PhViL4JUUX_tBtMN_Ufj0-fqGa1U0YOO83NgmZPyW3gWbigw2OdnN9L3sWBIjmyAgr5Gt-CnoVba5bfVqvoDA7YaJ_hBcpTTvsX0qhzAZ6T1a7vULcM1lQNTDTDblef_RPyWQYv8Qif2sBYV1k5BGd62Jn-SWVqbTzzsLPF1uhc8/s320/DSC_0238.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Heading farther North and down the stairs leading from Chamber C deeper into the tomb, are the stairs (5) leading down to the sarcophagus chamber K (Room 8). This shot faces to the South.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlrZoLeu-H3sMRnd4eleGa2SyX-QkxPDEutLCxVF72qEoofPKYhDnyeJ3_PKDt5e3WR0nq701Td40a1wGj1vPIUwWfanKxNLzPdn_-5qY9ZDWCmC53wjrL8A3ibo6hSRqi5MscP-B0lzvoT_E7KcBinyFjeOCeeBm7RNC9zuhmc0hFkJUDeSeCFR-0aw/s5341/DSC_0267.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3874" data-original-width="5341" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlrZoLeu-H3sMRnd4eleGa2SyX-QkxPDEutLCxVF72qEoofPKYhDnyeJ3_PKDt5e3WR0nq701Td40a1wGj1vPIUwWfanKxNLzPdn_-5qY9ZDWCmC53wjrL8A3ibo6hSRqi5MscP-B0lzvoT_E7KcBinyFjeOCeeBm7RNC9zuhmc0hFkJUDeSeCFR-0aw/w343-h249/DSC_0267.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This is the east side of the descending corridor (on the left above). The back wall has Neith on one side and Serket, the scorpion goddess on the other. The image of Serket, (above left) we have seen before in the tomb of Tutankhamun. She was the goddess of curing snake and venom bites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUUpUpMv2Ni4qou0GjXRfd1M6NtzIBv5Y14gaaNkiSp2Cz0cwNP-ojGtMOuxHMG3xb8Sp97E_v6MS8P0M27H2bd0WQy3x8OvGn4pQcPRS0eNbumc7EdxCBqZUbP_YtxUaLQ3jnZD9inrLWqgo8iSYdUhIzntlSLKU5Dn7PvfUZDA95z3B0lT-LvNwS0M/s5545/DSC_0237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5545" data-original-width="3352" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUUpUpMv2Ni4qou0GjXRfd1M6NtzIBv5Y14gaaNkiSp2Cz0cwNP-ojGtMOuxHMG3xb8Sp97E_v6MS8P0M27H2bd0WQy3x8OvGn4pQcPRS0eNbumc7EdxCBqZUbP_YtxUaLQ3jnZD9inrLWqgo8iSYdUhIzntlSLKU5Dn7PvfUZDA95z3B0lT-LvNwS0M/s320/DSC_0237.jpeg" width="193" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The two sides of the descending stair mirror each other in triangular panels. In the small part of the panel, we see (the wings of) Ma'at, Isis and Nephthys. Just barely visible here are the offerings they are receiving from Nefertari (off camera left) on the descending corridor on the west side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxEcXTt_3IIOaivKgnGdlIygfuWrotnv1gEfk-G_JYlcSfJYj_ko-MHluHLbKURgaHsKIKY5LPsxtbA7HfSz0DmIzyiOhS5sk3QJyDdwPjXSy5rJs-U34vqy4iAoQ7V9fDSyoovQMiCQ08-VohFpb1zJsezC15zpcYoCKfHiYqpIjbP6hIeCOk0me1aE/s4032/IMG_0371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxEcXTt_3IIOaivKgnGdlIygfuWrotnv1gEfk-G_JYlcSfJYj_ko-MHluHLbKURgaHsKIKY5LPsxtbA7HfSz0DmIzyiOhS5sk3QJyDdwPjXSy5rJs-U34vqy4iAoQ7V9fDSyoovQMiCQ08-VohFpb1zJsezC15zpcYoCKfHiYqpIjbP6hIeCOk0me1aE/s320/IMG_0371.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> Below is the version on the east side. Here Nefertari stands in front of a pile of offerings of bread and vegetables which are being presented to the goddess Hathor (Serket and Ma'at being cut off left). There are two smoking braziers on top of the offering pile. The Queen presents two nemset (ritual vessel) jars to the goddesses along with the offerings. This version differs from the west side version in a couple of ways. There are meats in the offering pile on the west side and the Queen has plumes on her crown. In the east side version the artist has decided to add more honorific titles above the queen and so she wears a flat crown without feathers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xffqmFdNJaIoSbQTkwR0q2vKnOCBG7UfffFxAyBwEyhWSUWFfS_i1b1we3rfVFgLFCEOsQIXNHYzeFOh301vS1V6iQFwohYifBpRHA6a8UiSW8ETFtrarM13mAWuCMqwZsp2pm6C5Ls-QvN3LNAAFJIR1yebEndcuZxuDKIHr_hPqMZErNXJpe2x4-M/s5411/DSC_0246.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3777" data-original-width="5411" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7xffqmFdNJaIoSbQTkwR0q2vKnOCBG7UfffFxAyBwEyhWSUWFfS_i1b1we3rfVFgLFCEOsQIXNHYzeFOh301vS1V6iQFwohYifBpRHA6a8UiSW8ETFtrarM13mAWuCMqwZsp2pm6C5Ls-QvN3LNAAFJIR1yebEndcuZxuDKIHr_hPqMZErNXJpe2x4-M/s320/DSC_0246.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is Nefertari's cartouche on one of the door jambs of the stairway down to the lower level.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH3XUcg-S9zCRuiDp3ir61gxMCF8q5D5zRCSZNGy_TT1lCCMyYf2FjEENIWTu-w4CD4xDwBRJgDAB2TCIjqKbjwxNeReAfw9mjWMj8g5EMPhiy0fbFxl9Jnjj6_4ouv4T8njf6_WWOhTPAMQvxMEdLpD_fhYEcJkQd9Xq-GV9j2hxPeBXfiDYZfxD2Kg/s5398/DSC_0245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5398" data-original-width="3470" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkH3XUcg-S9zCRuiDp3ir61gxMCF8q5D5zRCSZNGy_TT1lCCMyYf2FjEENIWTu-w4CD4xDwBRJgDAB2TCIjqKbjwxNeReAfw9mjWMj8g5EMPhiy0fbFxl9Jnjj6_4ouv4T8njf6_WWOhTPAMQvxMEdLpD_fhYEcJkQd9Xq-GV9j2hxPeBXfiDYZfxD2Kg/s320/DSC_0245.jpeg" width="206" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Anubis (son of the goddess Nephthys and associated with the weighing of the heart after death) is painted on both sides of the mural depicted above farther toward the north end of the stairway (cut off on the edges of the above image).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGgO-43ZMgDPVRDiAw3NFT9lpz4oIZrkquTZnSZORFXmfKPdiYy0phy4Z1m3PRCbMbgjl2kLnOiS8WbDEASkuULlSXzxFDExNifHhgtfeASjMptU7b3AJYHtW5WVmK-Hxi7Whfve0Wavf6zySnQ0c92-soczThrORN_yMEqocWt6McvxOLk5417-29ro/s5315/DSC_0265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3655" data-original-width="5315" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmGgO-43ZMgDPVRDiAw3NFT9lpz4oIZrkquTZnSZORFXmfKPdiYy0phy4Z1m3PRCbMbgjl2kLnOiS8WbDEASkuULlSXzxFDExNifHhgtfeASjMptU7b3AJYHtW5WVmK-Hxi7Whfve0Wavf6zySnQ0c92-soczThrORN_yMEqocWt6McvxOLk5417-29ro/s320/DSC_0265.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div>The stairway descends to room K (Room 6 or #8 on the map above), which has four square pillars, with gods painted on each of the four sides. The chamber measures 10.4 by 8.2 meters and thus feels more spacious than the areas we have previously been in. A low bench runs around the perimeter of the room and may have been a place for setting funerary objects and a depression in the center is where the sarcophagus must have originally been located. The west side of the room depicts scenes from Chapter 144 (the gates) from the <i>Book of the Dead</i> and the right side concentrates on Chapter 146 (the portals of this world).<div><br /></div><div>This shot looks north in the direction of chamber (room 7 #10) looking towards the central depression for the sarcophagus. None of the annex rooms on the sides are open to the public and most now contain equipment for measuring and controlling humidity. You can see the so called djed pillar decorations in the back of this shot. The djed is an object associated with Osiris, king of the dead.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wis1Pm9fP8m1gu12hsNIquQCK0yeB27fz4vDmNNV-Xb04iRJ4-GNRgl_jLOXZoSbY5thsq5FvScRnibgz2fBYOx-7cR5MlwtYsjG6_jSUEU2JMl2E6gvtiyiL7IEtvxtkaFetOFVM544Z7f-bx2463kA5W8ratw822mBRuCMWKyf-tUhf8fPfHBwIKU/s5219/DSC_0263.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3661" data-original-width="5219" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Wis1Pm9fP8m1gu12hsNIquQCK0yeB27fz4vDmNNV-Xb04iRJ4-GNRgl_jLOXZoSbY5thsq5FvScRnibgz2fBYOx-7cR5MlwtYsjG6_jSUEU2JMl2E6gvtiyiL7IEtvxtkaFetOFVM544Z7f-bx2463kA5W8ratw822mBRuCMWKyf-tUhf8fPfHBwIKU/s320/DSC_0263.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a closer shot of the djed pillars shown in the shot above. Sometimes these are seen as being symbolic of the backbone of Osiris.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS0PULPHH3bQEb6KqOYk1pRwnC4dUmml-lAVSFcdemni00PJyJxauT2C_CDQWdSBHsQrovy8-u0pe_IvhdSeeoqgLMyXdKd8yCp85dQ-7XFRgsqokNfeaSkowcqTVHyibCcz_O-4qn1DwPzsBz6IbfldwR09Af3CnGehA4pwjtaOqvjGTqbQWcQ4G0wI/s5393/DSC_0255.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="5393" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS0PULPHH3bQEb6KqOYk1pRwnC4dUmml-lAVSFcdemni00PJyJxauT2C_CDQWdSBHsQrovy8-u0pe_IvhdSeeoqgLMyXdKd8yCp85dQ-7XFRgsqokNfeaSkowcqTVHyibCcz_O-4qn1DwPzsBz6IbfldwR09Af3CnGehA4pwjtaOqvjGTqbQWcQ4G0wI/s320/DSC_0255.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above is a view of the west wall which shows characters from <i>The Book of the Dead</i>: the keeper ("he who eats excrement of his hinder parts"), the guardian ("he who eats snakes") and the announcer ("he who curses") of the second gate. Nefertari is cut off on the left, but she is showing her knowledge of the gates and thus her worthiness to go to the other world. Under the middle figure right (not visible) is a "canopic niche" cut into wall probably for Nefertari's embalmed viscera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZq0DxR_KnGQONYZ5yCO3n9FnM8Cfu_0hynwMMF_Z3v18FV4_IHxo9G7K8sBLzpADYpHAgyaqGmOi2qOcPqo96tymDXum61SJElfkFEtbhRgABZgT_Zkg-HNFvx6iVqFVr2OKFiy5TJFkKJIuKIEAs6L15YqeUQY9ZbNrz_WA6vT0K10ejNskkkbwsAY/s4032/IMG_0372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZq0DxR_KnGQONYZ5yCO3n9FnM8Cfu_0hynwMMF_Z3v18FV4_IHxo9G7K8sBLzpADYpHAgyaqGmOi2qOcPqo96tymDXum61SJElfkFEtbhRgABZgT_Zkg-HNFvx6iVqFVr2OKFiy5TJFkKJIuKIEAs6L15YqeUQY9ZbNrz_WA6vT0K10ejNskkkbwsAY/s320/IMG_0372.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The shot below faces east towards chamber O (room 5 # 7 on the diagram). In the back you can see the crocodile god Sobek, who is keeper of the third portal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRMBHHnrP7juyF-cgcKwIom43crgW_GKKkujgo3ztXVYfFfrQ7NRlHOWVvC7tBtArxSv7CajaBxsqgZ1pG4yMfDL_o1z62geTmrdjw7pwVUOKXZPNvhpqJrSfbpRjHXrtAwiM9-fbWP1U8l01udVm6xwhUOQl4BEqtFCo3UHCkZuVa1iHf2cYpJ8PV_8/s5487/DSC_0260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="5487" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRMBHHnrP7juyF-cgcKwIom43crgW_GKKkujgo3ztXVYfFfrQ7NRlHOWVvC7tBtArxSv7CajaBxsqgZ1pG4yMfDL_o1z62geTmrdjw7pwVUOKXZPNvhpqJrSfbpRjHXrtAwiM9-fbWP1U8l01udVm6xwhUOQl4BEqtFCo3UHCkZuVa1iHf2cYpJ8PV_8/s320/DSC_0260.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately neither Nefertari's sarcophagus nor her body were found in the tomb, which was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1904.</div><div><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPznnC8duYvrnM5EOc6r2_caRgz1e314g9WfqrOE3KBHo54YNWiBoqWIG0Gg0zN2lNCS0buOHzdQlBR8VemQvGAum2yzHrX2Eu8WRAkSOHA5wO3w0luvokSRZzipxtpiAG3ko5LzEGCnwKra_k1boZh6UWlxckR2JNB1JTROTBEE_rnRLdwJdi_rR9Has/s4032/IMG_0373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPznnC8duYvrnM5EOc6r2_caRgz1e314g9WfqrOE3KBHo54YNWiBoqWIG0Gg0zN2lNCS0buOHzdQlBR8VemQvGAum2yzHrX2Eu8WRAkSOHA5wO3w0luvokSRZzipxtpiAG3ko5LzEGCnwKra_k1boZh6UWlxckR2JNB1JTROTBEE_rnRLdwJdi_rR9Has/s320/IMG_0373.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is a view of the east side of the south wall of chamber K (Sarcophagus room with the four pillars), which unfortunately has deteriorated extensively since 1904.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hJtCTI8MSrUZ91xc99nz5xACiNhlEmOC_XXs1qdlm2GI6We_j2YQg1YiZMIzK1Yuu1Md7IceDXFo4xVcopMIa9Ze5UpFtwD77QHiIFW0CcxBOURRbBDu5UESkej9rc0wkg3T4W4JxHTsLxebevwFYqsVNqSETHc8KksFxsuwvFnM1Z5eLCq0uvFZTWc/s4032/IMG_0374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>Maybe at some point they will locate the body somewhere else, but in the mean time we have a beautiful monument to her life in Nefertari's tomb.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-27489996730129350332023-09-26T16:26:00.005-05:002023-09-26T19:11:14.514-05:00Day 6 Sept 2 Part 2 The Valley of the Kings: Two tombs at the Valley of the Kings<p> As you remember we last broke off in the Valley of the Kings, wandering around looking at enticing entrances to various tombs.</p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozYoaVFqv4tCuuuPAcCJThWEXaSKGuOnVH9WAq2qP6aCdyQmurT02NUkXidi0Ab5o1GpVnMHwLudQi2x-j2ftIT_o6_hrzj-D9oaudqkABv1bJpgQNmrd6Xz0Bp4T3QqZSbpMBwaozEAZwUFzdhrwq_i8aFB4uFzqJ6NMo2jri6jV2UI-sio2arfv2e8/s4956/DSC_0130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="4956" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozYoaVFqv4tCuuuPAcCJThWEXaSKGuOnVH9WAq2qP6aCdyQmurT02NUkXidi0Ab5o1GpVnMHwLudQi2x-j2ftIT_o6_hrzj-D9oaudqkABv1bJpgQNmrd6Xz0Bp4T3QqZSbpMBwaozEAZwUFzdhrwq_i8aFB4uFzqJ6NMo2jri6jV2UI-sio2arfv2e8/s320/DSC_0130.jpeg" width="320" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The next tomb we were able to enter was that of Ramses III known as KV 11.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp510EMK0xH6YbdQ1rBv1hLCl1zzfNWnRb3sr8QfNEvtUeD7lwerE_3CCJJ88NDvqCi5bD3azh6TUodKvPFr_7KJKpHMmRdrxivsL-OYB8f20Cjeimi6kPEX20AGukeismdAIep5oyw1JPov813LaKY01QAZtW5CGpWukvzDgTBfnyBNiBB3tKEe7XEKY/s4430/DSC_0168.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3303" data-original-width="4430" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp510EMK0xH6YbdQ1rBv1hLCl1zzfNWnRb3sr8QfNEvtUeD7lwerE_3CCJJ88NDvqCi5bD3azh6TUodKvPFr_7KJKpHMmRdrxivsL-OYB8f20Cjeimi6kPEX20AGukeismdAIep5oyw1JPov813LaKY01QAZtW5CGpWukvzDgTBfnyBNiBB3tKEe7XEKY/w379-h283/DSC_0168.jpeg" width="379" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The footprint of this tomb is a bit unique. It was originally being dug for King Sethnakhte. He had three chambers dug and decorated, but then abandoned the project and found a different location. This could be because the construction collided with tomb KV 10. They managed to turn the room into a niche, but then decided to veer off uncharacteristically to the righthand up (while most tombs take a turn to the left as they continue to descend.)</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxLcIdPLikZep_VxTcZ6FFl5k1sL2tytmCCjh_nSpeWqX6qp5dsCArtW06IPDAYJhbWmNvVrq02yDnn8k2Fzmm7Wi9uLHaNrNGGTClpcAKkxqz-oh4xkF_QejnVFNMPVbIf-wg8aRwj-QlYFF2guBvOWWsUQg2ZHNQv0ox2WIM8Wa6EXwfrNfGqAcvvs/s392/ramesses3t2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="101" data-original-width="392" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxLcIdPLikZep_VxTcZ6FFl5k1sL2tytmCCjh_nSpeWqX6qp5dsCArtW06IPDAYJhbWmNvVrq02yDnn8k2Fzmm7Wi9uLHaNrNGGTClpcAKkxqz-oh4xkF_QejnVFNMPVbIf-wg8aRwj-QlYFF2guBvOWWsUQg2ZHNQv0ox2WIM8Wa6EXwfrNfGqAcvvs/w400-h102/ramesses3t2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sethnakhte was Ramses III's father, so the son must have decided to pick up where is father left off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EVPR5HpAWgEfqwizlsnfcKpZHj8h7FBuucVR5uANnis5B6Rlv5ke1UmQ4XygOCUFz9OwJPWSZ8x5svIT05bJcJY-FywsDvBx9VSYhIdJIS3YHaG-ZLHNvn95MLFOSz0HEfGfm2vMwuRTcFUIZtYhHMjdUct--VhaJMw5UHBQzYopfYxwz1H9ESlc3k8/s5647/DSC_0131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3837" data-original-width="5647" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_EVPR5HpAWgEfqwizlsnfcKpZHj8h7FBuucVR5uANnis5B6Rlv5ke1UmQ4XygOCUFz9OwJPWSZ8x5svIT05bJcJY-FywsDvBx9VSYhIdJIS3YHaG-ZLHNvn95MLFOSz0HEfGfm2vMwuRTcFUIZtYhHMjdUct--VhaJMw5UHBQzYopfYxwz1H9ESlc3k8/s320/DSC_0131.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is one of the corridors decorated for Sethnakhte containing the litany of Re.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxlPZPzDBmK9PG9jFcWBSDSCCq1e-TZ5jNPkFatizycP8tBSJM4XZaqcj9yPyKpCP_nUQKsvJ18sdoyXAG8P_4d-BfnVrvKvnRrPLKTiO3bdvDcUu5F9r2ctPoaMaZUmEkbrb5C7tIMk70qGaaKgV0XxilGEUmNAXZpuSbJ0OiTbmXy53IkP2I-V4M6s/s5461/DSC_0133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3887" data-original-width="5461" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxlPZPzDBmK9PG9jFcWBSDSCCq1e-TZ5jNPkFatizycP8tBSJM4XZaqcj9yPyKpCP_nUQKsvJ18sdoyXAG8P_4d-BfnVrvKvnRrPLKTiO3bdvDcUu5F9r2ctPoaMaZUmEkbrb5C7tIMk70qGaaKgV0XxilGEUmNAXZpuSbJ0OiTbmXy53IkP2I-V4M6s/s320/DSC_0133.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3fCCgAPu-dYxMxanAxRT9YwoGWJ4mzYJa_19fTfMQ5X8-e1kdmHFnh3qG2t8nn8tg3fKplcQIQOjB_W23CLDD9bOHG_75J-B92__rNok7dh2ByhEd0djBkhqakoFtYUn4AQJ5rZ3d4MkAbSA9kdarAiEnq3qro_mMcegpNnNUC9iMG0Jj-ZGnnof5ZU/s5292/DSC_0134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5292" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3fCCgAPu-dYxMxanAxRT9YwoGWJ4mzYJa_19fTfMQ5X8-e1kdmHFnh3qG2t8nn8tg3fKplcQIQOjB_W23CLDD9bOHG_75J-B92__rNok7dh2ByhEd0djBkhqakoFtYUn4AQJ5rZ3d4MkAbSA9kdarAiEnq3qro_mMcegpNnNUC9iMG0Jj-ZGnnof5ZU/s320/DSC_0134.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Side niches were decorated by Ramses III often with secular scenes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gJvI8tZZmmw2z0wuVTX32J9934DI-fb6DcwrAT3KssPWKwYDUWdMiV04BiTR1SLmBuHx72DhPrXC-ijUDjTpkTnquYZZWXZSGx4qXkK8fl_2ndu8fIrmlPjb-whDygHpmPUHhifEzTdR5ZyQZfbwMHLgTaZvzpPrg0hm_nIMu18fYbsSIC_uxD3jXCU/s5281/DSC_0138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3493" data-original-width="5281" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gJvI8tZZmmw2z0wuVTX32J9934DI-fb6DcwrAT3KssPWKwYDUWdMiV04BiTR1SLmBuHx72DhPrXC-ijUDjTpkTnquYZZWXZSGx4qXkK8fl_2ndu8fIrmlPjb-whDygHpmPUHhifEzTdR5ZyQZfbwMHLgTaZvzpPrg0hm_nIMu18fYbsSIC_uxD3jXCU/s320/DSC_0138.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tomb is sometimes called Bruce's tomb because a noted 19th century traveller James Bruce who made the tomb famous by drawing renditions of blind harpists found in the third corridor niches. I did not capture images of them, but there is a lovely blog that did: <a href="https://www.passion-egyptienne.fr/Ramses%20III%20tombe.htm" target="_blank">Passion Égyptienne</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl7kKq3xj6Rxn79lW__2ThNJIyqKaohpQi8OGVKtac1V42BVc1ZNhlUiMLyVvOxkA94CNp_iywe_1UwauYT-jvuUkep5M5W-H_afISPKUN8Rha0yHVrDsDNvQ9IZiJkLoGMYmjRayJ5rta4JmStbztJ4PrZs9lQzB2FJTtZOWiaRrITla5jHf_1F_YY4/s432/Ramses%20III%20harpiste%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="340" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl7kKq3xj6Rxn79lW__2ThNJIyqKaohpQi8OGVKtac1V42BVc1ZNhlUiMLyVvOxkA94CNp_iywe_1UwauYT-jvuUkep5M5W-H_afISPKUN8Rha0yHVrDsDNvQ9IZiJkLoGMYmjRayJ5rta4JmStbztJ4PrZs9lQzB2FJTtZOWiaRrITla5jHf_1F_YY4/w208-h265/Ramses%20III%20harpiste%201.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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(I'm not sure I have the division of the tombs in exactly the right place, but I do know that KV2 has those marvelous bright blue and yellow ceilings.)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukSYb75C7-96WhL7qPGytDoWyBbxdx3xueQN9kvD81M1RJGQeZx9sr10-f5nhS_S6aZYv_Cb8mm9wa9_ybgkL6IT9x_e0mm2jqCT7Rt7pfOlRpGbnG7DnBML7M-f4IcADeyRGEgOPPW83Ij4767jo5MxArlEgkGZ40tcJxS91SzxoydXDigx2LstL7wA/s4820/DSC_0198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3733" data-original-width="4820" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukSYb75C7-96WhL7qPGytDoWyBbxdx3xueQN9kvD81M1RJGQeZx9sr10-f5nhS_S6aZYv_Cb8mm9wa9_ybgkL6IT9x_e0mm2jqCT7Rt7pfOlRpGbnG7DnBML7M-f4IcADeyRGEgOPPW83Ij4767jo5MxArlEgkGZ40tcJxS91SzxoydXDigx2LstL7wA/s320/DSC_0198.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI8x7jiIjAUuNUhvdaqC6Z_FN7lacBHlZn7FiNvBF5LDMsR-ZxsvuzrIwHLoxqDecSKQ1ix-nz0QW7ihH4M27NEtMLi6GWmQFu95uWBV1TXeTTbGIg-CtDtLFSdDiFDXOzenBuFE53MlTRCMERFi3YtYIIQ2F1q7nkIhEQGsVAzjaE3IJY1T2AMpDqi8/s5394/DSC_0174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5394" data-original-width="3733" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI8x7jiIjAUuNUhvdaqC6Z_FN7lacBHlZn7FiNvBF5LDMsR-ZxsvuzrIwHLoxqDecSKQ1ix-nz0QW7ihH4M27NEtMLi6GWmQFu95uWBV1TXeTTbGIg-CtDtLFSdDiFDXOzenBuFE53MlTRCMERFi3YtYIIQ2F1q7nkIhEQGsVAzjaE3IJY1T2AMpDqi8/s320/DSC_0174.jpeg" width="221" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When you enter you see this marvelous winged being on the ceiling.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEzAC1ic1jb8QbHdvaCuAAg1e-FwFob4pMnc5APrV-kXy4gWtLTsazZEORhyHu8xpntl515qyioftvaLPhb64qG8e0nSMWtyoxTrYN1LoPfS2t5tBq5kjrD-gmYDehv5Pyts4gTPNHSyWTGYIkKtTkBCNFTOEvEGaRZisRVAFiASCpEsOVS2rrr2mdFc/s5526/DSC_0172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3641" data-original-width="5526" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEzAC1ic1jb8QbHdvaCuAAg1e-FwFob4pMnc5APrV-kXy4gWtLTsazZEORhyHu8xpntl515qyioftvaLPhb64qG8e0nSMWtyoxTrYN1LoPfS2t5tBq5kjrD-gmYDehv5Pyts4gTPNHSyWTGYIkKtTkBCNFTOEvEGaRZisRVAFiASCpEsOVS2rrr2mdFc/s320/DSC_0172.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wikipedia has a nice schematic for KV 2 showing the turn to the left characteristic of most tombs.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzQA3SiMPstEtBw7zcP8tFtTBHlwva25SP2Seg1uLsvB_HZpEw3Our6Sta8NgkbpnU9UK-Bn04leXFHP2YP7X5BBHuSqBK1DBS_P_fa5OtKZfwT7dlPWwRnTrOSQ_tnoRBiF8slVHz4sb7iF7ujDOFWIzyvzhBBeLXU_BrfOipLNdjsBmZiw0rWmUnZ4/s320/DSC_0176.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ramsès IV had a really short reign of about 6 years ( 1155-1149 BCE) fewer even than Tutankhamen.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi848FCllBIy-apnO1MAi0AzI9_06MlHVf-bQsrrIx5I2RuaXI0ZO0lNRahPqYbGKhSp51WFRzWmeo9Ugm4Dw_Q_ljBGB9Tasf91y1oL46O2YuGqPuEYnhAulpqb3bSh-nwOLq_aZ9hRHYvZrRWBPsEZmyCV_VzVHrjvxq1xOEQ2hDMJRCOKDOeG5PN4_4/s5328/DSC_0178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3994" data-original-width="5328" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi848FCllBIy-apnO1MAi0AzI9_06MlHVf-bQsrrIx5I2RuaXI0ZO0lNRahPqYbGKhSp51WFRzWmeo9Ugm4Dw_Q_ljBGB9Tasf91y1oL46O2YuGqPuEYnhAulpqb3bSh-nwOLq_aZ9hRHYvZrRWBPsEZmyCV_VzVHrjvxq1xOEQ2hDMJRCOKDOeG5PN4_4/s320/DSC_0178.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Below is a depiction of the King before the Sun god Ra.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DAefEROYC2cqUhNLx5PpZ4DKpN1j_gini86a9eIX8UXNUs0d8eUCzIl7YfEurvu-IiwebCkKJgKL5F8fEEKBjxjVNjKg_lXrYAVGUdVk8hQjpqipSuI4FhV0AGwZXHITYKXr43z9lv0pykgAK3m9oUav22Tch9WmtIGVm8NC_7yNRwYLFe_HeqOyMV0/s5367/DSC_0190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="5367" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DAefEROYC2cqUhNLx5PpZ4DKpN1j_gini86a9eIX8UXNUs0d8eUCzIl7YfEurvu-IiwebCkKJgKL5F8fEEKBjxjVNjKg_lXrYAVGUdVk8hQjpqipSuI4FhV0AGwZXHITYKXr43z9lv0pykgAK3m9oUav22Tch9WmtIGVm8NC_7yNRwYLFe_HeqOyMV0/s320/DSC_0190.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tomb has been open since Graeco-Roman times and is notable for the abundance of antique graffiti. (If you click on the image, you can make it larger and see the graffiti more clearly.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGj3gjXC7uFE3r_B4ZYaiLHAroCHqLs59upNZjxRX6_DA4puV2_InsWweCSUygyYM4rZOvBKoYHRL4HB81KMkgWdem1g1jsyrTaTfINlBZek2MP6VT2U3wLrSf_qKtg7d18YJLtcYgXN-GOK4PyS3_vM7kCMd3y228L_kisJtUn8iwhyH3g90Lo3PmM8/s5039/DSC_0187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3960" data-original-width="5039" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifGj3gjXC7uFE3r_B4ZYaiLHAroCHqLs59upNZjxRX6_DA4puV2_InsWweCSUygyYM4rZOvBKoYHRL4HB81KMkgWdem1g1jsyrTaTfINlBZek2MP6VT2U3wLrSf_qKtg7d18YJLtcYgXN-GOK4PyS3_vM7kCMd3y228L_kisJtUn8iwhyH3g90Lo3PmM8/s320/DSC_0187.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsa5hSSlwhHisbdSe4I3eCPXAsH5oDmF4iUJCbh8wNAetDboK1AxT7cr7F1KhYn0dNy7ZPtCUebzucK3-N78Wt_kK4kPHXV28x5ooGyHnxCaITEqum62IzBAifRPqdEbE3lZDhArC4TvcREmnD2AXlCid-OXkAhCpjxhhD1sPiU6UbZcL-lUAZyZBa_A/s5320/DSC_0186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3905" data-original-width="5320" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsa5hSSlwhHisbdSe4I3eCPXAsH5oDmF4iUJCbh8wNAetDboK1AxT7cr7F1KhYn0dNy7ZPtCUebzucK3-N78Wt_kK4kPHXV28x5ooGyHnxCaITEqum62IzBAifRPqdEbE3lZDhArC4TvcREmnD2AXlCid-OXkAhCpjxhhD1sPiU6UbZcL-lUAZyZBa_A/s320/DSC_0186.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9naKMqcKec82NM7vysyh2g0JY6CdyzF4IVQQULo64PmcrNJLwxeORw1qS8a-k4WSmEDo7z9uFsYPdccfsmiNWol5GnTxPbNurjGM0K5QWeU3VRySKDHnqjg5akRw4gN3BzPyd4nb6N3EeqVu4O1biiIgtHuH2F8RXs3Z5eOTEDX0Z75SNh_ql9YM9OKE/s5541/DSC_0183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="5541" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9naKMqcKec82NM7vysyh2g0JY6CdyzF4IVQQULo64PmcrNJLwxeORw1qS8a-k4WSmEDo7z9uFsYPdccfsmiNWol5GnTxPbNurjGM0K5QWeU3VRySKDHnqjg5akRw4gN3BzPyd4nb6N3EeqVu4O1biiIgtHuH2F8RXs3Z5eOTEDX0Z75SNh_ql9YM9OKE/s320/DSC_0183.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The burial chamber has a huge sarcophagus. When it was discovered it had already been broken into and Ramses IV body was actually located in 1898 with a cache of other mummies in KV35 the tomb of Amenophis II.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZsuEUu6Lf8rH6O1A_bax4oyATK5jOkA-8VXTKW3S2Mx7uLJSY0qoCotNCbNe_oc7OQekvsmelNmDvo5hU_Mm6UNxrZzPirumj9ywCygjjkV_6-W-ZuWgqPWA45PrK2BlH6sYVJDpsTOVWhEztA-jug4N6k283o72fIUIMUfy5J6vKNN4ILOAh4Svw-E/s6000/DSC_0176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZsuEUu6Lf8rH6O1A_bax4oyATK5jOkA-8VXTKW3S2Mx7uLJSY0qoCotNCbNe_oc7OQekvsmelNmDvo5hU_Mm6UNxrZzPirumj9ywCygjjkV_6-W-ZuWgqPWA45PrK2BlH6sYVJDpsTOVWhEztA-jug4N6k283o72fIUIMUfy5J6vKNN4ILOAh4Svw-E/s320/DSC_0176.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what you see as you approach the burial chamber.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbqG6nT_7nGvoQOlrnlmEIDGer46-RNHMfFA3QSUBgAp4DZNC1YS572JPTNiW8AVLkE4HrVicjux2hKdURuGTbzIuZwJ_xbj3bQvicnEqPPR7Zxa_0LJqSjEVOwq7VP83RmtQ_foliWm5AVo7jjLBb-wfHEn9CQckUPR3fKllfizUb9ZAhMT1cRi5tMk/s5419/DSC_0188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="5419" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbqG6nT_7nGvoQOlrnlmEIDGer46-RNHMfFA3QSUBgAp4DZNC1YS572JPTNiW8AVLkE4HrVicjux2hKdURuGTbzIuZwJ_xbj3bQvicnEqPPR7Zxa_0LJqSjEVOwq7VP83RmtQ_foliWm5AVo7jjLBb-wfHEn9CQckUPR3fKllfizUb9ZAhMT1cRi5tMk/s320/DSC_0188.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Graffito by ancient scribe Penamun may explain the movement of the mummy. He evidently undertook to get the mummy of Amenophis I moved in 1193 (under the reign of Smendes) according to Reeves and Wilkinson in their book <i>The Complete Valley of the Kings</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKCvx8poiLZSGIu_6s-QS1K-240MaWN7E9eaX7TjWu4S7lE6W2xjgrxO-gCzIjXwiysd2MI8bqvx3U_-TM3I41VK3I-UXjzlFzhLMBaE3Vn71Hlsuj-Z8Di6gEHj5wMCral3sFdWfiSdv7YuoZhuXLUaBOr60EWv8m1Ox0zENEI4mBBocTBJrajjbh8E/s5258/DSC_0192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3687" data-original-width="5258" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKCvx8poiLZSGIu_6s-QS1K-240MaWN7E9eaX7TjWu4S7lE6W2xjgrxO-gCzIjXwiysd2MI8bqvx3U_-TM3I41VK3I-UXjzlFzhLMBaE3Vn71Hlsuj-Z8Di6gEHj5wMCral3sFdWfiSdv7YuoZhuXLUaBOr60EWv8m1Ox0zENEI4mBBocTBJrajjbh8E/s320/DSC_0192.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The huge sarcophagus is very impressive. You can see an effigy of the King on the top.</div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i7xRzvOeNahOJQTYaaW68s3UIQGbXL-r8Sp5wZhEtR4h0FDn2oJ_xWVAb5mDjMhm33_7BwwsRlAUvei3qAJfEw8SBGpNP9p-Iw2spxWh8WVHW4p10a4Kc4bSggrPkx2kkAnSfniKq7ESwTqblqNmkH0eVjRvnUFMUG23bKgzVN_-SVuYoxMJGWBItSU/s5600/DSC_0196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5600" data-original-width="3742" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i7xRzvOeNahOJQTYaaW68s3UIQGbXL-r8Sp5wZhEtR4h0FDn2oJ_xWVAb5mDjMhm33_7BwwsRlAUvei3qAJfEw8SBGpNP9p-Iw2spxWh8WVHW4p10a4Kc4bSggrPkx2kkAnSfniKq7ESwTqblqNmkH0eVjRvnUFMUG23bKgzVN_-SVuYoxMJGWBItSU/s320/DSC_0196.jpeg" width="214" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Around it are lovely murals with scenes from the Book of Gates and the Amduat, a book telling the story of the sun god's travel through the underworld. This image from the Egyptian Museum shows the nature of those depictions.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxZxweNJAbSjpm0CZJ-4kWWUlkGWzBWn32z-sZIwludF78YQNiykPOcU3ZV458G_0OdUhgIpoY1YU2mUA7Z4-9sl_rX_wegcLjj-F6M2kYPzU4gk1S9IlmpJeZOWYx-iMaHoThtzqEOwgIR2otr9uOotm3m51rYgDw-40MBv8SbvUlKqzlMPDJrRMWEU/s1034/Illustrated-Book-of-Gates.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1034" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxZxweNJAbSjpm0CZJ-4kWWUlkGWzBWn32z-sZIwludF78YQNiykPOcU3ZV458G_0OdUhgIpoY1YU2mUA7Z4-9sl_rX_wegcLjj-F6M2kYPzU4gk1S9IlmpJeZOWYx-iMaHoThtzqEOwgIR2otr9uOotm3m51rYgDw-40MBv8SbvUlKqzlMPDJrRMWEU/s320/Illustrated-Book-of-Gates.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ceiling displays stories from the Book of the Heavens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1wRNfCqKfVimGoK0HkkO3cewqpghmLjyhv6e1hIKSl-j4LgpNY2TCjTrMmFYaGhlj7weLdAGk6AStxhwRsrPW5YzUqUvKqvQtHoR3ksO49klNpkG13v3TH9Chj3IGebSV8LMTvZP2F7nDW3hIPQsmND2zZ4EEbXJ0xzbYgEO4ewyaT5ESoH9D7KmW-c/s5481/DSC_0180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="5481" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1wRNfCqKfVimGoK0HkkO3cewqpghmLjyhv6e1hIKSl-j4LgpNY2TCjTrMmFYaGhlj7weLdAGk6AStxhwRsrPW5YzUqUvKqvQtHoR3ksO49klNpkG13v3TH9Chj3IGebSV8LMTvZP2F7nDW3hIPQsmND2zZ4EEbXJ0xzbYgEO4ewyaT5ESoH9D7KmW-c/s320/DSC_0180.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They found a few Shabtis and some glass objects in the tomb, but most things were robbed by the tomb robbers. Far too quickly our time expired and we had to head back to the bus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqhsA9SW3FUdLI6GF-nKLBhnLKoFOo4SNrxhRWY8WUXMF8ckysK_IiDZym8kD5V2AA9VjT6Fr1ApkzbYAvo2AuU0sQLDpwZFE532VNLaBSvXY6LNFfdIg5gCA915wjZUg6cCQFjfNcFYrKbAhYPKJhPLpJOsGuCw4HnNgsh3LwW6hhzdOEgPLBYLWKvo/s5338/DSC_0197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3711" data-original-width="5338" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqhsA9SW3FUdLI6GF-nKLBhnLKoFOo4SNrxhRWY8WUXMF8ckysK_IiDZym8kD5V2AA9VjT6Fr1ApkzbYAvo2AuU0sQLDpwZFE532VNLaBSvXY6LNFfdIg5gCA915wjZUg6cCQFjfNcFYrKbAhYPKJhPLpJOsGuCw4HnNgsh3LwW6hhzdOEgPLBYLWKvo/s320/DSC_0197.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Our next stop was the Egyptian home of famed Egyptologist Howard Carter (who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in 1922.)</p><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgeLl2L_5OkSoI36Qt3lBF0iITYhJsuJzeZfG-UwloGqWbmN85VFZvuNUkoW0HcFkPMoKBUHbh51mEb7Dt8Fhrx38dj7QK7hyEOVPz_9qww4pLgpwdiVYIbe3OLXUvv6tD_DrYqE6zb3apEuUYysD4d-qDHEKHgksWIY2QwFX994GunSLp7lGG5GCGbY/s6000/DSC_0199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTgeLl2L_5OkSoI36Qt3lBF0iITYhJsuJzeZfG-UwloGqWbmN85VFZvuNUkoW0HcFkPMoKBUHbh51mEb7Dt8Fhrx38dj7QK7hyEOVPz_9qww4pLgpwdiVYIbe3OLXUvv6tD_DrYqE6zb3apEuUYysD4d-qDHEKHgksWIY2QwFX994GunSLp7lGG5GCGbY/s320/DSC_0199.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Carter was not a saint. He was a working class guy, who had little education and evidently a short temper, but he loved Egypt and Egyptology despite never having studied it.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_7tNqAKnEyH4SR-hD_wXqI66XfXyUokI1fs6GHVb1SGd62yiUdf8ksjOPAR0AmndY4BALMUiY8pY1OdDy8qPx25LwhNcv8b-h6ykzQ9EDLs_kgYD9hcL7rrGc00wk5kV2_s5by2Qx_FDLZL6JxYQZPgMGsYiuDGdWwOpU8B__pMREEHF0a82S1Hhwzs/s6000/DSC_0200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_7tNqAKnEyH4SR-hD_wXqI66XfXyUokI1fs6GHVb1SGd62yiUdf8ksjOPAR0AmndY4BALMUiY8pY1OdDy8qPx25LwhNcv8b-h6ykzQ9EDLs_kgYD9hcL7rrGc00wk5kV2_s5by2Qx_FDLZL6JxYQZPgMGsYiuDGdWwOpU8B__pMREEHF0a82S1Hhwzs/s320/DSC_0200.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>He had an aptitude for drafting and was hired to do drawings of Egyptian artifacts for the Egypt Exploration Fund. He worked under the renowned Flinders Petrie for a year at Amarna and eventually he was appointed Inspector of Monuments for Upper Egypt. During his work in Egypt, he improved protection and access to excavation sites and developed a grid system for the recording of tombs at the Valley of the Kings. He lost his job in the so-called Sakkara Affair, because he favored the side of Egyptian security against the complaints of French tourists. Afterwards he remained unemployed for three years before connecting with Lord Carnarvon to explore tombs in the Valley of the Kings. </div><div><br /></div><div>His home was lovely and shows his love of his homeland England as well as his devotion to his work in Egypt.</div><div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE31JrwN771c9BGuchL67aWUGFFvBLdOYQidf_03qlzGiuhdpGHjOivnllEHWVWsEhX9XisqO0RAP8tM_zFRnIuDbAxy6K1pcqGAfIaZ_gNLbrW--7doKO93mQvxrFAz3YpbVePHdj91PSuKFS2Zh35zaufcRiPhjvG5XWXDtymdplfn36OpURlBgEY8M/s5423/DSC_0201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3770" data-original-width="5423" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE31JrwN771c9BGuchL67aWUGFFvBLdOYQidf_03qlzGiuhdpGHjOivnllEHWVWsEhX9XisqO0RAP8tM_zFRnIuDbAxy6K1pcqGAfIaZ_gNLbrW--7doKO93mQvxrFAz3YpbVePHdj91PSuKFS2Zh35zaufcRiPhjvG5XWXDtymdplfn36OpURlBgEY8M/s320/DSC_0201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>This is the dining room (which has a large English landscape painting of a faun in the woods on the wall.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqgcHGM0yHqQLzAaxlTrxnNxa_4NU17CMwxVrkXO__lmrmwROjcgxuaaIhPwaUmmevzR5DYf0zli5EgknAxN5SLd0HhR8RL4PDywiZoPRkThQqCVFaiN1p3fYm7isOiO0PuN7hckgFnY40fnD-6iorN3UIGoQ6yEgbLf8Tk9odRByFkJmgxSYKWPft_8/s5504/DSC_0202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="5504" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXqgcHGM0yHqQLzAaxlTrxnNxa_4NU17CMwxVrkXO__lmrmwROjcgxuaaIhPwaUmmevzR5DYf0zli5EgknAxN5SLd0HhR8RL4PDywiZoPRkThQqCVFaiN1p3fYm7isOiO0PuN7hckgFnY40fnD-6iorN3UIGoQ6yEgbLf8Tk9odRByFkJmgxSYKWPft_8/s320/DSC_0202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a cute little veranda off the dining room where one might sit and smoke or enjoy a cup of tea.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhWUXZ6KZggRf-4qSez_pia1h0jqzmqHK-Gp-unJByE4FcAT7BxaRgy2QEg3ZCIlJZuOth_Fb11avuNzV6EzD8_s_xL-o88TmWS0DseLMyZ3FB6BbIEm6IE8SYIGwRtUPzgwNffuKskRy8fmdQ1srAGP30DEIkbZ7rQSqobiKZM6pf_72IS0ulZbdlZw/s5278/DSC_0203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5278" data-original-width="3738" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhWUXZ6KZggRf-4qSez_pia1h0jqzmqHK-Gp-unJByE4FcAT7BxaRgy2QEg3ZCIlJZuOth_Fb11avuNzV6EzD8_s_xL-o88TmWS0DseLMyZ3FB6BbIEm6IE8SYIGwRtUPzgwNffuKskRy8fmdQ1srAGP30DEIkbZ7rQSqobiKZM6pf_72IS0ulZbdlZw/s320/DSC_0203.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG5fu-r6Fxas2jTmUdpENlqvNvbZRAteVyXYOKBZ9iNf8VG1KbXCeqB4z_Q6LYv5IfjZpF0GbyiWrN6mZP2U2HjEP56sYbPKNKXybZGwA7T-snJSXDJqcq7y5wFRDDHZYNwM55oBrkMO5l-WvIVOIrqYHkGa-NRjzSyBv_xvxILRS9vwRzfUwzoU3IUQ/s5907/DSC_0204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="5907" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAG5fu-r6Fxas2jTmUdpENlqvNvbZRAteVyXYOKBZ9iNf8VG1KbXCeqB4z_Q6LYv5IfjZpF0GbyiWrN6mZP2U2HjEP56sYbPKNKXybZGwA7T-snJSXDJqcq7y5wFRDDHZYNwM55oBrkMO5l-WvIVOIrqYHkGa-NRjzSyBv_xvxILRS9vwRzfUwzoU3IUQ/s320/DSC_0204.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>It is a little bit severe, but given the heat of the field, it was probably a nice sanctuary from the heat and dirt.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8vxLFGF8JaOFPZu9peFCywLi1KqK4PRSYNyVEJyf7ZWK9rKqITvG0cjs-7AHj0DRuG3YSw9ivzpxx7-Bv4a09Mr-DPasa0jWwSGjRZeViqGeiWYuF7NJM6Y3TTb7iDgIfwwroMCQTC9zPIR5rxwXm8SbFZMECrDWAxCrRsZNyTE_AG99g5ysffp0GRU/s5205/DSC_0205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="5205" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8vxLFGF8JaOFPZu9peFCywLi1KqK4PRSYNyVEJyf7ZWK9rKqITvG0cjs-7AHj0DRuG3YSw9ivzpxx7-Bv4a09Mr-DPasa0jWwSGjRZeViqGeiWYuF7NJM6Y3TTb7iDgIfwwroMCQTC9zPIR5rxwXm8SbFZMECrDWAxCrRsZNyTE_AG99g5ysffp0GRU/s320/DSC_0205.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The home had indoor facilities.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSf8BBVfI2-9c6kiiuPHfKFebgKRDF8s-TQwf_RAeh-AW54x7PtPF5PO2RfTNsW5p77m4wj9gY29trtz4jcTafmEefVGIHGLG9yCRv9iETSQFuKEHZp_2shNg2Znj7_btCG1Q7l_w33uV0FEPOgJkdLS1ONWerF8JTMZSUMP_3nzazuZjkwOmXRGaj7w/s5060/DSC_0206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5060" data-original-width="3734" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSf8BBVfI2-9c6kiiuPHfKFebgKRDF8s-TQwf_RAeh-AW54x7PtPF5PO2RfTNsW5p77m4wj9gY29trtz4jcTafmEefVGIHGLG9yCRv9iETSQFuKEHZp_2shNg2Znj7_btCG1Q7l_w33uV0FEPOgJkdLS1ONWerF8JTMZSUMP_3nzazuZjkwOmXRGaj7w/s320/DSC_0206.jpeg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The kitchen was roomy with pots, a scale and even a small mouse trap on the shelf.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zqOgH4ZKaboOFK92uy9YcbVclweR2hYCoFmbNax4uawnq45WigYdrxJM8iRdM2IR-liwoqrgmqqsgl4N1iLvv0KP7MMkB-tEIGJAN_HYiGdh1U_2KnmKwt6METi4gLm9sJ-Uh7wAnxamGY4eRKM9xysDF61x6DQT3OuraV0R3g7T-70o_4d99eFvxBE/s5448/DSC_0209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3825" data-original-width="5448" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zqOgH4ZKaboOFK92uy9YcbVclweR2hYCoFmbNax4uawnq45WigYdrxJM8iRdM2IR-liwoqrgmqqsgl4N1iLvv0KP7MMkB-tEIGJAN_HYiGdh1U_2KnmKwt6METi4gLm9sJ-Uh7wAnxamGY4eRKM9xysDF61x6DQT3OuraV0R3g7T-70o_4d99eFvxBE/s320/DSC_0209.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEbEouTxDIAAMdi5ohZRm8SbCr-_ZFElbAp2emEecVEpE8YL8BB_NtswUTZJkR5nQFDRWrG5VROkQcKojn5n1CllvF6hKYCBteKBsc6Nx7t5BiFDJHUvCsJAbiy7HDmqrMQ4bZbbUv3dleyblqYy9PsaaGUP8kydTiZZogj6bpLachTwjbVIVpml3_Hg/s5576/DSC_0210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3858" data-original-width="5576" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEbEouTxDIAAMdi5ohZRm8SbCr-_ZFElbAp2emEecVEpE8YL8BB_NtswUTZJkR5nQFDRWrG5VROkQcKojn5n1CllvF6hKYCBteKBsc6Nx7t5BiFDJHUvCsJAbiy7HDmqrMQ4bZbbUv3dleyblqYy9PsaaGUP8kydTiZZogj6bpLachTwjbVIVpml3_Hg/s320/DSC_0210.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These are Zirs or Zeers, a pot in a pot system used to keep foods cool and fresh.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7VVc3IWmubM6Lu5Pvcv1grODI6pRPET78aNUbZiFLu7cXP0dXV-bayuDK0QNrfJJ7TdQPzo-djWq915JA20Y2P3wy2wMjBVYrf3ie2tWwLFgK-wPZxc8AOBMb6s1dhC3lLNddB-g9wPboIqNUdc1sFtUEStpGzE6ltEGjZ35do2YJnIIPmLeWb5lHEo/s5003/DSC_0208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="5003" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7VVc3IWmubM6Lu5Pvcv1grODI6pRPET78aNUbZiFLu7cXP0dXV-bayuDK0QNrfJJ7TdQPzo-djWq915JA20Y2P3wy2wMjBVYrf3ie2tWwLFgK-wPZxc8AOBMb6s1dhC3lLNddB-g9wPboIqNUdc1sFtUEStpGzE6ltEGjZ35do2YJnIIPmLeWb5lHEo/s320/DSC_0208.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is another way that they kept food cool and fresh.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou5aMQttXIbWrjJ8yNgFl7cARJzOam8Y7eOrMwXlbct8jNwMMVO-Uzu9at6_Qh4wryqFxQfSpdkShG4c4vI1Qkbm77MyWnIZScvUCrgh9Lh9UA7dBLJmBr1YucQw9ILckDnGAIamOZWCjgWQrK-4ELefshXyCwhCXKQ_EJ-6vmXWuO4aDTpr1sv4TaGA/s5241/DSC_0211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5241" data-original-width="3784" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou5aMQttXIbWrjJ8yNgFl7cARJzOam8Y7eOrMwXlbct8jNwMMVO-Uzu9at6_Qh4wryqFxQfSpdkShG4c4vI1Qkbm77MyWnIZScvUCrgh9Lh9UA7dBLJmBr1YucQw9ILckDnGAIamOZWCjgWQrK-4ELefshXyCwhCXKQ_EJ-6vmXWuO4aDTpr1sv4TaGA/s320/DSC_0211.jpeg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Carter's wife did not come with him to Egypt. There was a single bed room in the house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxh_iRZbVtDEX5MNVQpsgGrdeM3W9mo9C4zvRLYXYd3MCQE2l_EGVj1lK6hGmNtv2OGrGsjvNpaYBW7GLQQZQjEmEYqIj3d79s9D6jtLzh-z6ag3vqmDH_nNFDmfL_7uY1naefrvdA-NtvymO7J4EbiK2DXOavaBG2Du75dxMlqdc7Fhp3qSAsyGuLEA/s5361/DSC_0216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3645" data-original-width="5361" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxh_iRZbVtDEX5MNVQpsgGrdeM3W9mo9C4zvRLYXYd3MCQE2l_EGVj1lK6hGmNtv2OGrGsjvNpaYBW7GLQQZQjEmEYqIj3d79s9D6jtLzh-z6ag3vqmDH_nNFDmfL_7uY1naefrvdA-NtvymO7J4EbiK2DXOavaBG2Du75dxMlqdc7Fhp3qSAsyGuLEA/s320/DSC_0216.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhip1bDr2T7HiAB-WG-MRq1euvt4xylSLfNinLRSkvLKNsOlm9US6PVIZYAaQnXcd5Fy_pwLTLjQFoS46tCEm62IrAJ41p1wWpR91WZcTHgtMgQmcj7mRF-FJgXSFH_zqVWA9R4l4fzndvskKp7Mn6J4AvJkIwYRs1QfSAnN9a3VPYOgHi6zNTTmp7rqto/s5173/DSC_0215.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3913" data-original-width="5173" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhip1bDr2T7HiAB-WG-MRq1euvt4xylSLfNinLRSkvLKNsOlm9US6PVIZYAaQnXcd5Fy_pwLTLjQFoS46tCEm62IrAJ41p1wWpR91WZcTHgtMgQmcj7mRF-FJgXSFH_zqVWA9R4l4fzndvskKp7Mn6J4AvJkIwYRs1QfSAnN9a3VPYOgHi6zNTTmp7rqto/s320/DSC_0215.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRYaz2ug4xW9ZrQOaP38kw5Kw6GoxYhXVz4Fwalw4YSvT0XHuUP0JpPRstlbFgLbl3d4j30vHdhoKpxCU9n-Ln8URIPv83KsrFRPqHDBOXohaOfIQr931pNcF0kVG0Sz2pSFP67-8b4BfORcKV-VNCuxhsOag_JieJofp7dKAFnbtLKfEi44OqNRkdh8/s5270/DSC_0217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="5270" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRYaz2ug4xW9ZrQOaP38kw5Kw6GoxYhXVz4Fwalw4YSvT0XHuUP0JpPRstlbFgLbl3d4j30vHdhoKpxCU9n-Ln8URIPv83KsrFRPqHDBOXohaOfIQr931pNcF0kVG0Sz2pSFP67-8b4BfORcKV-VNCuxhsOag_JieJofp7dKAFnbtLKfEi44OqNRkdh8/s320/DSC_0217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a also a dark room in the house and this beautiful large format camera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6c3o6n5aPvO4oLSZugj2cXt_xT5sxnsIO5QpCHXIvaDQTr5Kn0q9P5bGvdX3lLz71yBhmN3Zq5tVBoq05QixhZycGPTw6lzK2CcU-lT2HpM9a-0lonW405f8WhPXTFNW52IdAjLJbSKLaJmwF1522695cc6AHgY1ytFlshLglDrtCKRkzzK0ZZFW6ek/s5250/DSC_0207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5250" data-original-width="3796" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh6c3o6n5aPvO4oLSZugj2cXt_xT5sxnsIO5QpCHXIvaDQTr5Kn0q9P5bGvdX3lLz71yBhmN3Zq5tVBoq05QixhZycGPTw6lzK2CcU-lT2HpM9a-0lonW405f8WhPXTFNW52IdAjLJbSKLaJmwF1522695cc6AHgY1ytFlshLglDrtCKRkzzK0ZZFW6ek/s320/DSC_0207.jpeg" width="231" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The most impressive room was a work area that had lots of space for drawing and examining artifacts.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbJSBNOCsseo0eq4qjJdNzm6mAhvX_igIVTBwgATrW21jTFC217CDLUqMrya5Oj9Un0SI4k60kXmwzp8XJf308zrPEr_3pBX_W163IsrvX9OdUrYh7ZCobF3dGAb8GaBv6n00Y4PVwZ6TWnDpEnyKOzdH4mL2OIR4sPByXmkwQ5eQCsU7SdXrGVxZTiw/s5417/DSC_0213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3729" data-original-width="5417" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbbJSBNOCsseo0eq4qjJdNzm6mAhvX_igIVTBwgATrW21jTFC217CDLUqMrya5Oj9Un0SI4k60kXmwzp8XJf308zrPEr_3pBX_W163IsrvX9OdUrYh7ZCobF3dGAb8GaBv6n00Y4PVwZ6TWnDpEnyKOzdH4mL2OIR4sPByXmkwQ5eQCsU7SdXrGVxZTiw/s320/DSC_0213.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This would be such a nice space for an artist and researcher to work in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6AMTeEjWPr-POknilEJQ7omj2ANMEDUqqtGvmVJ24Jx2AobzWtU1YNpNdIfWG6OTWIB0xTq7w1BieOLEsTa7fG2UYwctGwDXmnoHA5Phju1CKNgL2clNgFUVdrtCO1Ui86Yr18sIs8EU84oTSW5L3na2b8-aJ8K6kIDB5SSDbIqURaI7-mi61TcaObs/s5549/DSC_0220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3754" data-original-width="5549" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6AMTeEjWPr-POknilEJQ7omj2ANMEDUqqtGvmVJ24Jx2AobzWtU1YNpNdIfWG6OTWIB0xTq7w1BieOLEsTa7fG2UYwctGwDXmnoHA5Phju1CKNgL2clNgFUVdrtCO1Ui86Yr18sIs8EU84oTSW5L3na2b8-aJ8K6kIDB5SSDbIqURaI7-mi61TcaObs/s320/DSC_0220.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Carter was an interesting person, but I would be amiss if I didn't mention the fact that he wasn't completely honest. He catalogued thousands of objects over the years, most of which ended up in the Egyptian Museum. When he died, however, a letter was discovered from a friend of his named Alan Gardiner. In it Gardiner accused Carter of giving him a stolen amulet from King Tutankhamon's tomb.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDD7YA5dPJd7dljGDxQbOMRjokasxZkSSjpu0plZYntZq-m5QqVzPs8n1TWO0YbXX07XQ500UnMktPkF_wiTzLgROUpxqBCqJWKI_t6dwY6ai0Fu6Pche7z3vC1XgaQaddncH6mV57UAr9400cAnY4n2Zj44mwUEZqF7yTdJ9NKLhwspySdJjsz-dBzc/s5071/DSC_0219.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3661" data-original-width="5071" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDD7YA5dPJd7dljGDxQbOMRjokasxZkSSjpu0plZYntZq-m5QqVzPs8n1TWO0YbXX07XQ500UnMktPkF_wiTzLgROUpxqBCqJWKI_t6dwY6ai0Fu6Pche7z3vC1XgaQaddncH6mV57UAr9400cAnY4n2Zj44mwUEZqF7yTdJ9NKLhwspySdJjsz-dBzc/s320/DSC_0219.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He had received the Order of the Nile from King Fuad I in 1926, but there were also suspicions that he had been pilfering items from his finds. The letter confirmed this information and Egyptologist Henry Burton went through Howard's estate finding an additional 18 items that Carter should not have taken. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVtw7WaHKE-jwFZSYrnRSogWRFffFGhksco-cCYW11mWHrUsL5PrdkZEqqtTsNY85GNi_tBKDMdQ2JXgcF39SrB5IRWHGchp_DNFksJnQHc0Lu8vTa1ffB4HiQQEMS40t6xiZcyz-wiN3kIs2pFqCt737ZOWX3b4rKQa4F_kfpeFu6SnYq-WV9fxkOPg/s6000/DSC_0221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVtw7WaHKE-jwFZSYrnRSogWRFffFGhksco-cCYW11mWHrUsL5PrdkZEqqtTsNY85GNi_tBKDMdQ2JXgcF39SrB5IRWHGchp_DNFksJnQHc0Lu8vTa1ffB4HiQQEMS40t6xiZcyz-wiN3kIs2pFqCt737ZOWX3b4rKQa4F_kfpeFu6SnYq-WV9fxkOPg/s320/DSC_0221.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">These objects he sent to the Egyptian museum or to the Metropolitan Museum in New York. (The Met has since returned all the objects they received from Burton.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnejwIm2x4fC233Hx1-oQKuIsOtfccWydjcEKuAKjN4pK2avnyb-RL9qhFTVsoiNFEerwwiYmMRfMZKuomMRHCK1eeA4w93fPlyJj5CCyuh8xQaOYi_8rAFScpdF9c_EBZisBff9ZLdKLxH-zVJVjRjTBn9B1f3WcfhZkZ7IO_xeYO5rwTGZ--IXOXcA/s5097/DSC_0218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3547" data-original-width="5097" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnejwIm2x4fC233Hx1-oQKuIsOtfccWydjcEKuAKjN4pK2avnyb-RL9qhFTVsoiNFEerwwiYmMRfMZKuomMRHCK1eeA4w93fPlyJj5CCyuh8xQaOYi_8rAFScpdF9c_EBZisBff9ZLdKLxH-zVJVjRjTBn9B1f3WcfhZkZ7IO_xeYO5rwTGZ--IXOXcA/s320/DSC_0218.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It is sad that someone who loved Egypt and Egyptology so much could not resist "borrowing" items, but there is no doubt that he contributed greatly to the field of Egyptology and public knowledge about ancient Egypt. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6K_bDOVJdMKA5OAnWTn3sgkFKcm2v0R8cU9m8rD9XwS5Fl5O24Mr-oDYk0CNNO0RqciTmOb83z3D0ph8QonnxFHuLNQ2oGqHRWA9SL-guYlM-NcvVH1Mm8suJLqs0f7kUUjRcEzv92BPzLAbNhI7DAtcWlcxmYRyOs1cleMJBi7waEgRsICuv-fmG5M/s5471/DSC_0222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="5471" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6K_bDOVJdMKA5OAnWTn3sgkFKcm2v0R8cU9m8rD9XwS5Fl5O24Mr-oDYk0CNNO0RqciTmOb83z3D0ph8QonnxFHuLNQ2oGqHRWA9SL-guYlM-NcvVH1Mm8suJLqs0f7kUUjRcEzv92BPzLAbNhI7DAtcWlcxmYRyOs1cleMJBi7waEgRsICuv-fmG5M/s320/DSC_0222.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I took one last look around before it was time to board the bus again. </div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-31718812589233175062023-09-26T10:22:00.006-05:002023-10-06T22:51:33.366-05:00Day 6 Sept 2 Part 1 The Valley of the Kings: Tomb of Tutankhamun<p> Today would be a very exciting day! We had to have early breakfast because we would depart at 8:00 AM. This meant we did get to see the balloons rising over the Valley of the Kings because we were up early enough to do so.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdOD3xOdHQ98cy0pwemEXxUlXXUlntbIlcSLVuyfXLw5tELOPiNjpo499lezDZJKHlaUVXitd86o7q3E_oWYlZ-Kr7agtZkPEHY9TvPV628dY0uuikYMf8Cp_ZH-daoa4Xz5WRoIiE2_gjk2_f56L53t5mIq3uJ2Ta8YQMgQaOopwMcFWI4uTVzU4CsI/s5434/DSC_0046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3722" data-original-width="5434" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJdOD3xOdHQ98cy0pwemEXxUlXXUlntbIlcSLVuyfXLw5tELOPiNjpo499lezDZJKHlaUVXitd86o7q3E_oWYlZ-Kr7agtZkPEHY9TvPV628dY0uuikYMf8Cp_ZH-daoa4Xz5WRoIiE2_gjk2_f56L53t5mIq3uJ2Ta8YQMgQaOopwMcFWI4uTVzU4CsI/s320/DSC_0046.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>You can see the burners lighting up the balloon bottoms in the shot below.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUr8IAej2UAigR0_gYgwYt7HMBZy5Q2nOauDyO0KZ6613Zdwx-p9ajut1JNOPa7-e3OgdxRkK25OrUKmXA697lyb_q0EN4tQB-V-d6V20UMaHVcpFf-wMcXCMZehBdoiD6nJSAcwtA8Oj894mYoR8KtWdESkYuW005uLAgQ9aRQuZPYHsC2MEbHN5tBU/s6000/DSC_0040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUr8IAej2UAigR0_gYgwYt7HMBZy5Q2nOauDyO0KZ6613Zdwx-p9ajut1JNOPa7-e3OgdxRkK25OrUKmXA697lyb_q0EN4tQB-V-d6V20UMaHVcpFf-wMcXCMZehBdoiD6nJSAcwtA8Oj894mYoR8KtWdESkYuW005uLAgQ9aRQuZPYHsC2MEbHN5tBU/s320/DSC_0040.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I ordered off the menu for a change and had eggs Benedict with smoked salmon. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI65nXblwHbTP_oB271z2dFBkmL3evzwttzfNRerSwUlY1Na6SaemSVprvLEZPAle48UM2wIXhf9G7J36XAzvLFMt8ORJ6OHgSjTALQS-8RDUBfWBHGmutGU0kuXdM28_zjYwl1gDkrzpjGb1QNCR2gysS0-q6zi4dty5ETUEiZ0TN7Ia-KKgpHRg2Bes/s6000/DSC_0048.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI65nXblwHbTP_oB271z2dFBkmL3evzwttzfNRerSwUlY1Na6SaemSVprvLEZPAle48UM2wIXhf9G7J36XAzvLFMt8ORJ6OHgSjTALQS-8RDUBfWBHGmutGU0kuXdM28_zjYwl1gDkrzpjGb1QNCR2gysS0-q6zi4dty5ETUEiZ0TN7Ia-KKgpHRg2Bes/w224-h337/DSC_0048.jpeg" width="224" /></a></p><p>We were in a festive mood...</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwd6Lrlja1B8nBsiwb-oGwoiJ5FundFv7JCxFaSO0t64myJ8LFKtFbN5Egq5yXByUNRQnhD-ptolUEeJF6FaQfRZrK7UcFmpvXDY6Du40EHxPvj7B6Sa__lNT5veRta58gx05ImMAHWvEwtkA04va3Y2yy6oxW5qJdJKZOxdy_9aLQnpRN3iV1cOw1rFM/s5151/DSC_0049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5151" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwd6Lrlja1B8nBsiwb-oGwoiJ5FundFv7JCxFaSO0t64myJ8LFKtFbN5Egq5yXByUNRQnhD-ptolUEeJF6FaQfRZrK7UcFmpvXDY6Du40EHxPvj7B6Sa__lNT5veRta58gx05ImMAHWvEwtkA04va3Y2yy6oxW5qJdJKZOxdy_9aLQnpRN3iV1cOw1rFM/s320/DSC_0049.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>but we still needed our morning coffee.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rieE0Q4tr_UhyQtb4a33o1_7vt7OtjNbMHyXFjtbfGbE2gaU97kQ1tATWzB7WNHZVuYIoZsphpdmznaNWHrTWR3fqYo45YY7UsvLKuI0UwUhKyT6l7AnWYuLt_mzkmH7jDdazpNPYyU98MQi8VibzwWBUnmBUSlN2m6Pi2YY_9OJ8oUm7Lta9fyiU2Q/s6000/DSC_0050.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rieE0Q4tr_UhyQtb4a33o1_7vt7OtjNbMHyXFjtbfGbE2gaU97kQ1tATWzB7WNHZVuYIoZsphpdmznaNWHrTWR3fqYo45YY7UsvLKuI0UwUhKyT6l7AnWYuLt_mzkmH7jDdazpNPYyU98MQi8VibzwWBUnmBUSlN2m6Pi2YY_9OJ8oUm7Lta9fyiU2Q/s320/DSC_0050.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>The staff was extremely attentive and hard working (as always).</p><p>On the bus we rode again along the Nile.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J3btF3Q8l7NyBlMOr8otc9OYyrWUc19AypNpprYKLx9vKJEc2mdg1r2l_wtq6DrOmFfFbPQne7u7Wy6H-urnp0rXSYkd7Z6vX89UBXEuGqacGd4GcpWhltfce0BpFkTdeC0aoZcu06gdhAwctf2MXbuK2dq7E11qCTbn9LXUDs6vKrgfgQyU0c69k9o/s6000/DSC_0060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-J3btF3Q8l7NyBlMOr8otc9OYyrWUc19AypNpprYKLx9vKJEc2mdg1r2l_wtq6DrOmFfFbPQne7u7Wy6H-urnp0rXSYkd7Z6vX89UBXEuGqacGd4GcpWhltfce0BpFkTdeC0aoZcu06gdhAwctf2MXbuK2dq7E11qCTbn9LXUDs6vKrgfgQyU0c69k9o/s320/DSC_0060.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>On the bus ride we saw lots of fields and donkeys and carts loaded with sugar cane. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0JE6f0Y16vXEM4Gg-gS6DhXgoh2I-L--g_Dn97oGY8hV7ojm8YX-XkR01RdpjuzRxFoIU9ewtmQJohQPQdWGQ86GrD8TIFIfA-MF9R7e0pRMBjVymFhzvweI99zTd80rQzPRFphJH0NsssolVgw9PibfPrHD3rjzNy-ck5KRJfgnrGDQnUabvW8Lg1U/s5083/DSC_0066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3650" data-original-width="5083" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis0JE6f0Y16vXEM4Gg-gS6DhXgoh2I-L--g_Dn97oGY8hV7ojm8YX-XkR01RdpjuzRxFoIU9ewtmQJohQPQdWGQ86GrD8TIFIfA-MF9R7e0pRMBjVymFhzvweI99zTd80rQzPRFphJH0NsssolVgw9PibfPrHD3rjzNy-ck5KRJfgnrGDQnUabvW8Lg1U/s320/DSC_0066.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>We also got to see workers bringing the balloon baskets back from the fields where they landed.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNC1bvpK7vEEx1unv5aN3xeSfgirnA5d5J3GbBFKgKUcQ7imb520ms-mFm50WiIW9JIY4jdJ46iRSaHaGvmv8so2pSAJKZnjwgwdkkeDQQMxLr3ZSPoqvzY16vFLYLVy8zi9IJ6tq8c2BqPyITMHeSkJoEFbXwVAtvahpTMsNdnYliGYEQubTGrV_rBM/s5407/DSC_0064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3980" data-original-width="5407" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNC1bvpK7vEEx1unv5aN3xeSfgirnA5d5J3GbBFKgKUcQ7imb520ms-mFm50WiIW9JIY4jdJ46iRSaHaGvmv8so2pSAJKZnjwgwdkkeDQQMxLr3ZSPoqvzY16vFLYLVy8zi9IJ6tq8c2BqPyITMHeSkJoEFbXwVAtvahpTMsNdnYliGYEQubTGrV_rBM/s320/DSC_0064.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>It is a very pretty countryside within the fertile zone of irrigation. There were villages here and there and we caught a small glimpse of village life in the morning.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMTaMAtUDXwT27BVyKWFeRvvt6l3tUMt5ooDsgnf8WozPnFSV8p6VMffCbWB1uxASRNVUB0Nuh2P8vKFfmA3NUAdU1ysVluHGPAJ6MmRQyt_VlE1TndhLRv5nNhtZmdztqqT6bEYSfuz3GqvHc8xjJgT7KYtrmHoqkcH6qDB4MX9Zixq8Nc_fFd0_7Pw/s4194/DSC_0068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="4194" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMTaMAtUDXwT27BVyKWFeRvvt6l3tUMt5ooDsgnf8WozPnFSV8p6VMffCbWB1uxASRNVUB0Nuh2P8vKFfmA3NUAdU1ysVluHGPAJ6MmRQyt_VlE1TndhLRv5nNhtZmdztqqT6bEYSfuz3GqvHc8xjJgT7KYtrmHoqkcH6qDB4MX9Zixq8Nc_fFd0_7Pw/s320/DSC_0068.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I think I want to print a series of photos on Egyptian village life. Maybe I can find a gallery that would be interested in them.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZB0J3hqR9X8fqq_Vmjs8sEXt9mH9JZnFydkwMrDi3lgfkhVkRUUPTGPrUcZqpZLF46z8937CWvC7PVR39JqL_Zqr9frFn_r3wSRhnC23mnzPevxxiX_AtgpDOz55o_osycZ0N27fapDZuMO5zb-vzdpOxWuM9NdqZkzqrdaF_DTWLOmkSRkJA27Cm9jk/s4296/DSC_0070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="4296" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZB0J3hqR9X8fqq_Vmjs8sEXt9mH9JZnFydkwMrDi3lgfkhVkRUUPTGPrUcZqpZLF46z8937CWvC7PVR39JqL_Zqr9frFn_r3wSRhnC23mnzPevxxiX_AtgpDOz55o_osycZ0N27fapDZuMO5zb-vzdpOxWuM9NdqZkzqrdaF_DTWLOmkSRkJA27Cm9jk/s320/DSC_0070.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3ktFxAaVPVOMsHhI8csRe_vKFfgYv9vC_Ag_BPZsvtkbj3JEVH20_n6nZ2Iz1gqbjgBZS44dJzVrEUl58PwBF2MAyUTri_BhmNwom5ylGE9j3s_fC2M7cMz774YOXfj2_S1EzitcwbEJZvRNJqy4MEcGsB06JREibZ9xzpWJy4u_2ICREOSVAV1KVN4/s4814/DSC_0071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we got closer, we saw just rocks and sand.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWVuBlghHi3yG9N5ArZWrdaVv-UiJul-_QawHb-AAgpAI6WPid6C6PNhDMo8EOZpEnUoEnwCk6xH1xy3nCJKkrVfHsN0iAYqPpGhu6Z5K1SHt13jbQ1dbKvGTlVO7EvRpeS7OczfVENnkhCAsN4aj8-DEJ5Hyg6cpldAK2RqnlCHpwkrUP6IoZzjaBVE/s6000/DSC_0103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWVuBlghHi3yG9N5ArZWrdaVv-UiJul-_QawHb-AAgpAI6WPid6C6PNhDMo8EOZpEnUoEnwCk6xH1xy3nCJKkrVfHsN0iAYqPpGhu6Z5K1SHt13jbQ1dbKvGTlVO7EvRpeS7OczfVENnkhCAsN4aj8-DEJ5Hyg6cpldAK2RqnlCHpwkrUP6IoZzjaBVE/s320/DSC_0103.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually though we arrived at the parking area. Of course there was a market there so we could buy our souvenirs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1snKaRuXGj8t5qCLix8jaTfVrmTtH2SstN18K2Hw8K4-EcqFatGNVzSKtfdvLWvKm1plSx3C3NZ3FjzVFya5eprJ-jtxGUUQAhKiVthxSKF2v20vUMm-NfRHhZ2zUIAR9WP93AC062cIpGyivkU5S_vUhimRoOjXYclPkoeg8-qAaPk31-po4SXYqDQ/s6000/DSC_0105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1snKaRuXGj8t5qCLix8jaTfVrmTtH2SstN18K2Hw8K4-EcqFatGNVzSKtfdvLWvKm1plSx3C3NZ3FjzVFya5eprJ-jtxGUUQAhKiVthxSKF2v20vUMm-NfRHhZ2zUIAR9WP93AC062cIpGyivkU5S_vUhimRoOjXYclPkoeg8-qAaPk31-po4SXYqDQ/s320/DSC_0105.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>But at the end of the market, there was a little map of the area so we could see where all the tombs are.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZgX94iK_VO1ylX-aTM0HbwMv9dJ73LVFC03lZ_VYU2cc4yhFBIvSH07BLlqi0OsIYTzlPIo4PaNQtPQMdP4UOUvpLFbQS9tf2i9agEm5Fgc0jjKTa1dbSBUSoBbvAJV_vrf88hIodKwWXNpqRWNgsyXJo04CeUwZX0-ramF_1mD3LntWlqb84yoxvaY/s6000/DSC_0106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ZgX94iK_VO1ylX-aTM0HbwMv9dJ73LVFC03lZ_VYU2cc4yhFBIvSH07BLlqi0OsIYTzlPIo4PaNQtPQMdP4UOUvpLFbQS9tf2i9agEm5Fgc0jjKTa1dbSBUSoBbvAJV_vrf88hIodKwWXNpqRWNgsyXJo04CeUwZX0-ramF_1mD3LntWlqb84yoxvaY/s320/DSC_0106.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>...and then they loaded us into little carts and took us to the Valley of the Kings. </p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeekY5j2AZ2pXLbD0D-ERyT1pn9BgySTm4ry7DfKDVm4gbUuBQIrXrfEdmhvO-rTRnPaMDWasH5D79pKQpRzh-coqNIQqe3wKhOxz9qdlMzfPKsTpH8CPyKLHHmxmd2t4dd44Dtaim3AT3yKkcyRN7BOaqPr9ix1gF0Rh1MG3_DathdidmYqiHeWMq7w/s5832/DSC_0107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3882" data-original-width="5832" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeekY5j2AZ2pXLbD0D-ERyT1pn9BgySTm4ry7DfKDVm4gbUuBQIrXrfEdmhvO-rTRnPaMDWasH5D79pKQpRzh-coqNIQqe3wKhOxz9qdlMzfPKsTpH8CPyKLHHmxmd2t4dd44Dtaim3AT3yKkcyRN7BOaqPr9ix1gF0Rh1MG3_DathdidmYqiHeWMq7w/s320/DSC_0107.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of the drivers wanted to hot rod it past others (I think they were a little bored and had to invent games with each other.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOSs2VCV0B4YnMc8ewRWl2g0pzVBniES1mmUrPVPWRqlM9B5i94JvL0K2d3h-9iqUgkldpIbeI72_kP-nVgQkkncRqj6APejvRBzSljOeWUeGaWSU5qp9YC2pNv--0ntu5Lzr03RNinZIP9tP_GmszGHrDcGpII7JRczBD0EQl75KXJzu7lTSeQ5DFC0/s4994/DSC_0108.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3458" data-original-width="4994" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOSs2VCV0B4YnMc8ewRWl2g0pzVBniES1mmUrPVPWRqlM9B5i94JvL0K2d3h-9iqUgkldpIbeI72_kP-nVgQkkncRqj6APejvRBzSljOeWUeGaWSU5qp9YC2pNv--0ntu5Lzr03RNinZIP9tP_GmszGHrDcGpII7JRczBD0EQl75KXJzu7lTSeQ5DFC0/s320/DSC_0108.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But eventually we got to the site itself which is a sprawling wasteland with no real buildings, because all the interesting history is under ground. With no trees or shade, the place is quite hot (yeah, great idea - let's go in the middle of summer because there will be fewer tourists!) ...and of course there is still a lot of walking to be done because they set you down on a wide avenue that goes on for what seems like miles. (And actually I do recommend late Summer for visiting because there ARE fewer tourists and the heat is not that oppressive.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpZIk8mpZ7F8N3PSl2gqBE__l9mPnV-PkfJnTW7ROn0kkHLbUzTv2mZV_5AhYIcyFFx22YXC-3Hov1QGdzyTovWBI7YZrlxg6dxwD5K3_5S_m3IPEC9xWI8ODmOHKfdUOp36JlpYdwBKFz0VdI5QLwsAUr3Tkd1nLlXSjDVTPkZ5t6ywVw5vtK_0hJnU/s6000/DSC_0109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEpZIk8mpZ7F8N3PSl2gqBE__l9mPnV-PkfJnTW7ROn0kkHLbUzTv2mZV_5AhYIcyFFx22YXC-3Hov1QGdzyTovWBI7YZrlxg6dxwD5K3_5S_m3IPEC9xWI8ODmOHKfdUOp36JlpYdwBKFz0VdI5QLwsAUr3Tkd1nLlXSjDVTPkZ5t6ywVw5vtK_0hJnU/s320/DSC_0109.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are little square holes with gratings over them everywhere and each one leads to a tomb of a noble person or king.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjqhCEfH7eZ-lf6kkCyKZ2ZUF_8rTBM0iG0dRLbBvDKs1zbZc_pv5g9Fm3oQlP8uzHSm6hcIKae30WAAmVhbnlX4PgBZJpUI0AE2i4XydI9FyUcHu3XxYSjzkUVtZsQNZUfGQsSvWpTJ0j24YJGDfoNljlV5qukqK_-FI7xRhja0Ek9x1OWWI_YB845Q/s4032/IMG_0361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjqhCEfH7eZ-lf6kkCyKZ2ZUF_8rTBM0iG0dRLbBvDKs1zbZc_pv5g9Fm3oQlP8uzHSm6hcIKae30WAAmVhbnlX4PgBZJpUI0AE2i4XydI9FyUcHu3XxYSjzkUVtZsQNZUfGQsSvWpTJ0j24YJGDfoNljlV5qukqK_-FI7xRhja0Ek9x1OWWI_YB845Q/s320/IMG_0361.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of the tombs were looted and found empty, but diligence and persistence led to some very helpful discoveries and of course Howard Carter found Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 and it was full of magnificent personal objects, chariots, boats, thrones, jewelry and funerary items (see the post on the Egyptian Museum). We started with KV62 the tomb of Tutankhamun because uncharacteristically there was no line when we arrived and we could get in quickly. On our way, we passed by tombs of many famous kings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6w2_nEmpOoi4nzkIF-iR1tZxINrSb_LFsiUaD14bYYxvonzuAsY9rg52VJjMA0AIpyv20ANdx7XYbgZZdV3flvYGant68swO_N4Ai2UJOKQQLk2yA8z-Hs84MSspB1VS8sVki-KWXoPySWVoAH9WvHivXVomWWq1fF1DbLZyX8q-IKF4AtF4p6A76eA/s6000/DSC_0110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6w2_nEmpOoi4nzkIF-iR1tZxINrSb_LFsiUaD14bYYxvonzuAsY9rg52VJjMA0AIpyv20ANdx7XYbgZZdV3flvYGant68swO_N4Ai2UJOKQQLk2yA8z-Hs84MSspB1VS8sVki-KWXoPySWVoAH9WvHivXVomWWq1fF1DbLZyX8q-IKF4AtF4p6A76eA/s320/DSC_0110.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8IrQqNOJRfjqZ5h9AcmnLOYamYH_0gv6D414npZfKAd0KDAuuZRN4MEhR2zOwT96RVcFrqP-WheQTrgyRhwaIEc6RNA9oRkpyAcHTwJ2Pn0wtVmxJ8nlshQWR5fKXmPNdQJiTYxqdFLJxkqF-UnbdwR51Ik4ogpXtAZIGZ0P2BTCqu4IVJJ8qeVzUh0/s5131/DSC_0114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would've so loved to see any of these other tombs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGyU-rDCK-gh3HBzFeIJuF9eikjgKM_NG9sHUYoHB__FqVpqp5rgQn8E7gwuU5foQiS7aZgpL6_SlxGxuu_7oxXdhF1MYCrOxmhAtLoZP2uUmR_tBjnmRDPdvhU_PR2aKIZmk5QIzNxM4dUdbGBxYhjxKH5hnv9t4vI5w12uhvBJzgRpr76aBPbYrdT4/s4820/DSC_0198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3733" data-original-width="4820" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGyU-rDCK-gh3HBzFeIJuF9eikjgKM_NG9sHUYoHB__FqVpqp5rgQn8E7gwuU5foQiS7aZgpL6_SlxGxuu_7oxXdhF1MYCrOxmhAtLoZP2uUmR_tBjnmRDPdvhU_PR2aKIZmk5QIzNxM4dUdbGBxYhjxKH5hnv9t4vI5w12uhvBJzgRpr76aBPbYrdT4/s320/DSC_0198.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was not the tomb that Tutankhamen was supposed to be buried in, but he died suddenly and his royal tomb was not ready, so they evidently had to make do with a tomb originally built for someone else.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6Jbt-9Nh9RyTdkgtobBO1MG5DmXvnubbuFNjPC4dnGUgicH93e2driBkbAHUWC43BZXWtLsYBuvpxtaJQYFZ9ipxag0GM6uh1kI1HwYenvyuEgzz0p5olj8BYagegWmNVi-sNg8XY_hou_Ex44sz6MUlAiLb6Z5v02X6qN6Dwr29UalfULpc7Fl7Ozw/s3669/DSC_0119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="3478" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6Jbt-9Nh9RyTdkgtobBO1MG5DmXvnubbuFNjPC4dnGUgicH93e2driBkbAHUWC43BZXWtLsYBuvpxtaJQYFZ9ipxag0GM6uh1kI1HwYenvyuEgzz0p5olj8BYagegWmNVi-sNg8XY_hou_Ex44sz6MUlAiLb6Z5v02X6qN6Dwr29UalfULpc7Fl7Ozw/s320/DSC_0119.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="4907" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPJuXNe3-3QrgaeMQnWH6YHwO3eSsvsV-Rhd43zAXR7f1QPvzIBITSz7moEtSasS3ofPs-ZTHRhXcXPaMJZJ3i8hxseVoXwdRI1SaBp83HhqcDvoRh09B2uF_MNjVJ_y9fecuog5LNSwAi72-beZK7Ukw539gvNmbAE-QpqHckt6Yp2SYr1ok60r4YhY/s320/DSC_0121.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The lay out of the tomb is very simple compared to others we would see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFJwn9enKKbYNpgcrJySsuUhGXED88Yd4lqpwNRps708AaZmGdBtz7e2GHqauXv05cTEAmK5j4c-ON8GTwDzIhEekEgCWsRhNkCvrQRr3B0wq_8rUSZSGo0osdoWQn1X8spJGYMfreIcW6wM2YNy0CVlXW19zTe7tetFnbO_74AKXw8p28RLyvEPpF1U/s960/Tutankhamen_tomb_layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="960" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFJwn9enKKbYNpgcrJySsuUhGXED88Yd4lqpwNRps708AaZmGdBtz7e2GHqauXv05cTEAmK5j4c-ON8GTwDzIhEekEgCWsRhNkCvrQRr3B0wq_8rUSZSGo0osdoWQn1X8spJGYMfreIcW6wM2YNy0CVlXW19zTe7tetFnbO_74AKXw8p28RLyvEPpF1U/s320/Tutankhamen_tomb_layout.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can discern from the diagram from Wikipedia, it consists of four basic chambers entered through a long corridor.After proceeding down the staircase and through the corridor, one enters the antechamber where 4 large chariots were found along with two life-sized wooden guardian figures. I believe the body of King Tut now rests in the antechamber. Only the burial chamber itself has images on the walls. When Howard Carter originally discovered the body they had to disassemble it to get it out, which proved very tricky because the unguents used to preserve the body had solidified underneath the body. The body itself was not in good condition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC-0oodsbK78UjLQuZ9dg0dXbBzBl1wtUq0Ku_7kAIo5prekLYjmLt9gXr4GXZ0kwP30oVLYmiU2siCrnzC33buT4tDvzR4eX185qqbg_FD8D85KddRQKpgz7YhH7jpYNa5ZIpcxgg56EEjkK_a77xVnJHjit2bHxLwFUfBKge1iGGzJzojrn-BE-wdM/s5554/DSC_0122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="5554" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmC-0oodsbK78UjLQuZ9dg0dXbBzBl1wtUq0Ku_7kAIo5prekLYjmLt9gXr4GXZ0kwP30oVLYmiU2siCrnzC33buT4tDvzR4eX185qqbg_FD8D85KddRQKpgz7YhH7jpYNa5ZIpcxgg56EEjkK_a77xVnJHjit2bHxLwFUfBKge1iGGzJzojrn-BE-wdM/s320/DSC_0122.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were many theories about Tutankhamon's death many based on the condition of the body. He was young and they estimate he only ruled 9 or so years. One theory based on damage to the skull, that Tut was killed by being hit over the head, was shown to be wrong when the bone fragments were shown to be thoracic parts that had been dislocated during some of the many examinations. Carter had the body placed back in the tomb on a bed of sand where it now remains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixErbbjzUAVM0PP_OvMgqfM7XISyzeX0YOISj7AxUpWrD3bOho4IarLbGw839pc-cOmvnsxt8Ot7xN8cJAgPSoZlnzeIUpBdx69F-MNHYNPG8vBgWch3xHzfamjjZaONazDwlU0bvQXEnGWhcPzKbsr1vjKCRuNWOPRjol9CxnXxv6Z78C8Xkjo2PwhuE/s4032/IMG_0371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixErbbjzUAVM0PP_OvMgqfM7XISyzeX0YOISj7AxUpWrD3bOho4IarLbGw839pc-cOmvnsxt8Ot7xN8cJAgPSoZlnzeIUpBdx69F-MNHYNPG8vBgWch3xHzfamjjZaONazDwlU0bvQXEnGWhcPzKbsr1vjKCRuNWOPRjol9CxnXxv6Z78C8Xkjo2PwhuE/s320/IMG_0371.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because it is so narrow and dim, it is hard to get a good shot of the burial chamber paintings. Below we see depicted Tutankhamen preparing for the mouth opening ceremony.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQR9pPizNQgjKrYLFfWwwGZcUIdGIniRVG-1LIlVhe_zRvBSVpG8zU0u1dBQRB5vUODx3SInCUrKdnBy8Jh7LCjWDnv8HoLP_liKjF31T9hCC2x7Vummgc3lNbvT52I6Mtj-3kRucxtsjmv92EtmIebBVArlFWQkX0-TtZGSCdrU6YQxBzYTumOiKDBM/s4032/IMG_0372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQR9pPizNQgjKrYLFfWwwGZcUIdGIniRVG-1LIlVhe_zRvBSVpG8zU0u1dBQRB5vUODx3SInCUrKdnBy8Jh7LCjWDnv8HoLP_liKjF31T9hCC2x7Vummgc3lNbvT52I6Mtj-3kRucxtsjmv92EtmIebBVArlFWQkX0-TtZGSCdrU6YQxBzYTumOiKDBM/s320/IMG_0372.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the mural shows the dead man getting the goddess Mut (in the center) and embracing Osiris (with his Ka (soul)) behind him on the left.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy42w-teX9l7U4OMnFosA1oXizng1SpaoAtdlY82agLgFQ-tTOtOK0aJCa_mI9nZksJd27ywAt11WtUDqtCMdRWIme-3cLsZGBlezyMswhLSAVcxPQ8x9rVBrJyYclTOpy0CVTqgkZz9_AcDReg2Dnt_GoEPToZD0jrFiuzsA6YM51EYmOFE-MUOuWbzk/s4032/IMG_0358.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy42w-teX9l7U4OMnFosA1oXizng1SpaoAtdlY82agLgFQ-tTOtOK0aJCa_mI9nZksJd27ywAt11WtUDqtCMdRWIme-3cLsZGBlezyMswhLSAVcxPQ8x9rVBrJyYclTOpy0CVTqgkZz9_AcDReg2Dnt_GoEPToZD0jrFiuzsA6YM51EYmOFE-MUOuWbzk/s320/IMG_0358.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really love the baboons on the west wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFOHN_kqpL3JzqC_mer-nxY1QwG24Sv8slkqJQnSBEjx_FNxvm3zrjxvbjMlVsqpBcq_tsGH-n0dVh9d5A4fqE4mYarSZYmd8xcuT5YQDL-9PRZyacwA14lLh4nSGzz0yP-USbbajwXKUFrMUpwj4qKkm4fzcP9m_yHLseRbxq-Emq7mCM8XvE1fDZhA/s4032/IMG_0368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFOHN_kqpL3JzqC_mer-nxY1QwG24Sv8slkqJQnSBEjx_FNxvm3zrjxvbjMlVsqpBcq_tsGH-n0dVh9d5A4fqE4mYarSZYmd8xcuT5YQDL-9PRZyacwA14lLh4nSGzz0yP-USbbajwXKUFrMUpwj4qKkm4fzcP9m_yHLseRbxq-Emq7mCM8XvE1fDZhA/s320/IMG_0368.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Editorfrommars has a better version from Wikipedia.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPJdxNrcvWJOsSLxZ_qNS_ZPlUle8xPMQRN7clRnQmAFSE5GnbfTCbpvUaRIBiXR210dNs0si_aoVAFUpmX03FbFJ5sY-0_RBT6WxzEwTFIBP6K99JBuDnOKPRkn8KAfJnqaPVAf_4ztCd1vM8kOSR4PBfoBTZOy0OUKgtSDVf8ry8Ibzk-mIl0ib3lc/s1920/1920px-Inside_Pharaoh_Tutankhamun's_tomb,_18th_dynasty.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1920" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPJdxNrcvWJOsSLxZ_qNS_ZPlUle8xPMQRN7clRnQmAFSE5GnbfTCbpvUaRIBiXR210dNs0si_aoVAFUpmX03FbFJ5sY-0_RBT6WxzEwTFIBP6K99JBuDnOKPRkn8KAfJnqaPVAf_4ztCd1vM8kOSR4PBfoBTZOy0OUKgtSDVf8ry8Ibzk-mIl0ib3lc/s320/1920px-Inside_Pharaoh_Tutankhamun's_tomb,_18th_dynasty.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Experts believe the tomb had been robbed twice, shortly after it had been used. The second set of thieves probably got away with some 60% of the jewelry that had been there. They know this because the contents were carefully labelled. A collection of rings found tied in a handkerchief may have been dropped when thieves were interrupted in their actions. It was the practice to deposit the rubble from the preparation of a royal tomb by the entrance and speculation is that an avalanche of detritus and sand from the temple of Ramses VI fell over the entrance and probably protected the tomb from being further looted over all the coming centuries.</p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-35207217157889004552023-09-23T12:11:00.001-05:002023-09-23T12:11:34.646-05:00Day 5 Part 2 The way back and a Port Party<p>Back in the bus, we tried hard to digest everything we had learned. I am afraid I dozed a little, but here is an example of what the countryside looked like as we zoomed back to the ship.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Orvkn1RznwDC4VLxn-IJ8Kz7n-zFaX2_2F2A6E3DJRlLd4gHhjd0yyW-UVGCxPLJhNMHpUOBB08u27rVkRXpIAjbSgdGS7gxkEOLC2JvDbMqFdvQax1ZA01t5PeoNF3wdnGlMEvZj-zNDKJ1ae0B5BrjpYwAMzc-u_k1ZoXZvaHfBFI-AfD1vzbGkMU/s6000/DSC_0016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Orvkn1RznwDC4VLxn-IJ8Kz7n-zFaX2_2F2A6E3DJRlLd4gHhjd0yyW-UVGCxPLJhNMHpUOBB08u27rVkRXpIAjbSgdGS7gxkEOLC2JvDbMqFdvQax1ZA01t5PeoNF3wdnGlMEvZj-zNDKJ1ae0B5BrjpYwAMzc-u_k1ZoXZvaHfBFI-AfD1vzbGkMU/s320/DSC_0016.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS5cTaU1qex2GmJQtgyQ_pqFhcLBxclfNADNIBx5E-mQCJeeMxrCKy1jl06LT5v8YB3ZA9cs7k94vcNUT4i3prLwdw6zTTJyfzNZRqILdY5w10bP9yL-h0jPnF8oc3WjkuZHgkjRCAzT4m9UeE_JAVbyXpwU2Qeisg8ssTnKHU0EmFJtFFrDmuT9C-M8/s6000/DSC_0017.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAS5cTaU1qex2GmJQtgyQ_pqFhcLBxclfNADNIBx5E-mQCJeeMxrCKy1jl06LT5v8YB3ZA9cs7k94vcNUT4i3prLwdw6zTTJyfzNZRqILdY5w10bP9yL-h0jPnF8oc3WjkuZHgkjRCAzT4m9UeE_JAVbyXpwU2Qeisg8ssTnKHU0EmFJtFFrDmuT9C-M8/s320/DSC_0017.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed some goats who were foraging for dinner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJKTesK9PIKOrA7FIMTFRoBh3f-IrqTS1jWJJZ1BXi9szOffYVciASfRa5129x5BXx0op-W3N5mxuuSaTXjYTpyitz6vh66UfqdVFhR9TJJsi5NKc3Dsm44_VhLfCXstj7q5H40NDIl0Ax8EDJSFpnVQTtIPD3qcSb0z7JzrHqLT-PB_eYhmtk8bVZTs/s3989/DSC_0022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="3989" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJKTesK9PIKOrA7FIMTFRoBh3f-IrqTS1jWJJZ1BXi9szOffYVciASfRa5129x5BXx0op-W3N5mxuuSaTXjYTpyitz6vh66UfqdVFhR9TJJsi5NKc3Dsm44_VhLfCXstj7q5H40NDIl0Ax8EDJSFpnVQTtIPD3qcSb0z7JzrHqLT-PB_eYhmtk8bVZTs/s320/DSC_0022.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This building was interesting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrVEI0RW8N26cfHk2ETFyXG_IErq0pWZyK_tWj8J5JmTxViGWs6VYzyriLHRIW1YikcKbbvp2Pxpn5qARpyiQUjQMBdOLcReybkXkXzukyK6q9GpNXg8cYJIh47Csvz4XQkbGa3MU5eMNoCC9PkdHbMlIEL8KyHgzxnetlaFeY1mKZzOLeOeAwlLXXEE/s6000/DSC_0025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKrVEI0RW8N26cfHk2ETFyXG_IErq0pWZyK_tWj8J5JmTxViGWs6VYzyriLHRIW1YikcKbbvp2Pxpn5qARpyiQUjQMBdOLcReybkXkXzukyK6q9GpNXg8cYJIh47Csvz4XQkbGa3MU5eMNoCC9PkdHbMlIEL8KyHgzxnetlaFeY1mKZzOLeOeAwlLXXEE/s320/DSC_0025.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxbF8jA6WdwjGmj_B9056BUsXdDhAP3795bqGwFJM61p26Cz4D1t5zqMQhnLfNw7_WGeHrG4nsQf2fVIKf5d3cg9tKPYwEVZKTAe4pwHz-JiOnRYCiecpdibqp_N2DbHTIx4v53-UCfLVdEHylwHr4-0YQUSV4Vl1BYFSHkOJJKGbQheNidwCiZgz3Ps/s6000/DSC_0019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxbF8jA6WdwjGmj_B9056BUsXdDhAP3795bqGwFJM61p26Cz4D1t5zqMQhnLfNw7_WGeHrG4nsQf2fVIKf5d3cg9tKPYwEVZKTAe4pwHz-JiOnRYCiecpdibqp_N2DbHTIx4v53-UCfLVdEHylwHr4-0YQUSV4Vl1BYFSHkOJJKGbQheNidwCiZgz3Ps/s320/DSC_0019.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My sister had told me that on her Nile cruise when they disembarked, they would frequently have to cross through the lobbies of other cruise ships because they had to double/triple/quadruple park. Viking has its own docking areas, so we never had to do that, but the closest we came was when we had to go through a hotel lobby to get to and from the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NK_Ym0Snu1-Kh2VOH5qpeRIaB2vhOAYilhxWrwgDIhXhxx0Y2as79uqoteYmzWrNY07exKTjaGipuY2AotENTaZUt1Po5PddC9ukuDv_Rz9aQj0t6QK22lCXMX9v7I5wRM6f4K9wVOfvfcYYPGb52rNJ6GECZMAlOhu3fFWrQgl1HSYgohhDPxCkXaM/s6000/DSC_0028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NK_Ym0Snu1-Kh2VOH5qpeRIaB2vhOAYilhxWrwgDIhXhxx0Y2as79uqoteYmzWrNY07exKTjaGipuY2AotENTaZUt1Po5PddC9ukuDv_Rz9aQj0t6QK22lCXMX9v7I5wRM6f4K9wVOfvfcYYPGb52rNJ6GECZMAlOhu3fFWrQgl1HSYgohhDPxCkXaM/s320/DSC_0028.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a pretty lobby with grand atmosphere of the orient. It made me wonder what the rooms might be like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqxDml-k_Dn-YoLQOmw-kYcXKu0sHkKF3p6UeD94-f-o02Bfbn9W1nYJUl-6dNpqZsoB6ZcYMSCV6as_RBFCAaLc-ce03f-HWqEN2Mg86L5pCrmn8KMgl2MoFu9gzs2dIhEkEA-1CcOcOxmnJKh-hDw7lPvIDr1tp1KiR-avl2E4saTe6PznRLNU4uPE/s6000/DSC_0029.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKqxDml-k_Dn-YoLQOmw-kYcXKu0sHkKF3p6UeD94-f-o02Bfbn9W1nYJUl-6dNpqZsoB6ZcYMSCV6as_RBFCAaLc-ce03f-HWqEN2Mg86L5pCrmn8KMgl2MoFu9gzs2dIhEkEA-1CcOcOxmnJKh-hDw7lPvIDr1tp1KiR-avl2E4saTe6PznRLNU4uPE/s320/DSC_0029.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out the other end of the lobby, there was our ship again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o4HpKBuXgLrad8H8mbBGVK4L8BO4JblH8ZIC4Sz8MzWTJOxchXIy2GoInnd-Iau3hTazJofuZhzor6Y1RnNPkfMvB9yC-Ywglj3FWI9ATvN2acdwpCK6X9uDznOzf9axZEHwWFipQfebSAlFiL3A87LOfaDvry0QuW8a1xQ_gRjkr9sMaiXasfO03RU/s5517/DSC_0030.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="5517" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o4HpKBuXgLrad8H8mbBGVK4L8BO4JblH8ZIC4Sz8MzWTJOxchXIy2GoInnd-Iau3hTazJofuZhzor6Y1RnNPkfMvB9yC-Ywglj3FWI9ATvN2acdwpCK6X9uDznOzf9axZEHwWFipQfebSAlFiL3A87LOfaDvry0QuW8a1xQ_gRjkr9sMaiXasfO03RU/s320/DSC_0030.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We set sail and soon were again passing by the things we had passed to get to Qena</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAHfQnpyuaxBfhbc-4D9VbfJuF5DLERYBN5bP1HMdi5wi3_mxE0F6q5TRW0X9gMbzKd9aFPNGhVMgLwjDDaZ2-ZkAp56pUmh5XXS_5uJ3VDVyIXjueCk3rMMS6gJcNBtV4H8X1trDnTxY-xoOngMq3sX3vTKKAyMDgcbH8G3AhKtamSF4O26G7-y7pGI/s6000/DSC_0033.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAHfQnpyuaxBfhbc-4D9VbfJuF5DLERYBN5bP1HMdi5wi3_mxE0F6q5TRW0X9gMbzKd9aFPNGhVMgLwjDDaZ2-ZkAp56pUmh5XXS_5uJ3VDVyIXjueCk3rMMS6gJcNBtV4H8X1trDnTxY-xoOngMq3sX3vTKKAyMDgcbH8G3AhKtamSF4O26G7-y7pGI/s320/DSC_0033.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XC1MVGQ2yysq3AT0YTR6Tf69R_IqmDLNgJiMl5TA6GxqlHitbUz58U4ZxEMFh0XWcOOq8vFQkEq25Jnubj7nTtGj7UCIe-5cVUbXHVHFFqmeKmKuVwoCnENq2G54Gpv3HR7T0SpHMY144k6epEHffTqYHZyGDBblwomHCLzY_GAHCzmfgaNWINnZH-o/s6000/DSC_0032.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2XC1MVGQ2yysq3AT0YTR6Tf69R_IqmDLNgJiMl5TA6GxqlHitbUz58U4ZxEMFh0XWcOOq8vFQkEq25Jnubj7nTtGj7UCIe-5cVUbXHVHFFqmeKmKuVwoCnENq2G54Gpv3HR7T0SpHMY144k6epEHffTqYHZyGDBblwomHCLzY_GAHCzmfgaNWINnZH-o/s320/DSC_0032.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the evening we had a port party with a welcoming toast. Here are the people that made our stay so great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HKSIV7KzPn3SJq2_HicECn5S6D_HCAC7IUeOmAFMvcvq3KiqBkjkRiWCYwX2fotaVEpznGcI308-05Af7SJhBgrfVCfJpvzhkXTyYrhgMPcUscAH76HzwTzGky1dbsDOa2x9eY6Krzbofkg50tPuskdxfLRkE2dIBBOMMfBv4VK2DA4UkdvKwCLjiHs/s6000/DSC_0036.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HKSIV7KzPn3SJq2_HicECn5S6D_HCAC7IUeOmAFMvcvq3KiqBkjkRiWCYwX2fotaVEpznGcI308-05Af7SJhBgrfVCfJpvzhkXTyYrhgMPcUscAH76HzwTzGky1dbsDOa2x9eY6Krzbofkg50tPuskdxfLRkE2dIBBOMMfBv4VK2DA4UkdvKwCLjiHs/s320/DSC_0036.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That evening we had a special Egyptian meal prepared for us by our chef.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUemlF-dI9Eem-wNyuW6FvEzwuJozoS_PodEM4IUsLRxbXNnGQSWmV7ceto9E6zaqF4jfLBg77cZRXIpY5BGNCdSsZLuKgyV6ukTGUBQPNPiEfW0V_LabJo8aP8jdJhJ8t8VMlZoppj_bqGKCZnit6Tt7QfbM54rAaARVPse2mT2gEe6USZB0UjaIglcY/s6000/DSC_0039.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUemlF-dI9Eem-wNyuW6FvEzwuJozoS_PodEM4IUsLRxbXNnGQSWmV7ceto9E6zaqF4jfLBg77cZRXIpY5BGNCdSsZLuKgyV6ukTGUBQPNPiEfW0V_LabJo8aP8jdJhJ8t8VMlZoppj_bqGKCZnit6Tt7QfbM54rAaARVPse2mT2gEe6USZB0UjaIglcY/s320/DSC_0039.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The soup was great!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMgo1SvENdDQevJFEuPkJQ8wN6OJYpCsSzFK4IgfUZXEgBv70H2sB__ZX5P_Z-HR9AdHS5SAvBq5Bp9gqMni6sVrmLcen0jYOu3RoHV1hI2Ud_YFJ2ZBtQWHROnB6plgfw96v3jMDck72RVuaWeG0t52IzcjXoiMsclwnQCtgC-G2cYE3cywCPrsF1hM/s6000/DSC_0038.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMgo1SvENdDQevJFEuPkJQ8wN6OJYpCsSzFK4IgfUZXEgBv70H2sB__ZX5P_Z-HR9AdHS5SAvBq5Bp9gqMni6sVrmLcen0jYOu3RoHV1hI2Ud_YFJ2ZBtQWHROnB6plgfw96v3jMDck72RVuaWeG0t52IzcjXoiMsclwnQCtgC-G2cYE3cywCPrsF1hM/s320/DSC_0038.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we tumbled into bed absolutely exhausted. On the morrow we would visit the most famous tombs in Egyptian history!</div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-17689090055013276762023-09-23T11:42:00.002-05:002023-10-06T22:46:02.396-05:00Day 5 Part 1 September 1 Trip to Qena, meet the Nile and Dendera Temple<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was SO glad I had not signed up for the balloon ride, because the ballooners had to be up at 4:15 and off by 4:45 so that they could balloon to the sunrise. Spousal Unit D and I however got to luxuriate in bed and take it easy. Unfortunately I slept through all those balloons rising over the Valley of the Kings, but I really needed to sleep in. We got to eat a leisurely breakfast and then when the ballooners got back around 8 AM we set sail for Qena north of Luxor. This was the first time the ship had moved since we had been on it. It was such a gentle, soothing motion. I took the morning time to explore the ship. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLdTTab4To24iSzo4O2m1bbAyt5nHoEJdDmn0oVkDKplhjdLVGO8vtRg7KXaB2MYjIZYNc-DGQCUD9wxBx1wS6a06G1gjmZohZDPealkNae6S6Pta897WwgAEez9Q6yH8-6KZ9RZRoUZ33cR5FWodiRYuIFn5PILXjRsYedV2urVX-akpjVgSp5OaJ6A/s5426/DSC_0807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3692" data-original-width="5426" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLdTTab4To24iSzo4O2m1bbAyt5nHoEJdDmn0oVkDKplhjdLVGO8vtRg7KXaB2MYjIZYNc-DGQCUD9wxBx1wS6a06G1gjmZohZDPealkNae6S6Pta897WwgAEez9Q6yH8-6KZ9RZRoUZ33cR5FWodiRYuIFn5PILXjRsYedV2urVX-akpjVgSp5OaJ6A/s320/DSC_0807.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It had three basic floors plus a basement area where the restaurant was located. D. and I were on the middle floor above the ground level floor depicted above. There was a sun area on top, with a tiny pool and lots of deck chairs and a bar. It was a lovely comfortable place to hang out (if we had had any other time to do so.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVONS-TSi9nlEvDb-k4zOO3uM_-de4ai8--wHSzWVkSLISRg1r4bCUz1htMicRB3SN91KltIQ8MLq4GIS5UJxV-2P1hoUD0yKi2lq0z41gIJ-7Kx2gjgiqYWt99iXPAnZuf8M_uZArA001j_jlOb9-dt5bC5dtIwewiJlrQCHaWZonOOM5CUanUlTdBU/s6000/DSC_0802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVONS-TSi9nlEvDb-k4zOO3uM_-de4ai8--wHSzWVkSLISRg1r4bCUz1htMicRB3SN91KltIQ8MLq4GIS5UJxV-2P1hoUD0yKi2lq0z41gIJ-7Kx2gjgiqYWt99iXPAnZuf8M_uZArA001j_jlOb9-dt5bC5dtIwewiJlrQCHaWZonOOM5CUanUlTdBU/s320/DSC_0802.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You also got a great view of the river as it drifted slowly by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysMdUZ1JYQvnf9j7os5yvJI6hXbWtNjAMX7iUWR4mtlwbl49D1Iqt5yxv3oI8wyMpZ0aQU7cYkzCpYKnTnQlBRkiZUql-mBBot7zzgkz85TSrUgxHFqSzIu4_1GrptS-fCzt5hg5ZQuhNmbbZcDz9hKOsB_D69_BP8QNE3ZBw1K249GXyuMnHGIYhBEY/s6000/DSC_0800.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysMdUZ1JYQvnf9j7os5yvJI6hXbWtNjAMX7iUWR4mtlwbl49D1Iqt5yxv3oI8wyMpZ0aQU7cYkzCpYKnTnQlBRkiZUql-mBBot7zzgkz85TSrUgxHFqSzIu4_1GrptS-fCzt5hg5ZQuhNmbbZcDz9hKOsB_D69_BP8QNE3ZBw1K249GXyuMnHGIYhBEY/w338-h225/DSC_0800.jpeg" width="338" /></a><p></p><p>This part of Egypt is a narrow strip of very fertile land lining the Nile next to a barren and inhospitable desert.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHWLgZj2kKCSvt6GmG5gIcmtVLDhraP_h-bFoTLhBWdz783j96xvoNWYMyE7WGd7pIjZRHAB24nviWhNgOuvVF64fEmoE1S1EqdQRyuHPqSediRQBNUxZB1lwTitfOOtZov2JRvlFhyGQyD_JfEEU0ntseVQKvpX2UiHHDTrkUUijvWzNndbUJ4U9SAA/s6000/DSC_0803.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHHWLgZj2kKCSvt6GmG5gIcmtVLDhraP_h-bFoTLhBWdz783j96xvoNWYMyE7WGd7pIjZRHAB24nviWhNgOuvVF64fEmoE1S1EqdQRyuHPqSediRQBNUxZB1lwTitfOOtZov2JRvlFhyGQyD_JfEEU0ntseVQKvpX2UiHHDTrkUUijvWzNndbUJ4U9SAA/s320/DSC_0803.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Many things seem universal about life on a river. There are always fisher people out in their boats.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvevfsQBdOTrP_wAYkIfQ9YsmIYgUIUN-2OdDa6ofa6YVl2QM54AV_tTxuk1elUml7siYI3yObPL0klDzbJUi7uQtwarvdH0FcAzu-jzjg0fzgIGV7YlMSTGrdxAN2KUF7nvuEq_xlTtRWV5vK6JDJT7KWAL8zdAIaOhVVSbeVlMxuh-ai2GHltcqDrAM/s6000/DSC_0809.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvevfsQBdOTrP_wAYkIfQ9YsmIYgUIUN-2OdDa6ofa6YVl2QM54AV_tTxuk1elUml7siYI3yObPL0klDzbJUi7uQtwarvdH0FcAzu-jzjg0fzgIGV7YlMSTGrdxAN2KUF7nvuEq_xlTtRWV5vK6JDJT7KWAL8zdAIaOhVVSbeVlMxuh-ai2GHltcqDrAM/s320/DSC_0809.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And usually there are deserted buildings and vessels that you see along the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoRRpRN_cOkPqPEI4S0R-yYiP2kljEa_6hscNcDuZbTfVBstH4RJPc0lcPQgvmh-5X-4V8A5Z5gY7OZKhPKsxYOzxNxapQzDHnkeZJgIBq0XWO0XVA5DWKnEPBAy446vkDdtZVSMla6ESjiQjgvCKxeNVB6L7O7x9gELx189dTxNLZyMkXYX1OFMOphw/s6000/DSC_0810.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwoRRpRN_cOkPqPEI4S0R-yYiP2kljEa_6hscNcDuZbTfVBstH4RJPc0lcPQgvmh-5X-4V8A5Z5gY7OZKhPKsxYOzxNxapQzDHnkeZJgIBq0XWO0XVA5DWKnEPBAy446vkDdtZVSMla6ESjiQjgvCKxeNVB6L7O7x9gELx189dTxNLZyMkXYX1OFMOphw/s320/DSC_0810.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I saw a kingfisher on this particular structure (top left corner).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPHLQrI_0QCSjI3l9GbSnfvMAFjvqVpJAHlYFTqCFsOOBRbxxzqmL3-tz-O2Vq-U4PBtnJVCbk36R4MjVqhmePxvjZGHzBFVBRGDT7eCpNIWp_lztw6WGEr4Ildw1aAzWBBxoIL4_4BPSdjCydQAH5iclyJMTW3hx5RGv0oRezLVG88CerOIn2I4O9D8/s1131/DSC_0812.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="934" data-original-width="1131" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPHLQrI_0QCSjI3l9GbSnfvMAFjvqVpJAHlYFTqCFsOOBRbxxzqmL3-tz-O2Vq-U4PBtnJVCbk36R4MjVqhmePxvjZGHzBFVBRGDT7eCpNIWp_lztw6WGEr4Ildw1aAzWBBxoIL4_4BPSdjCydQAH5iclyJMTW3hx5RGv0oRezLVG88CerOIn2I4O9D8/s320/DSC_0812.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rivers have lots of water fowl. There were many egrets and herons both flying and fishing along the river banks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYuaz72SufcPZ7ManSCGMPF5lX59bpPucdame_prcUM-K_h6cuyT-ZzlXwzaGBOZM8ornJlmFhBMhw4bfMQqHeav8i4tskR29O1pPMUxzAtSpRfuy8q-dPPntY9lOgeHz7F0PdKpT1C6v7MPkyjQPuP1f-qPo4rzGr7KhDrdVMt4woWtZs49xVs-GfIA/s3539/DSC_0819.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="3539" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPYuaz72SufcPZ7ManSCGMPF5lX59bpPucdame_prcUM-K_h6cuyT-ZzlXwzaGBOZM8ornJlmFhBMhw4bfMQqHeav8i4tskR29O1pPMUxzAtSpRfuy8q-dPPntY9lOgeHz7F0PdKpT1C6v7MPkyjQPuP1f-qPo4rzGr7KhDrdVMt4woWtZs49xVs-GfIA/s320/DSC_0819.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In countries that don't require a washing machine and dryer in every home, people also do their laundry in the river.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S4jXv7jtV9CHLWOmiBNa_PA3zsOGJ7tKRF96EXKO-ue38JdawTVpzTe8uQDD57-9QC6zR82glpowFS2TIT-pQGJm6OigIYk0ITPh6FcnPyUjNT2y8RdGh1hkKaocPtRMHrxfJpd7Ni61rao_ayOa-oGJsJakhQ5vbDoOaeO8uAFX5gP0zu6dnIG1fRs/s6000/DSC_0829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8S4jXv7jtV9CHLWOmiBNa_PA3zsOGJ7tKRF96EXKO-ue38JdawTVpzTe8uQDD57-9QC6zR82glpowFS2TIT-pQGJm6OigIYk0ITPh6FcnPyUjNT2y8RdGh1hkKaocPtRMHrxfJpd7Ni61rao_ayOa-oGJsJakhQ5vbDoOaeO8uAFX5gP0zu6dnIG1fRs/s320/DSC_0829.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were abundant water fowl getting their breakfasts as we wafted by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTMQID5ZehWW7W_KBrOD4oeoPyRjsjLG_6bulChD0Te8KyZVB0CYJNFH_gaP91Qv7RWfw6eUAdUHJtj8zUB4eTrPWKuXscBle5zG0gKZ0DuO3EftgzS-Z5rFwdjRNbR-qRd9wLZN2h3lsBiJxj5wTFj5N8ZG_NOkHthsqQ0hHjoUNOfZe-Ley08tFgyA/s6000/DSC_0832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTMQID5ZehWW7W_KBrOD4oeoPyRjsjLG_6bulChD0Te8KyZVB0CYJNFH_gaP91Qv7RWfw6eUAdUHJtj8zUB4eTrPWKuXscBle5zG0gKZ0DuO3EftgzS-Z5rFwdjRNbR-qRd9wLZN2h3lsBiJxj5wTFj5N8ZG_NOkHthsqQ0hHjoUNOfZe-Ley08tFgyA/s320/DSC_0832.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course there were towns with palm trees and minarets to break up the horizontal lines.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUj6uuWxsoyfecn7RZAZO6j01nyTe4egTFBYyxl4cQyTJinDWfSmBR0WUmsHGZsf2PzV0OKwJVuW5GORG4H2TdXiRO6v21QOKaFbzqd2iRcchaY5Kmr7dLhcjcazKZW8c2Md2J6lpJiVic_ZBP4KvDfDDwFyFGCFnsMhPDwcpIgxFRrQzB2jixEDna60/s6000/DSC_0845.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUj6uuWxsoyfecn7RZAZO6j01nyTe4egTFBYyxl4cQyTJinDWfSmBR0WUmsHGZsf2PzV0OKwJVuW5GORG4H2TdXiRO6v21QOKaFbzqd2iRcchaY5Kmr7dLhcjcazKZW8c2Md2J6lpJiVic_ZBP4KvDfDDwFyFGCFnsMhPDwcpIgxFRrQzB2jixEDna60/w338-h225/DSC_0845.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Often you could see people swimming...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eq4_pndTXWa9OXxyKF1PgVpTAH31Ej54IfKK0YEYUh6lA7_RcCDWDU_c16NqQaZFLKSJnBAquhwQCcA-AeAHvcHwMHYOw2P15DCo-clLW3PZLZMJTR56G76-8BZ_2h-rvx4t-crLokRxjatMtcmi9m1fo8fGCbL76BJeaRfK8DtjdWhTZcACPeTB2hE/s6000/DSC_0846.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eq4_pndTXWa9OXxyKF1PgVpTAH31Ej54IfKK0YEYUh6lA7_RcCDWDU_c16NqQaZFLKSJnBAquhwQCcA-AeAHvcHwMHYOw2P15DCo-clLW3PZLZMJTR56G76-8BZ_2h-rvx4t-crLokRxjatMtcmi9m1fo8fGCbL76BJeaRfK8DtjdWhTZcACPeTB2hE/s320/DSC_0846.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and they frequently waved to us from the river banks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefVs2sCg-Qtu5mvcS8MggYGnd6N_VxLxQXMcUwQTU2BA62UclOw89X74FMKSQQsqa53xecl47Lmc6E2ChDqLFjzwhXB7PpbLXXxGW_nPS3iyYGd1x7W8H2dAa6k1ycnPC_VJ0wbDO4GkMZgRtJxG5yTLrimLmK0WAfHzU2zDRX8rn9cSj0YcsTORcLXE/s5333/DSC_0851.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3721" data-original-width="5333" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefVs2sCg-Qtu5mvcS8MggYGnd6N_VxLxQXMcUwQTU2BA62UclOw89X74FMKSQQsqa53xecl47Lmc6E2ChDqLFjzwhXB7PpbLXXxGW_nPS3iyYGd1x7W8H2dAa6k1ycnPC_VJ0wbDO4GkMZgRtJxG5yTLrimLmK0WAfHzU2zDRX8rn9cSj0YcsTORcLXE/s320/DSC_0851.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since the Nile was the source of the river silt and the water that made things grow, there were also signs of farming, carts with horses or mules and two wheeled rickshaw-like carts.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGpjhVEC9jOmjR8GPyd0pk23EBuRNuqeO1frYGV11hsrjMEjmSMOsBbhWnSzVJ_7JCX-0tAVr7MqbBcPSs4srlDXqp7IcGbDiJwQ7kB2itFA52LTnJRNfy2-eK7KtR3AOKhSghQfBHarinkPx7kW346z9pvLcAsY39u3qniagJyr7Pdyth7HyFSjX6nA/s6000/DSC_0858.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTGpjhVEC9jOmjR8GPyd0pk23EBuRNuqeO1frYGV11hsrjMEjmSMOsBbhWnSzVJ_7JCX-0tAVr7MqbBcPSs4srlDXqp7IcGbDiJwQ7kB2itFA52LTnJRNfy2-eK7KtR3AOKhSghQfBHarinkPx7kW346z9pvLcAsY39u3qniagJyr7Pdyth7HyFSjX6nA/s320/DSC_0858.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is an egret on the look-out for a little snack.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKUVHUIVs-sJa-_DykoGfLIKNOJ4_1HiD_IlZMbVjywl6tDK2BXqH7mZIU0oNNCTqJf4ahiGvQQ5zHI02uTDyif_Njc1H6h9coQFpPKYohcn_5TQhVCAbgEJZ3KK6OBqZz1ecuXDby6Z4rBs4asVx73tWTAOOUJmUQDb97bBCAvc4eICiCnmTTbFXkQQ/s3152/DSC_0862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="3152" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKUVHUIVs-sJa-_DykoGfLIKNOJ4_1HiD_IlZMbVjywl6tDK2BXqH7mZIU0oNNCTqJf4ahiGvQQ5zHI02uTDyif_Njc1H6h9coQFpPKYohcn_5TQhVCAbgEJZ3KK6OBqZz1ecuXDby6Z4rBs4asVx73tWTAOOUJmUQDb97bBCAvc4eICiCnmTTbFXkQQ/s320/DSC_0862.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These people look like they were having a great time and cooling down from the heat which in the morning was already high.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhslvnYRwWFAFIiJCUOLbsAX4x6nhFsCqS9jO9jNc2oeA_cfTYz-bCwdmCN9s6wQAWqixZ7Q81jjYbbn3ykiMJ-o1qf3kIkrxeNM50l4F2ywBaEHFgmL-jTVfheFVGk9Tk8c9VAs00vG9VZCjdV0rMDCX6o5tLHzi6GAcYXNKWkn2goOF7V54SYua4O0/s5693/DSC_0866.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3359" data-original-width="5693" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhslvnYRwWFAFIiJCUOLbsAX4x6nhFsCqS9jO9jNc2oeA_cfTYz-bCwdmCN9s6wQAWqixZ7Q81jjYbbn3ykiMJ-o1qf3kIkrxeNM50l4F2ywBaEHFgmL-jTVfheFVGk9Tk8c9VAs00vG9VZCjdV0rMDCX6o5tLHzi6GAcYXNKWkn2goOF7V54SYua4O0/s320/DSC_0866.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We passed another cruise ship that looked like it maintained that elegant 20-30s style that we all associate with Nile cruises because of the movies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy46MBckTPXAukKgHUW_fHDdj5BT08yy37J3OJgKFhZFFu7QxXNX4x33oaSIIooHwZA7cd5ZAAwh2n_qN4SGs8L1I2UxMMC4TFBLOmwm4DrwM3NyvOb4eFeJqMUyoWuptrmoB3J7J_9tHRtBkSbCPJ4a-PDnX0zaGrAFc4jDYgv47paOMjIKr7ky7OT1A/s6000/DSC_0872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy46MBckTPXAukKgHUW_fHDdj5BT08yy37J3OJgKFhZFFu7QxXNX4x33oaSIIooHwZA7cd5ZAAwh2n_qN4SGs8L1I2UxMMC4TFBLOmwm4DrwM3NyvOb4eFeJqMUyoWuptrmoB3J7J_9tHRtBkSbCPJ4a-PDnX0zaGrAFc4jDYgv47paOMjIKr7ky7OT1A/w336-h224/DSC_0872.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It wasn't just the uniform with the fez that gave it that atmosphere. Look at the phone on the wall nearby.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS_5UfjJc__eBSa_LsOTwtOJbP2dFe3_xatkC_UB13vg7Dxqly33Y6v-8hFoaGhGvxtkBkTyTJVgj4L1rOIAqnJ03Nc_ld6XWLrn9ahED06kwkjP9ySCuM8CXpojoXRkHZ90uY60OxeIFOJXRsqmD8mcAjUGAQ7nyFuse0SDaTk1SoHyn5Z9fqmgcD9M/s6000/DSC_0873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixS_5UfjJc__eBSa_LsOTwtOJbP2dFe3_xatkC_UB13vg7Dxqly33Y6v-8hFoaGhGvxtkBkTyTJVgj4L1rOIAqnJ03Nc_ld6XWLrn9ahED06kwkjP9ySCuM8CXpojoXRkHZ90uY60OxeIFOJXRsqmD8mcAjUGAQ7nyFuse0SDaTk1SoHyn5Z9fqmgcD9M/s320/DSC_0873.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we docked, we boarded a bus and headed to the Dendera Temple complex. On the way (as usual) I snapped a few shots including this one that I really like because of the colors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCApo_8vqMaiQyZJMN2NSH6x_PFATLTDohPHq8bYHD_SogBrCgfNgSUaZwyRhaON2BrPmyXU22YyghTpizK4Grp9_L8LZuABur7u5y2CeqZ3F4mWBxBBqOJBWAs5JnzRwFGfXv9tIZO5-AQ4UaqGvzrfeX7PjTDz_iTFQAbaqWKmFCVdQ5cORXrMC6rQ/s5287/DSC_0875.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="5287" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCApo_8vqMaiQyZJMN2NSH6x_PFATLTDohPHq8bYHD_SogBrCgfNgSUaZwyRhaON2BrPmyXU22YyghTpizK4Grp9_L8LZuABur7u5y2CeqZ3F4mWBxBBqOJBWAs5JnzRwFGfXv9tIZO5-AQ4UaqGvzrfeX7PjTDz_iTFQAbaqWKmFCVdQ5cORXrMC6rQ/w363-h261/DSC_0875.jpeg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then out the window we glimpsed our goal for the day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoC-6UG72eFQAYB8jaWvLwAIEk8cSyW3u6bVDMwf39Akcx-pOgLnwxQ9mTInGgRzFtX-wlUa8wET6AyQ-FeiJbCrlIaabIdzY-RmTRm_-J23exGldgqDzkU2g0UgDsqkwjJHrOXBbidartls0yc1L2p4JmNhPAvQj67vwEAOiVjFJCuFnG7uP_kEwV5I/s6000/DSC_0877.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoC-6UG72eFQAYB8jaWvLwAIEk8cSyW3u6bVDMwf39Akcx-pOgLnwxQ9mTInGgRzFtX-wlUa8wET6AyQ-FeiJbCrlIaabIdzY-RmTRm_-J23exGldgqDzkU2g0UgDsqkwjJHrOXBbidartls0yc1L2p4JmNhPAvQj67vwEAOiVjFJCuFnG7uP_kEwV5I/s320/DSC_0877.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Dendera Temple complex is one of the best preserved (except for the fact that the faces have been vandalized by some people who wished to minimize the worship of the ancient gods.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPE83cZtQTBitdNiFvP02G-BpfiGJ8F6b4bVVoAPAlFNKixCynpI-vHfhSPiBis7msnVYfVsYp6LnwG0bhpJoHeGGv-Ln3gHPTHzsBf4kXtE7S01sp5wRl1_CiQV_oZTFiVmwryEpekxToTJnoTPlq1C2HuXJu89vD_uBBICNrtmzJZsbI3m8ygRGCQ0/s6000/DSC_0879.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPE83cZtQTBitdNiFvP02G-BpfiGJ8F6b4bVVoAPAlFNKixCynpI-vHfhSPiBis7msnVYfVsYp6LnwG0bhpJoHeGGv-Ln3gHPTHzsBf4kXtE7S01sp5wRl1_CiQV_oZTFiVmwryEpekxToTJnoTPlq1C2HuXJu89vD_uBBICNrtmzJZsbI3m8ygRGCQ0/s320/DSC_0879.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide was really good at finding us shady places where he could introduce the featured temples or structures of the day in a solid historical context, so half way to the temple we stopped and got informed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg539HDcE51iJxKiuHLz6Ff_q2P2t2gF4Gl15BAwQuTPwmEPUax8Rra9UGL7iziN8Mw7zpkoRda7uCeuzVX0c_1I0ugWf0XuJbgZJQ-pI8nVbOfWRXn4Qh8GMXfbDGjsxRWez7meg-Qk5VQfVJG_7GMfujVG6n3EDHio94gANISjy-xeMvOwCmZwdwRoyM/s6000/DSC_0880.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg539HDcE51iJxKiuHLz6Ff_q2P2t2gF4Gl15BAwQuTPwmEPUax8Rra9UGL7iziN8Mw7zpkoRda7uCeuzVX0c_1I0ugWf0XuJbgZJQ-pI8nVbOfWRXn4Qh8GMXfbDGjsxRWez7meg-Qk5VQfVJG_7GMfujVG6n3EDHio94gANISjy-xeMvOwCmZwdwRoyM/s320/DSC_0880.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dendera Temple complex is about 40,000 square meters and is surrounded by a mud brick wall. Begun in 2250 BCE or so, only more recent buildings survive. Most of the extant buildings are from the the Roman Ptolemaic period, with the earliest complete building being a Mammisi (birthing house) from around 345 BCE during the reign of Nectanebo II.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFvnYBLNKpgIfcdTBuHOnXPQ7Frb_pKWKFURrxY_VV8A-xbPgqmRY0OsyRGl9ZkPgUIzWxdSbPsbAwXGROiMnnW1VU8mf6fAzQXVxT55wgu1kCc6GDjWFkqhXHTL6XDtkCT2tz9um-SeK2bLVCopoaglmS9PCrfyra3sjwIWEtR_2szK4u-Lw3U7HMpI/s6000/DSC_0881.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFvnYBLNKpgIfcdTBuHOnXPQ7Frb_pKWKFURrxY_VV8A-xbPgqmRY0OsyRGl9ZkPgUIzWxdSbPsbAwXGROiMnnW1VU8mf6fAzQXVxT55wgu1kCc6GDjWFkqhXHTL6XDtkCT2tz9um-SeK2bLVCopoaglmS9PCrfyra3sjwIWEtR_2szK4u-Lw3U7HMpI/s320/DSC_0881.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The complexity of the capitals shows that this is Ptolemaic and Roman inspired architecture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7JGcYUyW0P7g99hZmApUX6CCFXUMh3yELIqBo9oN5K9a1zOazpch_Ln9L7kDEP0B6q0Y-oHzlQPwQFX7I5M_34Qb77nt7UHXWm31D1LN_6boK304zrICzWuRAVaVFa24BfTDFQArpRzz6-c-BOMHFhSC_StM_J4vrw2NIuigtSuShMu86Y3FwF3EalE/s6000/DSC_0882.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7JGcYUyW0P7g99hZmApUX6CCFXUMh3yELIqBo9oN5K9a1zOazpch_Ln9L7kDEP0B6q0Y-oHzlQPwQFX7I5M_34Qb77nt7UHXWm31D1LN_6boK304zrICzWuRAVaVFa24BfTDFQArpRzz6-c-BOMHFhSC_StM_J4vrw2NIuigtSuShMu86Y3FwF3EalE/s320/DSC_0882.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This entrance gate has a headless sphinx in front of it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFFhhrpmqiOSg9lK1wRtEneN0XIcy_eelZJ43cJsziuJJZgpUtr0k2QcoC6UbajkdhA-VNbd3QLXxs23mbGhcFCakN8mVbWMj7B7qDPOZjkxHjq8i7i7-04azlHk0USEUYycr-DAr6Yvq2QNqYBmnbUrVJxslMIU9IbDZ1oIoDa04-JwmOGYchtCe1fs/s6000/DSC_0890.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjFFhhrpmqiOSg9lK1wRtEneN0XIcy_eelZJ43cJsziuJJZgpUtr0k2QcoC6UbajkdhA-VNbd3QLXxs23mbGhcFCakN8mVbWMj7B7qDPOZjkxHjq8i7i7-04azlHk0USEUYycr-DAr6Yvq2QNqYBmnbUrVJxslMIU9IbDZ1oIoDa04-JwmOGYchtCe1fs/w279-h419/DSC_0890.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLGuXL1Ep0Q6JrRihY_g5ooQFQkTd12JOyk6HlSI8yeTb4J5Akrawg85pmLSUTBF-kQ6XflsLYqsn37erTCmvlgLzL3ySSmEAeCndtGckda8O_4_9_5aMW3qMzv-GIpbQfEAFQ1pG3d5QB-Wy54xy_mo_pfRCGuDI9MnutKbVwK-LSnqRZUYNCvi-_hQ/s6000/DSC_0884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLGuXL1Ep0Q6JrRihY_g5ooQFQkTd12JOyk6HlSI8yeTb4J5Akrawg85pmLSUTBF-kQ6XflsLYqsn37erTCmvlgLzL3ySSmEAeCndtGckda8O_4_9_5aMW3qMzv-GIpbQfEAFQ1pG3d5QB-Wy54xy_mo_pfRCGuDI9MnutKbVwK-LSnqRZUYNCvi-_hQ/s320/DSC_0884.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPRO8RN6v8Q2WlsaHg_n_46Iy_jad3AUFQiRiBpXwXm_VwFUgAjW5rtDXeuhYUDCwqaFyhZ6JLZFS0UD_dhTaPT7HdBeshDmcrUbPp7wAdVQvXnSxoNg1f7MLnOAuTyW9fq8_0uYG4r9Os2Ow_NxR6J5M0z-QwIAMajVhZNTXYON_qT5niEuCDLsSFd8/s6000/DSC_0889.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPRO8RN6v8Q2WlsaHg_n_46Iy_jad3AUFQiRiBpXwXm_VwFUgAjW5rtDXeuhYUDCwqaFyhZ6JLZFS0UD_dhTaPT7HdBeshDmcrUbPp7wAdVQvXnSxoNg1f7MLnOAuTyW9fq8_0uYG4r9Os2Ow_NxR6J5M0z-QwIAMajVhZNTXYON_qT5niEuCDLsSFd8/s320/DSC_0889.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a detail of the pylon above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BMD03BF86OkT14DTRD1IhANc1A4_wCB2geCvoHT4lPbrqYc_6yMeLWpnylC9HfrKYjRCjVsa7qWfvJkguhsyvfq1xeu-tCMLvGa28dz4htPpzWdZntksvOY4JYpjqtNljY4wOYs1G_FQU3_LlUWTyBVd9C2v-YTA1XJaT62ABOvH6bhsg19_iU3IZqc/s6000/DSC_0886.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BMD03BF86OkT14DTRD1IhANc1A4_wCB2geCvoHT4lPbrqYc_6yMeLWpnylC9HfrKYjRCjVsa7qWfvJkguhsyvfq1xeu-tCMLvGa28dz4htPpzWdZntksvOY4JYpjqtNljY4wOYs1G_FQU3_LlUWTyBVd9C2v-YTA1XJaT62ABOvH6bhsg19_iU3IZqc/s320/DSC_0886.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the Domitian and Trajan gate at the north entrance of the complex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQD6zf2yTCgyH5fxz4ztKcS8JOAwlSxNNFkvoCVYUiiAqCchzEpP3PyuvWux8Pw1a7yIJIlo2JkEq9epZIYMpsuTbEsCFJr2QzoZVmOQfl7U5h8HWXLhgI0NVfa1aRgRQ0tYV-JFX0nA2M-w0l0HziR-3bKrAwiiH2D3ORmjBmy6ADnHR5sJo6k4GGd0/s5155/DSC_0897.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5155" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQD6zf2yTCgyH5fxz4ztKcS8JOAwlSxNNFkvoCVYUiiAqCchzEpP3PyuvWux8Pw1a7yIJIlo2JkEq9epZIYMpsuTbEsCFJr2QzoZVmOQfl7U5h8HWXLhgI0NVfa1aRgRQ0tYV-JFX0nA2M-w0l0HziR-3bKrAwiiH2D3ORmjBmy6ADnHR5sJo6k4GGd0/s320/DSC_0897.jpeg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Behind it you can see the Temple of Hathor which Trajan was very active in finishing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkywaHC70Rdo8blJpTG2JWp3lq_Bl2M8b0fsCJ4HPUm15p210D0xlDTRjX96-aKVGEg7NnSq7EXNsi3YGD9gaYQOhqHAs_iA6dkbbUKo8nEuOWZVNDxLt9cL9NB8q0eMsQ38apgyafkfs9PE9vOJpWQ3w-OqltgkF01GDmLcd7NmszGLxanE3E_gVgUM0/s6000/DSC_0014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkywaHC70Rdo8blJpTG2JWp3lq_Bl2M8b0fsCJ4HPUm15p210D0xlDTRjX96-aKVGEg7NnSq7EXNsi3YGD9gaYQOhqHAs_iA6dkbbUKo8nEuOWZVNDxLt9cL9NB8q0eMsQ38apgyafkfs9PE9vOJpWQ3w-OqltgkF01GDmLcd7NmszGLxanE3E_gVgUM0/s320/DSC_0014.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QTAVpzCdOUZDOrr3oBCBUnY0wz6psCERxXXkLyabk1fOoWMIGCmXjrl5W7zxB3cp-aZT1AkfmPTNL85IE1vAUWm3GytLAEyEmeZBPH5pQddqLTj7-VWMvL8wqxUIuAhy8pfjTU5wx2-2C7JqvhkTCGdOPSM5IGVRcdeXUQ2vLuh_sIxKWYVLW7YuqKg/s6000/DSC_0887.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8QTAVpzCdOUZDOrr3oBCBUnY0wz6psCERxXXkLyabk1fOoWMIGCmXjrl5W7zxB3cp-aZT1AkfmPTNL85IE1vAUWm3GytLAEyEmeZBPH5pQddqLTj7-VWMvL8wqxUIuAhy8pfjTU5wx2-2C7JqvhkTCGdOPSM5IGVRcdeXUQ2vLuh_sIxKWYVLW7YuqKg/s320/DSC_0887.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>They had faces then... Here are a few faces that did not get desecrated, but who knows where they were originally placed.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuzrto5vT7cldGjVwQm1FgSbDoEp6KXomYqV1vsOXnm2TggAwhZeHtCj2_gqLZj0P4mDlj0sCGSF3kcdhpUflx7q7hRpj3Xo9k9ZNGebRUiPbe91RYj7xWA1pHKXepgtMt9EJXoCg_txDxM7b-pIx2KMa6BX86Bg1GkwEWQxFNoB6saoDoWOTqGeiMVM/s6000/DSC_0899.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuzrto5vT7cldGjVwQm1FgSbDoEp6KXomYqV1vsOXnm2TggAwhZeHtCj2_gqLZj0P4mDlj0sCGSF3kcdhpUflx7q7hRpj3Xo9k9ZNGebRUiPbe91RYj7xWA1pHKXepgtMt9EJXoCg_txDxM7b-pIx2KMa6BX86Bg1GkwEWQxFNoB6saoDoWOTqGeiMVM/s320/DSC_0899.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's Bes the household god again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92WBrtR-HukBPg0IawAa1bu-zbyQbc8vhr8GoHlM8n0IilezXl3maBtFjUuvkZ0LPlljwhRTUHjSbd1fvDazs_OnE0wo6O9fwspYfo6H8k52y6cIh8EYty0KKMgNrpSrrZ-EwPEqmzm6XY5XokMg_P_tydMvIsSYosCXnDIj-bg6KNui-njBRogqHT2Q/s6000/DSC_0900.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92WBrtR-HukBPg0IawAa1bu-zbyQbc8vhr8GoHlM8n0IilezXl3maBtFjUuvkZ0LPlljwhRTUHjSbd1fvDazs_OnE0wo6O9fwspYfo6H8k52y6cIh8EYty0KKMgNrpSrrZ-EwPEqmzm6XY5XokMg_P_tydMvIsSYosCXnDIj-bg6KNui-njBRogqHT2Q/w341-h227/DSC_0900.jpeg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here on the exterior of the temple you can see remnants of a beautiful blue color that must have dominated the temple. You also see how the faces of the cow goddess Hathor have been effaced.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh159-vjE5cFT8NTVPiJHAl8AvY5y9D1nwMMOSl6iDhp1ePvuPUBAyTYfZWPLG1-5hHpmcE6EvPGq25eQulIhZOrX0H1DS2FSoAJYV-yK0DFyd2RI2hYzFxB0e4BnanUXpPJsAaSzKMP-qcLIPv9ch08ZU_o1A_P0WLqbmP0tg8eVcoNyYtv7fA9eyfr8w/s5341/DSC_0903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3933" data-original-width="5341" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh159-vjE5cFT8NTVPiJHAl8AvY5y9D1nwMMOSl6iDhp1ePvuPUBAyTYfZWPLG1-5hHpmcE6EvPGq25eQulIhZOrX0H1DS2FSoAJYV-yK0DFyd2RI2hYzFxB0e4BnanUXpPJsAaSzKMP-qcLIPv9ch08ZU_o1A_P0WLqbmP0tg8eVcoNyYtv7fA9eyfr8w/s320/DSC_0903.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hjBaaGUKC2SwScwPJ1MDi7oB9Ub_KkkTQW-S5tgpYt5ksraWIicJmb97v1OM-BBSfezuFcn631rbICNEuiXgUMOJkN6LzUflgmExZeEwTbD0ac8tn1TJegv0VFY3hTK4fYTRC-fnE-IAfDdJKu1aevyc0AdA0sVqakMR27BTxpUnYj42XdRYW_zXHRk/s5767/DSC_0904.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="5767" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hjBaaGUKC2SwScwPJ1MDi7oB9Ub_KkkTQW-S5tgpYt5ksraWIicJmb97v1OM-BBSfezuFcn631rbICNEuiXgUMOJkN6LzUflgmExZeEwTbD0ac8tn1TJegv0VFY3hTK4fYTRC-fnE-IAfDdJKu1aevyc0AdA0sVqakMR27BTxpUnYj42XdRYW_zXHRk/w342-h219/DSC_0904.jpeg" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The interior of the temple is absolutely stunning. There is a hypostyle influenced by Tiberius with columns bearing the head of Hathor.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBeyMYUawviwaE163RTCCXywkaYadNOvxv3KBMceIsHN9Kp3kgKPL20CalCd3yDkkzYaNm6a1gjaW6kItFfBRifzqFDXX6DwNqzISSNaepA9VsVgfXpJES6uq_iaV2VmNJo-OFlS_h6KWGIZPSioqxFLZ20nvbEl7d1uj08ZAt8kWOooHoI6YD2i0BMY/s5624/DSC_0906.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5624" data-original-width="3537" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBeyMYUawviwaE163RTCCXywkaYadNOvxv3KBMceIsHN9Kp3kgKPL20CalCd3yDkkzYaNm6a1gjaW6kItFfBRifzqFDXX6DwNqzISSNaepA9VsVgfXpJES6uq_iaV2VmNJo-OFlS_h6KWGIZPSioqxFLZ20nvbEl7d1uj08ZAt8kWOooHoI6YD2i0BMY/w235-h374/DSC_0906.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ceiling has been restored fairly recently and also shows the color that must have been prevalent in the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HBftSpWvEL5eKUXE9b1MgXyM0PBHs99h1aIpj2s1GhQK8kDU1h6xKUDIMuBx_TVj3tYz35LptIErZw2xwIOCaMjQtY7K51WH0jZwaFumT13XC30QcEMhZ3AORdJrp3K8P75fzBrsu-0HOrpNMuEaFsUg_WV2HA1coQJ4zvr4_dpFxCA2PKAdW_M6LXk/s320/DSC_0911.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A different section of the ceiling.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmvTMFv5lcJokAWJNCF35xEuiLRoPgEuApdyjLeZgX44d8UPceZm8752NNivSQ6IKkwiyGBblfW_6DJiyWbI-nry58-gHF9aTOXURv2NZulFIntf-Sa5Q8wmKgOFUMuLzAyukPK7cExrLBnhSCwhDkaZu_MYe5G3rOGBDmQKcmpuNL89zRKqAzu13vY4/s6000/DSC_0914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmvTMFv5lcJokAWJNCF35xEuiLRoPgEuApdyjLeZgX44d8UPceZm8752NNivSQ6IKkwiyGBblfW_6DJiyWbI-nry58-gHF9aTOXURv2NZulFIntf-Sa5Q8wmKgOFUMuLzAyukPK7cExrLBnhSCwhDkaZu_MYe5G3rOGBDmQKcmpuNL89zRKqAzu13vY4/s320/DSC_0914.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those headdresses on the goddess are sistrums a musical instrument that resembles a lyre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0cZDve-GkwqrCSBxGNKz03kQwHwjut-TDWKahnI2gae08wVTbwipDYu4WSl773tEbwAu8xJYdZDIwq7arpJ0HysiruWsUn0j9WoRZJy0XaGWLT5CT73s3z8YYoLEhywwklpQdfdoCO1U3PxzVN3esqJGmWOR4pQpaV9-XkwowmvQ4piSfo1YbXb2Fto/s6000/DSC_0925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN0cZDve-GkwqrCSBxGNKz03kQwHwjut-TDWKahnI2gae08wVTbwipDYu4WSl773tEbwAu8xJYdZDIwq7arpJ0HysiruWsUn0j9WoRZJy0XaGWLT5CT73s3z8YYoLEhywwklpQdfdoCO1U3PxzVN3esqJGmWOR4pQpaV9-XkwowmvQ4piSfo1YbXb2Fto/s320/DSC_0925.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeqazlhJW6N3b-3iW9P6oyDNsA_e2nLowEPKCpnbbBn5JAwlHH-X5AlXpX9aMjTNcEz_qg7gTSCLuLxOe8wL4wvVl365ta73q_iT9B_NRHcfh5EIc7ZL-N6oNvKi4BHRSxyjkOCR9DAFBdEGIKMYambPkpRFsAfsj06GDr9dyOtfBL8FDHRGrtvfReZk/s5416/DSC_0917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3945" data-original-width="5416" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKeqazlhJW6N3b-3iW9P6oyDNsA_e2nLowEPKCpnbbBn5JAwlHH-X5AlXpX9aMjTNcEz_qg7gTSCLuLxOe8wL4wvVl365ta73q_iT9B_NRHcfh5EIc7ZL-N6oNvKi4BHRSxyjkOCR9DAFBdEGIKMYambPkpRFsAfsj06GDr9dyOtfBL8FDHRGrtvfReZk/s320/DSC_0917.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucd3K_7GFkrEGBMp3eDfA1CXZXaFkCDkJtGHyxvMifDgI9lNdRMzCiGpmECi29ZPipl21KsmlGgBXd-CWBeGgUBEr3TFEe9oJWlAZHpm8y10qQPLU6cmuPpD7RwzfPm0cB0sG_ldyg25Q-NGRMBIPDcMjqE8XrCRDIvEMgQhKW7ghDfnLSSx55qtLLcU/s6000/DSC_0923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhucd3K_7GFkrEGBMp3eDfA1CXZXaFkCDkJtGHyxvMifDgI9lNdRMzCiGpmECi29ZPipl21KsmlGgBXd-CWBeGgUBEr3TFEe9oJWlAZHpm8y10qQPLU6cmuPpD7RwzfPm0cB0sG_ldyg25Q-NGRMBIPDcMjqE8XrCRDIvEMgQhKW7ghDfnLSSx55qtLLcU/s320/DSC_0923.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is another place where everywhere you look, there are stunning images.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwIPLIGEo4DjCxZ2ixpL6dLPZtoc4Oc7stiMqyizY7qLtIEO5DXhYXAq1uxep8hiT_2oeleRDNLmwF4tQHWwOAoZzARqz2bxU0Ebtnk265UMJEfGVPI8raGMgwUp6heHjFfBSH3jxThc0k3joiZTHhUAKhgmjQrzAlRebsw4cMilFXnYmrwBFiuTKoS8/s6000/DSC_0926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwIPLIGEo4DjCxZ2ixpL6dLPZtoc4Oc7stiMqyizY7qLtIEO5DXhYXAq1uxep8hiT_2oeleRDNLmwF4tQHWwOAoZzARqz2bxU0Ebtnk265UMJEfGVPI8raGMgwUp6heHjFfBSH3jxThc0k3joiZTHhUAKhgmjQrzAlRebsw4cMilFXnYmrwBFiuTKoS8/s320/DSC_0926.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This diagram of the temple comes from Wikipedia and shows the 18 columns of the hypostyle as well as the numerous interior niches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXKf8FukEHgPadrjlpfSaFN9vPB9zA7KPP6OXeaRvb0zKDbkz-KVYyuVyWAhC0KhD7Iy1HQwtFDH9ahXiNjxUx_QghIlrhRc40PgJrXuP-kZigpMxeoOydugMA4u9QNK1u7LtEcfx0onfMOquQVIr5rv-Ca_CCrnIe0L1sXEw1xh0uqWnecl89r9RP9s/s708/Plan_of_Temple_of_Hathor.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXKf8FukEHgPadrjlpfSaFN9vPB9zA7KPP6OXeaRvb0zKDbkz-KVYyuVyWAhC0KhD7Iy1HQwtFDH9ahXiNjxUx_QghIlrhRc40PgJrXuP-kZigpMxeoOydugMA4u9QNK1u7LtEcfx0onfMOquQVIr5rv-Ca_CCrnIe0L1sXEw1xh0uqWnecl89r9RP9s/s320/Plan_of_Temple_of_Hathor.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The walls of the niches are full of reliefs, many of them showing the Roman Emperor Trajan paying homage to the gods.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNoTCHeBLa1rrOK0Yl1Mv5XcWtaSJwbFv-L-2oBqR-NhwlM_-Fwc5--hzw0xYlZH-fBSA0aeHIOBtm9nhSREcTpHiQJOU7T53cFvJNoC1hC1jGsMUQ4ut0y60irnQ8lQWYQ6fp31WAsNDJcpyX-3ZofuBxAIN6g9Sy_bMjknzdBNPFMTA-HE5j-DvtnY/s5491/DSC_0938.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="5491" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNoTCHeBLa1rrOK0Yl1Mv5XcWtaSJwbFv-L-2oBqR-NhwlM_-Fwc5--hzw0xYlZH-fBSA0aeHIOBtm9nhSREcTpHiQJOU7T53cFvJNoC1hC1jGsMUQ4ut0y60irnQ8lQWYQ6fp31WAsNDJcpyX-3ZofuBxAIN6g9Sy_bMjknzdBNPFMTA-HE5j-DvtnY/s320/DSC_0938.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was intrigued by this image of a boat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudztydrjBEM9-N4QRJflUlu467--ylZgFc903q8HPI2mxrYpXVPfbDHxXzQIfJhC9Cv37pSKmWh1TyZSE3tSiEQ_eLhKspMnTmDMCotsmdt5fIC4ac-mFJ1scQv-mvUrLicNnvFMnikKWOAMknctezyBWJuQN5mH509VyfgB9R6o_5hPIpjg1Vk9Sd7k/s5424/DSC_0948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3787" data-original-width="5424" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudztydrjBEM9-N4QRJflUlu467--ylZgFc903q8HPI2mxrYpXVPfbDHxXzQIfJhC9Cv37pSKmWh1TyZSE3tSiEQ_eLhKspMnTmDMCotsmdt5fIC4ac-mFJ1scQv-mvUrLicNnvFMnikKWOAMknctezyBWJuQN5mH509VyfgB9R6o_5hPIpjg1Vk9Sd7k/s320/DSC_0948.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The temple complex has a Barque shrine of Alexander the Great that is very famous (for a beautiful exploration of it see <a href="https://the-ancient-pharaohs.blogspot.com/2016/09/barque-shrine-of-alexander-great.html" target="_blank">this blog</a>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took many, many pictures of reliefs in this temple, but I can't really say what any of them depict specifically.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaAqf8Ul9--croRombp9_MO_LJo4zGwAFxQ_qwXDybWyFRXRkZIRRAwBM1vHshvlTf3Mi8vKpVVohCi79LHl5x6H3ntLOXIFOUNpDktjDGJkvNfGv3lNLtxanSRmHLG-g5KYFtaM7YNYCXOFG-cJRSjhv7bd8IxmYdbhnaVMvWi-PK_d0EsHtWtevIJc/s5388/DSC_0957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3763" data-original-width="5388" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaAqf8Ul9--croRombp9_MO_LJo4zGwAFxQ_qwXDybWyFRXRkZIRRAwBM1vHshvlTf3Mi8vKpVVohCi79LHl5x6H3ntLOXIFOUNpDktjDGJkvNfGv3lNLtxanSRmHLG-g5KYFtaM7YNYCXOFG-cJRSjhv7bd8IxmYdbhnaVMvWi-PK_d0EsHtWtevIJc/s320/DSC_0957.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These painted hieroglyphics look distinctly different than the engraved ones on most of the reliefs</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ2CowQsDcWFXNcxOSd0VvTJwRqEF3CijcuKcIexS9eMYhQ5E4zCKjNvXMwGiy-8d5KcsEpuY1QKyoCKqmBmkSb2jx1E9fUBe2tA-HyXSNut6WcW9_UrwZ1Tb95JT335G4dK35XRq7SJQPKWr-faMiriySDKVO7nDl73XjEVLEJ-0mqZjscuGQNqXLug/s5214/DSC_0961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3891" data-original-width="5214" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQ2CowQsDcWFXNcxOSd0VvTJwRqEF3CijcuKcIexS9eMYhQ5E4zCKjNvXMwGiy-8d5KcsEpuY1QKyoCKqmBmkSb2jx1E9fUBe2tA-HyXSNut6WcW9_UrwZ1Tb95JT335G4dK35XRq7SJQPKWr-faMiriySDKVO7nDl73XjEVLEJ-0mqZjscuGQNqXLug/s320/DSC_0961.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the roof of the temple is another small sacred area that used to house the zodiac relief.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rHt6xPGvpZc1euixB2tXMTHdIPL-TRH1gvUZFWQaaLloVX8dyl6XkYNKdV1zQFmccHxFRk1KtVJp8YQe_2SyCDpyiu2JTc_gry0ctYxo6IMrfzB2y1zZg9GjW08CtV1pgoT_cQx5-fgvK5S1Sl48UusbxljALawr4M8FT3x5MONppPrhA3zH2oAtCAo/s6000/DSC_0967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rHt6xPGvpZc1euixB2tXMTHdIPL-TRH1gvUZFWQaaLloVX8dyl6XkYNKdV1zQFmccHxFRk1KtVJp8YQe_2SyCDpyiu2JTc_gry0ctYxo6IMrfzB2y1zZg9GjW08CtV1pgoT_cQx5-fgvK5S1Sl48UusbxljALawr4M8FT3x5MONppPrhA3zH2oAtCAo/s320/DSC_0967.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagAAgf1Sbl6RaIvpUfUJHxxVjG7x4Q0LpUUfTisQ1bS_TbgvcBdS8SBa1BPzEUvZCPCtA8FBw1Pux_ILot6Y2jqxO83_QBSV77JFyLT11OYZQ7lm4GNnB9Hbs14ekroI74oIJHFOnUT6d4RzUubkvQ3Wk9bAYT1X36ZUyZJndbbA0NZ1Ir009rrQTa9c/s5428/DSC_0962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="5428" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgagAAgf1Sbl6RaIvpUfUJHxxVjG7x4Q0LpUUfTisQ1bS_TbgvcBdS8SBa1BPzEUvZCPCtA8FBw1Pux_ILot6Y2jqxO83_QBSV77JFyLT11OYZQ7lm4GNnB9Hbs14ekroI74oIJHFOnUT6d4RzUubkvQ3Wk9bAYT1X36ZUyZJndbbA0NZ1Ir009rrQTa9c/s320/DSC_0962.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide motions to the entrance here where there was a beautiful depiction of the earth and the sky meeting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6lw0OfyV6Ez59ag0rR9ffD9oTfydIhsQFJhTPXexNb9nYwvw0o48D8zMOaqDjGwhTSB-_6vYVar6RnwI6FE_dfbVtTLf7mbGLcONB5yNqRCghySs8kLLVRp0_pDzf1Fc8kFyh-LGxpFjM2myP2s5NqTSg8ptdlRH5MvaOYVVAtO_fGgcu-VkuQhoYnk/s5159/DSC_0966.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3899" data-original-width="5159" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6lw0OfyV6Ez59ag0rR9ffD9oTfydIhsQFJhTPXexNb9nYwvw0o48D8zMOaqDjGwhTSB-_6vYVar6RnwI6FE_dfbVtTLf7mbGLcONB5yNqRCghySs8kLLVRp0_pDzf1Fc8kFyh-LGxpFjM2myP2s5NqTSg8ptdlRH5MvaOYVVAtO_fGgcu-VkuQhoYnk/s320/DSC_0966.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The original zodiac is in the Louvre in Paris, somehow having been spirited away under Mohammed Ali Pasha in the 1800s. It has been replaced with a model until the French government returns the original. Egypt has requested its return thus far to no avail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZkz1TMyT3f7ZjEyV5oZFAejKmO2WcqT9dKleTMLu9c_QovV5hfWApfnrtknLwdfCgQu9bX1RsjK0PREJ6xLoZHtw0p8US1ugD82ug0tC84j7O8ZQ9VzjWKgyRquK1j3eeETrO2eHMiZUzaPPY3Fzg573fzUgzGDtXLPtCO6VDW1G5-eSoRWjcmKhecs/s6000/DSC_0971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZkz1TMyT3f7ZjEyV5oZFAejKmO2WcqT9dKleTMLu9c_QovV5hfWApfnrtknLwdfCgQu9bX1RsjK0PREJ6xLoZHtw0p8US1ugD82ug0tC84j7O8ZQ9VzjWKgyRquK1j3eeETrO2eHMiZUzaPPY3Fzg573fzUgzGDtXLPtCO6VDW1G5-eSoRWjcmKhecs/s320/DSC_0971.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the original from the Louvre photographed by Shonagon (courtesy of Wikipedia) 48 constellations are depicted that match with the ones we inherited from the Greeks and Romans.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxDI2Mg-5BCUHECnSF6hMzGoOkXRoOYfaAa3rww3I-zzivtKdPk2zpJ_lKfOhkRo3FISsVhr9lVTIHxh9O46a4jwSI0LI2mpPTZh50L3D-p_B1kEeaLQzgUeX4OmHfnbHpeobFXhonPyiA9sTGm7uNIEcNBrqLGRRSaZCkXV5ZCSmbxpfzmEPsNcj6XM/s3009/Zodiaque_de_Dende%CC%81ra_-_Muse%CC%81e_du_Louvre_Antiquite%CC%81s_Egyptiennes_D_38_;_E_13482.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="3009" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxDI2Mg-5BCUHECnSF6hMzGoOkXRoOYfaAa3rww3I-zzivtKdPk2zpJ_lKfOhkRo3FISsVhr9lVTIHxh9O46a4jwSI0LI2mpPTZh50L3D-p_B1kEeaLQzgUeX4OmHfnbHpeobFXhonPyiA9sTGm7uNIEcNBrqLGRRSaZCkXV5ZCSmbxpfzmEPsNcj6XM/s320/Zodiaque_de_Dende%CC%81ra_-_Muse%CC%81e_du_Louvre_Antiquite%CC%81s_Egyptiennes_D_38_;_E_13482.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They were able to date the artifact 51-52 BCE by the fact that eclipses (a solar one in the constellation of Pisces represented by Isis holding the wisdom god Thoth by the tail) are shown on the zodiac wheel. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MxAK96wp8cGQSXO4riVXHHnFTdx_NQTM9-oD_0HV3LDrYGp--_YQ1iks45AhZLcRBR2CcUBE-wN7DDQ46fSCZbxckjSKspNzxpGmYYCJqAHkfWzWtCs2ptpSVCCVgXRu8PIcprTKqwph_AyKoXDERZRDXoweVE2wiFLO-NghI4nWtmvUr4VLxpfVnf8/s5653/DSC_0980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5653" data-original-width="3381" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MxAK96wp8cGQSXO4riVXHHnFTdx_NQTM9-oD_0HV3LDrYGp--_YQ1iks45AhZLcRBR2CcUBE-wN7DDQ46fSCZbxckjSKspNzxpGmYYCJqAHkfWzWtCs2ptpSVCCVgXRu8PIcprTKqwph_AyKoXDERZRDXoweVE2wiFLO-NghI4nWtmvUr4VLxpfVnf8/s320/DSC_0980.jpeg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2OtX2R0LLBhIUDi3gRwg3hoEG7ObxNAm3sNm34t_2uezMzdxX9gc5pTAkvrVAwm9E6r3Ot-NZFF2AthFo_rZpVSjayX8YsL4XWLxWDP94_jpRGZBRG4zmVViwby--US8eZBYfqBcszAMUgW87hrfqnTaOj2JS8DGSsd0Hq_CorJBq5gfOfBGwJZu340/s5204/DSC_0981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="5204" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2OtX2R0LLBhIUDi3gRwg3hoEG7ObxNAm3sNm34t_2uezMzdxX9gc5pTAkvrVAwm9E6r3Ot-NZFF2AthFo_rZpVSjayX8YsL4XWLxWDP94_jpRGZBRG4zmVViwby--US8eZBYfqBcszAMUgW87hrfqnTaOj2JS8DGSsd0Hq_CorJBq5gfOfBGwJZu340/s320/DSC_0981.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehGQ1r4FSVeo8RkbrVf-XX_y9M9CYae1pIqGTwHui-u--crZolkXi3fpbDwDbuCqv80OWShO090v6O56yh5IOGOsSsxDedeik2c8b-bc8DE6GL6Ms1myjs2ov9nCfqR43AStBLtlQjkj4U7VytPG1KgrCdShhZYZ-hzwjymMNMpe6-cS6mCuO00nwnBU/s5319/DSC_0987.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5319" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehGQ1r4FSVeo8RkbrVf-XX_y9M9CYae1pIqGTwHui-u--crZolkXi3fpbDwDbuCqv80OWShO090v6O56yh5IOGOsSsxDedeik2c8b-bc8DE6GL6Ms1myjs2ov9nCfqR43AStBLtlQjkj4U7VytPG1KgrCdShhZYZ-hzwjymMNMpe6-cS6mCuO00nwnBU/s320/DSC_0987.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After exiting the temple we wanted to take a look at the depiction of Cleopatra(VII) with her son Caesarion on the back wall of the temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg97xwmD88DZic2KQNz7nHFOoNFfwLaOb1jcbMZc2WPCdv13cisserRKPCGoSgROQBkPh7GmXHaqJhWEN776JlOPCcF11LnI-IGTuFmVe7kvF92qppSeVSPJaPrtv7wwcs3mfF6nJFNLuX8WWtk07OKivOnGnKRNp3K5keNUb9IRfkHoDOoEiMGuA4tE/s5446/DSC_0995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5446" data-original-width="3980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGg97xwmD88DZic2KQNz7nHFOoNFfwLaOb1jcbMZc2WPCdv13cisserRKPCGoSgROQBkPh7GmXHaqJhWEN776JlOPCcF11LnI-IGTuFmVe7kvF92qppSeVSPJaPrtv7wwcs3mfF6nJFNLuX8WWtk07OKivOnGnKRNp3K5keNUb9IRfkHoDOoEiMGuA4tE/s320/DSC_0995.jpeg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure if these are storks or vultures, but there were a lot of them flying around as we exited the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE26oTwHGQMLcbWlBobvsyZlmXYt9aBtmEU6oRcqSASKaKeMzh_6xOWu-b6gBK8XKwKfXgzP_OwHU6v9zAN1eGjy1S82_IYPlFVEFAeHVDKb1Lgqyblnh7ETZHPr_yXGCJ2aTSv_ycKEdnQl4cvik1omJtCjHJaX7PnTMkigllj6cm-saVeoFNON7kXg/s6000/DSC_1002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfE26oTwHGQMLcbWlBobvsyZlmXYt9aBtmEU6oRcqSASKaKeMzh_6xOWu-b6gBK8XKwKfXgzP_OwHU6v9zAN1eGjy1S82_IYPlFVEFAeHVDKb1Lgqyblnh7ETZHPr_yXGCJ2aTSv_ycKEdnQl4cvik1omJtCjHJaX7PnTMkigllj6cm-saVeoFNON7kXg/s320/DSC_1002.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The exterior walls had many very beautiful reliefs, a few of which follow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjfGliMQUkKNwliHFS9-ylw-d9Ekuhpi7gEly51jQhyJeZjOM92TDZn9ChRm8d5NOrhfKb2tz8buZJnnScw6jqwQybpt_I0i7OKDz_anvfw5HXiJB76XuoBqjXOxFbK8ohq4YhxTE2o4mLCyY6v4XpnO5LJ-iMfzLBLvEgQDeNoet5f9J3BWlQzOzDzA/s5301/DSC_0008.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3907" data-original-width="5301" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjfGliMQUkKNwliHFS9-ylw-d9Ekuhpi7gEly51jQhyJeZjOM92TDZn9ChRm8d5NOrhfKb2tz8buZJnnScw6jqwQybpt_I0i7OKDz_anvfw5HXiJB76XuoBqjXOxFbK8ohq4YhxTE2o4mLCyY6v4XpnO5LJ-iMfzLBLvEgQDeNoet5f9J3BWlQzOzDzA/s320/DSC_0008.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou7ypJJdNehonAR1-cbvpgTv4JpPrEFLdYTN3nsuaS5PgfuSyzkP_Epp35hVm7tGZza399t_yD68JyTNWMJSW6JOQkxjj84P5_QIEwp7zWQZgNJBFV0Z6KVAJqcFiZVyHhootWFb5S0IBbZ3QtcZK_rwd9EOlvPM3NcRnQqD91wpMxi02be_1OuGbFmI/s5564/DSC_0004.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3988" data-original-width="5564" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgou7ypJJdNehonAR1-cbvpgTv4JpPrEFLdYTN3nsuaS5PgfuSyzkP_Epp35hVm7tGZza399t_yD68JyTNWMJSW6JOQkxjj84P5_QIEwp7zWQZgNJBFV0Z6KVAJqcFiZVyHhootWFb5S0IBbZ3QtcZK_rwd9EOlvPM3NcRnQqD91wpMxi02be_1OuGbFmI/s320/DSC_0004.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a lot to explore and not enough time. There is never enough time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwE7mt8Pm9DJM0JOJUBkY8QJWe7bS3aalojkaLpb7xsTYMjZpN2uvbteDPrQBCASbY90Lvn2ymp4lnO9E0k6-EzNkzTNOVGvfWdER6DxSSux315JfNVI3jvN4V15NI734kb6MRUyZbin7V4CdhcRiI2llkPOQc40IpXbmAMCvdli8cwbOr6iJiFOXOMMQ/s6000/DSC_1006.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwE7mt8Pm9DJM0JOJUBkY8QJWe7bS3aalojkaLpb7xsTYMjZpN2uvbteDPrQBCASbY90Lvn2ymp4lnO9E0k6-EzNkzTNOVGvfWdER6DxSSux315JfNVI3jvN4V15NI734kb6MRUyZbin7V4CdhcRiI2llkPOQc40IpXbmAMCvdli8cwbOr6iJiFOXOMMQ/s320/DSC_1006.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the way out I noticed a nice relief of Sekhmet, the lion goddess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmZ403wpsaYRrrGQ-FaHaDY0GbQFo0aZw1Y61rD5sX9pRF6fKKxsqw3xo0TGs5v9iMXrrTT7hQjVr2Rdyet71mS75DpZcSEKWnDth-ke9g-JqIqwmQYGeoQ3I40T4QDMUocqISxfCU4grWJ0qH2ow5OmPP21j3nA7IwG4pkJFiH-8faGkHxNQyIjB6zE/s6000/DSC_0012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmZ403wpsaYRrrGQ-FaHaDY0GbQFo0aZw1Y61rD5sX9pRF6fKKxsqw3xo0TGs5v9iMXrrTT7hQjVr2Rdyet71mS75DpZcSEKWnDth-ke9g-JqIqwmQYGeoQ3I40T4QDMUocqISxfCU4grWJ0qH2ow5OmPP21j3nA7IwG4pkJFiH-8faGkHxNQyIjB6zE/s320/DSC_0012.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEqp2ohie8sCuMgHm7gaaHVpLixU7HSQk6vWCOI7rh2FEoLJC6ugYD0UxTeUvt_busVLNZi7TPc4ccVseAxXqjvh8QF_99mNQssEdPcBzWLhH4B1IMDOTOcoFJJSfII55-PYKMO861QG1mKEWZTedvf9oVD95xzRocWw4HxEFDb7_q4rt3dojNauDhOs/s6000/DSC_0013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEqp2ohie8sCuMgHm7gaaHVpLixU7HSQk6vWCOI7rh2FEoLJC6ugYD0UxTeUvt_busVLNZi7TPc4ccVseAxXqjvh8QF_99mNQssEdPcBzWLhH4B1IMDOTOcoFJJSfII55-PYKMO861QG1mKEWZTedvf9oVD95xzRocWw4HxEFDb7_q4rt3dojNauDhOs/s320/DSC_0013.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was back to the bus to look forward to our next adventure!</div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQpZ4Y7gHFMvDKnVvfJh9fQjaLurmYE3K3xsj8fF_v-dVapYGOm7lVvA9CPFVG88-OhUktm_bTMOT2KSj4j7HQt49RPJ_k7s8L8j6656sP9M5AmEv28rjnRl3x93SugVBLbbPP9aJQ4AvBd8I7ET9Qf_QPTDhxltVuzG1K3bKRE7mQbF2r1EeMq-mxsQ/s5238/DSC_0015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3118" data-original-width="5238" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQpZ4Y7gHFMvDKnVvfJh9fQjaLurmYE3K3xsj8fF_v-dVapYGOm7lVvA9CPFVG88-OhUktm_bTMOT2KSj4j7HQt49RPJ_k7s8L8j6656sP9M5AmEv28rjnRl3x93SugVBLbbPP9aJQ4AvBd8I7ET9Qf_QPTDhxltVuzG1K3bKRE7mQbF2r1EeMq-mxsQ/s320/DSC_0015.jpeg" width="320" /></a><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-40590503852006725302023-09-21T13:58:00.003-05:002023-09-24T12:43:10.749-05:00Day 4 Aug 31 Part 2 Temple at Luxor<p>So after we settled in for a while, it was time to leave the ship and have an evening tour of the Temple of Luxor.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-0oNjhwu14dMXqf9uYwKi5hC6SfE2kk5nz09WcMzBcudgidHqhruK6VBMMWSLg6DeiXYPdHdnhocGV4yiBxz90jJNdK0EiCB8x6MNcf392OZLnvXzO_fRJHRqgbvIdbPr3Cn4cW04jg-b79dHY7AOKMYiag9NuxhenDSObxLjEf5BlKv01uVgCPTGNo/s4263/DSC_0726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2334" data-original-width="4263" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-0oNjhwu14dMXqf9uYwKi5hC6SfE2kk5nz09WcMzBcudgidHqhruK6VBMMWSLg6DeiXYPdHdnhocGV4yiBxz90jJNdK0EiCB8x6MNcf392OZLnvXzO_fRJHRqgbvIdbPr3Cn4cW04jg-b79dHY7AOKMYiag9NuxhenDSObxLjEf5BlKv01uVgCPTGNo/s320/DSC_0726.jpeg" width="320" /></a> </p><p>The views out the bus window were considerably different from those in Cairo.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyk3zaYa-NZrcOeHOmqzD7EIk-w5S9CNxwos6nyT8n7j1fdghHJHTe64rgZNZFan6bKfOJx0IOkQwnq6cgZAkyLlpLCRvlxQpWvRXr2_TEZO9ujm-mmrzUG6ouKImigPfFM7tNaa3_g1uQ4zWMlz3K-wi7N0wuORoJiwy9m5MqNWnXyMqj2ZipsAIfDc/s5671/DSC_0727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="5671" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyk3zaYa-NZrcOeHOmqzD7EIk-w5S9CNxwos6nyT8n7j1fdghHJHTe64rgZNZFan6bKfOJx0IOkQwnq6cgZAkyLlpLCRvlxQpWvRXr2_TEZO9ujm-mmrzUG6ouKImigPfFM7tNaa3_g1uQ4zWMlz3K-wi7N0wuORoJiwy9m5MqNWnXyMqj2ZipsAIfDc/w372-h112/DSC_0727.jpeg" width="372" /></a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Distances were also shorter. In no time we were entering the temple grounds.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTQZrn0CJtkgtu_g4A8cxBVIn7MG-IHC4m9yWAJf23wjMCNutXzqyoc0_FTvz3f-dkgRwOMzLLIuru5zlhw3WCEgI8TpNeZQ_ahGGnib995jYwSA3hbE9ycde6Ah6v1R9tgoizkyX-_STfvq7jll71MTbGUmeq3-oM8lL1ItbhwXTtKJgfe36uWb2wgY/s5266/DSC_0738.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="5266" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTQZrn0CJtkgtu_g4A8cxBVIn7MG-IHC4m9yWAJf23wjMCNutXzqyoc0_FTvz3f-dkgRwOMzLLIuru5zlhw3WCEgI8TpNeZQ_ahGGnib995jYwSA3hbE9ycde6Ah6v1R9tgoizkyX-_STfvq7jll71MTbGUmeq3-oM8lL1ItbhwXTtKJgfe36uWb2wgY/s320/DSC_0738.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course we picked up the Avenue of the Sphinxes again, this time seeing the version with the head of the king.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKz7mItnx815Kkup1u_sdJ2vvc0NNSiGyf9Us7mIM9a8KV-rstzM-XXBQcRJUUy7vpXxFxSWVBsxfIuwXCA1E0pvHbZ4Fui-tWMy48__qbDFIkjo0En1h97aWWp7NFBT1P0bYgqor3DxuTcxB9_LR7sopBiYnDzLKk5nAn6C2X9-ATfJN1hGEgb7rFZ4/s6000/DSC_0736.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKz7mItnx815Kkup1u_sdJ2vvc0NNSiGyf9Us7mIM9a8KV-rstzM-XXBQcRJUUy7vpXxFxSWVBsxfIuwXCA1E0pvHbZ4Fui-tWMy48__qbDFIkjo0En1h97aWWp7NFBT1P0bYgqor3DxuTcxB9_LR7sopBiYnDzLKk5nAn6C2X9-ATfJN1hGEgb7rFZ4/s320/DSC_0736.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Temple is known as the Southern Temple in Arabic (<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">معبد الأقص)</span>, because it is south of the Temple of Karnak (connected by the Avenue of the Sphinxes).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is an overhead shot of the Temple from Google Earth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UiUibKj85VKzrVNvM2goS0vhgiwiVWvhJWpAqv8FpMy9WmrgyWa4K-aQ1IsRn9YH3vIzYuU7g94OFu3UZLkhEYl3TYGNa0thYhrp0rHtYLUTyZJN-uCWzMDRrYLMzCdpKPofW6Q8F4Fv1oeAXJIp-Ta_901jpYqtKYUx0lnGrRiQGLHkmltMz-Umnv8/s2009/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.48.58%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="2009" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UiUibKj85VKzrVNvM2goS0vhgiwiVWvhJWpAqv8FpMy9WmrgyWa4K-aQ1IsRn9YH3vIzYuU7g94OFu3UZLkhEYl3TYGNa0thYhrp0rHtYLUTyZJN-uCWzMDRrYLMzCdpKPofW6Q8F4Fv1oeAXJIp-Ta_901jpYqtKYUx0lnGrRiQGLHkmltMz-Umnv8/w335-h249/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.48.58%20PM.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see the Avenue of the Sphinxes leading down to the temple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVv8tfs1jOO5UvkbQ3bh4dkMNpmcMK46RxggSUUrxXVroKKW-cBUkL4fipInaui4a0WTBRz_u2XFqEQVY4Hk3DghUPKn9-dYD1qdzSt9Xy_igBF21s7JO08wbKwhXVOd1nX6MNV3fYKtcm5tciMPSFt3EWgcBZRZC-ZMq89uRLoh3bn9wKZDzH2taxw2g/s1928/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.48.31%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="1928" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVv8tfs1jOO5UvkbQ3bh4dkMNpmcMK46RxggSUUrxXVroKKW-cBUkL4fipInaui4a0WTBRz_u2XFqEQVY4Hk3DghUPKn9-dYD1qdzSt9Xy_igBF21s7JO08wbKwhXVOd1nX6MNV3fYKtcm5tciMPSFt3EWgcBZRZC-ZMq89uRLoh3bn9wKZDzH2taxw2g/s320/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.48.31%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a smaller complex than Karnak, but the structures are extremely well-defined in the shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpk2pMb96mzXqqn1B6AHBwAoYWACbkZbIXnvQnaJ5GW_qXeKT1mzPOGav5d6wLPfJiye_hv5q26rzPoHu3n-D9iGrLOPfb6YoGq6u8i5MGe05OjOJn1yaK0HDrmatpw-JyP2FiKNcSx3YRab903Ik6dsTJLfPFbpZtQO9g4hRv-jR7gJswa7YcWFcip4/s6000/DSC_0747.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpk2pMb96mzXqqn1B6AHBwAoYWACbkZbIXnvQnaJ5GW_qXeKT1mzPOGav5d6wLPfJiye_hv5q26rzPoHu3n-D9iGrLOPfb6YoGq6u8i5MGe05OjOJn1yaK0HDrmatpw-JyP2FiKNcSx3YRab903Ik6dsTJLfPFbpZtQO9g4hRv-jR7gJswa7YcWFcip4/s320/DSC_0747.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Above are two statues of Ramses II at the first Pylon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01aaDj35d36YMifLbG9EU3anDlKGRJh8zNDbr_YlbXKkElLhxa2Bgp_4Uh_tQBkk-l1Hr4R830j6Q15OEyfDJ2ajGrCmQjVx-El8do5XadMiQGVf72fjWwonLeqqLBYQ22_HZRnqJbrk_L0SLHPlDflwY8rk1KeziVatz8F-F1xOiBXGdLh5PfAnpnEQ/s6000/DSC_0743.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh01aaDj35d36YMifLbG9EU3anDlKGRJh8zNDbr_YlbXKkElLhxa2Bgp_4Uh_tQBkk-l1Hr4R830j6Q15OEyfDJ2ajGrCmQjVx-El8do5XadMiQGVf72fjWwonLeqqLBYQ22_HZRnqJbrk_L0SLHPlDflwY8rk1KeziVatz8F-F1xOiBXGdLh5PfAnpnEQ/s320/DSC_0743.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Temple at Luxor was commissioned by Amenhotep III (1390-1353) late in the 18th Dynasty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2j8vbMNk8sQZ6n7ipH-F2v-hSR9kxlQmRGZXZGMX_8SmQPY_46JvMtj84UlAnqxy9nhxKV8HX7hYjNYlslgsaOkJ1WFIhj0GDAgE9i0b1ZfOr7a7qJbGPDtkvvDIIJL3W9DFigDPpyKI0NkDnEJihKvWu7ikiHpqUTs5ifAHERXe4g9b9giMVwIZtw4/s6000/DSC_0748.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2j8vbMNk8sQZ6n7ipH-F2v-hSR9kxlQmRGZXZGMX_8SmQPY_46JvMtj84UlAnqxy9nhxKV8HX7hYjNYlslgsaOkJ1WFIhj0GDAgE9i0b1ZfOr7a7qJbGPDtkvvDIIJL3W9DFigDPpyKI0NkDnEJihKvWu7ikiHpqUTs5ifAHERXe4g9b9giMVwIZtw4/w277-h416/DSC_0748.jpeg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was probably originally dedicated to Amon, Mut and Khonsu, but its purpose seems to have altered over the years and it became dedicated not to particular gods, but rather to the renewal of the king.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnw2eS3eRSrXT7JX7J4xgch9xDV8O5zKakwDMGHbY2diKsZ59jcno-m8bA8CXOoVuUE6BT003qn6B7P3SV00PdfloKQRqXgxEi5CdyOHMHTb40m-OGsPCc2-VI-v1ZlD8l0Qq7Z0mQuGued0wfJFNEbZ9QQMkA-6JPqoW9S106-jToD_2FQ-dsyqxRuE/s5503/DSC_0749.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5503" data-original-width="3605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnw2eS3eRSrXT7JX7J4xgch9xDV8O5zKakwDMGHbY2diKsZ59jcno-m8bA8CXOoVuUE6BT003qn6B7P3SV00PdfloKQRqXgxEi5CdyOHMHTb40m-OGsPCc2-VI-v1ZlD8l0Qq7Z0mQuGued0wfJFNEbZ9QQMkA-6JPqoW9S106-jToD_2FQ-dsyqxRuE/s320/DSC_0749.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><p>Tutankhamun (1333-1323 BCE) completed the temple begun by Amenhotep III.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXD4CMxKGayby2eVY8AEnvDp1nLyShkFrBFlmfkV23s372SbQ5GUS6yo7x9nVwY_a6jrXRKGWIILQ36jB8RWesWUP0TeXWEl6t7QPK0KelJaOA5foLPm7SfCVakUKhWZfwTwylXguuwMo6-5k3xRv2eswwktbG9WBS3lWOVm4k6JxUXgDB6qjC-7at56w/s5479/DSC_0750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5479" data-original-width="3542" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXD4CMxKGayby2eVY8AEnvDp1nLyShkFrBFlmfkV23s372SbQ5GUS6yo7x9nVwY_a6jrXRKGWIILQ36jB8RWesWUP0TeXWEl6t7QPK0KelJaOA5foLPm7SfCVakUKhWZfwTwylXguuwMo6-5k3xRv2eswwktbG9WBS3lWOVm4k6JxUXgDB6qjC-7at56w/s320/DSC_0750.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Horemheb (1319 -1292 BCE) continued the work on the Temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC_BF-Y6e4hNKMVbdUmi5qir9JJLKZfqQAgSUuQ70gDRS8Z9EwoMn_KzU8XjyUQJjnsHWDVQWjHhveyw9iLp9ZHe3ZC-TCbLsTIyCyPCZJtLRJfzU3YmOFk6aa7bY4OKl8zkrRttOyz2sMKGXnBFJMvHjXeAMaKtEbLek6IFcYZ5JeF5ZJ333AwYbm5M/s5444/DSC_0752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3957" data-original-width="5444" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYC_BF-Y6e4hNKMVbdUmi5qir9JJLKZfqQAgSUuQ70gDRS8Z9EwoMn_KzU8XjyUQJjnsHWDVQWjHhveyw9iLp9ZHe3ZC-TCbLsTIyCyPCZJtLRJfzU3YmOFk6aa7bY4OKl8zkrRttOyz2sMKGXnBFJMvHjXeAMaKtEbLek6IFcYZ5JeF5ZJ333AwYbm5M/s320/DSC_0752.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ramses II added a pylon and obelisks (and of course lots of references to his own greatness.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MIdWtSFFMFdLGkW4nH_GlZduK5Jc72UYJB-wzG-3r2uA53ySPIIL60uvAFG8ujxvxSQgO58_cLtxYae9N9U8dJN-k2wp9L51MULHMbODK7DAZFJt8rT5_7l-ckrTkTtiXZ-bEztMhkjNTgilPHQOZ_dWQecuP_F_-a_qI60h4-DSVFrTlXSvN55C_As/s6000/DSC_0753.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MIdWtSFFMFdLGkW4nH_GlZduK5Jc72UYJB-wzG-3r2uA53ySPIIL60uvAFG8ujxvxSQgO58_cLtxYae9N9U8dJN-k2wp9L51MULHMbODK7DAZFJt8rT5_7l-ckrTkTtiXZ-bEztMhkjNTgilPHQOZ_dWQecuP_F_-a_qI60h4-DSVFrTlXSvN55C_As/s320/DSC_0753.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ptolemaic kings also made additions</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b-fkwwx-faqF1vP-VmVApurDD_3jih-AVK8v0PhyEMRMyBHvdd7ilWMxEs8Mi67OJAwLM9npmXUoPVGNx5ftxZKOVt5JH0ajmji4tKhFpo0wq6gIEpsmPs2d5lyfchhdbnjcvDP607bPe_T-wbWVLC-L9eB1xClWUIQgJYGmuBVghBRfdl231ATdsnk/s5465/DSC_0755.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5465" data-original-width="3723" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_b-fkwwx-faqF1vP-VmVApurDD_3jih-AVK8v0PhyEMRMyBHvdd7ilWMxEs8Mi67OJAwLM9npmXUoPVGNx5ftxZKOVt5JH0ajmji4tKhFpo0wq6gIEpsmPs2d5lyfchhdbnjcvDP607bPe_T-wbWVLC-L9eB1xClWUIQgJYGmuBVghBRfdl231ATdsnk/s320/DSC_0755.jpeg" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Nefertari (favorite wife and Queen of Ramses II) is properly placed at her husband's side showing her support of her husband according to our guide Yasser Farouk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QEm4cP3F_sqbgscXBURlF3wkUixzq0yOsbyXUYa7ELeFdgAhVa5KYoBGBHUF3gAfkxbBPP83NLSVyl3smnjSrgaeBEg0pkOzUykm0O526AvhRzLUDO7xyfTR3BWmdesOKNviEq_4jBkz-v8vq-I6D75ZyNvjXZJWqIGcsxx2TZpwVQpvdN_4ODYX1NE/s6000/DSC_0758.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QEm4cP3F_sqbgscXBURlF3wkUixzq0yOsbyXUYa7ELeFdgAhVa5KYoBGBHUF3gAfkxbBPP83NLSVyl3smnjSrgaeBEg0pkOzUykm0O526AvhRzLUDO7xyfTR3BWmdesOKNviEq_4jBkz-v8vq-I6D75ZyNvjXZJWqIGcsxx2TZpwVQpvdN_4ODYX1NE/s320/DSC_0758.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The papyrus tops of the columns are much more stylized than those we saw at Karnak.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQSz6sZAngExfOMBKPyVIuqWJ_GQhGVfStHsgh2RzJgpxXx50ASHUUJxV2qCgXODSID0HmXKjt0fkWE_lmkXveZdXvQc_ZjAHq6zlLHu6Zmck2CxLMf0VNFtjxBl8_iI2WKOCDWSvY_oH_k0dN19THKymw8IhJ7eJ5Kg9ofEetqyMm4JcsDo9V3uF5eE/s5294/DSC_0762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5294" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQSz6sZAngExfOMBKPyVIuqWJ_GQhGVfStHsgh2RzJgpxXx50ASHUUJxV2qCgXODSID0HmXKjt0fkWE_lmkXveZdXvQc_ZjAHq6zlLHu6Zmck2CxLMf0VNFtjxBl8_iI2WKOCDWSvY_oH_k0dN19THKymw8IhJ7eJ5Kg9ofEetqyMm4JcsDo9V3uF5eE/s320/DSC_0762.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCozXJgjzkw-GMfFzVwyywTc3bEfFDkDNJwPDhTj55WNB7CgUcNNY49-Zs0S6A9Dc40fEeyDixqxRWLyY8YqQ_j27B0wRmjg73SzYjc0CrCvT4xq0UBQFrUGoDtoQlUwQfD6YHfXXHOExXWfVUC-LyTJK18lLfSRNoPlDlmYia1UVCmY4i80YovELX0E/s6000/DSC_0764.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCozXJgjzkw-GMfFzVwyywTc3bEfFDkDNJwPDhTj55WNB7CgUcNNY49-Zs0S6A9Dc40fEeyDixqxRWLyY8YqQ_j27B0wRmjg73SzYjc0CrCvT4xq0UBQFrUGoDtoQlUwQfD6YHfXXHOExXWfVUC-LyTJK18lLfSRNoPlDlmYia1UVCmY4i80YovELX0E/s320/DSC_0764.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The peristyle court is surrounded on three sides by the papyrus-like capitals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhCvFgqGXOstTX9Y1apSzxsHITyzi5NxLOVU-3K5-lb6WIujFdxr2GRx2otkOHMk13_sMOiJGCk7rSHL8MV4BooAtNxhq0gUm8JfvYwHJJoVslzxlhful-BggcUMIQsiHRNo9sJTaAI7TCiN8pkIYUteJS8r1FvjNJxE5aXLGXTly4Aqm6K1608rWEcc/s5242/DSC_0768.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5242" data-original-width="3845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhCvFgqGXOstTX9Y1apSzxsHITyzi5NxLOVU-3K5-lb6WIujFdxr2GRx2otkOHMk13_sMOiJGCk7rSHL8MV4BooAtNxhq0gUm8JfvYwHJJoVslzxlhful-BggcUMIQsiHRNo9sJTaAI7TCiN8pkIYUteJS8r1FvjNJxE5aXLGXTly4Aqm6K1608rWEcc/s320/DSC_0768.jpeg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hypostyle hall has a colonnade of 14 pillars that are 52 feet high.</div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5QeEri3iNZyRTY6Z0s_TbAaZKikKrmKerpEmUV8TsNXlSUv6TsrjORy2irQUijkBfLGpy3izFuBUxNN99Q7u8uvr1SAbVsD7iiDl4OKcuKwjhWc6fm1M5V9UKdwwgjJmQdRZDSOf9idkFH3TFiq2rHWUtaWrs0ddnj2Fxb4_fPubMBmBBtG5hLUmt_E/s5469/DSC_0769.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPUuq7CxGr72AliPhYcvyFQsYsTZ2NvAuCDzxnNxjzp1HzMKSYzuUMBBjQVvw9OUJS4i5dWLtimJrgxN0ZHQivnYleR1sX-u_mVmOVweiEZlTaSJ12LPfcSpYI_CNN81BAi0zR_HGHLxWBki9qMwjuGveRE8ZrMZlOTUppzu0aVXjyEgYuBCH_dQN0qI/s5242/DSC_0777.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5242" data-original-width="3328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxPUuq7CxGr72AliPhYcvyFQsYsTZ2NvAuCDzxnNxjzp1HzMKSYzuUMBBjQVvw9OUJS4i5dWLtimJrgxN0ZHQivnYleR1sX-u_mVmOVweiEZlTaSJ12LPfcSpYI_CNN81BAi0zR_HGHLxWBki9qMwjuGveRE8ZrMZlOTUppzu0aVXjyEgYuBCH_dQN0qI/s320/DSC_0777.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were also a lot of hieroglyphic inscriptions and reliefs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjemG0tnE4gWdyiQbdvgCXR-KPB48OJgOGT1nIM4Rif6rfjsV-k7OClJXxHFsfAjPJ8XTzc3VwqlsA4NfZoOqyi-nJnhNyLGWlBbJNjaPIh3wbLoko_-97ifDk6SqNdBbZshcMP2ZnXcOAc8gB7QDRU_Fz7LGVqMLHfV3pLmWu6i1InXh0RieV90KyNQ/s5441/DSC_0779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is a granite shrine or chapel to Alexander the Great in one hall, and he claims to have been crowned in Thebes, but evidence suggests he never got that far south.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjobvLsAOD2mWJsadgHo8sqdkf1HXFRIvsnajWrFXaSI6gqscSznDSQC3MLZfsL7oj3AeEb6n1-scZBa-K2ELYt7CZ6xPd_y0IYCuvjsD4oTHPjnOkJWQQktKpPK0Z5ii8Nv_dSlTPl5_bDCwQBuvFWsDvAvtzK9QmBZQD_v7XKMgLUb-fWDlWwjVaVqI/s5457/DSC_0767.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3742" data-original-width="5457" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjobvLsAOD2mWJsadgHo8sqdkf1HXFRIvsnajWrFXaSI6gqscSznDSQC3MLZfsL7oj3AeEb6n1-scZBa-K2ELYt7CZ6xPd_y0IYCuvjsD4oTHPjnOkJWQQktKpPK0Z5ii8Nv_dSlTPl5_bDCwQBuvFWsDvAvtzK9QmBZQD_v7XKMgLUb-fWDlWwjVaVqI/s320/DSC_0767.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We explored the complex and then before we knew it, it was time to head back for dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-21MeDdR1Y2JnYnibQMY8v0JHU-cj16jjPdXvpuwR3v5MeBxVH2gwNnUdoSW1doeOvOp8GSyJPEjizm7YABv4dZFJjwoWzEGtJq_72Q0bxHJbrUskfslgFRrHZAR2v8rfDLA040KHSu80MynOUtc-hFZR3XPthuLJ-PcKt9TxpSmCEm28dAIrzsqrDk/s5506/DSC_0787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3809" data-original-width="5506" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-21MeDdR1Y2JnYnibQMY8v0JHU-cj16jjPdXvpuwR3v5MeBxVH2gwNnUdoSW1doeOvOp8GSyJPEjizm7YABv4dZFJjwoWzEGtJq_72Q0bxHJbrUskfslgFRrHZAR2v8rfDLA040KHSu80MynOUtc-hFZR3XPthuLJ-PcKt9TxpSmCEm28dAIrzsqrDk/s320/DSC_0787.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the Avenue of Sphinxes we noticed a replica of a boat so we could see a three-dimensional version of what we had seen on the temple walls.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIQbKvxYROy3CT7OeOBBKMN-buPE6CjqqH7SHndMf9776Odzc9IKFp5YQpRa8vD_EMoJZt1qtR7bMkQ7OQiIJOGUMgIqv3-zARvhgYAX7TwZF_u2iVYLtGo-AyXRHjpMGpM3ysD0JGbHLKlCVeTc-ZOQ3VV7hBSDWHVLaV4-eXtLnUS7niIIZ7VuJITI/s6000/DSC_0795.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIQbKvxYROy3CT7OeOBBKMN-buPE6CjqqH7SHndMf9776Odzc9IKFp5YQpRa8vD_EMoJZt1qtR7bMkQ7OQiIJOGUMgIqv3-zARvhgYAX7TwZF_u2iVYLtGo-AyXRHjpMGpM3ysD0JGbHLKlCVeTc-ZOQ3VV7hBSDWHVLaV4-eXtLnUS7niIIZ7VuJITI/w352-h234/DSC_0795.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Kings (something we would be seeing soon).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixIAQk6oW5zOEZflLAqytVYMMVz4MXtZV1D6aviVBEXFjUdmTI46El2zmx5SPINNfO0w8fqeePWZOregUoBPLQ0Z8l1hgrhMtXPB1cwn3jAxHYOfs8pYDXoiDeHmv9T55RFaquF5zTnhl888_Lp-e_dLkw3axJSU6SbrGRK8FrfUUsGNwK-mWfltXKE8/s5472/DSC_0796.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3617" data-original-width="5472" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixIAQk6oW5zOEZflLAqytVYMMVz4MXtZV1D6aviVBEXFjUdmTI46El2zmx5SPINNfO0w8fqeePWZOregUoBPLQ0Z8l1hgrhMtXPB1cwn3jAxHYOfs8pYDXoiDeHmv9T55RFaquF5zTnhl888_Lp-e_dLkw3axJSU6SbrGRK8FrfUUsGNwK-mWfltXKE8/w335-h222/DSC_0796.jpeg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That evening we passed the Viking sister ship the Aton.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS_mwYrwDRO29no7yeI4FEQtbT41IG18f5DkoKBxHynAlMROcCFwpRHzWIZz1_nOBmVDTiFex_RzOS1qlUNvhqiE4R8ptPb2ZFIycIu12LpAT7-4PaoGcpT58Tilbi19QNOjVU0SZlPJjgr6OjHZ1QCe6O8oxQQnNHgaTak5Mf6CMYtXmkRLiuR7RPHg/s6000/DSC_0797.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUS_mwYrwDRO29no7yeI4FEQtbT41IG18f5DkoKBxHynAlMROcCFwpRHzWIZz1_nOBmVDTiFex_RzOS1qlUNvhqiE4R8ptPb2ZFIycIu12LpAT7-4PaoGcpT58Tilbi19QNOjVU0SZlPJjgr6OjHZ1QCe6O8oxQQnNHgaTak5Mf6CMYtXmkRLiuR7RPHg/s320/DSC_0797.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-83080417837422026792023-09-21T08:40:00.006-05:002023-09-30T17:20:58.339-05:00Day 4 Aug 31 Pt 1 Flight to Luxor, the HS Antares and Karnak<p>We had to get up early to get to the airport in order to fly to Luxor. They told us to be ready to board the bus at 6 AM, so we were up and on board before the sun rose.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvVWc6FG_fzrSTfmNfcxZiQJR59-SUcAtVXz1X_OF0Bca3fKdihMNKIBWDyA6lWYVnSGKN-oRnG5VIqWm26wcvF9hdW6u3-Bwa_GqpGfVcoXUMaVOZrWB6CcM-u6yfk4deGJWnz7cJq38YXOJMkVrH8NIZVFSmxgbEjh8fJJITmBvg2oVLT1cEqo6-7c/s5929/DSC_0556.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3695" data-original-width="5929" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOvVWc6FG_fzrSTfmNfcxZiQJR59-SUcAtVXz1X_OF0Bca3fKdihMNKIBWDyA6lWYVnSGKN-oRnG5VIqWm26wcvF9hdW6u3-Bwa_GqpGfVcoXUMaVOZrWB6CcM-u6yfk4deGJWnz7cJq38YXOJMkVrH8NIZVFSmxgbEjh8fJJITmBvg2oVLT1cEqo6-7c/s320/DSC_0556.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was pretty hard to get any good photos out the bus window with so little light, but that didn't stop me from taking a few anyway!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqR9M4BrMxZYYMR7PKVUKjhNYymNaglXOEY0ALKXsN5nzTpX18nUAt15ykI1675XSpETN8kF0YpvXXYoW-UqlyalBYdkqKkiIywIe_rk44gx3L-D9Sg-3mq_1Fq7LAefSsYKZ5YbsmhSw6ouddsag4IW_r-YZdBSLhUE0-CKobzlNr3kLh_b7MQhOSec/s6000/DSC_0560.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkqR9M4BrMxZYYMR7PKVUKjhNYymNaglXOEY0ALKXsN5nzTpX18nUAt15ykI1675XSpETN8kF0YpvXXYoW-UqlyalBYdkqKkiIywIe_rk44gx3L-D9Sg-3mq_1Fq7LAefSsYKZ5YbsmhSw6ouddsag4IW_r-YZdBSLhUE0-CKobzlNr3kLh_b7MQhOSec/s320/DSC_0560.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we arrived at the airport, the luggage guys were waiting for us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPJ2Ozmm63y6js36Ka4hJabolfQNfj37MvIt0lOwjNnpzdUlwS-FUPC_FTcIkn98UId3QH_cnY3nBDw3OGcTtJLegXtXyocI6Tw7U6SZh9EIWY0n5OK4zeUj9z1XzJbigZp9fuRFlnwFPOLWUoQ7EsshlQDK0E_CZ74uknzod77vWvUxX394NDTaG5Z0/s6000/DSC_0564.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPJ2Ozmm63y6js36Ka4hJabolfQNfj37MvIt0lOwjNnpzdUlwS-FUPC_FTcIkn98UId3QH_cnY3nBDw3OGcTtJLegXtXyocI6Tw7U6SZh9EIWY0n5OK4zeUj9z1XzJbigZp9fuRFlnwFPOLWUoQ7EsshlQDK0E_CZ74uknzod77vWvUxX394NDTaG5Z0/s320/DSC_0564.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They unloaded us and we headed to the security checkpoints (of which there were two) before we checked our bags. One of our group was in a wheel chair. She was a real trooper, who did not have it easy on this trip. I really admire her grit for taking this trip.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZa2My1rKdherx4wNM1Lgts_DfHXUJ5up1JkfjiTisTWd-ZK8w0XApZr05MtNmy2pM6br7sPTwwhv-b3e1vSBGmGHmRlgZwRZGi_0Fcuh29G_cBZBJ9YB7223jH0hlByi8MMJAze0QnJJ8jGlx0zmMbq5P2lhTjO-jYd6Qw0sUJDFwT0TAUe0_oThL5LI/s6000/DSC_0566.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZa2My1rKdherx4wNM1Lgts_DfHXUJ5up1JkfjiTisTWd-ZK8w0XApZr05MtNmy2pM6br7sPTwwhv-b3e1vSBGmGHmRlgZwRZGi_0Fcuh29G_cBZBJ9YB7223jH0hlByi8MMJAze0QnJJ8jGlx0zmMbq5P2lhTjO-jYd6Qw0sUJDFwT0TAUe0_oThL5LI/s320/DSC_0566.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We boarded a charter flight for Luxor and I got my first view of the rest of the Egyptian countryside. It is so different from the green strips that border the Nile. The desert is vast and inhospitable, but somehow the Egyptians manage to inhabit it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTHzj3y8njds2ijqZKjxZ-KAfxg0uNUYwZdt07-XQ0O1jNi2GHP9HUxVW6O67cWfiWe4a8zmoWAuyzf3feqU5Omg8lf5T5h0HBUvElJY1IcUBKacdp6WHhMX4pU4-_tEGzuKe8afrywiqday-TXnexxuh2WS0bypEa5A9CWmV4eKNXs1wWJIW_1MtqRI/s6000/DSC_0570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTHzj3y8njds2ijqZKjxZ-KAfxg0uNUYwZdt07-XQ0O1jNi2GHP9HUxVW6O67cWfiWe4a8zmoWAuyzf3feqU5Omg8lf5T5h0HBUvElJY1IcUBKacdp6WHhMX4pU4-_tEGzuKe8afrywiqday-TXnexxuh2WS0bypEa5A9CWmV4eKNXs1wWJIW_1MtqRI/s320/DSC_0570.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Especially interesting are the dried beds of places the river flowed when there were floods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcML4fvjJfuKFDfZ3YbzuxEI4QMnS85GWQUcOL5zMZ4qHbwGc8yRKrDAchEbUsW16AP2WU7x_WBsK0nIBWW_XTluopMfi5RfIxkZaMpsqa_9bzBwau5WLmabBCPuwvg7W8-KfH0SIKOq4uISjYmDbHXezRIX8Rf6P8KNrMl57xHipvgockzHfKM7YoIU/s6000/DSC_0577.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcML4fvjJfuKFDfZ3YbzuxEI4QMnS85GWQUcOL5zMZ4qHbwGc8yRKrDAchEbUsW16AP2WU7x_WBsK0nIBWW_XTluopMfi5RfIxkZaMpsqa_9bzBwau5WLmabBCPuwvg7W8-KfH0SIKOq4uISjYmDbHXezRIX8Rf6P8KNrMl57xHipvgockzHfKM7YoIU/s320/DSC_0577.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beautiful tree-like patterns fan out in the desert as if they were rivers that retained water.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsAvT_saIkPM_OyYLhuwQsoaFq-49OVYdZlgZLib6FnCHOlYeHUsOd_oukY3jHgQbc8hNfMKyvCRiwaBs_pZXfMUcqk7dSMFVkKcNVoi_P-qXv1xFVBW3efQTPT-bOn-71sgImABTVIlZLgYS8oSnoAxxH0_mDpKkI9pEOGuQqgvfJDKyqZJX4MHYzgA/s6000/DSC_0580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsAvT_saIkPM_OyYLhuwQsoaFq-49OVYdZlgZLib6FnCHOlYeHUsOd_oukY3jHgQbc8hNfMKyvCRiwaBs_pZXfMUcqk7dSMFVkKcNVoi_P-qXv1xFVBW3efQTPT-bOn-71sgImABTVIlZLgYS8oSnoAxxH0_mDpKkI9pEOGuQqgvfJDKyqZJX4MHYzgA/s320/DSC_0580.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course we napped a bit on the plane, but not enough. Still it fortified us for the rest of the day. We landed in Luxor to a welcome sign in hieroglyphics transliterated from English. I thought that was such a sweet undertaking.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNH-_EIY5ynKRw3O0KWoJyhRz2g9OvElw57Vf-4lk0oMWcXYAGcNFFLINKJB3FXV2EvITk7sc7dGsuq5wfqiuHydGEdKhqgmP_wIyJ-LztehHSFPA7QL2-WbSFN9LFwTAjjVzxc96vWCGL_0M_e_bv7lLV3C5OExHW0k9k50cVLDCdKXZTJYg4DNLq3A/s6000/DSC_0536.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNH-_EIY5ynKRw3O0KWoJyhRz2g9OvElw57Vf-4lk0oMWcXYAGcNFFLINKJB3FXV2EvITk7sc7dGsuq5wfqiuHydGEdKhqgmP_wIyJ-LztehHSFPA7QL2-WbSFN9LFwTAjjVzxc96vWCGL_0M_e_bv7lLV3C5OExHW0k9k50cVLDCdKXZTJYg4DNLq3A/s320/DSC_0536.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then it was back into a bus and more driving along the Nile and its canals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy5KNou1mXbDo5zXlTT0iRmf4ZbeqASX5jUIJ9uhRNZbPNtZwOjwlJ16OAXpWpGNxLzFdTeK5NLBISnRE1HxeKHK9sDJhmfC90Uxmq2lV6OGxUGa0bWgWI440Ui_2LBqm1HLvdbZVZjExk2CVvbjE6tExW9eX2J59yPH7EQDzJxJiVJ4ipiewpwHhB-M/s6000/DSC_0589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFy5KNou1mXbDo5zXlTT0iRmf4ZbeqASX5jUIJ9uhRNZbPNtZwOjwlJ16OAXpWpGNxLzFdTeK5NLBISnRE1HxeKHK9sDJhmfC90Uxmq2lV6OGxUGa0bWgWI440Ui_2LBqm1HLvdbZVZjExk2CVvbjE6tExW9eX2J59yPH7EQDzJxJiVJ4ipiewpwHhB-M/s320/DSC_0589.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Luxor used to be called Thebes back in ancient times and is mentioned by Herodotus in his Histories. How exciting it was to see the first signs of the Avenue of the Sphinxes!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpEK4LMe9elGNzWH72kasP8J6fbua4VKxhcFw9w4SdL4dOOIWpEXVSFzqhauWnT6G2GnZyZVbt4ttTY_4u8RkoHH9iHnNSbA9NCPOoQSCzB64qM4SM2DfyCgz8tjW69ryt1nrZVyEf64lVAst5ck9oWBIZqnSn051d7fEajZw7D4oU8yLzBvEh0TftnM/s5844/DSC_0595.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="5844" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpEK4LMe9elGNzWH72kasP8J6fbua4VKxhcFw9w4SdL4dOOIWpEXVSFzqhauWnT6G2GnZyZVbt4ttTY_4u8RkoHH9iHnNSbA9NCPOoQSCzB64qM4SM2DfyCgz8tjW69ryt1nrZVyEf64lVAst5ck9oWBIZqnSn051d7fEajZw7D4oU8yLzBvEh0TftnM/s320/DSC_0595.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Avenue of the Sphinxes (<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">طريق الكباش) </span>was a 1.7 mile road that connected the Temple at Karnak to the Temple of Luxor. It was lined with over 600 hundred (originally 1057) sphinxes. Famed archaeologist Zawi Hawass has called this site , "<span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 14px;">the largest open [air] museum, the largest archeological site in the world that tells the history of Egypt from the 2,000 BC era known as the Dynasty XI — until the Roman Period.</span>"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPfI48ruc7QVkATkFUK-dWDT6_909ggxAlOVJBkyfOgmY8MDsqwVLRyCDib4M6E1VjflrIYdR-rsAYt9sJ9DulMPrs4U1mYo5HTKsxURRntGzM-hsquHHvLGkDkauTe6DWD6gSHTS5EtjzjpjjuEqdW4Md9JXLN3BGRiUmBqCDPmq3VfZ62mqLR0TO7k/s5839/DSC_0597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3550" data-original-width="5839" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYPfI48ruc7QVkATkFUK-dWDT6_909ggxAlOVJBkyfOgmY8MDsqwVLRyCDib4M6E1VjflrIYdR-rsAYt9sJ9DulMPrs4U1mYo5HTKsxURRntGzM-hsquHHvLGkDkauTe6DWD6gSHTS5EtjzjpjjuEqdW4Md9JXLN3BGRiUmBqCDPmq3VfZ62mqLR0TO7k/s320/DSC_0597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you enter the Temple at Karnak you encounter a large model of what the temple must have looked like in its heyday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXIxCNmWbBP_OKAxJJmUR8RljTTdrtyE986mf_2a7_3dzQFz3tHXuGn9ZlVY2EHECCCTp2eG3d2k-rPn9Fdb1NKYYhVllPLJ78_y7r7mMQ3owCyPi8Z_KShBWOBCzRWCUWuIyZKOwdioRLu3-fPAtCSH39HN3-GPvdBchSsR2we2z3tZF-fcLBWehl9Q/s5658/DSC_0598.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3215" data-original-width="5658" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXIxCNmWbBP_OKAxJJmUR8RljTTdrtyE986mf_2a7_3dzQFz3tHXuGn9ZlVY2EHECCCTp2eG3d2k-rPn9Fdb1NKYYhVllPLJ78_y7r7mMQ3owCyPi8Z_KShBWOBCzRWCUWuIyZKOwdioRLu3-fPAtCSH39HN3-GPvdBchSsR2we2z3tZF-fcLBWehl9Q/s320/DSC_0598.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because the Avenue of the Sphinxes connects the two main temples in Luxor, I thought I would check out Google Earth and see what it looks like from above (and it is pretty cool!) You can see the whole avenue with the temple of Karnak in the North and of Luxor in the South.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6ujMh8Hl6Fa8lRBTZzxWL1z2ZQEIsf8PE9uAoUwHfeNQSU5R8Wfuq5GcXf8prcPZAGbF21Vj5P72SUOS83N-9EKUFz31dICBqpJBEFzfGfx5fGUEXjhmXjeidbK1H_ALt0Qj7QrnPYOo8biQAnR-oWV53jUt7OzBU71szyyitZMsn33Zf1Ow4nviPTc/s1641/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.49.21%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1196" data-original-width="1641" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH6ujMh8Hl6Fa8lRBTZzxWL1z2ZQEIsf8PE9uAoUwHfeNQSU5R8Wfuq5GcXf8prcPZAGbF21Vj5P72SUOS83N-9EKUFz31dICBqpJBEFzfGfx5fGUEXjhmXjeidbK1H_ALt0Qj7QrnPYOo8biQAnR-oWV53jUt7OzBU71szyyitZMsn33Zf1Ow4nviPTc/w341-h248/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.49.21%20PM.jpeg" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is just the Temple of Karnak</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwgcrMZbj2e1w2boT7L3w4pIcuVD6pNdxAURMZHfIm_-T0LUkvm1y4MBv479pIW0es53awHN34jXGj58YJekmr5n6TO4odHas27w_PAEPhk0ol74zdekTGEAVM68sOO8oNbgIBOX62lwf6EVTbgcxqokr93zl5_B8SspMQV-d0b--GYDsf5ETa3KW-rI/s1422/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.49.43%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1422" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwgcrMZbj2e1w2boT7L3w4pIcuVD6pNdxAURMZHfIm_-T0LUkvm1y4MBv479pIW0es53awHN34jXGj58YJekmr5n6TO4odHas27w_PAEPhk0ol74zdekTGEAVM68sOO8oNbgIBOX62lwf6EVTbgcxqokr93zl5_B8SspMQV-d0b--GYDsf5ETa3KW-rI/s320/Screenshot%202023-09-21%20at%202.49.43%20PM.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Cornell University Library has these amazing 1914 overhead shots of the temple grounds that I am putting in just to give you an idea of how all the pieces fit together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga83U-cFYuCS-mN7BUXlnBFq25chIpfs3k0I8EDe6Y9uqpZd78TceieSP5Q27YGqNZlAjz1BaHx9fMzfa-mbV7ySvd9stKAIoEt97s0HCyzEevH3wkUsftM95YdBL4FRYDJNlPtqwZjaAtOWh_wafg_qZDbJX_NItj83QyiFpR98LBBp1t4Lki_TBAIzo/s1536/Temple_Complex_at_Karnak_(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="1536" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga83U-cFYuCS-mN7BUXlnBFq25chIpfs3k0I8EDe6Y9uqpZd78TceieSP5Q27YGqNZlAjz1BaHx9fMzfa-mbV7ySvd9stKAIoEt97s0HCyzEevH3wkUsftM95YdBL4FRYDJNlPtqwZjaAtOWh_wafg_qZDbJX_NItj83QyiFpR98LBBp1t4Lki_TBAIzo/s320/Temple_Complex_at_Karnak_(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You would need to rotate the photo 90 degrees counter/anti-clockwise to have the same orientation. In these photos it looks like both the Obelisks erected by Queen Hatshepsut are still standing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYFcIsxMjre8IdJqjoBwo72oi3ETtQ-cZ7eaH3rH7dkSoIloNlXpI9Uwf-brxln7ElrV4Uptr5HyTLwqDgxNkS_XRFZhMecILlOzS0irmlh7Rs1UF_GWauHQvWEM8SqONOQ4PCyVdhuJzDQhqLmgaB5-iMQRUB9KAeBWF6h0E9LLdeCbGicn8G4y5UYk/s1536/Temple_Complex_at_Karnak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1143" data-original-width="1536" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzYFcIsxMjre8IdJqjoBwo72oi3ETtQ-cZ7eaH3rH7dkSoIloNlXpI9Uwf-brxln7ElrV4Uptr5HyTLwqDgxNkS_XRFZhMecILlOzS0irmlh7Rs1UF_GWauHQvWEM8SqONOQ4PCyVdhuJzDQhqLmgaB5-iMQRUB9KAeBWF6h0E9LLdeCbGicn8G4y5UYk/w369-h274/Temple_Complex_at_Karnak.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Temple at Karnak is reputedly the largest religious building ever constructed and it is probably the most impressive thing we saw on our tour.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu2xAC2j0kuH8nJ6aGg_YN2Tg_b1cYQWB93X6GYTfdZ-eTViIY4gi_yRYXSnOVk_t6UVNoy3oqVM9yrEV_FxiEZmOdxQgQaGoyTs-17wivMTwP8euRXJAceyZ2Hg90xKZvcH0lyWIqUagPbVM_pz7YhnQgIFtRmH0qezHcL5ZpzI46hCpWcLDyJDEV9M/s6000/DSC_0600.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSu2xAC2j0kuH8nJ6aGg_YN2Tg_b1cYQWB93X6GYTfdZ-eTViIY4gi_yRYXSnOVk_t6UVNoy3oqVM9yrEV_FxiEZmOdxQgQaGoyTs-17wivMTwP8euRXJAceyZ2Hg90xKZvcH0lyWIqUagPbVM_pz7YhnQgIFtRmH0qezHcL5ZpzI46hCpWcLDyJDEV9M/s320/DSC_0600.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was fascinated by the sphinxes which took on three basic forms: sphinxes with the head of a ram and body of a lion, sphinxes in regular ram shape and sphinxes with human heads and lion bodies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDmc3QMYEwW70I_PVBHJ8nzfOW9TYvN2yUtcDOQQ_RW-dQgDqAPdsjYWUzScgsL8VYuiPU34rG64ZI6Y2BFTrxpcpmzFWpy7OOmxEqlsgoAXDO8tA63-TP4Klawc4pUqutzKscJp-cG8BVl8GxpPGPAiTb1z2Vhv057kOcTmD6mZYwN7kN8pmkkXzNuM/s6000/DSC_0606.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDmc3QMYEwW70I_PVBHJ8nzfOW9TYvN2yUtcDOQQ_RW-dQgDqAPdsjYWUzScgsL8VYuiPU34rG64ZI6Y2BFTrxpcpmzFWpy7OOmxEqlsgoAXDO8tA63-TP4Klawc4pUqutzKscJp-cG8BVl8GxpPGPAiTb1z2Vhv057kOcTmD6mZYwN7kN8pmkkXzNuM/s320/DSC_0606.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3gu3hM34vbcLnTwI0scY2mKH6DpgTu_PCi8uj4d6B4EjblY412fYcWBUwYsJjNGvEV_4kowrhZuSOrx79GqN0APjsdG9lyfICTpa55l4S_Yk4Jcmrav8dFjLDeTuWK4H8hY4pgSkCNOqBagfEZCKTZBqTXSMIIhmVBOpNGRuUI278qKkfaJjl8jcTYQ/s6000/DSC_0608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM3gu3hM34vbcLnTwI0scY2mKH6DpgTu_PCi8uj4d6B4EjblY412fYcWBUwYsJjNGvEV_4kowrhZuSOrx79GqN0APjsdG9lyfICTpa55l4S_Yk4Jcmrav8dFjLDeTuWK4H8hY4pgSkCNOqBagfEZCKTZBqTXSMIIhmVBOpNGRuUI278qKkfaJjl8jcTYQ/s320/DSC_0608.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Avenue underwent decades of restoration and was finally opened up in 2021.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD2_D6dyENbwFL35OGZAAt6fLZXQgMHlPub47EyBHjvH-RazxH5neOcclY9XlueIyXY_fun6Hl_oVhi00V2xwvS4P-SgpWZ5tnZ_OAqakwK_XLwA0X9r0w3rZtPYbQ0w5K5TaYQoDCG2wryRqAwDAIjIi8kmdcJ-BFAO-Mmx2ZqJEqjtZw-ZhmTKF99Q/s6000/DSC_0616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdD2_D6dyENbwFL35OGZAAt6fLZXQgMHlPub47EyBHjvH-RazxH5neOcclY9XlueIyXY_fun6Hl_oVhi00V2xwvS4P-SgpWZ5tnZ_OAqakwK_XLwA0X9r0w3rZtPYbQ0w5K5TaYQoDCG2wryRqAwDAIjIi8kmdcJ-BFAO-Mmx2ZqJEqjtZw-ZhmTKF99Q/s320/DSC_0616.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The temple was begun in the Middle Kingdom by Senusret I (who ruled from 1971-1926).<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP71ENhm74pFHdiDuiYqBGY572NAXquBHXQ592JJ89hVFW04IjXmUnecNlFkKjH-VIo-itA1NnEZio7IiXpVUu6vuquza5DOv2d2DXfjCT_glhpKXgIcEWSID0n5d6IFypfLB-wEdVltvEL7lSb_uGt7tZfb-FI9A5GjXjsgzxp_4ZS9BUPlyzkEUZh9I/s6000/DSC_0618.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP71ENhm74pFHdiDuiYqBGY572NAXquBHXQ592JJ89hVFW04IjXmUnecNlFkKjH-VIo-itA1NnEZio7IiXpVUu6vuquza5DOv2d2DXfjCT_glhpKXgIcEWSID0n5d6IFypfLB-wEdVltvEL7lSb_uGt7tZfb-FI9A5GjXjsgzxp_4ZS9BUPlyzkEUZh9I/s320/DSC_0618.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Work continued on through the ptolemaic period thousands of years later (305-30 BC).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MrjQkLLY7fvqxbHPa__q5hLsR9VqHsNVh2rGbR7Yz_OBpq6ke4VplWX7XWjJZ4NplRE4gGHbzZH9l7GQ-TAfoUaYbFmDCJB75YdziTIcaXpoon5aDkgBBi2fcOzlSiNVzPD_kDFhkMmITrOsH6utvcJBxXPqHOuwgt9QebRjm_fifrJ1N97C3GY48hs/s6000/DSC_0621.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MrjQkLLY7fvqxbHPa__q5hLsR9VqHsNVh2rGbR7Yz_OBpq6ke4VplWX7XWjJZ4NplRE4gGHbzZH9l7GQ-TAfoUaYbFmDCJB75YdziTIcaXpoon5aDkgBBi2fcOzlSiNVzPD_kDFhkMmITrOsH6utvcJBxXPqHOuwgt9QebRjm_fifrJ1N97C3GY48hs/s320/DSC_0621.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our guide maintained that the statue below was not authentic because of the placement of the Nefertari figure in front of Ramses the Great.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqBYWqZ258A4Rwbb3b1J11QhNi09Nqk10GZhjZX_8UfCtrkzfIxKjc5hYl3VSyfoJh60wBgt3yDWQfE38SuSuYcyDil2H2ThQroQFPKWw2_dxXviLRGT0_wCf3iArqUMJAD3m6vNaJVOI7EbgF_kZhctGNK1z0DkhhxIaB8RXhAryaZ3f6S874fRHWIk/s6000/DSC_0623.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqBYWqZ258A4Rwbb3b1J11QhNi09Nqk10GZhjZX_8UfCtrkzfIxKjc5hYl3VSyfoJh60wBgt3yDWQfE38SuSuYcyDil2H2ThQroQFPKWw2_dxXviLRGT0_wCf3iArqUMJAD3m6vNaJVOI7EbgF_kZhctGNK1z0DkhhxIaB8RXhAryaZ3f6S874fRHWIk/s320/DSC_0623.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is the enormous pillars that are most impressive about Karnak.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghayWXMw2LtnGA0UM3d4MS-_OtLKYKsPoZ-auldzoWof76m0Q2J59fBUIMDjy6O1_UG24GtloctgXkd7AMiP2j96qQyxQn4yq3FPtKlySXNiL28ih8z1PxZmTqZBVbPOioF3ccDt78AG05JeAdk5vntCH_n8Ir2suMv4_H2CxhKXiy0b9CtIUE29UxCMY/s5450/DSC_0627.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5450" data-original-width="3790" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghayWXMw2LtnGA0UM3d4MS-_OtLKYKsPoZ-auldzoWof76m0Q2J59fBUIMDjy6O1_UG24GtloctgXkd7AMiP2j96qQyxQn4yq3FPtKlySXNiL28ih8z1PxZmTqZBVbPOioF3ccDt78AG05JeAdk5vntCH_n8Ir2suMv4_H2CxhKXiy0b9CtIUE29UxCMY/w275-h395/DSC_0627.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is our group navigating the hypostyle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvokh_0tEnq0xP07SbW4aF30NzfKgdGlHO6mSurMQwGLudQjKuf8vHZ2kUxkitjH0N7ZZFMa_iZP8ZWT3m3wml2R7N4KsXp3r2HyxlfX0vMvPuFFuu0qZgxpx1wMJlyCBmpBBKHV7Xe15qI3otPzn_uQcY7dQtNjYR-BFAxINc_XVDFNkN3pvmdsUp0M/s5485/DSC_0628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5485" data-original-width="3586" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvokh_0tEnq0xP07SbW4aF30NzfKgdGlHO6mSurMQwGLudQjKuf8vHZ2kUxkitjH0N7ZZFMa_iZP8ZWT3m3wml2R7N4KsXp3r2HyxlfX0vMvPuFFuu0qZgxpx1wMJlyCBmpBBKHV7Xe15qI3otPzn_uQcY7dQtNjYR-BFAxINc_XVDFNkN3pvmdsUp0M/w259-h397/DSC_0628.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ramses II has his name plastered over almost every area of the temple. Here you see the ankh nsw bty prefix (Life force ruler of the two kingdoms) before his famous cartouche. In some places the color remains very clear</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_xWPEneIvxqQ15STMrAOtK2MsqQYF09vqRcD3Hdqfy4D9a-E24ivkWPMVYm-pa4laMUD-PL98Yu-1xbtllfYm1a18o3mKok0z5sLNRUw-h-Yaaari7fHbaxr7jWThxUS8A1e5bLqTixVAeiyTFOfY6U2YF9_3bGZycw__8d7CrUbYXsC3k8M_bee0PM/s6000/DSC_0630.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_xWPEneIvxqQ15STMrAOtK2MsqQYF09vqRcD3Hdqfy4D9a-E24ivkWPMVYm-pa4laMUD-PL98Yu-1xbtllfYm1a18o3mKok0z5sLNRUw-h-Yaaari7fHbaxr7jWThxUS8A1e5bLqTixVAeiyTFOfY6U2YF9_3bGZycw__8d7CrUbYXsC3k8M_bee0PM/s320/DSC_0630.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are numerous reliefs of Ramses II paying homage to the River gods, and other gods throughout the temple complex.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnjmsDH26TLVidBnc0SQ4DkzBAYZvjklwzIg8fFyiZoPPXD_7iozsMMzukRffPhnTjOv--gqQPgpsAtcB72PlfrfnriIevaf3HNohHd6y_BrTO1tM-vGFEtwT1FuKk4HKtOB_iThyMFellNtZDrso2k0niktgZEMM9iWcekSVEKdAMqXfaqRDV_uylew/s5575/DSC_0636.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3697" data-original-width="5575" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnjmsDH26TLVidBnc0SQ4DkzBAYZvjklwzIg8fFyiZoPPXD_7iozsMMzukRffPhnTjOv--gqQPgpsAtcB72PlfrfnriIevaf3HNohHd6y_BrTO1tM-vGFEtwT1FuKk4HKtOB_iThyMFellNtZDrso2k0niktgZEMM9iWcekSVEKdAMqXfaqRDV_uylew/s320/DSC_0636.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>It is so cool to see a place with your own eyes that you've seen numerous times in the movies!<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsBbxcXGQGlBVXXX0fc2P5O0zIBaXm5Hgq_Oug5alOe670XmM1p1G0d011iK6kU2gNARlTUcv6GQsNLCXLAKrXeNlODJGfpAqGAeavMWcwny5hoIeoIf-nngJwfjk9RFAYOFZA-0IycI9p7HANs0ngVzDA6XrunnS6D5vP23ieJMLWMJW0hK5JVQ7xvc/s5923/DSC_0637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To set up the enormous obelisks they had to use a complex process of sand and cantilever action.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClgcmr4cbBL0vx9w9AEI53F_50WsnTNt366Bewi_RQ2FavlWvz9Etyr4JCpkfKKRfEPiLe5S9L3l-wcoGUxyRusZxcmcprNxgo6fqKLK-Lum1QcYoyfQEacIhNiHrwhdjyTsFNqo5USWA4dW07u3gbGx8t1nWs3jcOvZOMb90A_8WrAp00c0Hsj0Hhyc/s5174/DSC_0654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5174" data-original-width="3543" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClgcmr4cbBL0vx9w9AEI53F_50WsnTNt366Bewi_RQ2FavlWvz9Etyr4JCpkfKKRfEPiLe5S9L3l-wcoGUxyRusZxcmcprNxgo6fqKLK-Lum1QcYoyfQEacIhNiHrwhdjyTsFNqo5USWA4dW07u3gbGx8t1nWs3jcOvZOMb90A_8WrAp00c0Hsj0Hhyc/s320/DSC_0654.jpeg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This Temple was the center of worship for the 18th Dynastic Triad (of gods) Amun (king of the gods), Mut (the mother goddess) and Khonsu (the moon god).<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFociGaF3jZYDUN3qVUJg8hS1sVxyvem_ssTQ2ukD-fHLxJS2Uo87kYI0IB__rIOC26i_dQlN6xtnybJ57pmFQDmBG3Yst37ZznIaVAhz9KQooCKR_HX4LbNCS9OFlUkcuwlPOuxuN0ZA5Oq5ifrUh1r4k5H3vk1a4URS-MYZrDsjrzLFMkSGKzMQkbjM/s5462/DSC_0656.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3726" data-original-width="5462" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFociGaF3jZYDUN3qVUJg8hS1sVxyvem_ssTQ2ukD-fHLxJS2Uo87kYI0IB__rIOC26i_dQlN6xtnybJ57pmFQDmBG3Yst37ZznIaVAhz9KQooCKR_HX4LbNCS9OFlUkcuwlPOuxuN0ZA5Oq5ifrUh1r4k5H3vk1a4URS-MYZrDsjrzLFMkSGKzMQkbjM/s320/DSC_0656.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is amazing to realize that the temple consists of four parts and only this one piece is open to the public. The other three are the precinct of Mut, the precinct of Montu and the Temple of Amenhotep IV (also known as Akhenaten) are all closed to the public. (The precinct of Mut may be open now after Brown University's restoration). Unfortunately the Temple of Amenhotep was razed after his death by the priests he had (temporarily) displaced by proclaiming monotheism.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U4L2Qa-NtY7tjPHns9w8XuQ8pjqZtU1_LTYTGIUgcLg0Q5dWgEXMpOLksGl7u3H8a0-y21P0YPljMxjVwvGkqkyqSs2FKbcee0Low0Dm8oAOHzF3YlFeMsG4C4J1v41imgb5TZhvOogR8opihpdNNZwcPT-hXryBYX2IBCE9wiJhgUCSlxCAN5jPbuo/s6000/DSC_0657.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7U4L2Qa-NtY7tjPHns9w8XuQ8pjqZtU1_LTYTGIUgcLg0Q5dWgEXMpOLksGl7u3H8a0-y21P0YPljMxjVwvGkqkyqSs2FKbcee0Low0Dm8oAOHzF3YlFeMsG4C4J1v41imgb5TZhvOogR8opihpdNNZwcPT-hXryBYX2IBCE9wiJhgUCSlxCAN5jPbuo/s320/DSC_0657.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The obelisk was constructed by Hatshepsut, who also worked on reconstructing the Precinct of Mut which had been destroyed by the invading Hyksos.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_gT4Ly0FMa_er8VmI_WN8Xl4CFlvVjsZNIgmUUTRQjpR5s8dBc0YQ66hucODiwVQzQpWdXTFh5UAzehsS6NO1eGI8So1nBe1lxH_UztIB-2cV_NXwI41c3frbZc52pmdYm8-MsBgZt09BVynP3nMUobNTSRb_HxxyE7PvFBlruz3cRMIX1hmu4RNnc4/s5280/DSC_0661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5280" data-original-width="3751" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_gT4Ly0FMa_er8VmI_WN8Xl4CFlvVjsZNIgmUUTRQjpR5s8dBc0YQ66hucODiwVQzQpWdXTFh5UAzehsS6NO1eGI8So1nBe1lxH_UztIB-2cV_NXwI41c3frbZc52pmdYm8-MsBgZt09BVynP3nMUobNTSRb_HxxyE7PvFBlruz3cRMIX1hmu4RNnc4/s320/DSC_0661.jpeg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvuvBzMq2qBT7zvxAQWUKieAOFqiG6YDv-vsO9h_Nu6YW1vQFXLNk8eJgQvURNhjOk7twf9XtHz-_qTBltYtx0QvelJehNcKT0dA9OoN5o5q63XXea_QKFxkrKWFTlmsy9-S7Z3-k6emBaKEPqcBNZWRgdWLiDDSb8NkLmavmlg8T8sHvv4TUbzbdzYw/s4076/DSC_0668.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="4076" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvuvBzMq2qBT7zvxAQWUKieAOFqiG6YDv-vsO9h_Nu6YW1vQFXLNk8eJgQvURNhjOk7twf9XtHz-_qTBltYtx0QvelJehNcKT0dA9OoN5o5q63XXea_QKFxkrKWFTlmsy9-S7Z3-k6emBaKEPqcBNZWRgdWLiDDSb8NkLmavmlg8T8sHvv4TUbzbdzYw/s320/DSC_0668.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajzPUwdMGXF9T3hiHamxmHe0MsCRn_hFZV19OYdbjme4Kobc1aT0tQ-QFoOjDGJx8vynhPS3AtifjQiOEQ1KNIBJ9bXfgF27YsyWzECZJv2mr6dYzKi_1gl_QJSC0fYH43PfbIZF38aKk5VJatgebstXsZCZS14xSN5M2OVM62jErkcPlFsQ1nyWs2tI/s5513/DSC_0666.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="5513" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajzPUwdMGXF9T3hiHamxmHe0MsCRn_hFZV19OYdbjme4Kobc1aT0tQ-QFoOjDGJx8vynhPS3AtifjQiOEQ1KNIBJ9bXfgF27YsyWzECZJv2mr6dYzKi_1gl_QJSC0fYH43PfbIZF38aKk5VJatgebstXsZCZS14xSN5M2OVM62jErkcPlFsQ1nyWs2tI/s320/DSC_0666.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is much speculation about how those architraves (big lintels on top of the columns) got up there. Some say ramps of sand, some say levers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JyxThVX1aAfLRdrHu8tYCdlg_8uJjT57vuk1-xeU3RGI3JfbMRE8b96IK_8axwTWlRIacsvmubtHYUuBobK5cksQrnZgrOgvPSWSIdVu71oQhvlbmAl4W6iprxM-IQju6bEMbQYDOefeYKnlxjepjH8CXENToxMTMJaEOPu8RTO7ymF12LmllHF4arM/s5404/DSC_0669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3869" data-original-width="5404" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JyxThVX1aAfLRdrHu8tYCdlg_8uJjT57vuk1-xeU3RGI3JfbMRE8b96IK_8axwTWlRIacsvmubtHYUuBobK5cksQrnZgrOgvPSWSIdVu71oQhvlbmAl4W6iprxM-IQju6bEMbQYDOefeYKnlxjepjH8CXENToxMTMJaEOPu8RTO7ymF12LmllHF4arM/s320/DSC_0669.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Hypostyle was possibly started in the 18th dynasty, but grew to its present splendor in the 19th Dynasty under Seti I and Ramses II.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here you can see the Papyrus umbels capitals so famous to this temple.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQd_tpgBaR4Fw9ZaD6F33X2b0Fo_tQ0Co281ok24t9fDFOOq-_7zT6jlSbg5n8XEvL24ProwdBr2qD4zPi_3YnaK7q7E1kBjCknLSjjd7xYvn3u1w8UR8x6hBaIPzJy_urYPPD0WjKziDZribFQqK9RSUY2naJr0699JOhNhJ3vhNFS-fLbcO9wYMABGI/s6000/DSC_0673.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQd_tpgBaR4Fw9ZaD6F33X2b0Fo_tQ0Co281ok24t9fDFOOq-_7zT6jlSbg5n8XEvL24ProwdBr2qD4zPi_3YnaK7q7E1kBjCknLSjjd7xYvn3u1w8UR8x6hBaIPzJy_urYPPD0WjKziDZribFQqK9RSUY2naJr0699JOhNhJ3vhNFS-fLbcO9wYMABGI/w339-h509/DSC_0673.jpeg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE1MMtxBvvz27XQ3HHCVLs2bJ-bEesz4K_wgDXbfr_oaZrnWyRpED_k4xYPR0KoY4HMDXcZe-xfoVux6SRRnTl4nHgQPBi5q8ysZ95xkhy7ddik4KIgfCIyfHlm3wF5TQ2qIvLZLjMocuumz51Sy4dpQ1exa6bfz3XH5V4ih9kOdce7_eX1B_P51iv9A/s4024/DSC_0681.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Once again we passed along the Avenue of Sphinxes...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQwja8jVMM_mQ_W4t9DHKJX2nk03NBw8i9YDbe339oNYs79YKn0xoTqAR5myBJffoKvpXoGZkab6AMcHZZQwfjdeSUulkvb0NgfFSBNhIDLpuoJP_4WeV6-YOzerUMnifzW99fdZcnwe5Jeb9ZVN5IojCPb0gPQSSfuL4zLZWHwohiDlPJiZ3KYS5zBU/s5746/DSC_0679.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="5746" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQwja8jVMM_mQ_W4t9DHKJX2nk03NBw8i9YDbe339oNYs79YKn0xoTqAR5myBJffoKvpXoGZkab6AMcHZZQwfjdeSUulkvb0NgfFSBNhIDLpuoJP_4WeV6-YOzerUMnifzW99fdZcnwe5Jeb9ZVN5IojCPb0gPQSSfuL4zLZWHwohiDlPJiZ3KYS5zBU/s320/DSC_0679.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...bidding them farewell.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLC39VFpkx-gFen7jWoiTbjAOLf1FqtHVg3eSZaqUlgvNRGRNbaLJySCtB5_7LZbjU_QiloxMSHzVGVjDOdUpymGFPXP1Umh4UV83Hke1HDRP1oY_6T1Nr9GZexCsek49rrtxhwZU3FZEITHjo-5fiT0EHBH-ZDBNqjJ7i_Us5_YaEb-Sxk8RduVO4y-0/s6000/DSC_0682.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Heritage Center rested at the foot of the Avenue of the Sphinxes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpcR8lvyLZrS7Asu9HT4JoY8hrcBFrPtqAndNWILvTy84OADEocvk_FbPCUMMuLA3t23_-W6yIkhgVY560aq3kSz3QJXdD7l4Ao4O7kVcdMT7gfmM-yEpk9l7BVDfh-0fxXKYIMqjN9Tx_pFUYSn6zAkpjdu_tbZBzYU99Mva2B45df9wKc2wIOaA5tk/s6000/DSC_0352.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkpcR8lvyLZrS7Asu9HT4JoY8hrcBFrPtqAndNWILvTy84OADEocvk_FbPCUMMuLA3t23_-W6yIkhgVY560aq3kSz3QJXdD7l4Ao4O7kVcdMT7gfmM-yEpk9l7BVDfh-0fxXKYIMqjN9Tx_pFUYSn6zAkpjdu_tbZBzYU99Mva2B45df9wKc2wIOaA5tk/s320/DSC_0352.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>After seeing a video about the Nile, we headed to the place where our new home for a week was docked. The crew had a lovely welcome prepared for us with cool towels and drinks and smiling faces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDt7EZOLUnM8Fe8ED44SZfj3lyNRyU7NgxLvXjtFL9SZJa4flrs5ozsHJs2IxSl-4EOKOtR2kbD8ic8_QmRDXTIApQdoDELccLuay_GWez8v--_QmPI-JZBcJflIg2g4nWr1YMueKQEHNgNo0BCAsk6SZsYWI_VBLyXfgU-WGHziR7KhPbr0bpOmfhLM/s4004/DSC_0697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="4004" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDt7EZOLUnM8Fe8ED44SZfj3lyNRyU7NgxLvXjtFL9SZJa4flrs5ozsHJs2IxSl-4EOKOtR2kbD8ic8_QmRDXTIApQdoDELccLuay_GWez8v--_QmPI-JZBcJflIg2g4nWr1YMueKQEHNgNo0BCAsk6SZsYWI_VBLyXfgU-WGHziR7KhPbr0bpOmfhLM/s320/DSC_0697.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And there she was... the HS Antares.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBVOY2RwT2Ux0ZvcA5q_BKQy0VRYbb55if4ywyfZPFgxFFxEqYxVYObT5lSOtCKECkC4Wf1pRMw3QLBJ-Kj1uJw2m6Vju2CwJwARxPqraA1k4puNDVrOqK3AZXSGxksP17_5XRK2nWWp-pNFLQcHemN6bca1UmtrnU4eHisWlUWkEibyhF2WiMTGTemQ/s5738/DSC_0702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="5738" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBVOY2RwT2Ux0ZvcA5q_BKQy0VRYbb55if4ywyfZPFgxFFxEqYxVYObT5lSOtCKECkC4Wf1pRMw3QLBJ-Kj1uJw2m6Vju2CwJwARxPqraA1k4puNDVrOqK3AZXSGxksP17_5XRK2nWWp-pNFLQcHemN6bca1UmtrnU4eHisWlUWkEibyhF2WiMTGTemQ/w377-h231/DSC_0702.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We boarded over a red carpet and felt immediately at home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgxIAK_COm5IfnFBB_kQe1O7-9MhnT0EQIaSuEJ8D8yPIegBI8CAxZgA-iqHlVVd35gQ4qdESL8ocZQGLAjj6FZB5L-tFQkCHcjA1O7wOGvlJ8Ib-tl9k97Z2zh6AuPfJBLX4BepTJEIDpMWvUj2P7-Udw5DL15VfSxX2x2kYb_vZlfnYzSlQHaZNxC4/s5267/DSC_0703.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="5267" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYgxIAK_COm5IfnFBB_kQe1O7-9MhnT0EQIaSuEJ8D8yPIegBI8CAxZgA-iqHlVVd35gQ4qdESL8ocZQGLAjj6FZB5L-tFQkCHcjA1O7wOGvlJ8Ib-tl9k97Z2zh6AuPfJBLX4BepTJEIDpMWvUj2P7-Udw5DL15VfSxX2x2kYb_vZlfnYzSlQHaZNxC4/s320/DSC_0703.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3gVfD2OQKm5UQzVde--qrBgs4chA8YXrnSGrUKBZRKxlMj89lKfJjLvJkW55jEh5yRjnAuJccPgj8KyFAJEuct3NubBfQx-QpS7uAjYK_nLCg0VV7ecd3Bi6XNatQxLDebjGkUOkvO964uwl2szaSZdF5Nn8XpeMaxVFAUZFDg2JzIJwc1kMmX-Lq6Q/s5132/DSC_0523%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3781" data-original-width="5132" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz3gVfD2OQKm5UQzVde--qrBgs4chA8YXrnSGrUKBZRKxlMj89lKfJjLvJkW55jEh5yRjnAuJccPgj8KyFAJEuct3NubBfQx-QpS7uAjYK_nLCg0VV7ecd3Bi6XNatQxLDebjGkUOkvO964uwl2szaSZdF5Nn8XpeMaxVFAUZFDg2JzIJwc1kMmX-Lq6Q/w342-h252/DSC_0523%202.JPG" width="342" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our room was wonderful. It was large, elegant and not at all what one expects from a cruise.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP42z6sAAePnWw5RUrqXPUarEmSK-XZn1c6TCRUFxBygn6tn41Ai05_VxLgF4xhFjTPSpTm9f5YEqPRQVL9QXAEHMy66aiBnig5v1mpmyuKk6KhfzU-f7K5qP9H0FWEYKveoLcOFzRlur-fcK2yA4Pcb6FTdICZ9hYLXEbbvZWHUHguX_GX0egLx-ULQ/s5474/DSC_0704.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3892" data-original-width="5474" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAP42z6sAAePnWw5RUrqXPUarEmSK-XZn1c6TCRUFxBygn6tn41Ai05_VxLgF4xhFjTPSpTm9f5YEqPRQVL9QXAEHMy66aiBnig5v1mpmyuKk6KhfzU-f7K5qP9H0FWEYKveoLcOFzRlur-fcK2yA4Pcb6FTdICZ9hYLXEbbvZWHUHguX_GX0egLx-ULQ/s320/DSC_0704.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the retro style and calming colors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5463" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvEEnepdl_lOQZJyq8Ky3iplX4KDh_6ww76sFfLAbrjNRTQP5CE7Uf0FYWis7idGeCXPvh9__uFE_HyEBxVtFqcmbpSP3Vh-FjvxazYYt4MPFI3vX1HE0oAI3aXBB2YTmqe0skqUaCWB0BV6-Z4mK7hENF710QmelVKrfHhCW-7O8L3Vt4nQHXNMc4iA/s320/DSC_0522.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I frequently used that chair to write in my journal or simply sit with the veranda door open and watch the Nile go by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCnhYRHa9CZWE7lUsQ3228QwTx9jhzEfbiUIAvo8KK7e1kLwRzj2fwbcBunYRbY9OkdXgN5xcRqFiWX7KQEIWK4zJ_jfX7bkfFTECJli4Kx88MbCHclQSs_CFL7Dx4vpT-mitp9JG2W1lIYVOLWdMQkN15nbObt5RpoV8RXkwXnIfNpLexqE6rYJ8HRU/s5635/DSC_0707.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"> (Taking a few pictures here and there of course).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn6lKSvw72-FF1R1qRXbadYMz91LGTqLSJAijbhtLDiw3a6z0MT05hAHbfy0_msdrzJtOQI_vRsstBAUge8iDLOl5XB9cdaCEo788XolVMNDctMP_8rIqeCAOj0OUa-AzJU8QOfCIS2ziqA6jB2rh6dOlW-yFgLg6mpekmdCAbdF7UB5siHdVj4b04do/s5453/DSC_0708.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3432" data-original-width="5453" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn6lKSvw72-FF1R1qRXbadYMz91LGTqLSJAijbhtLDiw3a6z0MT05hAHbfy0_msdrzJtOQI_vRsstBAUge8iDLOl5XB9cdaCEo788XolVMNDctMP_8rIqeCAOj0OUa-AzJU8QOfCIS2ziqA6jB2rh6dOlW-yFgLg6mpekmdCAbdF7UB5siHdVj4b04do/s320/DSC_0708.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the ship was equally clean and stylish.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmCDtDM1dijwlQvzcvPdK7jOnlh908q_KKdjkr-g0gmFX9mK9s7wWza1d401KNxcxVyxX8NENnGyZT-BI3rpI_p_b2Jzoil4iw2CWD4RafI8cDDyJHl7rO8d017-I3fSs63pKO9uiSzHxJ2thPGyqysZZSaEMdjcvkuUsyY5DMKsh9hs09JndBCmx2Yw/s6000/DSC_0709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmCDtDM1dijwlQvzcvPdK7jOnlh908q_KKdjkr-g0gmFX9mK9s7wWza1d401KNxcxVyxX8NENnGyZT-BI3rpI_p_b2Jzoil4iw2CWD4RafI8cDDyJHl7rO8d017-I3fSs63pKO9uiSzHxJ2thPGyqysZZSaEMdjcvkuUsyY5DMKsh9hs09JndBCmx2Yw/s320/DSC_0709.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had expected threadbare and worn since it was an "old" ship, but there was no sign of deterioration and no dirt. It was beautiful, spacious and just exactly what I had hoped for.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi253dJLJrqXYucUkaTd24senJyWEjthpzLCVzYm04SMNXESBqFE48ZUxlKexPAhFcAPjracVDB8qT2HJRZzFZvOvBhqt9WvQwl-HCRx9nvc4kmoJs7mRoRbEjGcbpwKWQFpHa_lR_ozb01fgPw7UaWtmGzRHZjFX7_xN4DCjhiMrTHG0JDh-azjoAavkI/s5589/DSC_0711.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="5589" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi253dJLJrqXYucUkaTd24senJyWEjthpzLCVzYm04SMNXESBqFE48ZUxlKexPAhFcAPjracVDB8qT2HJRZzFZvOvBhqt9WvQwl-HCRx9nvc4kmoJs7mRoRbEjGcbpwKWQFpHa_lR_ozb01fgPw7UaWtmGzRHZjFX7_xN4DCjhiMrTHG0JDh-azjoAavkI/s320/DSC_0711.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the cooks and wait staff hard at work during our first meal. Below is the waiting room outside the restaurant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7hHJ6Iu3ZScLvvwk25rwOKtDr9Q-VG_0-gknqtbkDEQY65xkibcjZt43aHyMptq8AnVXxYq-01_7c_RgeV4gBA53tNR27GyTYZC68Xwa7KN6wmEDuW2SILoEf4UinQB7zcgkFyekJYgAP5Rt4n25QZDpP5ldpxFHUIY6HsNJ8TX9CrDrck9oKfzOhoE/s5470/DSC_0712.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3960" data-original-width="5470" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7hHJ6Iu3ZScLvvwk25rwOKtDr9Q-VG_0-gknqtbkDEQY65xkibcjZt43aHyMptq8AnVXxYq-01_7c_RgeV4gBA53tNR27GyTYZC68Xwa7KN6wmEDuW2SILoEf4UinQB7zcgkFyekJYgAP5Rt4n25QZDpP5ldpxFHUIY6HsNJ8TX9CrDrck9oKfzOhoE/s320/DSC_0712.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were numerous public areas that were comfortable and alluring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DWd2Gqk2vdqal6kZMx9N7PcM8mfFGE371pniQSY6wiIgk7-XAeBHDsb_JkHXGnzsV1PDprOmeNsWrLudu7vK_FoDcu5XzvfnBEF-gTGpjgrObLuvCTryG2mQ9Z6NAVsydUzYVdOvI8MTb-PlhxPlZK6p9MiAhm1pWDsor7IcpwJYU68eIc0RPz8hQnk/s5338/DSC_0713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3709" data-original-width="5338" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DWd2Gqk2vdqal6kZMx9N7PcM8mfFGE371pniQSY6wiIgk7-XAeBHDsb_JkHXGnzsV1PDprOmeNsWrLudu7vK_FoDcu5XzvfnBEF-gTGpjgrObLuvCTryG2mQ9Z6NAVsydUzYVdOvI8MTb-PlhxPlZK6p9MiAhm1pWDsor7IcpwJYU68eIc0RPz8hQnk/s320/DSC_0713.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course there was always a useful meeting each day to keep us abreast of what would be happening. Here we were welcomed onto the ship by our hotel manager.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo7t_vfZG3JeGINgiWaAAY4gib4Sx7DimfTa5XyG0hn26ISsJ2KN3NeZCKP5NAXfRW1pvt1mKLFr9Eb-CoMXm1Ifl1yl0uw0bTWCEWpdwxAUNsvs_FXTOmJ1UxuqS9l-b4_6e3OJx_vPuAAkD2Oy-bG-2xi7Imh85YoQ_BEZrdYhv_G2zPJuM1xXOid8/s5766/DSC_0714.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="5766" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo7t_vfZG3JeGINgiWaAAY4gib4Sx7DimfTa5XyG0hn26ISsJ2KN3NeZCKP5NAXfRW1pvt1mKLFr9Eb-CoMXm1Ifl1yl0uw0bTWCEWpdwxAUNsvs_FXTOmJ1UxuqS9l-b4_6e3OJx_vPuAAkD2Oy-bG-2xi7Imh85YoQ_BEZrdYhv_G2zPJuM1xXOid8/s320/DSC_0714.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another daily ritual was hearing about dinner from our gifted Romanian chef.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-DHVYh4xuF8FmWYlc9sj9-mJ91Yys0ovRxnrQ9S6m4XEjigmnKPH_cnmKtCPTxqYHh5WHBX0JW6CyBZ5J9mrnVZLFjIvwaccyvyxXmGZNDdBRgs9JAo-15vn7dlgGiZOVQLzQX3YL4wKcpROL2gmxsAbdTKKLZ4P66Q5NKVstfq-OtlLkF4Xt7qMVSI/s6000/DSC_0718.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-DHVYh4xuF8FmWYlc9sj9-mJ91Yys0ovRxnrQ9S6m4XEjigmnKPH_cnmKtCPTxqYHh5WHBX0JW6CyBZ5J9mrnVZLFjIvwaccyvyxXmGZNDdBRgs9JAo-15vn7dlgGiZOVQLzQX3YL4wKcpROL2gmxsAbdTKKLZ4P66Q5NKVstfq-OtlLkF4Xt7qMVSI/s320/DSC_0718.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One mandatory aspect of a cruise is the emergency drill. In that ritual everyone gets dressed up in their finest orange and heads to a social gathering.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTD9BBxWjI0IB79Lp9dfX8R6HQoMqHkjzcQpbIwsmQCVbvyLew7iy_DMobHJjS9b8au5DbmNA7PKxW1-hRCD0pyr-7KP1TFhEnJoVUdLSn9eMlowV9ZKG5UoWRF642au7cJaZ5c3lXTZqUAGQn78DugQ3AzR6N1QK8wAdIlPibFMXs6pHwv-6L5i5TXA/s5543/DSC_0721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3524" data-original-width="5543" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTD9BBxWjI0IB79Lp9dfX8R6HQoMqHkjzcQpbIwsmQCVbvyLew7iy_DMobHJjS9b8au5DbmNA7PKxW1-hRCD0pyr-7KP1TFhEnJoVUdLSn9eMlowV9ZKG5UoWRF642au7cJaZ5c3lXTZqUAGQn78DugQ3AzR6N1QK8wAdIlPibFMXs6pHwv-6L5i5TXA/s320/DSC_0721.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I guess orange really is the new black.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MDLx14ZB_deVZGYWKvwSoVc92QIfX-O2E8sO0uc0TYFWtrB3itmE3yV3tbYIKoyvUfm7rf2XA4Thf4V6iDKnUtOUYKJPoXZ3A6y3DNeVbmqPs5qtGWnPmLFSa4155bnh5WTw_MM05XXcWwbIMudfaAkANeLRIw2eU3uw0e4us0QNhMQ6ZDTbS1TfUpg/s5789/DSC_0722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5789" data-original-width="3556" height="437" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MDLx14ZB_deVZGYWKvwSoVc92QIfX-O2E8sO0uc0TYFWtrB3itmE3yV3tbYIKoyvUfm7rf2XA4Thf4V6iDKnUtOUYKJPoXZ3A6y3DNeVbmqPs5qtGWnPmLFSa4155bnh5WTw_MM05XXcWwbIMudfaAkANeLRIw2eU3uw0e4us0QNhMQ6ZDTbS1TfUpg/w269-h437/DSC_0722.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtINyyeBcuc7AtsmVfw-GqBrglNiTrnD5GA28eAFmaBtDsvUlV-Kv-XJQs8gSKykY0V3VNmAGCZNgZDL8nC5Rl1bMoDSh_yvFbP5cGlb_K-TrWAXZVV-ZKjaIQB_ibha7POO7wWzBi6fiVHqlJsUXyUa8g_YfNnaRDZ2kNAZrwPzSgnlRS75D2lQqmUg/s4032/IMG_0321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtINyyeBcuc7AtsmVfw-GqBrglNiTrnD5GA28eAFmaBtDsvUlV-Kv-XJQs8gSKykY0V3VNmAGCZNgZDL8nC5Rl1bMoDSh_yvFbP5cGlb_K-TrWAXZVV-ZKjaIQB_ibha7POO7wWzBi6fiVHqlJsUXyUa8g_YfNnaRDZ2kNAZrwPzSgnlRS75D2lQqmUg/w269-h359/IMG_0321.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When the party was over we headed for our rooms. We still had another outing that evening: the Temple of Luxor at 5:30 PM.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H4jbHeBBMhtXFudEbwGj9LFBjTCm19wpg2hpFYGNN1FF4ixJ7J71_Tl8MP_tmWwqCebeqEWgrOwyq4mHUFFnFBd9HADsdqgLeHquN-bN9JgWZmyq2V8KMJu8KZe75nudc6uZjoeCAT6SJ1YLg23t0yfkHgeFeUehvKqaH0MEV4_BQkmXF0DGuNZnevk/s6000/DSC_0724.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7H4jbHeBBMhtXFudEbwGj9LFBjTCm19wpg2hpFYGNN1FF4ixJ7J71_Tl8MP_tmWwqCebeqEWgrOwyq4mHUFFnFBd9HADsdqgLeHquN-bN9JgWZmyq2V8KMJu8KZe75nudc6uZjoeCAT6SJ1YLg23t0yfkHgeFeUehvKqaH0MEV4_BQkmXF0DGuNZnevk/s320/DSC_0724.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-71252004363742278532023-09-20T15:04:00.002-05:002023-09-21T09:29:09.246-05:00Day 3 part II The Weaving School, lunch and the Pyramids at Giza<p> So the bus took us back aways along the canal and then stopped at the Sultan Carpet School so we could see how Egyptian rugs are woven.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDBmFCAf9qq4x0yCNIRqhh2wGUYv5UjIFLp-MKtGKjxllF7Z4-tAd6NoSV91D1fNRyGQeMmbGE092V5WsLgUnrdxvg9VOu4L2kl0IjiwRxSqUUQ1ISAHCIY4tSdIsvNkw-ms3js5-SnP2BW9mBrkBNDbbHAO273Vv07eSHYCkCKgwuTTmas8nd4URzsk/s5375/DSC_0432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3559" data-original-width="5375" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDBmFCAf9qq4x0yCNIRqhh2wGUYv5UjIFLp-MKtGKjxllF7Z4-tAd6NoSV91D1fNRyGQeMmbGE092V5WsLgUnrdxvg9VOu4L2kl0IjiwRxSqUUQ1ISAHCIY4tSdIsvNkw-ms3js5-SnP2BW9mBrkBNDbbHAO273Vv07eSHYCkCKgwuTTmas8nd4URzsk/w340-h225/DSC_0432.jpeg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The students demonstrated their speed and abilities for us...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckDV6OIQuDg32fWkh6__5fRTWLDloxGG2DTrxovlr6eUmj_n9p7uIdOvShjwXCtbz38V_r1m_xvXFXgvgmyGbOMOjT8J2nzQRnOJ7oAMXwJpdZoWq9Ro6U_5GPRN7haTAX8D5KpdaqgzkXobq5K8TItJFaxRNjpkZzic8eaQWJGytB3oChvv2RDNABCc/s6000/DSC_0423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5112" data-original-width="3832" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6vhtlGMdz0UJjN81adnLV7976NFPxp3Uxr8Xl_ITNb27B4ll2EcYy845AoY4vd4e0RuJ9KZZW19G5mNLq-410JqZ8sKWxyJkQ7rMijt58KB77u8-p-fqhI_BxmOPHA4ItP6r7BfJ9k2cIXMartyx3kvIrOtd4l67ZU6u2_IpzW-jlLW5Mr02ADYcLtk/s320/DSC_0428.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p>The store room had many kinds of rugs in a variety of materials from cotton to silk and with designs that ran the gamut from traditional to pharaonic to abstract modern.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVOXfWUXVGBruhrgnFsNZerXzMX9MOI5MM0LEXVUth-vGHl4Ps_pmVqhfUuIrd77PcqWnx1n2nNQmqhV4tBI3TEOvXmqQCimMZMSPfxfF7jiXckwzBABcNQbOPhAae0XQobUDlzHOuLosMDEiyo02L3pACW5GfIBdC8o9d54p8uLexA2xjqomSl5k-Jw/s5622/DSC_0431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3274" data-original-width="5622" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVOXfWUXVGBruhrgnFsNZerXzMX9MOI5MM0LEXVUth-vGHl4Ps_pmVqhfUuIrd77PcqWnx1n2nNQmqhV4tBI3TEOvXmqQCimMZMSPfxfF7jiXckwzBABcNQbOPhAae0XQobUDlzHOuLosMDEiyo02L3pACW5GfIBdC8o9d54p8uLexA2xjqomSl5k-Jw/s320/DSC_0431.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QR3nwSVL1I1gxc2XZjylSKHLNAl4O2UwJURI8GLzkNReZcoMhx--7Bit4mGxDZM0A_zhDOY1knKuD0NGeMbQY1Ab9TJ63bnaTVl8XdIc6yfTpwW8vFPAkBmpI9ALRW6moGN2j-xvu6wf7MmvUFBQ17qUe0oPLUj2nLBd1PNgqRGaBgqxeFmhvQ9HNWA/s5237/DSC_0429.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our next stop was lunch at the Steigenberger pyramids Hotel, but on the way we saw our ultimate goal out the bus window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA30Pdm7aJBtqhke0AvotDYECdgOsSJHA9LB85zYZCV2fuzT64hAVyyWbJ-UApVuqqicXt1vNlhf0jtZ-8KDiZPkE9E2KGcNulKuB5INRBl1uPI9swNE3KsW4HHIZ7OKu16SGgZtAXJEyT22y8E6L2vV52sbxgpd8G_m6gFbPn-DrPHwt5MAgsZCyCRVI/s6000/DSC_0444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA30Pdm7aJBtqhke0AvotDYECdgOsSJHA9LB85zYZCV2fuzT64hAVyyWbJ-UApVuqqicXt1vNlhf0jtZ-8KDiZPkE9E2KGcNulKuB5INRBl1uPI9swNE3KsW4HHIZ7OKu16SGgZtAXJEyT22y8E6L2vV52sbxgpd8G_m6gFbPn-DrPHwt5MAgsZCyCRVI/s320/DSC_0444.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was kind of weird to see a pyramid as the backdrop to an urban street scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRqWtFhdBCs7xayADCywNi8NZXDU1jAf-u2Csb1LCHoexh4DplJR4-xoWVieC4PiCcW4u5A4UVyGnWCmc0UmtQuA1ajGb78NyVHwwP5nyuejZKgaSf0ANubBsr7gG_QOK9fZsKfcYC88nWuZ463x5AOD6vsUd-MWAFrF17gY0u_xi1iy_zaen6L8CQ_U/s5413/DSC_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="5413" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRqWtFhdBCs7xayADCywNi8NZXDU1jAf-u2Csb1LCHoexh4DplJR4-xoWVieC4PiCcW4u5A4UVyGnWCmc0UmtQuA1ajGb78NyVHwwP5nyuejZKgaSf0ANubBsr7gG_QOK9fZsKfcYC88nWuZ463x5AOD6vsUd-MWAFrF17gY0u_xi1iy_zaen6L8CQ_U/s320/DSC_0451.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lunch was pleasant and filling with lots of buffet options as usual.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWviQXQpcsjqCAXUXtb2g5NqDeaVvIT_oFlZX3KKUzZN0JKTj9qQiSVlatJ2o55njtitiz3SQz2LWdK9llFKuHFO2-39-GxNwXmLV1Cp-_2oyTMNHq8UGs4jrYw-9pCzyplPus8gRIoCWuWl7yCu-gG8vslrgstTM_IPg3Q_e0ZgY6jAf0z6yRPaJw3VY/s5452/DSC_0453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3601" data-original-width="5452" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWviQXQpcsjqCAXUXtb2g5NqDeaVvIT_oFlZX3KKUzZN0JKTj9qQiSVlatJ2o55njtitiz3SQz2LWdK9llFKuHFO2-39-GxNwXmLV1Cp-_2oyTMNHq8UGs4jrYw-9pCzyplPus8gRIoCWuWl7yCu-gG8vslrgstTM_IPg3Q_e0ZgY6jAf0z6yRPaJw3VY/s320/DSC_0453.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then back into the bus and speeding past the pyramids again so that we could stop<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcq1sVDOH9ypxbWtHi7OsVz18j2AWe_xJ6IWwP9HL_lRkbGuBa-bi0O0rnZ2DSwsf66agimr8oPWWywdLhgopPacu0TtHeTEaQ20sB1Eaqs7kZ6bHMGyfPVhWucid6GrEXk6AbJP0GGqt2YbvTIsB5ZRMLz6U4hVW8RJjxf3QMC6DbBzroLJby9MHcxw/s6000/DSC_0455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcq1sVDOH9ypxbWtHi7OsVz18j2AWe_xJ6IWwP9HL_lRkbGuBa-bi0O0rnZ2DSwsf66agimr8oPWWywdLhgopPacu0TtHeTEaQ20sB1Eaqs7kZ6bHMGyfPVhWucid6GrEXk6AbJP0GGqt2YbvTIsB5ZRMLz6U4hVW8RJjxf3QMC6DbBzroLJby9MHcxw/s320/DSC_0455.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>...at the pyramids.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXQO0tHhsu889K8d2rN4OGx_qt5gYGFL5x22fMgI2GvGNcrQoXzQmrijc80N_ebpnAUtao9ke6nPdf6Xxw_IoX-GdkyCq_M14fKMIvCa8oi2d1PDvFey03t9co0lFEV6BcB6s4slr9ahJWvt1lD39DwQZ7QalBAcTCpdRPAMTkGglak_1cLxwd8wR9kY/s5477/DSC_0460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3783" data-original-width="5477" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXQO0tHhsu889K8d2rN4OGx_qt5gYGFL5x22fMgI2GvGNcrQoXzQmrijc80N_ebpnAUtao9ke6nPdf6Xxw_IoX-GdkyCq_M14fKMIvCa8oi2d1PDvFey03t9co0lFEV6BcB6s4slr9ahJWvt1lD39DwQZ7QalBAcTCpdRPAMTkGglak_1cLxwd8wR9kY/s320/DSC_0460.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was pretty cool to actually get to climb on the real pyramids, but we weren't as adept at it as some.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGNbOh8VOjixKoMO6mLxuFd1Ef-yzG8v4aA7XvEQ24DPLfu1bOGKve7DXh5eWAHyfUKZRucK64nAs3kJpSMlwGULMgjE2oO9VGr351k1-bwLIoGpzjfG9Aaa-xOqQC8Y5D4W2VLY1t8QrTsT-MZBGBEmgshoXhlMtxSz8wgzX-_VqTu3dnCwUPscv4D8/s5471/DSC_0461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3903" data-original-width="5471" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGNbOh8VOjixKoMO6mLxuFd1Ef-yzG8v4aA7XvEQ24DPLfu1bOGKve7DXh5eWAHyfUKZRucK64nAs3kJpSMlwGULMgjE2oO9VGr351k1-bwLIoGpzjfG9Aaa-xOqQC8Y5D4W2VLY1t8QrTsT-MZBGBEmgshoXhlMtxSz8wgzX-_VqTu3dnCwUPscv4D8/s320/DSC_0461.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>There is a pigeon in this shot:</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO1SKefdQ0pq67tnWEQEPKvh_SOSW3ekUQSIGejRj61PuvAeup2t3jBpzEcI0kKYFlTMiDjv49QmabWo_uwS660HTGqLz4n8T3GET-KcTq9E_HjdLwuB0Q-33QYMYsLHfUuh3FHH3Rusca7SYV7gkVWkXZ5hpK57oncr71piAKZVvP9JpSHJOw_TYtLs/s3140/DSC_0465.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="3140" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGO1SKefdQ0pq67tnWEQEPKvh_SOSW3ekUQSIGejRj61PuvAeup2t3jBpzEcI0kKYFlTMiDjv49QmabWo_uwS660HTGqLz4n8T3GET-KcTq9E_HjdLwuB0Q-33QYMYsLHfUuh3FHH3Rusca7SYV7gkVWkXZ5hpK57oncr71piAKZVvP9JpSHJOw_TYtLs/w343-h252/DSC_0465.jpeg" width="343" /></a></p><p>If you look hard, you'll see there is a dog up near the top in this close up section (right under the big dark point right of center about 1/3 down in the photo).<br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv21spBc6pSafCxZntZxghnG36xjFkej3dQ5KbG_jaFjr4mvcvlhGXsKqMUrRSAaHe4bZMZ3oOl00y43tb3G1A4tW6dq3XY8PH6_uymBp5bXN8ldyLQ_bxGzHoX7W3pnZJRj1w75Y8XVBz2sfEhfup9VAcz5oaiqP_sJ8XaX_EchOaVmiqNgswg7vG78c/s6000/DSC_0464.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv21spBc6pSafCxZntZxghnG36xjFkej3dQ5KbG_jaFjr4mvcvlhGXsKqMUrRSAaHe4bZMZ3oOl00y43tb3G1A4tW6dq3XY8PH6_uymBp5bXN8ldyLQ_bxGzHoX7W3pnZJRj1w75Y8XVBz2sfEhfup9VAcz5oaiqP_sJ8XaX_EchOaVmiqNgswg7vG78c/w361-h240/DSC_0464.jpeg" width="361" /></a></p><p>Here is an enlargement of that same shot in case you are having a hard time finding him!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel0tckwZtTTsfSwXFmrunn523squE5HL_6gaalAA0yroXk1_i-RovpuTsivzzOFWXR5yllKCgATcATiHFgIGcdD-DfHt_jQ-zwLzxqNu7-LA7RwBpZ98_xZ_14jPeZ-8YQzRX4UafR8ZsHa61USuHrrOy-T8nYz9-yqC-V8NcVS0-OWvR7Szzjvw0UA8/s1574/Dog.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1473" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiel0tckwZtTTsfSwXFmrunn523squE5HL_6gaalAA0yroXk1_i-RovpuTsivzzOFWXR5yllKCgATcATiHFgIGcdD-DfHt_jQ-zwLzxqNu7-LA7RwBpZ98_xZ_14jPeZ-8YQzRX4UafR8ZsHa61USuHrrOy-T8nYz9-yqC-V8NcVS0-OWvR7Szzjvw0UA8/w359-h384/Dog.jpeg" width="359" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While I was pondering him, he decided to come down.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiEBHH3ax3q8peyVuIbFqNpwraZY-Q6KDegIYkq6sCS2zpYRSbR82SLIujJwoalBEY4h98lDVHXR0S5S4fx-cyrxxT-E44pr5_wHEaUilKdMVFX3YMizULNp8wD1PmHptP8j8Awz9mn7bdWsqgaA91wCJlkAkiEQwcl1bgbJ4pU2y0rilTyTbCatOOmQ/s2373/DSC_0466.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2373" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiEBHH3ax3q8peyVuIbFqNpwraZY-Q6KDegIYkq6sCS2zpYRSbR82SLIujJwoalBEY4h98lDVHXR0S5S4fx-cyrxxT-E44pr5_wHEaUilKdMVFX3YMizULNp8wD1PmHptP8j8Awz9mn7bdWsqgaA91wCJlkAkiEQwcl1bgbJ4pU2y0rilTyTbCatOOmQ/w366-h269/DSC_0466.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are like 5 pyramids in this pyramid complex, but we are most familiar with the two medium-sized ones the pyramid of Khafre and the pyramid of Menkaure and of course the Great pyramid (of Cheops or Khufu). (Remember that tiny little ivory figure of Khufu in the Egyptian Museum?)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh583BXzTdcN2lxRW1wqYpfmQtP7Csg9YOk1szSDiJwtb4dMt6b60Xs80aQpQwQ_6xeNtw9laDxUZ3-X6nWNwjanR2-9Uz-TCCpDEvsI5aW2VFZ-JHHZdDd-RkS8uY637nYbJoHvxeEObcyxQ_KrJQk3bipzFNHegJwUxYX6q6M_yu-V-mONuFk6-6Hly0/s6000/DSC_0462.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh583BXzTdcN2lxRW1wqYpfmQtP7Csg9YOk1szSDiJwtb4dMt6b60Xs80aQpQwQ_6xeNtw9laDxUZ3-X6nWNwjanR2-9Uz-TCCpDEvsI5aW2VFZ-JHHZdDd-RkS8uY637nYbJoHvxeEObcyxQ_KrJQk3bipzFNHegJwUxYX6q6M_yu-V-mONuFk6-6Hly0/s320/DSC_0462.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6peoJ6v9H1R-ceZY9CXCScfbcivNxnG62d6r4Exh_N_hGoBDKWJ4p8UMmfqJXzQOJ1sE8HVr_OXZ1a1_diLHwRz_p83SZ67kGPsQG2LvPmsR35lkwj8cetSqY4UKniXJQVIzNFZnCF5_0E-GHYQl9vydAGoddfZ56lXr4wkhYLhYGt7dvZt2ivX5wd8/s5566/DSC_0468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3481" data-original-width="5566" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6peoJ6v9H1R-ceZY9CXCScfbcivNxnG62d6r4Exh_N_hGoBDKWJ4p8UMmfqJXzQOJ1sE8HVr_OXZ1a1_diLHwRz_p83SZ67kGPsQG2LvPmsR35lkwj8cetSqY4UKniXJQVIzNFZnCF5_0E-GHYQl9vydAGoddfZ56lXr4wkhYLhYGt7dvZt2ivX5wd8/s320/DSC_0468.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pyramids were built in the fourth dynasty between 2600 and 2500 BCE.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK_zPRhKNnUHJzYSQZ7o_-N6Ly2cNAvDtquHNJ8uma6kqMyxXNj4qtUDOsj7SOKhYbPDaKHLApLFLuScbvweTH7VS2UI1lYD3TMgnO7DywJABkhJhLWTbrEZTNj3_ZCkSfe4Hq1PaitIuf6q6ryU3HQglVhiKPSOzWWxavcfonmyWBqLgNXnOTyXxpbI/s3159/DSC_0499.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="3159" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK_zPRhKNnUHJzYSQZ7o_-N6Ly2cNAvDtquHNJ8uma6kqMyxXNj4qtUDOsj7SOKhYbPDaKHLApLFLuScbvweTH7VS2UI1lYD3TMgnO7DywJABkhJhLWTbrEZTNj3_ZCkSfe4Hq1PaitIuf6q6ryU3HQglVhiKPSOzWWxavcfonmyWBqLgNXnOTyXxpbI/s320/DSC_0499.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From left to right you have the pyramid of Menaure, of Khafre and of Khufu, with the sphinx in front.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also had the opportunity for a camel ride here, so I availed myself of the opportunity.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7vM5SUzXZXDNXOi802tYlC7jdv_8lsyA7nRsB_kVd25aGC7RweDNviLxpN0xD6rpEzsoI81X4d8xHIcWNo0Mb-rgbQAFCM7XBfEcYf9HBOgaE4mNudLz0T_JEDYyirXmWAqbWHk_dlPH5oEhBeyomef-dJDVgi4rl9K8IsZvAcF9t87Cpn73wgdBpME/s5590/DSC_0473.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3519" data-original-width="5590" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb7vM5SUzXZXDNXOi802tYlC7jdv_8lsyA7nRsB_kVd25aGC7RweDNviLxpN0xD6rpEzsoI81X4d8xHIcWNo0Mb-rgbQAFCM7XBfEcYf9HBOgaE4mNudLz0T_JEDYyirXmWAqbWHk_dlPH5oEhBeyomef-dJDVgi4rl9K8IsZvAcF9t87Cpn73wgdBpME/s320/DSC_0473.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My camel's name was Michael Jackson and I have to say for me it was a kind of scary experience. You sit really high up in the air and the camels are SO tall! You climb on while they are kneeling, but then you have to lean back while they get up on their hind legs and lean the other way for the front legs. About half way through the ride I finally began to relax, but I only had one stirrup and a saddle horn to hang onto, so I wasn't sure I wouldn't fall off at any given bump.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYjLn1dAFIcQEJ7PSzPn7ARxkI9DjcIkC3whm-twOR-eoSPaZz93ZTqPgi-6P9usZSy2KYIFE_kyTaeufLSyHNZ04S54Zp08QRkSlkW7E7s_V-x1FGFfVfau9K2mJZtlE5yKtECQnQj6WnIrouwvwvm10VrKRylS7FqSD-jcub6hFqON8Y3M8c4LERns/s5630/DSC_0501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3262" data-original-width="5630" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSYjLn1dAFIcQEJ7PSzPn7ARxkI9DjcIkC3whm-twOR-eoSPaZz93ZTqPgi-6P9usZSy2KYIFE_kyTaeufLSyHNZ04S54Zp08QRkSlkW7E7s_V-x1FGFfVfau9K2mJZtlE5yKtECQnQj6WnIrouwvwvm10VrKRylS7FqSD-jcub6hFqON8Y3M8c4LERns/w352-h204/DSC_0501.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z3dXw8vT3EN8MTzTKz4BNhY6e4uQTjmDVhOX5ufLa7dM-wQ1XJ0jCyUG1GojkbPk7-NHIkqT2Y4SdtYqWu67YPXe2KQZ4HGrMdU88fYLk0BcCJmY3suIues7R_GjUsSRj1I0LAYQI2FMnTmLc3PiYiAfab_hpR9nXWKz_s9Foz3GxObIuFsYWgwQkZY/s4032/IMG_0338.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1z3dXw8vT3EN8MTzTKz4BNhY6e4uQTjmDVhOX5ufLa7dM-wQ1XJ0jCyUG1GojkbPk7-NHIkqT2Y4SdtYqWu67YPXe2KQZ4HGrMdU88fYLk0BcCJmY3suIues7R_GjUsSRj1I0LAYQI2FMnTmLc3PiYiAfab_hpR9nXWKz_s9Foz3GxObIuFsYWgwQkZY/s320/IMG_0338.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After examining the pyramids we went around to the area with the Sphinx.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgiqbKFn9RY4QweFE282-LzCT21zGVGSspjJJ-jp4izjdaOJfTnKEvCwYb5YOvhx6lbBKj2AEZniAY8yN1vyXyjaSZlvFWnX48ZNGRoN3gwrnFr_NUX9i51GLoqwb_0OxgETdGh-ZLm_3-TZGh1AhaoGLgJ7kEzX-6qYBy6eLdD-sDScwzspCSLgkygQ/s6000/DSC_0503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWgiqbKFn9RY4QweFE282-LzCT21zGVGSspjJJ-jp4izjdaOJfTnKEvCwYb5YOvhx6lbBKj2AEZniAY8yN1vyXyjaSZlvFWnX48ZNGRoN3gwrnFr_NUX9i51GLoqwb_0OxgETdGh-ZLm_3-TZGh1AhaoGLgJ7kEzX-6qYBy6eLdD-sDScwzspCSLgkygQ/s320/DSC_0503.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sphinx is kept in an enclosure by itself.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ1H8cqUxdrENRxUCkY7BwOq5BtcUNOtQrMfgMFPnuHzGSsEDJUZj3PX4LT0Yivf6hErRkvd7sgogNOVW0ARbP3bgrwbjVWsh9JSF12gXnRzzSWBlfK-erAcUd4tKGUjd1IXPN2DxoFy1uON4IKzPYHNPiVDGjhUXzJo5DCpUvAV4AP2nPeCWSVwV_Jc/s5816/DSC_0508.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3400" data-original-width="5816" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJ1H8cqUxdrENRxUCkY7BwOq5BtcUNOtQrMfgMFPnuHzGSsEDJUZj3PX4LT0Yivf6hErRkvd7sgogNOVW0ARbP3bgrwbjVWsh9JSF12gXnRzzSWBlfK-erAcUd4tKGUjd1IXPN2DxoFy1uON4IKzPYHNPiVDGjhUXzJo5DCpUvAV4AP2nPeCWSVwV_Jc/s320/DSC_0508.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He is constructed of limestone and believed to be modeled on the face of King Khafre. (Probably constructed between 2558-2532 during Khafre's reign.) During the first intermediate period sand blew in and covered the statue which probably protected it from damage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTuHP8zR6eG6y_RDIjYUoPErlV2fTiZExLXM9M7UtZOGXu2U9cRhLJMiORpdJvvQlh_c_QhRO1q8v0cQ_xcEGSvTW4eXkDjHf1JNHCUU4cjxUk0P6WkNSSVOyXVl0xv3T2MbpW9Ls1h8bVQXYAwRZXVbVr3mmWO1mqMTYXBaRl2JfbxwL5zWLTWR_WWU/s5448/DSC_0515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3698" data-original-width="5448" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTuHP8zR6eG6y_RDIjYUoPErlV2fTiZExLXM9M7UtZOGXu2U9cRhLJMiORpdJvvQlh_c_QhRO1q8v0cQ_xcEGSvTW4eXkDjHf1JNHCUU4cjxUk0P6WkNSSVOyXVl0xv3T2MbpW9Ls1h8bVQXYAwRZXVbVr3mmWO1mqMTYXBaRl2JfbxwL5zWLTWR_WWU/s320/DSC_0515.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The story about Napoleon's soldiers harming the nose is completely untrue. 15th Century historian al Maqrīzī recorded the damaged nose hundreds of years earlier.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pwe_qZUY2uYuYzla3UdxXUOsyjfUSkjuyMGHlz5R8SMgHY7fRKu0XWrF6Mtus9OICdloRsqFf7VhFUwajq0mNfP_TKSZJ-BQA1LRY4NRabWy9FVKHDb28-i6eE-xn9ExlczUxh3e1Ro4C3fPbjg--2l1_39QAJYtCMGTfwNIEHWpV8bTCkXOUIF_498/s6000/DSC_0516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6pwe_qZUY2uYuYzla3UdxXUOsyjfUSkjuyMGHlz5R8SMgHY7fRKu0XWrF6Mtus9OICdloRsqFf7VhFUwajq0mNfP_TKSZJ-BQA1LRY4NRabWy9FVKHDb28-i6eE-xn9ExlczUxh3e1Ro4C3fPbjg--2l1_39QAJYtCMGTfwNIEHWpV8bTCkXOUIF_498/w336-h224/DSC_0516.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's our group inspecting the sphinx.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZjHXUdZLqplJCtlNySKvP6K_0aM1OhHfDhTN4Nn2WeJ5htexPs1S06ELEH4Qr-BodiyQ-iab1zobVKkgpWYzCFEIj1vt2r4I18rgkj3AMKbNIgFNvl7XXebKCEnzxEjfllniruVgFMD7dp8ePgYD02lbWfi6EvRkX44dY1DslnKzogglH4qNjdZW-5U/s6000/DSC_0518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZjHXUdZLqplJCtlNySKvP6K_0aM1OhHfDhTN4Nn2WeJ5htexPs1S06ELEH4Qr-BodiyQ-iab1zobVKkgpWYzCFEIj1vt2r4I18rgkj3AMKbNIgFNvl7XXebKCEnzxEjfllniruVgFMD7dp8ePgYD02lbWfi6EvRkX44dY1DslnKzogglH4qNjdZW-5U/s320/DSC_0518.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You get a nice view of the great pyramid from the sphinx area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ty_ZojA_9FXWiYBUhfHAYopXT61lLGQG6BtRwwPQzEmJVcsSgekXAKbtT9xTOjOglM9K-WnHSmvoUBJSz1vZ6Q8qtCu7ZvmEm2Ii_l6SBNxVB4HSJH1WVhjNU79LHhLMv5qvIRaFPDJlW8NyUQJuMsitaIotaA30F9zQfEHtQGpMDI4iIXR1xCA9VNY/s6000/DSC_0521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Ty_ZojA_9FXWiYBUhfHAYopXT61lLGQG6BtRwwPQzEmJVcsSgekXAKbtT9xTOjOglM9K-WnHSmvoUBJSz1vZ6Q8qtCu7ZvmEm2Ii_l6SBNxVB4HSJH1WVhjNU79LHhLMv5qvIRaFPDJlW8NyUQJuMsitaIotaA30F9zQfEHtQGpMDI4iIXR1xCA9VNY/s320/DSC_0521.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't know the sphinx had such a long tail.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3514" data-original-width="5357" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRbEKwJdYoZbdJ9hyOWE6HHyT2ZpZPGISlZ5AzJVKDrxEpX7L8P5UREXhWVFKPSzn9OOXT8c9M7onseFdb4pScU8qVRgfi1-w3uJbcOJ1Zr5pVxApLGnsoiIq3aJGg8dFAmarDzFsmzZLDicXDeeFbwqK-CUVFGSrWkEE2ComAM6p9nAY4KbYjC6NlAhM/s320/DSC_0523.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the bus out we passed this interesting place. I have no idea what it was all about, but it had naked lady sculptures along with naked giraffes and elephants!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN8nFI2pFjOBY4ohDXy0i3jXpVwvLhI2mRz4fqblexcoBTfG80qNx_-exKmwri9fx-_SJ8NHZwVgB14NgfoGZlImolZVt-JwGsnoiU24o1d_OS-rGwcdaozK3u0Fo151ZEI8u9VtfCT3lvsTASRzLbafY4QKQmXgw5rUMWLE1NMFm0QbVmtaRdDczyos/s4691/DSC_0528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="4691" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTN8nFI2pFjOBY4ohDXy0i3jXpVwvLhI2mRz4fqblexcoBTfG80qNx_-exKmwri9fx-_SJ8NHZwVgB14NgfoGZlImolZVt-JwGsnoiU24o1d_OS-rGwcdaozK3u0Fo151ZEI8u9VtfCT3lvsTASRzLbafY4QKQmXgw5rUMWLE1NMFm0QbVmtaRdDczyos/s320/DSC_0528.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZnFYrvD5SNJysB6WAJS7gD2tK_iASimUhPmHLDfcUIsbVl6DW49vHxQ7wZAYkJvaNQTLOXkCHSTD0zppyrStYI8vMmFrP2QAPhP7DpzNjZHieWibfBW_AAx0B6SFBen0UHpnqQRWONmv9PRCO09ZI17pxfe9ioBmKpovtaY3wzW3muZJgi6nXSDAZrI/s4490/DSC_0529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our bus driver was amazing and we were sad to bid him adieu when the time came.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeucj7WkTpiMOWJGeyaELtLfx-y7XCqLBfKxbix0Uoaf3zp2T99CwU76JcVy_F3UOjJxGYRTadtWwT4xfMvdhC57R_fPiqvwDq_V7PJ1HCjtiUkZC1T8NgGz7hDugbvCRlD0TvLrqtWo7R0_3IHvLZoa0QBDs3-2x4_a69qC4mM8r4mFB-J5wss0DUfs/s6000/DSC_0535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeucj7WkTpiMOWJGeyaELtLfx-y7XCqLBfKxbix0Uoaf3zp2T99CwU76JcVy_F3UOjJxGYRTadtWwT4xfMvdhC57R_fPiqvwDq_V7PJ1HCjtiUkZC1T8NgGz7hDugbvCRlD0TvLrqtWo7R0_3IHvLZoa0QBDs3-2x4_a69qC4mM8r4mFB-J5wss0DUfs/w248-h373/DSC_0535.jpeg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The waiters were extremely attentive and kept us in drinks and cleaned our dishes almost as fast as we could finish our food.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoJkndNl12sAUFu__Uu_BvfhQLjW0IkFebl_rplFKNEdoRY7381Tu2WBOmTXZGiGwLB7GIVpIwUDWsuMWBv2vrjaXpAwuBi9hC-Ftrfq_Jfa8T_-LJPZoMluAaU22ydOjpNWdG0NkMuU8LlJ8bYmm7i0PWjOFTfaDelMOuSAsCnOL46XmFPZFICnLgQs/s6000/DSC_0548.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoJkndNl12sAUFu__Uu_BvfhQLjW0IkFebl_rplFKNEdoRY7381Tu2WBOmTXZGiGwLB7GIVpIwUDWsuMWBv2vrjaXpAwuBi9hC-Ftrfq_Jfa8T_-LJPZoMluAaU22ydOjpNWdG0NkMuU8LlJ8bYmm7i0PWjOFTfaDelMOuSAsCnOL46XmFPZFICnLgQs/s320/DSC_0548.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was however pretty and they had changing light colors so that it was a different color each time you viewed it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71rK48SvDNFJXqYj7W4KskujXKdisw1RUCJmXH6L7KGOJ3DG5RqM7eGKUQVJ1U9AnkQ1Xfzyp5feuNIC-SNLSBsK0DJxNZHd9SWVhUGYK5F3EQ9qb1eCUFbCNm5ZjCfjeGyCL8GLrwPRM_1b2uzvUsAQ2IBNCf7WjzsXwXp9ZyeIHI_Jj3egPX-GR4Jo/s6000/DSC_0554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71rK48SvDNFJXqYj7W4KskujXKdisw1RUCJmXH6L7KGOJ3DG5RqM7eGKUQVJ1U9AnkQ1Xfzyp5feuNIC-SNLSBsK0DJxNZHd9SWVhUGYK5F3EQ9qb1eCUFbCNm5ZjCfjeGyCL8GLrwPRM_1b2uzvUsAQ2IBNCf7WjzsXwXp9ZyeIHI_Jj3egPX-GR4Jo/s320/DSC_0554.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We looked out our window to see the Nile (but no pyramids visible in the dark.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoqN82SFgFn490RKKxYji0QtZqTPM4nACZ1O8rFeHSkE7zTIqZWvpUN_MEgoOIVIn_TWS4K8Vm6qH6K39hu6yRjbgocEv4oo6cHc3Ifk9YQkh7P1HrA8WXSPvKzo9IS-Cvx2jzsH25oOUoSAXjjBrzKzXG4LWjKHHH0rvGaCbSgnWRtiFRAs3WN3jAR0/s6000/DSC_0552.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOoqN82SFgFn490RKKxYji0QtZqTPM4nACZ1O8rFeHSkE7zTIqZWvpUN_MEgoOIVIn_TWS4K8Vm6qH6K39hu6yRjbgocEv4oo6cHc3Ifk9YQkh7P1HrA8WXSPvKzo9IS-Cvx2jzsH25oOUoSAXjjBrzKzXG4LWjKHHH0rvGaCbSgnWRtiFRAs3WN3jAR0/s320/DSC_0552.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow the cruise would begin.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-45016353934452190332023-09-18T11:22:00.006-05:002023-10-02T22:09:55.680-05:00Day 3 Part 1 Trip to Saqqara. <p> The next day we awoke early and went to the hotel for a fantastic breakfast. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab8Zrad0REjrPYPaSEGZiQXD3OYN3LZ_0aQGSfc5M6sHx7fBBzI5Eo_5J3eIR9soPhQwyyXybHuXRGJISBEWNBPYhJUvt9sZjynHO4kuHKIsobPlnRLyg2mST1XDKxjpowctd68aKf7Ga3qEUMqWk6_20y7Kq7IfxirrC6SLaDJnT3NtRto4mTVp5eDE/s4905/DSC_0325.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="4905" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab8Zrad0REjrPYPaSEGZiQXD3OYN3LZ_0aQGSfc5M6sHx7fBBzI5Eo_5J3eIR9soPhQwyyXybHuXRGJISBEWNBPYhJUvt9sZjynHO4kuHKIsobPlnRLyg2mST1XDKxjpowctd68aKf7Ga3qEUMqWk6_20y7Kq7IfxirrC6SLaDJnT3NtRto4mTVp5eDE/s320/DSC_0325.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were 5 or 6 different areas for all manner of foods. Below was the hot breakfast stuff including the ever-present beef bacon, sautéed mushrooms, eggs, etc. At the end was another counter with a wide variety of breads. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGOPBrzYs12CAMleUXp_1tDU5v5-tyTTs3QjpRFvJMc3i83d5agC9iXshWXLtovrD892bEMUSSS6P6R7wZbWMBlD5bp47dMrZ4pNoP7P-pZlvCAQRJkypmrdQ7WjyTbi_RZZsjFh7qJtN53Pi1meqdzOJQJvdAfVpNxyBBF7tUZ2ZYJr-Ns-yDIFZ0h8/s5499/DSC_0324.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3871" data-original-width="5499" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGOPBrzYs12CAMleUXp_1tDU5v5-tyTTs3QjpRFvJMc3i83d5agC9iXshWXLtovrD892bEMUSSS6P6R7wZbWMBlD5bp47dMrZ4pNoP7P-pZlvCAQRJkypmrdQ7WjyTbi_RZZsjFh7qJtN53Pi1meqdzOJQJvdAfVpNxyBBF7tUZ2ZYJr-Ns-yDIFZ0h8/s320/DSC_0324.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>More hot dishes including Egyptian specialties and oatmeal were provided in this bank of pots (with cereal down at the end).<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1x9sYOBe70nZuMd7r64UBbOEDrputOYu5S5bDINrlFvOrcy-mwJaHeYy-7xefZxMHFCuqGgeJBG6nAUoUk3VMFw7bpwvtWYuPNks8DZrD2FNN4IsYtfs_y0sVrCT9crlnu83AMunAcz_CkvakzJHnQRbJ4VcZRr0fqrKryBxBqO0LR5JSTpd9kNmsEw/s5612/DSC_0323.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3604" data-original-width="5612" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL1x9sYOBe70nZuMd7r64UBbOEDrputOYu5S5bDINrlFvOrcy-mwJaHeYy-7xefZxMHFCuqGgeJBG6nAUoUk3VMFw7bpwvtWYuPNks8DZrD2FNN4IsYtfs_y0sVrCT9crlnu83AMunAcz_CkvakzJHnQRbJ4VcZRr0fqrKryBxBqO0LR5JSTpd9kNmsEw/s320/DSC_0323.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The fruit (and at night dessert) counter was the best. There was mango juice and the best strawberry juice I have ever had!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bJFcZdv7WygkShSQKbnDD_d0N2xq33XgQgdBctj3B5wtL3Cm7yTv6cnsIP8mI4Dj8dhWoxishn4m8eW83iXiMJZIb18t1sheudFDvwjTCaD9Ui1CRWjejLKFR4nNlX490ktsCcLjU2Uo-8qqQgMAzAq7INwXZPh8u30qmVt8J4_7r1sNzpTQS0_9Njc/s5547/DSC_0322.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="5547" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bJFcZdv7WygkShSQKbnDD_d0N2xq33XgQgdBctj3B5wtL3Cm7yTv6cnsIP8mI4Dj8dhWoxishn4m8eW83iXiMJZIb18t1sheudFDvwjTCaD9Ui1CRWjejLKFR4nNlX490ktsCcLjU2Uo-8qqQgMAzAq7INwXZPh8u30qmVt8J4_7r1sNzpTQS0_9Njc/w374-h219/DSC_0322.jpeg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This one had cold cuts, cheeses and Arab salt dishes like hummus and baba ganoush.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfwdjyV4fKyH1HglJz_1mT03CP2PWEz0D0ELje4wqOO_nty4f7Bj3Tkc_AKzkVEHkTEGLLg2wMz_4OJwczaK9eomnOkZesJ-hKWVoRGkpglYnGhrguQLWuPGQ1e1ilvqqWs7-MWBRnSzr9OYbI81ButzPNQByJBqTyWx9vcIA1U7xxQw38aQYDMAm4lE/s5481/DSC_0321.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3512" data-original-width="5481" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfwdjyV4fKyH1HglJz_1mT03CP2PWEz0D0ELje4wqOO_nty4f7Bj3Tkc_AKzkVEHkTEGLLg2wMz_4OJwczaK9eomnOkZesJ-hKWVoRGkpglYnGhrguQLWuPGQ1e1ilvqqWs7-MWBRnSzr9OYbI81ButzPNQByJBqTyWx9vcIA1U7xxQw38aQYDMAm4lE/s320/DSC_0321.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and you could sit next to the windows and watch the Nile while you were dining.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2qe_XR-Kj3XoDl3xVevg4hlP0XMOQOsFlELaPSt7wzsODQv7Qnk7huJY9C1DSFaVHI3MBzZ_j-bDcc8cIePOpExWjC4wG56Hi563c4NGytDLI1YTZVhrivKSLrpGlluRyodD8B58F30ezqT5UVa4TuwjPugFlcTwM7TBynwlGfOSKA-pwG-3UdxugR0/s5361/DSC_0320.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3804" data-original-width="5361" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ2qe_XR-Kj3XoDl3xVevg4hlP0XMOQOsFlELaPSt7wzsODQv7Qnk7huJY9C1DSFaVHI3MBzZ_j-bDcc8cIePOpExWjC4wG56Hi563c4NGytDLI1YTZVhrivKSLrpGlluRyodD8B58F30ezqT5UVa4TuwjPugFlcTwM7TBynwlGfOSKA-pwG-3UdxugR0/w343-h244/DSC_0320.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looks like spousal unit D (above) is already tired of me taking pictures and I have only just begun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After our hearty breakfast we were in the bus again, this time headed for the plains of Saqqara. Once again I was fascinated with the worlds outside our bus. Apologies for the quality of the "moving" pictures. They capture stories even when they are not beautiful art. I really wonder what this was!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xIXw-MIyRZMvN3HjJBHWwW00NjWb6UGXzgEF6Uh0uQjrrmHp57sTa9s3jKkaIxAk0QjGvvpZ_OIYlfxKewKE__UaPMBKwPKeefjZTHfuEMGV3F-nKIJ4JEIhXHSYmD1l5ihrT3rXBtDaKLScT08ydeCcKXkyn3c38J2SRgTLy1UoN1yoTzpHE_v2k8s/s5500/DSC_0329.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3676" data-original-width="5500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xIXw-MIyRZMvN3HjJBHWwW00NjWb6UGXzgEF6Uh0uQjrrmHp57sTa9s3jKkaIxAk0QjGvvpZ_OIYlfxKewKE__UaPMBKwPKeefjZTHfuEMGV3F-nKIJ4JEIhXHSYmD1l5ihrT3rXBtDaKLScT08ydeCcKXkyn3c38J2SRgTLy1UoN1yoTzpHE_v2k8s/s320/DSC_0329.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I don't have enough cultural knowledge to know what this line was all about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO_LRr-zpjCMTA2rnL3pSae92msVTxaLw5aD-hTd04_iVzyjmwhvIMCrfKGipp-AJvvfDF_F5iDWVHH-Y4rKsUIzny4q9QPWp44KtEa5k_toqzSCnBNJ2Emr_verQm70uCb_DljECWSqUs6L0lhvoFsGULi710ZpXOdJjneOniqQprXtOjl8QoRjQGGA/s5107/DSC_0330.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="5107" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaO_LRr-zpjCMTA2rnL3pSae92msVTxaLw5aD-hTd04_iVzyjmwhvIMCrfKGipp-AJvvfDF_F5iDWVHH-Y4rKsUIzny4q9QPWp44KtEa5k_toqzSCnBNJ2Emr_verQm70uCb_DljECWSqUs6L0lhvoFsGULi710ZpXOdJjneOniqQprXtOjl8QoRjQGGA/s320/DSC_0330.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>What do you suppose these two buddies are chatting about?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkFos3HvCukBAPt5Dkr8KARlbKKtOyCeS6oRn6cwBsdD8bR712OSBAV0nOju1ssS5KWlPhO-bkF_QJbKZteQNoD0zZBnrZChbp8JO7cABs2lPoA9cBUL5xZ-9jdi18dwk3V8O8Q42BWJn3ugx9Gje9cmtClscmcjw0n5gVsk2cONhK3RyuiOdGfGJsmA/s5187/DSC_0332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5187" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkFos3HvCukBAPt5Dkr8KARlbKKtOyCeS6oRn6cwBsdD8bR712OSBAV0nOju1ssS5KWlPhO-bkF_QJbKZteQNoD0zZBnrZChbp8JO7cABs2lPoA9cBUL5xZ-9jdi18dwk3V8O8Q42BWJn3ugx9Gje9cmtClscmcjw0n5gVsk2cONhK3RyuiOdGfGJsmA/s320/DSC_0332.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is just a taste of the feel of the city.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy2knc92b_b5Q-7JRh2VFpzjzJBJfdOHFhu7lnIf6rD80kKMk-MHtcnHgAHgngXsuFsv0fARiYjZveROWOHURksXF6MqvIyinMtm3Z7zgvjOM1Kn-5D-aaRSs_lUNGHLzXVw0X1bYS_hd2znMey9YNTo_5FfrGuZtx1eqz6gLK2BYzkIcYDdZTliCs_5c/s5646/DSC_0335.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we headed more into the countryside, we drove along a canal or stream bringing water from the Nile. There were lots of birds and donkey or horse carts along the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNSrMTSoZTtnM4d3h7kUmSaOard_aBB4PVrPxEfOdq7ojLFGjImoePw3rz-ue9uopqyM1PlvgNEsNYMD2Hfd1hc5r-S4VkytnXJFOdkL1CHCcTZX3xLHmBqxKnskMpl4Y1csR1XmRdOqw2jGCUlhaWjFWrZ7rFe14Jz8phj_6YMNkr41kTqdiCrTH4JA/s6000/DSC_0345.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNSrMTSoZTtnM4d3h7kUmSaOard_aBB4PVrPxEfOdq7ojLFGjImoePw3rz-ue9uopqyM1PlvgNEsNYMD2Hfd1hc5r-S4VkytnXJFOdkL1CHCcTZX3xLHmBqxKnskMpl4Y1csR1XmRdOqw2jGCUlhaWjFWrZ7rFe14Jz8phj_6YMNkr41kTqdiCrTH4JA/s320/DSC_0345.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqrW2pkVVdSva1Nh8cUZI3QR4Xs8oy9jV4LggRc0RvHdiGJ8SRmJKOpHHUtmCrMSXhMvA9Yv4TkcfldUXrSN6GrqBD_AtNoySQsiAI5vRgD4r88LHQ-JCCcVSUqv03iKez9ibpoFnY1BFFaPSB0UPjEjEcmnjxDWQkkaWCrzsucx-UrDkB94hx6DXuSo/s3480/DSC_0340.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="3480" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqrW2pkVVdSva1Nh8cUZI3QR4Xs8oy9jV4LggRc0RvHdiGJ8SRmJKOpHHUtmCrMSXhMvA9Yv4TkcfldUXrSN6GrqBD_AtNoySQsiAI5vRgD4r88LHQ-JCCcVSUqv03iKez9ibpoFnY1BFFaPSB0UPjEjEcmnjxDWQkkaWCrzsucx-UrDkB94hx6DXuSo/s320/DSC_0340.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This heron was looking for some breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_AUAaHG-e9ZO2MXRQh9hghrySHUJHTUxQQD-Bmb1jhLsucXZG3S0WfWSKChHX1OA1L9-xMZLZ6vGNhUptsnFId-EsiF14zA1fytMV4wfKUe1c1LPGI2l5RjDRgXOgn5XbFZAXUPIGzcuozcRDydfn0gI152sHex1EU-WsFGpFRrJKPd77DA6Sb1DZQk/s2300/DSC_0346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="2300" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_AUAaHG-e9ZO2MXRQh9hghrySHUJHTUxQQD-Bmb1jhLsucXZG3S0WfWSKChHX1OA1L9-xMZLZ6vGNhUptsnFId-EsiF14zA1fytMV4wfKUe1c1LPGI2l5RjDRgXOgn5XbFZAXUPIGzcuozcRDydfn0gI152sHex1EU-WsFGpFRrJKPd77DA6Sb1DZQk/s320/DSC_0346.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just like this shot. It seems so impressionistic. It's an egret flying over the canal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMDYUkk2p28bDfM9FiJl50TIxlswIlJ9vck8T_23EC7K2ZkMCgKoOgGqW29QPH1tqtL-Y2e9tg7-e4xd_haYLxTyJu9kKXyj_KWF-x46TolNdBnemvLdXp-bArZE_7t-7caVhTB06mEIzAUVEhyjZUReMMSavYClY-hiuA3BNxvpua85FX_Dud4ugkfI/s3510/DSC_0348.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="3510" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMDYUkk2p28bDfM9FiJl50TIxlswIlJ9vck8T_23EC7K2ZkMCgKoOgGqW29QPH1tqtL-Y2e9tg7-e4xd_haYLxTyJu9kKXyj_KWF-x46TolNdBnemvLdXp-bArZE_7t-7caVhTB06mEIzAUVEhyjZUReMMSavYClY-hiuA3BNxvpua85FX_Dud4ugkfI/w345-h220/DSC_0348.jpeg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a mosque in the countryside.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR5aPR6VIX6Cvraf42HqpRMBuvowwiL3MBkKxvb5xIzFdhghxVqStM9YOvgmjkMjTwNm5yH9S_h16SFwd2LsWOf47LMD5yydNj5iN7mZmjHqCpgTWE-YN8eOGfB7zd6M46KQaweO7zsa8jFrNindLCsGqm-KzbU3F6ctBfvEuvXWjOiBjG7I4apYsgvA/s5440/DSC_0353.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3239" data-original-width="5440" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR5aPR6VIX6Cvraf42HqpRMBuvowwiL3MBkKxvb5xIzFdhghxVqStM9YOvgmjkMjTwNm5yH9S_h16SFwd2LsWOf47LMD5yydNj5iN7mZmjHqCpgTWE-YN8eOGfB7zd6M46KQaweO7zsa8jFrNindLCsGqm-KzbU3F6ctBfvEuvXWjOiBjG7I4apYsgvA/s320/DSC_0353.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The donkey carts were loaded with vegetation. I think this is sugar cane, which was being harvested while we were there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xhzkrqqtj0LrYADXiNLBlV1afGO4zD58eYD9B9qdnVK7InW9o3sbAqD_O0gFb4DYUnO2lDACNOBIQyc4oSi94L9qACGEUQL0TRfwfVYG6lEkUlO8WJswXkSbk8_XzkSPWucdAo2rTg0BlI3ksiTYQRxFJgLYaNAiuwfFqM71pbd--z7j3CwRGJF8HtY/s4892/DSC_0356.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3304" data-original-width="4892" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xhzkrqqtj0LrYADXiNLBlV1afGO4zD58eYD9B9qdnVK7InW9o3sbAqD_O0gFb4DYUnO2lDACNOBIQyc4oSi94L9qACGEUQL0TRfwfVYG6lEkUlO8WJswXkSbk8_XzkSPWucdAo2rTg0BlI3ksiTYQRxFJgLYaNAiuwfFqM71pbd--z7j3CwRGJF8HtY/w360-h243/DSC_0356.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then as we moved into more deserts terrain, we looked up and there it was - the step pyramid of Djoser!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4_yJkuzwCObbPf4yzh-ffAI79MNn5L0Qrdx0CMCIU0Mo997TzW1Vmwmzy7WhVYb011GbyYHtasIRrC_AqXjTMSuG5MzCyLJ1jxqogCuu5T4g0jQWzXpL6Xe9qUhcGT9VqO9Vn8H4f4DEp8J4QCzyTFsRr5MOggDkylHwBkpRxlPIxEjGNDzWgvIHMfw/s6000/DSC_0364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4_yJkuzwCObbPf4yzh-ffAI79MNn5L0Qrdx0CMCIU0Mo997TzW1Vmwmzy7WhVYb011GbyYHtasIRrC_AqXjTMSuG5MzCyLJ1jxqogCuu5T4g0jQWzXpL6Xe9qUhcGT9VqO9Vn8H4f4DEp8J4QCzyTFsRr5MOggDkylHwBkpRxlPIxEjGNDzWgvIHMfw/s320/DSC_0364.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Imagine what a glorious place this must have been in the 3rd dynasty (2670-2650 BCE)!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ODLV3YzrOtSEVEnfFK5AuZjJ9qLL5unwtKbA-bNRjLx5Bfbt8zKIfyLdYvqwcCQFZzTGHQ0rTePaITkJqjiYATu084I9sXBPQzw3_PlmfQovpM79a_ivH-rGy24BmiWYZ65pdrqk0ftA2BMFaOj-Fj7QndmQ7tEpUHv00dc2lamQ2QGfVhCrBdf2g0c/s6000/DSC_0365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ODLV3YzrOtSEVEnfFK5AuZjJ9qLL5unwtKbA-bNRjLx5Bfbt8zKIfyLdYvqwcCQFZzTGHQ0rTePaITkJqjiYATu084I9sXBPQzw3_PlmfQovpM79a_ivH-rGy24BmiWYZ65pdrqk0ftA2BMFaOj-Fj7QndmQ7tEpUHv00dc2lamQ2QGfVhCrBdf2g0c/s320/DSC_0365.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This had been the site of a booming necropolis during the Old Kingdom and is the source of many innovations in the memorialization of the king.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-pVWT6D6u1hZ_fb0ZPgUKc9zHU9AElbB-FrAoT4EnZ_vdFASOu0hKLfaN8VAGr8zaRrDXKOnasox75SFayeIMcJ3ARFwITCQB5jCfFealfWAx-iFQFaEEaFcYMZWO8-twD0hhSwVmv7ocp5l33nEcnDUYZEtS-nVrxTDgbkJ_DaXP8tErTk7G5gUB4g/s6000/DSC_0366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-pVWT6D6u1hZ_fb0ZPgUKc9zHU9AElbB-FrAoT4EnZ_vdFASOu0hKLfaN8VAGr8zaRrDXKOnasox75SFayeIMcJ3ARFwITCQB5jCfFealfWAx-iFQFaEEaFcYMZWO8-twD0hhSwVmv7ocp5l33nEcnDUYZEtS-nVrxTDgbkJ_DaXP8tErTk7G5gUB4g/s320/DSC_0366.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is really impossible to take a bad picture of these monuments, so I will try to restrain myself in terms of photos, but here is the mandatory image with no human impediment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFbFLeLfggvMR1EbACaIJ11A7QfKFUzDBEF_GKOxjiJLkxf4QbfNCVcG3fcM93zxJmxB23m35jojhRQ1to9f-_C0en7gwjJeT3y1UT2_olDGTupMRHpoKECDPUmQTUp1Y04Jib1mgjmHn_oAiDhZ1MXgqHxLaH2JEQvOELUYykSRZwCJzWEAE_Y_Qma8/s6000/DSC_0367.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFbFLeLfggvMR1EbACaIJ11A7QfKFUzDBEF_GKOxjiJLkxf4QbfNCVcG3fcM93zxJmxB23m35jojhRQ1to9f-_C0en7gwjJeT3y1UT2_olDGTupMRHpoKECDPUmQTUp1Y04Jib1mgjmHn_oAiDhZ1MXgqHxLaH2JEQvOELUYykSRZwCJzWEAE_Y_Qma8/w398-h265/DSC_0367.jpeg" width="398" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pyramid complex had been surrounded by a 34 foot high wall with multiple bastions at regular intervals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG8JpqYukxtvVFyTIqNB_UT9P5C_Zlf4LFr4tL_BxtDfT4-m5tBfHDM-g90fvV6M7zy73B4oqXT3j8ObY9g2s8eBF5PSM5VBCM9O36XSRRzQxMy-gTiFaba5lCJwRUS2I20A9QKbr7f6BLG1KwmaZMYV_tyFcueYgxzphTZJ4MahEsewp9-I28qH_LiQ/s4909/DSC_0370.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3269" data-original-width="4909" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBG8JpqYukxtvVFyTIqNB_UT9P5C_Zlf4LFr4tL_BxtDfT4-m5tBfHDM-g90fvV6M7zy73B4oqXT3j8ObY9g2s8eBF5PSM5VBCM9O36XSRRzQxMy-gTiFaba5lCJwRUS2I20A9QKbr7f6BLG1KwmaZMYV_tyFcueYgxzphTZJ4MahEsewp9-I28qH_LiQ/s320/DSC_0370.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here our guide stands in front of one of the bastions and explains the history of the Step pyramid to our group. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmR880kJT86ZSR1pHOkvRFFoP7dhZOS8-P6R5TCAr7BH-aC13egZdNK6XkBm9JFkLust5TqfEd6BckepHfZa3s9cBYlY6HTXf-NaOnRgpu4R4yJXfPi7u_7FfR-GFr_N8guXmDSRtliF1TOfOmbENkOeq8nDG7sN05iopeQOT9E2Go4VgzVUZ7JanBOrY/s6000/DSC_0372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmR880kJT86ZSR1pHOkvRFFoP7dhZOS8-P6R5TCAr7BH-aC13egZdNK6XkBm9JFkLust5TqfEd6BckepHfZa3s9cBYlY6HTXf-NaOnRgpu4R4yJXfPi7u_7FfR-GFr_N8guXmDSRtliF1TOfOmbENkOeq8nDG7sN05iopeQOT9E2Go4VgzVUZ7JanBOrY/s320/DSC_0372.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wikipedia has a lovely diagram of the interior of the temple complex. (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Djoser">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_Djoser</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tjbdF4DiW4E39X_0jaH2bX5P6StyMDVDi9sFY-CCKEz7Q1lLLa6ns5_0EMqhVtBC8DroOt8E0J1b4tjQou7QFEL9IKcZqJVFipDvUuWDQPFVMo7zNpElWVFhIhh8KFPvdOdOp6IYEA_kxG0-qAyosAMU3n0Je1Su4O4-E7xYtQg0SbaDYb6yymR2Yqc/s1200/Djoser-Komplex_2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="1200" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-tjbdF4DiW4E39X_0jaH2bX5P6StyMDVDi9sFY-CCKEz7Q1lLLa6ns5_0EMqhVtBC8DroOt8E0J1b4tjQou7QFEL9IKcZqJVFipDvUuWDQPFVMo7zNpElWVFhIhh8KFPvdOdOp6IYEA_kxG0-qAyosAMU3n0Je1Su4O4-E7xYtQg0SbaDYb6yymR2Yqc/w376-h196/Djoser-Komplex_2.png" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 13.16px; text-align: center;">Complex layout: 1) step pyramid, 2) south tomb and chapel, 3) </span><i style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13.16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;">Sed</i><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 13.16px; text-align: center;"> festival complex, 4) 'T' temple, 5) south court, 6) south pavilion, 7) north pavilion, 8) mortuary temple, 9) western mounds, 10) colonnaded entrance, 11) north court, 12) north galleries, 13) step tombs, 14) serdab, and 15) north altar</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 13.16px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a narrow passage you come out into a room of pillars that lead to the South court complex. The colonnade pillars are said to be modeled on the image of bundles of reeds and were originally some 20 feet tall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaPU1ksiu1077FamsRwgbJP8fMM75A_VVawpZkCE6DYIqGda79bpcsj6_AfMc25XEKyZXWO9Z5LOe_s7sssQTs-2oa9-2OG_cIwoWEFXLGFKOJdxYPuL46XEy4Rnv3cD8cbwUSl_RJfhwoNTUQXB6TItEWNUAGPa3w_NmnuXY4-dWdhQ5qqGB7AKi7b8/s5307/DSC_0378.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5307" data-original-width="3930" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaPU1ksiu1077FamsRwgbJP8fMM75A_VVawpZkCE6DYIqGda79bpcsj6_AfMc25XEKyZXWO9Z5LOe_s7sssQTs-2oa9-2OG_cIwoWEFXLGFKOJdxYPuL46XEy4Rnv3cD8cbwUSl_RJfhwoNTUQXB6TItEWNUAGPa3w_NmnuXY4-dWdhQ5qqGB7AKi7b8/w253-h342/DSC_0378.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The placement of the pillars allows for alcoves that probably originally contained sculptures.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfkJ_0AILafgp7zTsJI8CTYKfijazLv0ke4c0X_QkwTtdyI4ZojLYTqKBTnkZnjL-0h_jmfr5RLFgdtGwLlq3uslQVOQvUNJOMd4nkoBhgSDToGlZ6ZnZ4NT-g3lClrRho9BsLgMreCiQLRCxSoUsQR5QKMJf8R2J6mJSN4BT94T4Pqptplc-c3eb4jU/s5109/DSC_0377.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3905" data-original-width="5109" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfkJ_0AILafgp7zTsJI8CTYKfijazLv0ke4c0X_QkwTtdyI4ZojLYTqKBTnkZnjL-0h_jmfr5RLFgdtGwLlq3uslQVOQvUNJOMd4nkoBhgSDToGlZ6ZnZ4NT-g3lClrRho9BsLgMreCiQLRCxSoUsQR5QKMJf8R2J6mJSN4BT94T4Pqptplc-c3eb4jU/s320/DSC_0377.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are passages from the colonnade that led to the "heb-sed" court and on the west (left) to a small sanctuary where there was probably a statue of King Netjerikhet (later renamed Djoser in the New Kingdom histories). (Remember the Diorite statue in the Egyptian Museum?)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA_cHxlqV6oGw4YaK3OqC9Yeus2DgjtkVQUsoc72OSu-KGMEoYNYY0akuJ6Zn8SN5HVqOb2M14gahzFvFWMlAAEoCdS-u_44v5ED2TBc_Co5KGzPnmcbI4jQ5y647fqaiuZyAx1iP1RAiRtWIpDiUf8AA9Z-0v5kn_0-Hnveu4st57_1OmXXsZ1gJUXg/s5418/DSC_0379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="5418" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioA_cHxlqV6oGw4YaK3OqC9Yeus2DgjtkVQUsoc72OSu-KGMEoYNYY0akuJ6Zn8SN5HVqOb2M14gahzFvFWMlAAEoCdS-u_44v5ED2TBc_Co5KGzPnmcbI4jQ5y647fqaiuZyAx1iP1RAiRtWIpDiUf8AA9Z-0v5kn_0-Hnveu4st57_1OmXXsZ1gJUXg/s320/DSC_0379.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love the texture of the columns.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDIBTcFowpUqAWBbhtNxdwKhc5MqSxWhBUNudT1Mva6S2gI0pbs-PU7hVkic8KGRZk6kFspFkLMNzEDvnPB3eIHAYjmDH3GZF0HlgMXjhhT0aO2MBIc6u-N6Jizai3xmoJ5qurrrjfmP3--PeLhozGMTbqJYq-dr5c8xsFDHUigIthre-xp2OmcZW4pQ/s6000/DSC_0380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGDIBTcFowpUqAWBbhtNxdwKhc5MqSxWhBUNudT1Mva6S2gI0pbs-PU7hVkic8KGRZk6kFspFkLMNzEDvnPB3eIHAYjmDH3GZF0HlgMXjhhT0aO2MBIc6u-N6Jizai3xmoJ5qurrrjfmP3--PeLhozGMTbqJYq-dr5c8xsFDHUigIthre-xp2OmcZW4pQ/w345-h229/DSC_0380.jpeg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The colonnade exits onto the south court. (we have gone through number 10 to number 5 on the wikipedia diagram and you can see that all attention is on the pyramid to the right of our travelers (East).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_SBSJBNhcYfPdMN1cQJ1WNxUlECSWDdGFlFyRFjprAer1mye3CjE0yR5cfOmoAY8lOQSM59W0AaBXTDBGh6yGxnf34eeuG_oEzmWmqkCdTElKmZF54-ur8KLblwMEG3jwZcdvndVc0rJraddia44cZ5W3wY9hpty9BguFOjmWhIkr_TMS8VmvB-dKnM/s6000/DSC_0386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_SBSJBNhcYfPdMN1cQJ1WNxUlECSWDdGFlFyRFjprAer1mye3CjE0yR5cfOmoAY8lOQSM59W0AaBXTDBGh6yGxnf34eeuG_oEzmWmqkCdTElKmZF54-ur8KLblwMEG3jwZcdvndVc0rJraddia44cZ5W3wY9hpty9BguFOjmWhIkr_TMS8VmvB-dKnM/s320/DSC_0386.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This pyramid may have been the most impressive sight of the whole trip. I am not sure why, but it moved me immensely. Perhaps it is the fact of seeing a monument that is 4600 years old. Perhaps it is the aura and sanctity of the place, perhaps it is the awe in the efforts to build such a long-standing monumental edifice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPcMRVp9dq_b46dHWaoRGpxXLyHbjI_DfywxxQlFfegGpPjfs48NoeT85cJkbRTlRujIgejhKrqLrwa0MY-bfYz_X3wvwVDxMDLXG9MEMWgvXNh0JPKGi0ejBm-7G97uXRWoT_Cd98zQBMHpW8q4-7aOUYZFkxtKf1n4SQrq2gu_pvCgfSfD3hrDcA5I/s6000/DSC_0382.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPcMRVp9dq_b46dHWaoRGpxXLyHbjI_DfywxxQlFfegGpPjfs48NoeT85cJkbRTlRujIgejhKrqLrwa0MY-bfYz_X3wvwVDxMDLXG9MEMWgvXNh0JPKGi0ejBm-7G97uXRWoT_Cd98zQBMHpW8q4-7aOUYZFkxtKf1n4SQrq2gu_pvCgfSfD3hrDcA5I/s320/DSC_0382.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I read that the pyramid is in danger of collapse because of earthquakes. I hope that is not the case.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1mFP2TOQYcEoiuLVipVeOS-xzm1ICiDzCD0Dm6Z9-8ZzrSVCxIQvPwtu7EWnLCa7oeZCo8cBapQIBXxoxnBVmzFt0qlcCkQhJhZy6JeXNL_lWjaRSowSHSCaG5TPP34FdbHg8rzbvfCxY6R0oArmHd-9hPgfvo-gozrYE8Sbr3yW3eWYohkghLC-UNA/s5746/DSC_0389.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3727" data-original-width="5746" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1mFP2TOQYcEoiuLVipVeOS-xzm1ICiDzCD0Dm6Z9-8ZzrSVCxIQvPwtu7EWnLCa7oeZCo8cBapQIBXxoxnBVmzFt0qlcCkQhJhZy6JeXNL_lWjaRSowSHSCaG5TPP34FdbHg8rzbvfCxY6R0oArmHd-9hPgfvo-gozrYE8Sbr3yW3eWYohkghLC-UNA/s320/DSC_0389.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the distance we could see an archaeological dig site.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeG_hiSpGT4f6D8XnVMvpCMaaSNKhZFD8VjkuwHHCAiAzWlQV24dZneTd3PZE90ezuGjeOD1RcPHtsPRAu5HBS9eL31oMLdvTdfzZekxBWrEh3qt2F_JpqEtS4b0usf_Krr86O3mYUEYvrSzzLUedxIb9XYpL__LusFoZTGHDE-bF-ggvPiEhnIWWGVA/s6000/DSC_0391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWeG_hiSpGT4f6D8XnVMvpCMaaSNKhZFD8VjkuwHHCAiAzWlQV24dZneTd3PZE90ezuGjeOD1RcPHtsPRAu5HBS9eL31oMLdvTdfzZekxBWrEh3qt2F_JpqEtS4b0usf_Krr86O3mYUEYvrSzzLUedxIb9XYpL__LusFoZTGHDE-bF-ggvPiEhnIWWGVA/s320/DSC_0391.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Behind it is the great pyramid of Khufu and the mandated camel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwwZXkTR-2FyLYScLNF5cZKriHtmu5gz82x0T1vbTwKMzXRbTX_EgnUH6w9-V9Xkx6jr-2w0evJusOW5Kbhq82n_lnuOVAxa-oV2hJn6BLx5q_y4wxY2vqYTbUFelFOGfhqiumNvWbVRjoUy0iNbypKmoaKZNiAB0qTUXXCrG_L15P1y2rcbZwb33dJk/s6000/DSC_0394.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwwZXkTR-2FyLYScLNF5cZKriHtmu5gz82x0T1vbTwKMzXRbTX_EgnUH6w9-V9Xkx6jr-2w0evJusOW5Kbhq82n_lnuOVAxa-oV2hJn6BLx5q_y4wxY2vqYTbUFelFOGfhqiumNvWbVRjoUy0iNbypKmoaKZNiAB0qTUXXCrG_L15P1y2rcbZwb33dJk/s320/DSC_0394.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Djoser ruled for either 19 or 38 years depending on what theory you believe and may have been the first king of the third dynasty (or might not have been).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3gXZ22Byt5GSFO4RcWySlFIwAgU6GoiU7HxIM111xgq-pyO-ZyGbNzZhyxQJApNDPONFvRdkj5Zc0tB225MQib9K9nqdcX7LiKI3V4eddcZd60fWjYFjVSEmZMPgg8WqpbpOjk0-88cGhiqLXHO9mpOtU0Et8NB9pBYYzsuonYYv3Jjk1KY3tAXtMrw/s5906/DSC_0395.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="5906" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3gXZ22Byt5GSFO4RcWySlFIwAgU6GoiU7HxIM111xgq-pyO-ZyGbNzZhyxQJApNDPONFvRdkj5Zc0tB225MQib9K9nqdcX7LiKI3V4eddcZd60fWjYFjVSEmZMPgg8WqpbpOjk0-88cGhiqLXHO9mpOtU0Et8NB9pBYYzsuonYYv3Jjk1KY3tAXtMrw/s320/DSC_0395.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two kingdoms were united around 2686 BCE and Djoser ruled after that date. The base of this statue in the Egyptian Museum shows both the two ladies (vulture and cobra) and the nsw-bty hieroglyphs which indicate he was king of both kingdoms (the bee and the flowering sedge plant). (Photo by Djehouty <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%84gyptisches_Museum_Kairo_2016-03-29_Djoser_03.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C3%84gyptisches_Museum_Kairo_2016-03-29_Djoser_03.jpg</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv_wMTFWfuxDujlJDG3NYUSf1Bkm1ugbt1Dup_fNGl82ueD88OlHuFy2cykqCby8f4u8RT8iyR8zSJm75OHJ5VtiH9CPmWIVqgwCnDNPxUXVe4ncd-nAKrtryK6sStP-iwd2PgFHbN7dB93nZH6bJuT1xA3PWjoNotxM-XDihTjm_sPcBdg3w3AilmiU/s1920/A%CC%88gyptisches_Museum_Kairo_2016-03-29_Djoser_03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="774" data-original-width="1920" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBv_wMTFWfuxDujlJDG3NYUSf1Bkm1ugbt1Dup_fNGl82ueD88OlHuFy2cykqCby8f4u8RT8iyR8zSJm75OHJ5VtiH9CPmWIVqgwCnDNPxUXVe4ncd-nAKrtryK6sStP-iwd2PgFHbN7dB93nZH6bJuT1xA3PWjoNotxM-XDihTjm_sPcBdg3w3AilmiU/s320/A%CC%88gyptisches_Museum_Kairo_2016-03-29_Djoser_03.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How could I resist this shot?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqIUbxhtZ0ZQR8KVwPHjSCYpwbSrCmMyF3ws386A8UBvkAZliNspAbuVhxrV5ARKfqiX69khtpm0vCjgYktQMu4Lm-y2-KstP8BKiGJYn94Nxin9qNrzKysCnR7SZnI1PUQKLl4QFA_I_BHFfJk4FAPjxJCNitAn-jryk682W9ytcWrEwzmtQx9bU2CE/s3891/DSC_0400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2042" data-original-width="3891" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigqIUbxhtZ0ZQR8KVwPHjSCYpwbSrCmMyF3ws386A8UBvkAZliNspAbuVhxrV5ARKfqiX69khtpm0vCjgYktQMu4Lm-y2-KstP8BKiGJYn94Nxin9qNrzKysCnR7SZnI1PUQKLl4QFA_I_BHFfJk4FAPjxJCNitAn-jryk682W9ytcWrEwzmtQx9bU2CE/w358-h188/DSC_0400.jpeg" width="358" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This guy wanted me to take his picture (and I guess he wanted money afterwards, but since I wasn't really that interested in the shot he didn't get anything.) It is a cute shot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrxl3TCkCJh7MQnMjcyHIQEBV87WVq3FrZGcuPWCHV-58_n6zKpxtj5WEsKWF1Nf9I51QjyVM8QNVK5FjP_FZ90reHVua8lkqY1wbJQwzZLa35ZzjbqqfpX6Q3Az4Em3YoUSeIW3wy28rftvptYKUobOh3RMCHPoMlk5ihU0wuqd1JyEl7PRjq9fkKSc/s5423/DSC_0403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5423" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrxl3TCkCJh7MQnMjcyHIQEBV87WVq3FrZGcuPWCHV-58_n6zKpxtj5WEsKWF1Nf9I51QjyVM8QNVK5FjP_FZ90reHVua8lkqY1wbJQwzZLa35ZzjbqqfpX6Q3Az4Em3YoUSeIW3wy28rftvptYKUobOh3RMCHPoMlk5ihU0wuqd1JyEl7PRjq9fkKSc/s320/DSC_0403.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are interested in a Virtual tour of part of the Step pyramid complex check this out : <a href="https://egymonuments.gov.eg/monuments/the-step-pyramid-complex-of-djoser/">https://egymonuments.gov.eg/monuments/the-step-pyramid-complex-of-djoser/</a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WtIvyk8e3kwU7gvOX1TV98ajeD9ly2Gc0aoi_UJ3qRohZtw5b1rny5MILOLloLDgX94HDmaZ_4jFmC_kTiFfOULgqe2LuerzFSdLhtpdtehAr82TRN6wNPzYL4GTtNs19g2ABKRn8bvgUoUHq0n0LR1zHxBZIFhnsd6VfTt_g5WWqO7DALCehUUmBAM/s5440/DSC_0404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3496" data-original-width="5440" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WtIvyk8e3kwU7gvOX1TV98ajeD9ly2Gc0aoi_UJ3qRohZtw5b1rny5MILOLloLDgX94HDmaZ_4jFmC_kTiFfOULgqe2LuerzFSdLhtpdtehAr82TRN6wNPzYL4GTtNs19g2ABKRn8bvgUoUHq0n0LR1zHxBZIFhnsd6VfTt_g5WWqO7DALCehUUmBAM/s320/DSC_0404.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We also got to enter the tomb of Unas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXq5OiN_3xgtzUypWxO4BLvwcUKpkUejkjvu3-pig-chhdRt-U2eOLiYWJiPaGIjoUybtNKVOoeEV-Zel8XLtnJNhRrmyVUylbzYTtAr2CA3lSfOLNroxr2vyO6JXTppQfeJ6q5HfQgvPOI6WLcA_yLAsMV-Cti9iSNM-wt2Vo1rh-FO993Shnu5NLmWA/s4888/DSC_0414.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4888" data-original-width="3264" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXq5OiN_3xgtzUypWxO4BLvwcUKpkUejkjvu3-pig-chhdRt-U2eOLiYWJiPaGIjoUybtNKVOoeEV-Zel8XLtnJNhRrmyVUylbzYTtAr2CA3lSfOLNroxr2vyO6JXTppQfeJ6q5HfQgvPOI6WLcA_yLAsMV-Cti9iSNM-wt2Vo1rh-FO993Shnu5NLmWA/s320/DSC_0414.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You could hardly tell that it was a pyramid. It looked like a pile of rubble, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVaFgjZPraSnB4itySrIciekvNYZAtwrAHJkded6ry_YLhxQWT9FnzxIIW5j25mmixDSO18GtLg17PQALxD4phV6ZCuAp3nC7iHyHNCWlyIgaquZGOC-E0kjTeqg0J5xHJCOM83-BbC_WweNf9Twdg1X4u3SovMutDLHuA4ex7Lb0z3rYa8Xv0OrK7lU/s5789/DSC_0406.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="5789" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVaFgjZPraSnB4itySrIciekvNYZAtwrAHJkded6ry_YLhxQWT9FnzxIIW5j25mmixDSO18GtLg17PQALxD4phV6ZCuAp3nC7iHyHNCWlyIgaquZGOC-E0kjTeqg0J5xHJCOM83-BbC_WweNf9Twdg1X4u3SovMutDLHuA4ex7Lb0z3rYa8Xv0OrK7lU/s320/DSC_0406.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Daniel Csörföly has a better shot on Wikipedia than I could get. (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SakkaraPyramidsEgypt_2007feb1-16_byDanielCsorfoly.JPG">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SakkaraPyramidsEgypt_2007feb1-16_byDanielCsorfoly.JPG</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcdTNGqwf5F-t4o478uzK5ofLAs-SHD88mXdvP1CVRHF-TlnctdpX-gkNbhwYFDausO840VCrq52FZmks4XGQ_UTLC0rNAeMfSkT-aI2Qkyyhua3zv58uz4T1JAPL45h_bvEKv-euxCU8NTSiS6xly-ct-MVsB2dW8mWrNxfZW-4-Z2U8tNDwZBb-i-Y/s520/520px-Saqqarah_Ounas_15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="520" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcdTNGqwf5F-t4o478uzK5ofLAs-SHD88mXdvP1CVRHF-TlnctdpX-gkNbhwYFDausO840VCrq52FZmks4XGQ_UTLC0rNAeMfSkT-aI2Qkyyhua3zv58uz4T1JAPL45h_bvEKv-euxCU8NTSiS6xly-ct-MVsB2dW8mWrNxfZW-4-Z2U8tNDwZBb-i-Y/s320/520px-Saqqarah_Ounas_15.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">so we went down the stairs and sure enough there was a burial chamber.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh9e2hxxpZGomV_VGcAozg3RvChWXi4r8zCr1tlOjOC5LIdo5T_F63KXRfE5rFdLf_VKW74fB0qDfC0iNgYmcuRcVx4x9nWNvQQ5GwpTRwmjrnD7vcpxGJKqqUyH6jL0UkvwjfDd8z6eYgaNJOaqeWu1W1EqajUgblU49VeLFcNeoGZvrg73uFX6ZlyM/s5065/DSC_0407.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3448" data-original-width="5065" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDh9e2hxxpZGomV_VGcAozg3RvChWXi4r8zCr1tlOjOC5LIdo5T_F63KXRfE5rFdLf_VKW74fB0qDfC0iNgYmcuRcVx4x9nWNvQQ5GwpTRwmjrnD7vcpxGJKqqUyH6jL0UkvwjfDd8z6eYgaNJOaqeWu1W1EqajUgblU49VeLFcNeoGZvrg73uFX6ZlyM/s320/DSC_0407.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is an interior shot courtesy of Vincent Brown on wikipedia. (<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burial_chamber_in_Unas%27_pyramid.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Burial_chamber_in_Unas%27_pyramid.jpg</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyGWJf9cwOGOWX6Ry-eNY4zdGxp3Q68wB4mWWPcRRX1HMM_cBQ12HRhBC-dGdo753u3Wbuq1HmCvvlT5ccXGJqWykvP5wpbR589R9lyeG6-TwqBX49Jd_80DqHcfldFuiTg8qnCKMS0DVYe4qX6znp2L_4eOxBwjCjSJFZby7iEfcBh4iXouSwflYMKs/s694/520px-Burial_chamber_in_Unas'_pyramid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="520" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyGWJf9cwOGOWX6Ry-eNY4zdGxp3Q68wB4mWWPcRRX1HMM_cBQ12HRhBC-dGdo753u3Wbuq1HmCvvlT5ccXGJqWykvP5wpbR589R9lyeG6-TwqBX49Jd_80DqHcfldFuiTg8qnCKMS0DVYe4qX6znp2L_4eOxBwjCjSJFZby7iEfcBh4iXouSwflYMKs/w269-h359/520px-Burial_chamber_in_Unas'_pyramid.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are interested wikipedia also has a good description of the grounds and of course a map of the temple complex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK3AtjuHOc5Hxp58vrfeFeph78l-vBC6qO3aoUy7JLZyQDjadBR5NN-TlJRUL_Buy-g9PzOyMsr12rFoaivWiTRs7X8AR81oSm1neiGxJ98y3Ymi96f78vyoRozTiRfmrStBP7Li9XU9HSHgrnxKD4j8sABOoEMfvXIxnA6B97Ydu82GI5RJxmVFFT_Q/s297/Unas'_Valley_Temple.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="280" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSK3AtjuHOc5Hxp58vrfeFeph78l-vBC6qO3aoUy7JLZyQDjadBR5NN-TlJRUL_Buy-g9PzOyMsr12rFoaivWiTRs7X8AR81oSm1neiGxJ98y3Ymi96f78vyoRozTiRfmrStBP7Li9XU9HSHgrnxKD4j8sABOoEMfvXIxnA6B97Ydu82GI5RJxmVFFT_Q/s1600/Unas'_Valley_Temple.png" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: #f8f9fa; caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 34); color: #202122; font-size: 12.375999px;">Layout of Unas's valley temple. In order: (1) Colonnaded entrance court; (2) Entrance hall; (3) South hall; (4a and b) Secondary entrances; (5) Main cult hall; (6) Storerooms; (7) Passage leading to (8) the Causeway.</span></div><div><br /></div>So, sooner than I could ever want it was time to head back to the bus and leave Saqqara behind.<div>I had to take a couple of last shots of my now favorite pyramid. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo4dj13cSBi7NYtG7I4osHli7uMzPBCD8f9wz8yo9fGrmYZvuzKY0LDH4ulfBI9hsNW_txcXut-MUA16pnmr90a-zP8CiHOpSjk052kGb3WGwRfHP2T4bmbeIoYRlR8QyIXBJMF24nmEMXybduKMmhV3TWVkeCKnSvGrDZZi19pHEGFR2r6hZjerrSDI/s6000/DSC_0409.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQo4dj13cSBi7NYtG7I4osHli7uMzPBCD8f9wz8yo9fGrmYZvuzKY0LDH4ulfBI9hsNW_txcXut-MUA16pnmr90a-zP8CiHOpSjk052kGb3WGwRfHP2T4bmbeIoYRlR8QyIXBJMF24nmEMXybduKMmhV3TWVkeCKnSvGrDZZi19pHEGFR2r6hZjerrSDI/s320/DSC_0409.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And of course this one should be a poster!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FPEnLZdabxx0tX5mfsu7Ly1YsswkiwarCifHQf0vbaQ_rU9Uu-vPo9EaGzCsqlcm4iiFBTTOC3kWs6f58K5UxgL6G16fWD2qd_Sd8RzTYc2dEs6GMGrvCyBoZr7gGAA_vjmwP1jYdBY3QaqbLOkvS7itFVG9vZB5aKFXhAC087NlMj5_z-L7uN1GCTE/s6000/DSC_0408.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3494" data-original-width="6000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FPEnLZdabxx0tX5mfsu7Ly1YsswkiwarCifHQf0vbaQ_rU9Uu-vPo9EaGzCsqlcm4iiFBTTOC3kWs6f58K5UxgL6G16fWD2qd_Sd8RzTYc2dEs6GMGrvCyBoZr7gGAA_vjmwP1jYdBY3QaqbLOkvS7itFVG9vZB5aKFXhAC087NlMj5_z-L7uN1GCTE/w378-h220/DSC_0408.jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think there is a rule, that for every six shots of a pyramid you have to have a camel shot. (Aww, he was just so cute!)</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcFKFGWb4ha9Cur0lUdbg4Zr38ae1ewx7hvyJnhb4pQiAO5xQvtmy3OjL_xdfny1S11leAOmcnyPN40WH7EdEYCmzs6cobxH3vylpXIn6ZWzLixcuGRIHN376aKeS-0KKBwWXaTTm6Uz2x7o1JujNVyvO8xUxn6sDHXo0W9Dq-_HUI08h8eqINNS3wyk/s6000/DSC_0411.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcFKFGWb4ha9Cur0lUdbg4Zr38ae1ewx7hvyJnhb4pQiAO5xQvtmy3OjL_xdfny1S11leAOmcnyPN40WH7EdEYCmzs6cobxH3vylpXIn6ZWzLixcuGRIHN376aKeS-0KKBwWXaTTm6Uz2x7o1JujNVyvO8xUxn6sDHXo0W9Dq-_HUI08h8eqINNS3wyk/s320/DSC_0411.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here we are in our caravan back to our own ship of the desert.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitcZShlYrgVCuawOF4_Ht-rBglGruoIpsluzzHmLKLMUg1XuyF8SkRhwHuqdu1nKowK_1JOBPp2gefIRa5JQtg9ZbNyOefVCNG7COEnM6gpg303eTKBfZLzc7aJWroVvjGhZAK1ySFH1J-9BDIMulwNMTgvJy3HlH2rB7KNsNYc56WdLNJosRS4imI9l4/s5594/DSC_0415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Goodbye to the temple dogs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvkalZHhj6aGsnYU1CCjALBG31DZW1HscvEZMoyNP5udaY8X8jEQ4TZOyumibT-cwr7FmaPfUFILajyMioIjM41aFIdj2ubmhs_GguXgOIMmkbBlwYxsZCmkVU2qVLGzhAqWcKXLmAWDer2DuuN2JJhynWjpDW0MZ8S33YzljvSEZosa8V3XEOneaxRU/s5076/DSC_0417.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3823" data-original-width="5076" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvkalZHhj6aGsnYU1CCjALBG31DZW1HscvEZMoyNP5udaY8X8jEQ4TZOyumibT-cwr7FmaPfUFILajyMioIjM41aFIdj2ubmhs_GguXgOIMmkbBlwYxsZCmkVU2qVLGzhAqWcKXLmAWDer2DuuN2JJhynWjpDW0MZ8S33YzljvSEZosa8V3XEOneaxRU/s320/DSC_0417.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99jcpisqHU_iHhommbQ--h-smnlZKXW-FcyNkOmKZWQIeREKX6_O3-HuCr4nHuaCbUNiDfPNUlVKNiVK2Kl65m3iOoGRH5P7cnRV2AYStj8Ldx02vmu1xGVIQCRrPKQVoOtQ0MEgPFV9aljXGfj4eJZyXNdyOyHK2hwSFbxmLWwdp2v00fYavKInAH1Y/s5851/DSC_0418.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="5851" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99jcpisqHU_iHhommbQ--h-smnlZKXW-FcyNkOmKZWQIeREKX6_O3-HuCr4nHuaCbUNiDfPNUlVKNiVK2Kl65m3iOoGRH5P7cnRV2AYStj8Ldx02vmu1xGVIQCRrPKQVoOtQ0MEgPFV9aljXGfj4eJZyXNdyOyHK2hwSFbxmLWwdp2v00fYavKInAH1Y/s320/DSC_0418.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And back on the bus for the next adventure: lunch!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtYuLbmkhALql1G3-7XhbWxf6zpoc7Hh7N49dB9UqdtByFY4bCO6UjK7pai88OiuuWaFfnaCv3J3iKwiST-30i2UZXi-jWLdMQ0N2Ds3g9nTrEJ8WGocVmtfW5XMm4lO94wzq05HAe65xjprh4446SVFm4rsMjnBXzes41qjiTczunfSRwu4cfoXcRLo/s6000/DSC_0421.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUtYuLbmkhALql1G3-7XhbWxf6zpoc7Hh7N49dB9UqdtByFY4bCO6UjK7pai88OiuuWaFfnaCv3J3iKwiST-30i2UZXi-jWLdMQ0N2Ds3g9nTrEJ8WGocVmtfW5XMm4lO94wzq05HAe65xjprh4446SVFm4rsMjnBXzes41qjiTczunfSRwu4cfoXcRLo/s320/DSC_0421.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-45747622400681057662023-09-17T21:23:00.000-05:002023-09-17T21:23:29.687-05:00Day 2 First Day Part 3 Optional Market and Meal at Zeeyara Restaurant<p> After the Egyptian Museum we got to go back to the hotel and relax a little before jumping in the bus again to visit the Khan el-Khalili Market. I really enjoy looking at things out the bus window and always try to take a few pictures just to remind me of the neighborhoods I have passed through and of the kinds of things I saw.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYqkqFaZ2mCPUsCCtNcKHQ7HVDfnWpmIut2O_FWhZ5BJP60VLLPsS02f1hUnPRY5PYcXsVW_Cf9GeANG4ZmMXalpAKXuoDgKWcph8ICfT2TIPCebZao_VovrnVCsaNY-FjKqG7i6spqvsiAGcxmxAAAmfZhHB76Bqe8tveX4xjrivbn068fvAjeoFJP4/s6000/DSC_0260.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYqkqFaZ2mCPUsCCtNcKHQ7HVDfnWpmIut2O_FWhZ5BJP60VLLPsS02f1hUnPRY5PYcXsVW_Cf9GeANG4ZmMXalpAKXuoDgKWcph8ICfT2TIPCebZao_VovrnVCsaNY-FjKqG7i6spqvsiAGcxmxAAAmfZhHB76Bqe8tveX4xjrivbn068fvAjeoFJP4/s320/DSC_0260.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>So these are just random shots out of the window on the way to the market.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbToWgiAsvFwK33tZuanMDm_BIqkwhmeJiRqmKKfCv9iO93wpDmkeZMjtvpWjx_n9NzROMXFrsGNeYYjLM9fS7r3Zk17TYEbSxs-jGRn2X88cbPrFKe2E9vWriIEWdwulgG9AIDFEZv2SMC2okuceG4LBh8VwvWfJC99XSfOQ2QBInqmx66xsWybbzAYE/s5124/DSC_0272.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2331" data-original-width="5124" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbToWgiAsvFwK33tZuanMDm_BIqkwhmeJiRqmKKfCv9iO93wpDmkeZMjtvpWjx_n9NzROMXFrsGNeYYjLM9fS7r3Zk17TYEbSxs-jGRn2X88cbPrFKe2E9vWriIEWdwulgG9AIDFEZv2SMC2okuceG4LBh8VwvWfJC99XSfOQ2QBInqmx66xsWybbzAYE/w446-h203/DSC_0272.jpeg" width="446" /></a><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the evenings Cairo seems to really come to life.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBsDu3P7WYc_TEFaWUd0Y6RYPRLeJbdMP0KmpDbYnREwC3_JNSSGf4uThl2M5WkH2HKhYLPGtgIwvDPcUpDGy860mnurCX9vcaXATXu2gRdljTcPZC3evjTbcULhVdXg-LgVUJwL4rS4Iu50JpSHL0UuiXNjwdaGopP-J7o7Iu05DgnCdPRHOzsgfLKo/s5133/DSC_0269.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3149" data-original-width="5133" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBsDu3P7WYc_TEFaWUd0Y6RYPRLeJbdMP0KmpDbYnREwC3_JNSSGf4uThl2M5WkH2HKhYLPGtgIwvDPcUpDGy860mnurCX9vcaXATXu2gRdljTcPZC3evjTbcULhVdXg-LgVUJwL4rS4Iu50JpSHL0UuiXNjwdaGopP-J7o7Iu05DgnCdPRHOzsgfLKo/s320/DSC_0269.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would have loved to have a chance to look at some of the fabric stores we passed by.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK5S-lWqyIsEW-FXjzj84bFJttLxPg7xMDS3DovRpz4C3qhiGLHTC-IhpvY9mvLz4UTUp0DGyJ2jklZ4j_NzNxtUWU7JzY_-Gu0azkuZW1Bzm3SuvNwkGw4RXyX8xzVZ5PIt7LjyXWsG-3iCv5EQNTueF_Db1fd2F5VdV9tXVgal7-nj_Zx-gs8PzYnc/s3934/DSC_0267.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="3934" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghK5S-lWqyIsEW-FXjzj84bFJttLxPg7xMDS3DovRpz4C3qhiGLHTC-IhpvY9mvLz4UTUp0DGyJ2jklZ4j_NzNxtUWU7JzY_-Gu0azkuZW1Bzm3SuvNwkGw4RXyX8xzVZ5PIt7LjyXWsG-3iCv5EQNTueF_Db1fd2F5VdV9tXVgal7-nj_Zx-gs8PzYnc/s320/DSC_0267.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is really a pretty typical street corner with a shop with bins of fresh produce.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qn825Q7KjvoEMWpTzwL9FZIHA1uducLX4aKyzxE1Q8iORe23imAByYBZGMLxjLB_6JvPkD85WtzRB32k3PyfYOwhHft7asmSOpEN4LQYLwQ5KseQ0eoZNlPUXH8BPtWiTPbmwpTvsZu8-rDXfSwGBh4Mm9yVvSgbqP_ZSd4n4Cf6MqPCUNMS4YuVxLY/s6000/DSC_0275.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qn825Q7KjvoEMWpTzwL9FZIHA1uducLX4aKyzxE1Q8iORe23imAByYBZGMLxjLB_6JvPkD85WtzRB32k3PyfYOwhHft7asmSOpEN4LQYLwQ5KseQ0eoZNlPUXH8BPtWiTPbmwpTvsZu8-rDXfSwGBh4Mm9yVvSgbqP_ZSd4n4Cf6MqPCUNMS4YuVxLY/s320/DSC_0275.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The market has many, many shops, but also includes mosques and other historic buildings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNI12vYCHB1TayTMLa-tKULbux5bvHEWQrIlLCjjBdcSWqFEOXuT3SEs8nzG0Vq3GlnCnZ1X083fuONXKMfME-2crukml4lm_6kRUR97AtDa3Yd-DaP_J7KVbQMqgpYrSvOHmCpfv3NzxHtBg8ugHUqHxUoSbRo9XbTgmu44vECpkQ7VB9Up3qr9gGww/s5224/DSC_0277.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5224" data-original-width="3554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNI12vYCHB1TayTMLa-tKULbux5bvHEWQrIlLCjjBdcSWqFEOXuT3SEs8nzG0Vq3GlnCnZ1X083fuONXKMfME-2crukml4lm_6kRUR97AtDa3Yd-DaP_J7KVbQMqgpYrSvOHmCpfv3NzxHtBg8ugHUqHxUoSbRo9XbTgmu44vECpkQ7VB9Up3qr9gGww/s320/DSC_0277.jpeg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Our little group pressed into the narrow road accompanied by our faithful security guard who insured that we were all safe and secure. (Note the 2A sign held by our guide to help us find the way.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGHe7m_u6ZzHvv-JUMNPQyZOVU5stgLTmwInYwyfFLgdR7wKPyVyMoPiLA5_ax5xlRU7EdWVNwweSCEBz0cC_Q6dq5zyM7snjeppeeK1lCc6wIv-3td_Y-NMbMUvTQ8EPtuaF3NBcyo0bV85i9tOwScEWFc-zGlXza3EdzJIzVTBIF4pKhWwFWWLsoG4/s4919/DSC_0279.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4919" data-original-width="3887" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGHe7m_u6ZzHvv-JUMNPQyZOVU5stgLTmwInYwyfFLgdR7wKPyVyMoPiLA5_ax5xlRU7EdWVNwweSCEBz0cC_Q6dq5zyM7snjeppeeK1lCc6wIv-3td_Y-NMbMUvTQ8EPtuaF3NBcyo0bV85i9tOwScEWFc-zGlXza3EdzJIzVTBIF4pKhWwFWWLsoG4/s320/DSC_0279.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once again we didn't really have time to luxuriate in the atmosphere, but there were certainly interesting things to see in the very small part of the Suq (market) that we visited.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FKy3eTguUbAMt6rPyr219CZcdr-gbILY9Smw4-DbP5gsKOY78x_lp8VUiwWeic6buBwWQx9hUoRAAUVfo1umZKM_ggS_lpzEHHCriwp_FRjwu9xUOvKTvr3av6ap9vwD-uKMUc58BwjYREUn0lHD-esRAE0qscZV0L7BL6Ly9VgkoIjuZGWbNMlUpkc/s6000/DSC_0281.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3FKy3eTguUbAMt6rPyr219CZcdr-gbILY9Smw4-DbP5gsKOY78x_lp8VUiwWeic6buBwWQx9hUoRAAUVfo1umZKM_ggS_lpzEHHCriwp_FRjwu9xUOvKTvr3av6ap9vwD-uKMUc58BwjYREUn0lHD-esRAE0qscZV0L7BL6Ly9VgkoIjuZGWbNMlUpkc/w249-h374/DSC_0281.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Periodically we got information about a mosque or important building.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWGNWbzJGCCJY2EHAFMAh-t2t7KU5v_k0z-qkZuwyWhvtBidqPhufOVe660eCyVZUsBNhMraDDZGNoUgBgssKvWjituIFueZf_899h9UbyCm2EaAdn_O0dBYrfau5IDN6EBL4zIW9VzBQNVrrAkTU7_WX51kkRF7FZOQ8Nrl3AwUI-CrWY2omFGaET3U/s5481/DSC_0283.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="5481" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgWGNWbzJGCCJY2EHAFMAh-t2t7KU5v_k0z-qkZuwyWhvtBidqPhufOVe660eCyVZUsBNhMraDDZGNoUgBgssKvWjituIFueZf_899h9UbyCm2EaAdn_O0dBYrfau5IDN6EBL4zIW9VzBQNVrrAkTU7_WX51kkRF7FZOQ8Nrl3AwUI-CrWY2omFGaET3U/s320/DSC_0283.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I can't imagine buying anything in this window, but I love the idea of it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5sTqZDV48kXbxPTvvrt3wG5TcmsLuJxpml4QdGNiy3DFbS-MIMM26w8tzdAtIHyL9k0fbWCJBLRpw2e_XBDN3nqJaiml3uMFWwSDcEcuXU5vlbsBB7wfKceP9yiqulw45kLtTPSqaA21KRfuExOm-Kerq5-SZshRXCf0w6RJqDxB0fFJKe_q9WZjj-g/s5815/DSC_0284.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3849" data-original-width="5815" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc5sTqZDV48kXbxPTvvrt3wG5TcmsLuJxpml4QdGNiy3DFbS-MIMM26w8tzdAtIHyL9k0fbWCJBLRpw2e_XBDN3nqJaiml3uMFWwSDcEcuXU5vlbsBB7wfKceP9yiqulw45kLtTPSqaA21KRfuExOm-Kerq5-SZshRXCf0w6RJqDxB0fFJKe_q9WZjj-g/w375-h248/DSC_0284.jpeg" width="375" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a bit of a fuller view of the street.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFU5QPJYkM6g4ROdmAl-Bts-DWAJbWTcSTuxFs_n6KQVSMVnc3AOCaGq6upYnhy79i_jNY3-lkNmhuzOamVSl5UtbqGQbiAt9LI0LKueEL7e6wbhtmPEvo1SoTFIffVcY5XgyZ98BN6BS5Y4KeX1YQX3ZrkCjqi9rmthHFg2oePNydN3DCOA8iKZfDbE/s5156/DSC_0286.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5156" data-original-width="3735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFU5QPJYkM6g4ROdmAl-Bts-DWAJbWTcSTuxFs_n6KQVSMVnc3AOCaGq6upYnhy79i_jNY3-lkNmhuzOamVSl5UtbqGQbiAt9LI0LKueEL7e6wbhtmPEvo1SoTFIffVcY5XgyZ98BN6BS5Y4KeX1YQX3ZrkCjqi9rmthHFg2oePNydN3DCOA8iKZfDbE/s320/DSC_0286.jpeg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure what these are, but they are striking.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77Q9eWnosof_mnJF3V960uVWX3MMm8BZJ54X4vWpdOmW61HgoHqpXm9t8PLzdcNCntz2NMXWfgr4EeortLFColpTwGKLMgqWxb1YlJYlFAftg1OgYXMs35l1ZTPKgQZATx35OhTXaFOh4ZFK8A7dqXzRlcQ-vOx5GOPihAoKCAh3KAOcUsiMpzqVKjto/s5604/DSC_0287.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5604" data-original-width="3788" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77Q9eWnosof_mnJF3V960uVWX3MMm8BZJ54X4vWpdOmW61HgoHqpXm9t8PLzdcNCntz2NMXWfgr4EeortLFColpTwGKLMgqWxb1YlJYlFAftg1OgYXMs35l1ZTPKgQZATx35OhTXaFOh4ZFK8A7dqXzRlcQ-vOx5GOPihAoKCAh3KAOcUsiMpzqVKjto/w264-h391/DSC_0287.jpeg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I think this is a furniture store, but am completely confused by the mannequins. It looks a little George Romero-ish.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgfui8FaGL1usqazK3zlShFivnZhPTDm6fUJyIroo7qlYw6cXixmdLQg7sOXuBIyub_NHR34bSpGWJ_lP5Oy8GD-X8vCS0iE7cpYyIOieVyMgF0Jt0PEgDRcrknSpyJ1a-AObH7SDQ_XY152FsQnKMMWZb_vtq636j_uOvYH0fUnC2OMKnaAzQ2wj_3o/s5359/DSC_0289.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3996" data-original-width="5359" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgfui8FaGL1usqazK3zlShFivnZhPTDm6fUJyIroo7qlYw6cXixmdLQg7sOXuBIyub_NHR34bSpGWJ_lP5Oy8GD-X8vCS0iE7cpYyIOieVyMgF0Jt0PEgDRcrknSpyJ1a-AObH7SDQ_XY152FsQnKMMWZb_vtq636j_uOvYH0fUnC2OMKnaAzQ2wj_3o/s320/DSC_0289.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually we made our way to the restaurant Zeeyara. Our host was friendly and took good care of us.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIDdN0A9d--W6uNLb-iJ0HKw6DgyRAMeEpDx2qlYD3GY2rLU0gd_4BImypVr8cRHNefSlcPHiXQ2Jo05vP1dPXyU-eTbD2yU5smV3P_H2Q4b8esY9L6dO-K0vO6gNOb3_igXAygOuMVrHzat4MitcASkjFldP9DxbRuji33w5C2mplFOb9Z7pb27J8kY/s6000/DSC_0293.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTIDdN0A9d--W6uNLb-iJ0HKw6DgyRAMeEpDx2qlYD3GY2rLU0gd_4BImypVr8cRHNefSlcPHiXQ2Jo05vP1dPXyU-eTbD2yU5smV3P_H2Q4b8esY9L6dO-K0vO6gNOb3_igXAygOuMVrHzat4MitcASkjFldP9DxbRuji33w5C2mplFOb9Z7pb27J8kY/s320/DSC_0293.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had a family style meal and got our first chance to try genuine Egyptian fare.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvdKMLU5305VzaWfcZAYK37b6WL8fz8fwxtv3pwL82XdyuFQGyZ0amHZsI6qdCQIlf3ygoI4M2qv0DFQbIcyNoxXtuHkX_Ao6rgikmFhA7LycyS_0bPcX6fWtrOU-ppM-b2iSBSB-4yESHer2bOE2qM1GII2fvRpKC7VduQifgTzFa1QW4o6rsDaCQhw/s5714/DSC_0295.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3499" data-original-width="5714" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvdKMLU5305VzaWfcZAYK37b6WL8fz8fwxtv3pwL82XdyuFQGyZ0amHZsI6qdCQIlf3ygoI4M2qv0DFQbIcyNoxXtuHkX_Ao6rgikmFhA7LycyS_0bPcX6fWtrOU-ppM-b2iSBSB-4yESHer2bOE2qM1GII2fvRpKC7VduQifgTzFa1QW4o6rsDaCQhw/s320/DSC_0295.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There was a delicious tomato soup and some okra that was absolutely delicious.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHwcaVN4a8X1rEx6lo0aRTXwtwpF68_ihGctXb3h69iILo9_bxYCjdsJ9A0jOrdWxs5oHUZGgEko1jep2MRHaDa97yoOFVivyXwYW2S2vrIlcr6yruqpevfRVJiX9IYng0E8p9-d_J0K_fKq6iaiiTfYsMWKP6_3H6tamvvohJkQbmP9SCeqaJ4PonVI/s6000/DSC_0296.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHwcaVN4a8X1rEx6lo0aRTXwtwpF68_ihGctXb3h69iILo9_bxYCjdsJ9A0jOrdWxs5oHUZGgEko1jep2MRHaDa97yoOFVivyXwYW2S2vrIlcr6yruqpevfRVJiX9IYng0E8p9-d_J0K_fKq6iaiiTfYsMWKP6_3H6tamvvohJkQbmP9SCeqaJ4PonVI/w346-h230/DSC_0296.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The restaurant has a nice outdoor patio as well as an indoor seating area where we sat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZLKoLZrUS4w4pxqo34Bg7SYNPyzPHHLyfqNTfak-q9EsczaCQRtOrAVS6YJMwoOrQ0cyQBdUb0th4ycvZCnweR4wAB9QztA5weClF7tPLyZkHjiLNLdB4Q8zrw98HiaKHI5BJ1hvpak0M2u2o-OAInVfCRVOpopMBeYcz_xfp-OgWriuejD3bQV4qw0/s5471/DSC_0297.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3970" data-original-width="5471" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZLKoLZrUS4w4pxqo34Bg7SYNPyzPHHLyfqNTfak-q9EsczaCQRtOrAVS6YJMwoOrQ0cyQBdUb0th4ycvZCnweR4wAB9QztA5weClF7tPLyZkHjiLNLdB4Q8zrw98HiaKHI5BJ1hvpak0M2u2o-OAInVfCRVOpopMBeYcz_xfp-OgWriuejD3bQV4qw0/s320/DSC_0297.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was a wonderful experience. The restaurant is affiliated with (according to our guide) the only hotel in the Suq. It had lovely decor, which we got to view a bit as we climbed and descended the stairs.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDVv0_1Wm6m0odcH4JlpPPpffVC2IFGj0thlgojayrUs2v0n9cnMrfsyRcG9iVLt0Yn8EvnyhZkrn5DW0nrFjh5sPq6nN0M4jz5kbr1QLrP401-hd2pWmvp4cGlyhXlbPISyp1FfpCo6lbo8aGyaVT4WXh9L79dk0lxF4raN2qGsIXfRWEuZRUF-O6wI/s5639/DSC_0298.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3777" data-original-width="5639" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDVv0_1Wm6m0odcH4JlpPPpffVC2IFGj0thlgojayrUs2v0n9cnMrfsyRcG9iVLt0Yn8EvnyhZkrn5DW0nrFjh5sPq6nN0M4jz5kbr1QLrP401-hd2pWmvp4cGlyhXlbPISyp1FfpCo6lbo8aGyaVT4WXh9L79dk0lxF4raN2qGsIXfRWEuZRUF-O6wI/s320/DSC_0298.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I could SO live there!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWufw9LgazkQsj1FrYFhFY-OH16hrZKZLUrRnAdPARg3qDM13bpOGD1B3DQ0KhEkohXAx5QvmiqWtT_sdQDyz2wUK1irzlEt1OWqVQgR4LowDdnKJyam-pqMJ6-6etsuU0m4xSQ9nGvaEbKi4m1A8arGTeT7F-Z_fVFrkn6Rp02Dhwb9VgVEdMtfIAjcc/s5292/DSC_0299.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3922" data-original-width="5292" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWufw9LgazkQsj1FrYFhFY-OH16hrZKZLUrRnAdPARg3qDM13bpOGD1B3DQ0KhEkohXAx5QvmiqWtT_sdQDyz2wUK1irzlEt1OWqVQgR4LowDdnKJyam-pqMJ6-6etsuU0m4xSQ9nGvaEbKi4m1A8arGTeT7F-Z_fVFrkn6Rp02Dhwb9VgVEdMtfIAjcc/s320/DSC_0299.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>It was getting dark when we left and the lights gave the market a romantic glow.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrKdMvXDVZPDqbPjRyPRggG7F0mBCcJ6exs0tJGp8npr4u9Be80tmw7Lrr5TOjiCuLJHzAzZWdGNgkaJ-LrSQt_voD8t1vmUoHMUH8DTjSrT0uHQ-g2l7OB4hgafOYmTdeSzO8WyvUywpAW3VDLOFuxw6tWgWpd28GfHvCX52bIpB54trLPHTQdYYbLA/s6000/DSC_0301.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrKdMvXDVZPDqbPjRyPRggG7F0mBCcJ6exs0tJGp8npr4u9Be80tmw7Lrr5TOjiCuLJHzAzZWdGNgkaJ-LrSQt_voD8t1vmUoHMUH8DTjSrT0uHQ-g2l7OB4hgafOYmTdeSzO8WyvUywpAW3VDLOFuxw6tWgWpd28GfHvCX52bIpB54trLPHTQdYYbLA/w374-h249/DSC_0301.jpeg" width="374" /></a></p><p>As we wound through the narrow streets we got to see a dervish whirling in the distance down one of the side streets.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A8vPAYUJQWAd08HhWhF6og7gyfDi0ECFQUig-1dc3y5YAmJKkxjqanxw543ao2CNbmGhGMM9kLrMBD7UYFkGz8jJk3dFFjbZhNyGaPgkGnf-JcWIusu5kssfMKPPl17GnxvFI48cpCb0n0gaiAoD8OVuxxL-lNqUdqF0nqjJgHsF_Dbmd5tw1Lxnwu0/s3262/DSC_0302.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="3262" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4A8vPAYUJQWAd08HhWhF6og7gyfDi0ECFQUig-1dc3y5YAmJKkxjqanxw543ao2CNbmGhGMM9kLrMBD7UYFkGz8jJk3dFFjbZhNyGaPgkGnf-JcWIusu5kssfMKPPl17GnxvFI48cpCb0n0gaiAoD8OVuxxL-lNqUdqF0nqjJgHsF_Dbmd5tw1Lxnwu0/s320/DSC_0302.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p>What follows are a few random shots that I tried to catch even though it was too dark to get a good shot.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyON9BJj2VqAFLgjcU75WBkxn2eRJUN8wuBQTwTsrt3YZTvaSEJp_Mq93QLy30T5hBbfg7I4xAaexsm1fi87b24-6sw_sjPtyeJkBA3XpFfPODgV9J0b9lc4P-TfPJZkiSmiF6_wRacg-M8Q3cd3oNB0WwL_1xOBHubKI2uXdD3fiLSfG3wPIyV2ncLc/s5555/DSC_0306.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5555" data-original-width="3842" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfyON9BJj2VqAFLgjcU75WBkxn2eRJUN8wuBQTwTsrt3YZTvaSEJp_Mq93QLy30T5hBbfg7I4xAaexsm1fi87b24-6sw_sjPtyeJkBA3XpFfPODgV9J0b9lc4P-TfPJZkiSmiF6_wRacg-M8Q3cd3oNB0WwL_1xOBHubKI2uXdD3fiLSfG3wPIyV2ncLc/s320/DSC_0306.jpeg" width="221" /></a></p><p>As we left we could see hundreds of people crowding parts of the market. I couldn't get a decent shot of them, but it was amazing that so many people crowded the area!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeeBjDydcqf9xycB93aWIhstplLEIi9GiOJAJKqdczqzDVWhnjLB6SYvj1HKiAQQqouu_DA0E7OZmeRthiIKVFR0VkNJFAJCYy7mjFaoxBbei9c83UiM8yzCZCBzV1VHtv5qiDljKYYOGN_mhUGB8iOmBrTFJd_8wVnM8xT57ttvQ5C0ty3m7rNekqnc/s6000/DSC_0315.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQeeBjDydcqf9xycB93aWIhstplLEIi9GiOJAJKqdczqzDVWhnjLB6SYvj1HKiAQQqouu_DA0E7OZmeRthiIKVFR0VkNJFAJCYy7mjFaoxBbei9c83UiM8yzCZCBzV1VHtv5qiDljKYYOGN_mhUGB8iOmBrTFJd_8wVnM8xT57ttvQ5C0ty3m7rNekqnc/s320/DSC_0315.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX6UiAznQzSC-kvdBK0u3FMP77WsDvg67FmSq6ezb4CXYnPqs3_2M5QUrYL4xCzYHTjwbEEvvZifwerLJbu0JZtnc1DyJysOFwmfZTVf3aL44hE8keiAc7b1HrfznekDOuBzxcjqJDJXUryFvU_WxFkr4oeI9hyOqYgUdV-x-BJE0rk7zRz_FjGipm-A/s3965/DSC_0307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3965" data-original-width="3293" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEX6UiAznQzSC-kvdBK0u3FMP77WsDvg67FmSq6ezb4CXYnPqs3_2M5QUrYL4xCzYHTjwbEEvvZifwerLJbu0JZtnc1DyJysOFwmfZTVf3aL44hE8keiAc7b1HrfznekDOuBzxcjqJDJXUryFvU_WxFkr4oeI9hyOqYgUdV-x-BJE0rk7zRz_FjGipm-A/s320/DSC_0307.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a short bus ride home we collapsed into bed at our hotel and slept like rocks. The next day would be busy and we would get to see our first pyramid close up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692235335146166914.post-69330845636551379732023-09-16T21:45:00.001-05:002023-09-17T08:40:28.016-05:00Day 2 First Day in Cairo Part 2, The Egyptian Museum<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We piled back into the bus and passed more monuments and people selling their wares on the way to the Egyptian Museum.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHtCO5uOBXUwlBn_EUChDtX6UdhzAeQcYSrT1SzUBxB6DOB2HAzH95xZxay1c5hCMk_EQzJKJHcebDZlD_TwHQo2EQZIAISA0PJfUEpWUKZuoD5ARtzTI_HDz35DH6SuwfYh7LPYBd47wh2narw-blPry8Eru00Ry8rFXa4maqbhtEVlE3APtCLProkw/s2460/DSC_0157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1387" data-original-width="2460" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJHtCO5uOBXUwlBn_EUChDtX6UdhzAeQcYSrT1SzUBxB6DOB2HAzH95xZxay1c5hCMk_EQzJKJHcebDZlD_TwHQo2EQZIAISA0PJfUEpWUKZuoD5ARtzTI_HDz35DH6SuwfYh7LPYBd47wh2narw-blPry8Eru00Ry8rFXa4maqbhtEVlE3APtCLProkw/s320/DSC_0157.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was quite surprised by the condition of the buildings. My vision of Egypt had been built in the 60s when our media showed images of wealthy sheiks and snazzy night clubs. I hadn't expected poverty and earthquake damage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqmeQ9W88K3o8VYnjqcMnAzdCd3EDdBuJQZuUhgdm6ACGxzy790iOdIOZbZYEraLBKaD24r43l6xprm4JuMGI73VY9mKuEXyXSWcW5OhP2kIqv33SKKcDg08ZHQgn_y7aMlSwoKzPzZxv_icmIEQ2NEqOImouTQdln8MRGPLe1dPxxq4rSvQ3mTIUWzU/s3897/DSC_0158.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3897" data-original-width="3505" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqmeQ9W88K3o8VYnjqcMnAzdCd3EDdBuJQZuUhgdm6ACGxzy790iOdIOZbZYEraLBKaD24r43l6xprm4JuMGI73VY9mKuEXyXSWcW5OhP2kIqv33SKKcDg08ZHQgn_y7aMlSwoKzPzZxv_icmIEQ2NEqOImouTQdln8MRGPLe1dPxxq4rSvQ3mTIUWzU/s320/DSC_0158.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><p>The famous Egyptian Museum is a pink building with a fence around it. Our guide, Yasser, talked about how he and lots of academics ran to barricade the building during the Arab Spring to make sure the artifacts weren't looted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLk-POVqKtvabAuvTf83_XsaaC3FpeRWC92kvzANYhJelhs9h-Ia_e0dFwwY8cO_JbWtPVXBFImmqL3F-REM2vdVLReYre_K7PEd0mxcKMLqo5TB__fxc9EtF8hWc0WQgD0bbhgrcOVxUwSZrW-5dyj3XscjZYUYQqipYbMwb19niHJHNsA0bNPbblOQ/s5158/DSC_0165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="5158" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLk-POVqKtvabAuvTf83_XsaaC3FpeRWC92kvzANYhJelhs9h-Ia_e0dFwwY8cO_JbWtPVXBFImmqL3F-REM2vdVLReYre_K7PEd0mxcKMLqo5TB__fxc9EtF8hWc0WQgD0bbhgrcOVxUwSZrW-5dyj3XscjZYUYQqipYbMwb19niHJHNsA0bNPbblOQ/s320/DSC_0165.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UYi6UE_-m7F9KFp6HCr8zrOjreH5DYofEk4X3OxtGNH16S_LC74QrYvuavcRUz37pP6l5fXhC0C5_g25ujwtviIMcnit_lw8CzlP6NRlq52paoeOdFpAlJmL3NahCKL8YHj9JNy18pkv0cjv8uNyZ9JKwTvPBnWrFM2fo00hErF6Snjia21qZxR70fw/s5199/DSC_0166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="5199" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5UYi6UE_-m7F9KFp6HCr8zrOjreH5DYofEk4X3OxtGNH16S_LC74QrYvuavcRUz37pP6l5fXhC0C5_g25ujwtviIMcnit_lw8CzlP6NRlq52paoeOdFpAlJmL3NahCKL8YHj9JNy18pkv0cjv8uNyZ9JKwTvPBnWrFM2fo00hErF6Snjia21qZxR70fw/s320/DSC_0166.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The museum is huge with over 100 rooms so we did not have enough time to do a thorough job of examining everything. I will include objects that I saw that seemed interesting. Unfortunately there were not a lot of tags and of course there was so much crammed into the space that it was like going to one of those big antique shops where there is so much stuff that you feel like a treasure is around every corner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLL0BqyQ1_9E9mLLjR0lP7j4-boEEc5qo8iC8y9yYw5vHhq8I0dOgDQJqY9-kEMj9PekpQhxQS--Hmn7PgGoaZ9Rko5LZSvqiq93nTKIe2Gvzxn67N7rW5b6FYGCgjC_kOEjNye0qW2Xh1yVCMkpKQpJQ2tDuTiKi-AyJP8d0wjU31WXxp1Qto0IjYl9E/s6000/DSC_0172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLL0BqyQ1_9E9mLLjR0lP7j4-boEEc5qo8iC8y9yYw5vHhq8I0dOgDQJqY9-kEMj9PekpQhxQS--Hmn7PgGoaZ9Rko5LZSvqiq93nTKIe2Gvzxn67N7rW5b6FYGCgjC_kOEjNye0qW2Xh1yVCMkpKQpJQ2tDuTiKi-AyJP8d0wjU31WXxp1Qto0IjYl9E/s320/DSC_0172.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The above picture is simply to give a sense of the atmosphere of the museum.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVqTGJefxsPQjL7gc6LGA8mnBgjBiDOoKIKBxCuxjGre3e1FYEhuqAAYodW5sINwwdSYp8x128iCCArG4pJfdy_IqL-G4OEs95FyTM-83XcfuBHm7DUvrZZImaUwx3VQS4NrWKV3nWtvx1Zqy32n-PJOiamd_PXWLXECtmvzsujE23TVITvD-7UHI5ec/s4276/DSC_0173.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="4276" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVqTGJefxsPQjL7gc6LGA8mnBgjBiDOoKIKBxCuxjGre3e1FYEhuqAAYodW5sINwwdSYp8x128iCCArG4pJfdy_IqL-G4OEs95FyTM-83XcfuBHm7DUvrZZImaUwx3VQS4NrWKV3nWtvx1Zqy32n-PJOiamd_PXWLXECtmvzsujE23TVITvD-7UHI5ec/s320/DSC_0173.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took many pictures of things I found interesting, but will only put a couple of them here. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF0Bfberb83KjCXnfDJLEqyL_oQTlKGBQPgrm-R-_bBaOyadh5oELBIfnY7r0bhmvyaNkTdXzM-QtOsXsdqZh_F8i-E5eS2cp0NixCiG6J9-cNX-k9tzwbKA1zI3pl5l6CeT3JiTdLQ36ZZ3EnyF4nuCxwGPtoS6cWzyn4Z4j5jekold2x_QJoAYd0ys/s5014/DSC_0174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="5014" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHF0Bfberb83KjCXnfDJLEqyL_oQTlKGBQPgrm-R-_bBaOyadh5oELBIfnY7r0bhmvyaNkTdXzM-QtOsXsdqZh_F8i-E5eS2cp0NixCiG6J9-cNX-k9tzwbKA1zI3pl5l6CeT3JiTdLQ36ZZ3EnyF4nuCxwGPtoS6cWzyn4Z4j5jekold2x_QJoAYd0ys/s320/DSC_0174.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The stela below is Ptolemy V offering the sekhet (symbol of the fields) to the bull Buchis (sacred to the war god Montu who is represented by the falcon above the bull).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5zHdef8aVmi9D__miqN0FlKDdC2lkCerYZfWvn0Nbo_nPMUznpRgZz3FEzKg4oaHPHDNH4LJyiCB0dabCHHrCbSoqRMDchZpafucPiruvd_FF7UYt1vXODTMEzT1sm9eQYyo4bURJCXipb4ccmpGAEW_pc5rpLOdN4IvmHxo1Sg7BhLji2yX49nngrE/s4583/DSC_0177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4583" data-original-width="3680" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5zHdef8aVmi9D__miqN0FlKDdC2lkCerYZfWvn0Nbo_nPMUznpRgZz3FEzKg4oaHPHDNH4LJyiCB0dabCHHrCbSoqRMDchZpafucPiruvd_FF7UYt1vXODTMEzT1sm9eQYyo4bURJCXipb4ccmpGAEW_pc5rpLOdN4IvmHxo1Sg7BhLji2yX49nngrE/w292-h364/DSC_0177.jpeg" width="292" /></a></div><br /> There were many rooms like this one with so many things of interest to look at. I wish I had had more time.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXv187BFFghQ9Xojjdl2VDLq9ApKQvve64DfJ4V5x-6MRffpbYlYyQn6jqSREo3wqP4agrexY5InBtTdpBF8lGOcsqqKBaxwpJChrBpnKKJXdYsn2iKbJZAw82IVvbm7EZtcjp3ZPfHRN3INVp-euBj2I5yYMJrd96OWgDlt0Ut5214XR-qrM4y_1LVA/s5110/DSC_0178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3757" data-original-width="5110" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXv187BFFghQ9Xojjdl2VDLq9ApKQvve64DfJ4V5x-6MRffpbYlYyQn6jqSREo3wqP4agrexY5InBtTdpBF8lGOcsqqKBaxwpJChrBpnKKJXdYsn2iKbJZAw82IVvbm7EZtcjp3ZPfHRN3INVp-euBj2I5yYMJrd96OWgDlt0Ut5214XR-qrM4y_1LVA/s320/DSC_0178.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course there were sarcophagi.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4aSIkUAJ32nMCZI5tsQK9rpjVyQ6FRfKNp20H6eHUf4VWL3nnVoJM6gpDdY_Vn58pmjjQBJT6u-Z-213YmdXX0uCzeo0shW_KXzVnRJqEF4BU4ZWOflJBjkNYefxLAfPjknbxuWqn3u0LHb3cW3KPqqFgtCCOLW4E_RCed1XAFWMc7KMe9W-qi_wsxI/s5403/DSC_0187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5403" data-original-width="3806" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4aSIkUAJ32nMCZI5tsQK9rpjVyQ6FRfKNp20H6eHUf4VWL3nnVoJM6gpDdY_Vn58pmjjQBJT6u-Z-213YmdXX0uCzeo0shW_KXzVnRJqEF4BU4ZWOflJBjkNYefxLAfPjknbxuWqn3u0LHb3cW3KPqqFgtCCOLW4E_RCed1XAFWMc7KMe9W-qi_wsxI/w257-h366/DSC_0187.jpeg" width="257" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I thought the sarcophagus below was particularly beautiful. I think this is the sarcophagus of Ahmed Meritamun (18th Dynasty from the reign of Amenhotep I 1525-1540 BCE). She may have been Amenhotep I's wife. You can't see it in the picture, but she is holding papyrus shaped scepters that symbolize youth.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyROlIDHyeyX7LQAZQPvNyiCKn0MTjYO-wBrtzFJB0K2PWqKEH9DGmBwVVBotqUObqhBUloUAfruf8VJWrRO90RlmPoZdHxLb8ZUyk4rBKR-cRoJQFwAInXLXPc4CoIjjxJRbdvgWwjMu24kuh9Hi1HAb3pTEklXwqXenuKarZJBhZii1ocK346yqwXs/s5546/DSC_0188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3903" data-original-width="5546" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyROlIDHyeyX7LQAZQPvNyiCKn0MTjYO-wBrtzFJB0K2PWqKEH9DGmBwVVBotqUObqhBUloUAfruf8VJWrRO90RlmPoZdHxLb8ZUyk4rBKR-cRoJQFwAInXLXPc4CoIjjxJRbdvgWwjMu24kuh9Hi1HAb3pTEklXwqXenuKarZJBhZii1ocK346yqwXs/w368-h259/DSC_0188.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This throne belonged to the princess Satamun (18th Dynasty) the daughter of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy. She personally placed it in the Tomb of Yuya and Thuya (her grandparents) in the Valley of the Kings. The back rest shows a young girl presenting Satamun in a wig tied with a ribbon and crowned by papyrus (the symbol of rebirth) with a necklace.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQKUgWWQ6cP3JeFM2ZZLar_EZXQE0l-B8u8b7XOLW7f2bxQGR1eFIMaEvvkI1wBb82JzwSrWP3CpI7yx8-PKBVJL6Hxai1CgteqQK5ReB7me24-LpEyxT8T6k-JW1X2VEhP8sqlkknDPjkKpCspOo92C3OJ4V2trEerDhiN7GqORBhbkZ1l0K95q1YA4/s6000/DSC_0193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnQKUgWWQ6cP3JeFM2ZZLar_EZXQE0l-B8u8b7XOLW7f2bxQGR1eFIMaEvvkI1wBb82JzwSrWP3CpI7yx8-PKBVJL6Hxai1CgteqQK5ReB7me24-LpEyxT8T6k-JW1X2VEhP8sqlkknDPjkKpCspOo92C3OJ4V2trEerDhiN7GqORBhbkZ1l0K95q1YA4/s320/DSC_0193.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And below are funerary masks of wife and husband Thuya and Yuya.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWWfCxyelQxZh6ZHeoi-C2B0Lu8NfVcCVR_aLtYyjJFDxatQ421Kk02w9HcqNLIkKGAyN90ZQ_yict8V4bO_L5jaFPEd4dXA-ZsLJTCz-3AJ2wcq1PcXxvTY8ONsRcjsYigv51ymvl5XwVZix9zPAQYcEgI3EffxYlbPO-hL0hgM_1tMsOiH4X4VQ4tY/s6000/DSC_0194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWWfCxyelQxZh6ZHeoi-C2B0Lu8NfVcCVR_aLtYyjJFDxatQ421Kk02w9HcqNLIkKGAyN90ZQ_yict8V4bO_L5jaFPEd4dXA-ZsLJTCz-3AJ2wcq1PcXxvTY8ONsRcjsYigv51ymvl5XwVZix9zPAQYcEgI3EffxYlbPO-hL0hgM_1tMsOiH4X4VQ4tY/w352-h234/DSC_0194.jpeg" width="352" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>These little figures were fascinating. Top shelf is Bes, the protector of households. He is wearing an ostrich feather headdress and the middle one holds a knife and shield. He was also the god of dance and protected against nightmares.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAFsTGAXwZacT4kgxWqmOf6yp4GG8h3YxsUGtGuDqCfTTc9SZiQl2mEMpmaJMCSKvDTQA9vUI0WQ-AWkJVcdSIypdlRh2VOkaE0GTp5icBA8Ld3oG7OnWtjktAoY12qPbrMQIT0NgUjzlIwiSaIrLyp0ikqurJqKSd-2Isiz__cWpdjgMc-Gu7385Q1w/s4196/DSC_0198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="4196" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyAFsTGAXwZacT4kgxWqmOf6yp4GG8h3YxsUGtGuDqCfTTc9SZiQl2mEMpmaJMCSKvDTQA9vUI0WQ-AWkJVcdSIypdlRh2VOkaE0GTp5icBA8Ld3oG7OnWtjktAoY12qPbrMQIT0NgUjzlIwiSaIrLyp0ikqurJqKSd-2Isiz__cWpdjgMc-Gu7385Q1w/s320/DSC_0198.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the mummies (I think it is Yuya.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTv4NzFy0PLenkmfCSUtP4en1pvkUQWfmAmoZ7XoLZ1Dy3R0LrDXZwaEnJ6LwYSR8Utjirid5BsuDdeEhdPLrBRnc_SyAimXr3u5C0dytm2zeAw7hxSYtlatubjSZ3vR4Tntaqrur7SrUDxfnmHAXK9AaT55zSPUSC3sYT6WXVReDouP9eZYkC44wOE-I/s6000/DSC_0201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTv4NzFy0PLenkmfCSUtP4en1pvkUQWfmAmoZ7XoLZ1Dy3R0LrDXZwaEnJ6LwYSR8Utjirid5BsuDdeEhdPLrBRnc_SyAimXr3u5C0dytm2zeAw7hxSYtlatubjSZ3vR4Tntaqrur7SrUDxfnmHAXK9AaT55zSPUSC3sYT6WXVReDouP9eZYkC44wOE-I/s320/DSC_0201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigneA0L5tQx_T5tefz9DTXhZUb9NN-oSZzGzOeCpl2yInxj8kIEF4yWFIX-Nu5f_NFGjn9WLQays_ybtoiwcjlrz2BPPA0yi0gdho6vaQiDI5LRhG1ZzqL1WrRQh5jSOCibRPBZnMq9vR727r9GAaFSU-2Q9eMRRsX0pvLjA3OpSbiRvLs28oZ56ZkX38/s4573/DSC_0217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3032" data-original-width="4573" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigneA0L5tQx_T5tefz9DTXhZUb9NN-oSZzGzOeCpl2yInxj8kIEF4yWFIX-Nu5f_NFGjn9WLQays_ybtoiwcjlrz2BPPA0yi0gdho6vaQiDI5LRhG1ZzqL1WrRQh5jSOCibRPBZnMq9vR727r9GAaFSU-2Q9eMRRsX0pvLjA3OpSbiRvLs28oZ56ZkX38/s320/DSC_0217.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thuya's outer sarcophagus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYl7te7zq627FiROZXN2wfKv-Wz2B4CokKMGsKfx_dfwqSKAy3sVG3PQW9tMN-0vv1syvoZkgGBgvkmHdE2fqyk9Jfzt-jFsfaxLM8jlSgOqrMq8TRHU3zuQijZ-t0Ot2C0TMH3xVxdDoVq4KqHoG-bZNjnZUPohq8m3YrZI2x_XQcrQao_t_NLsOv4g/s5634/DSC_0206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="5634" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYl7te7zq627FiROZXN2wfKv-Wz2B4CokKMGsKfx_dfwqSKAy3sVG3PQW9tMN-0vv1syvoZkgGBgvkmHdE2fqyk9Jfzt-jFsfaxLM8jlSgOqrMq8TRHU3zuQijZ-t0Ot2C0TMH3xVxdDoVq4KqHoG-bZNjnZUPohq8m3YrZI2x_XQcrQao_t_NLsOv4g/w336-h227/DSC_0206.jpeg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were several rooms with papyrus manuscripts along the walls. The birds in this one were quite fetching.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85NJo7es1KaTaJREWdF3gtOnMVIzBvzGBL9O6M1PCM2SlD_NjGmiW8VP9mMvbUDt4DQ1JPXFhhcvwHinFQckCnn7S5nzel8XMVUzB9GZpiQ44hCfWZ5JORWiIF0fpZsN3HrH-4yXqDZyrlfEmDR0v3C1yw2-wLIOTC9VzF_PtHRT9qPoTFVILwHh6fkI/s3085/DSC_0208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="3085" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85NJo7es1KaTaJREWdF3gtOnMVIzBvzGBL9O6M1PCM2SlD_NjGmiW8VP9mMvbUDt4DQ1JPXFhhcvwHinFQckCnn7S5nzel8XMVUzB9GZpiQ44hCfWZ5JORWiIF0fpZsN3HrH-4yXqDZyrlfEmDR0v3C1yw2-wLIOTC9VzF_PtHRT9qPoTFVILwHh6fkI/w348-h326/DSC_0208.jpeg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There were also lots of cases of small figures. These are (u)shabtis, small figures placed in the tombs to be servants to the dead in the afterlife.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh57TR-0s2bAzTakZmk8voEHKfdva5vwa99go8I6GKAxqYfmh39c6l2u2NJGS5fX8naZMn3EFknFCobABMDutfDOKCx4tkrBqa-UU0WNo-E_m0LAtWTMum6On3LFG7w3H8tj_VO1DSIhY4KGOITgccE0SJ81Ws-HKLEN2OugfTRgPsVWT6fegqaIUwoU/s6000/DSC_0216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnh57TR-0s2bAzTakZmk8voEHKfdva5vwa99go8I6GKAxqYfmh39c6l2u2NJGS5fX8naZMn3EFknFCobABMDutfDOKCx4tkrBqa-UU0WNo-E_m0LAtWTMum6On3LFG7w3H8tj_VO1DSIhY4KGOITgccE0SJ81Ws-HKLEN2OugfTRgPsVWT6fegqaIUwoU/w366-h244/DSC_0216.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>These are containers in the image of King Tutankhamun. He wears the nemes headdress and each is the lid for his internal organs. I remember seeing a beautiful picture of this container in the National Geographic issue on Tut's tomb.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfFuHhQgyf7NyHHyFsRvOe6Kmed3DBRxlUcwj9B6ti_BcugTfacNYJtXf1QOOBJdqK55L95q6DsxxHOemsDpLDtfhSNF4Gy-_ktStvDmhxzjvmMZa41-Fg1pcd0sapCNrfQvCBt5H3ptdcbUK7_TCy5d0f1PQOu9Ffr-ZZMkxMatpRLS3UhVJTA7vnhs/s5570/DSC_0218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3668" data-original-width="5570" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfFuHhQgyf7NyHHyFsRvOe6Kmed3DBRxlUcwj9B6ti_BcugTfacNYJtXf1QOOBJdqK55L95q6DsxxHOemsDpLDtfhSNF4Gy-_ktStvDmhxzjvmMZa41-Fg1pcd0sapCNrfQvCBt5H3ptdcbUK7_TCy5d0f1PQOu9Ffr-ZZMkxMatpRLS3UhVJTA7vnhs/s320/DSC_0218.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbYSvX9mMqijmSg7HWed70OqUIwOa6UUDNGIeAUUOJe0FZG5kq4L-xxqGPfh0OXxb7-M7dx_2RVuOT_DMf2p_xmgC1io3Wmiacml6tZE86_MdJbrxt6dcHazzGC8hlxkxjajc8-xiybNSjYMtwkd4-I9KWS38LJ_AHy-6zMot4jr9HfJtyw2yGQISfHg/s5836/DSC_0222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5836" data-original-width="3865" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbYSvX9mMqijmSg7HWed70OqUIwOa6UUDNGIeAUUOJe0FZG5kq4L-xxqGPfh0OXxb7-M7dx_2RVuOT_DMf2p_xmgC1io3Wmiacml6tZE86_MdJbrxt6dcHazzGC8hlxkxjajc8-xiybNSjYMtwkd4-I9KWS38LJ_AHy-6zMot4jr9HfJtyw2yGQISfHg/s320/DSC_0222.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my biggest thrills was to see this scorpion goddess which I used to fixate on in the National Geographic articles. Isis (with the throne on her head above left) watches over the liver of Tutankhamun. Serqet (Selket) the scorpion goddess protects the intestines.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxCPRp0SA91gAEqLHmqwxVm-I7h03mYR90xOWkPvwvz0di4iju2EniO0xTzyvoWuyjscB6NjVgcKpc7b1labvKN4mgoWvyZdZurViQ5kgpGelP1BC6BkRpFcuXQuaDI0NIZ0KXMNSBQMz_5_q2DNG5iFbd1sR4q67pDmRh3c1pNa1kynt4bO3R9nLCvY/s6000/DSC_0224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxCPRp0SA91gAEqLHmqwxVm-I7h03mYR90xOWkPvwvz0di4iju2EniO0xTzyvoWuyjscB6NjVgcKpc7b1labvKN4mgoWvyZdZurViQ5kgpGelP1BC6BkRpFcuXQuaDI0NIZ0KXMNSBQMz_5_q2DNG5iFbd1sR4q67pDmRh3c1pNa1kynt4bO3R9nLCvY/w286-h430/DSC_0224.jpeg" width="286" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Tut's throne was also featured in National Geographic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdBZ5TvJC3uLp5a9tIzq-X_tAYW0Ftf4jXX9fnGwnm8mrw1SdmFOdF4KIyeNavKt1UvUrgZenXelagJ8L50E5ydmwtTVS1tGPIk7VXWq8Ja3mTCtiH7ON4K1iwZAhKii3q7i1p7B1nj0O1tfwQG_7eQFqXB3l0HG8X7ZETQGfCfF9rc0JrFdIxh82WbM/s4853/DSC_0228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4853" data-original-width="3630" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdBZ5TvJC3uLp5a9tIzq-X_tAYW0Ftf4jXX9fnGwnm8mrw1SdmFOdF4KIyeNavKt1UvUrgZenXelagJ8L50E5ydmwtTVS1tGPIk7VXWq8Ja3mTCtiH7ON4K1iwZAhKii3q7i1p7B1nj0O1tfwQG_7eQFqXB3l0HG8X7ZETQGfCfF9rc0JrFdIxh82WbM/w288-h386/DSC_0228.jpeg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The picture on the back of the throne shows Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhsenamun who spreads ointment on her husbands shoulder. The sun disk spreading its rays over the couple (Aten) suggests the throne was made early in Tutankhamun's reign, before monotheism failed and worship returned to Amun and other gods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgHn2L_CWKlY2sctVuC5ZLZJYmFSQXaVStYcTFTfGdKSPKb6KX3SIXRor7lxzODlvsNuBouF-VDQdgH8yo_a9HbaIbgLANv4fYvZyZUwv-2AFBzYFk2kQz4ljHUi0vHG20WeHskUMB6IDepGmRg6wCRPD56q09IF8ouyfEKtDc0STevz5Wj5AFgDPBfU/s6000/DSC_0229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSgHn2L_CWKlY2sctVuC5ZLZJYmFSQXaVStYcTFTfGdKSPKb6KX3SIXRor7lxzODlvsNuBouF-VDQdgH8yo_a9HbaIbgLANv4fYvZyZUwv-2AFBzYFk2kQz4ljHUi0vHG20WeHskUMB6IDepGmRg6wCRPD56q09IF8ouyfEKtDc0STevz5Wj5AFgDPBfU/s320/DSC_0229.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The painted limestone head of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the most notable pieces in the museum. She served as regent to her nephew Thutmosis III in the 18th Dynasty (New Kingdom) and then did not turn over the reign, ruling in peace for 21 years (1479-1458 BCE). After her death, Thutmosis III systematically tried to eradicate her from the monuments. The head was part of an enormous statue that stood at her temple at Deir al Bahri. She is given male attributes (including the false beard) to legitimize her ruling as king.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkD5hYlpcM-IziCezVrs0iIoTi2RHtWvVeADF4Q-ThXRkn63POiZGjh_sjwfp9bKqrsyHlX3hyl_xUnBrF0e991Mga54GjPZ2iCF6-5rbJuOJz-woooOGZDvYGHoB9xHWo_fGSJ6X6gnsL2ENIwf4kN6jFxYcWc5bPAm53bqeCAdiuAgCXKAjTSXi88U/s6000/DSC_0240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkD5hYlpcM-IziCezVrs0iIoTi2RHtWvVeADF4Q-ThXRkn63POiZGjh_sjwfp9bKqrsyHlX3hyl_xUnBrF0e991Mga54GjPZ2iCF6-5rbJuOJz-woooOGZDvYGHoB9xHWo_fGSJ6X6gnsL2ENIwf4kN6jFxYcWc5bPAm53bqeCAdiuAgCXKAjTSXi88U/w247-h371/DSC_0240.jpeg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is the statue of Khafra (reign 2520-2494 BCE). The symbol of the Sema-tauy on the side of the throne represents the uniting of two lands (Upper and Lower Egypt). The sculpture is carved in diorite and extremely hard stone</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqRMtXONr0PBwR1YhIDftJK1tY9jP5cfIsGhQQkqCmkidlphpQvpLZ3STCiEdXBS0jNlveS4oGz3VppoB-wezuXFsZI9iUNl8J0-evllU6fW0dpJl17MqMcBvOEuZLl_ptOEc98qGwqaqd09hRT2lf597BO2pYmYfwHb0lx1Z1Nx5j9gz5YYXBDbSg3Q/s6000/DSC_0242.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqRMtXONr0PBwR1YhIDftJK1tY9jP5cfIsGhQQkqCmkidlphpQvpLZ3STCiEdXBS0jNlveS4oGz3VppoB-wezuXFsZI9iUNl8J0-evllU6fW0dpJl17MqMcBvOEuZLl_ptOEc98qGwqaqd09hRT2lf597BO2pYmYfwHb0lx1Z1Nx5j9gz5YYXBDbSg3Q/s320/DSC_0242.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below seems to be a figure making bread.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GgctQIlFnLgpajeQZGaj6i5lfSCLvugHVNTNfukN_D5mVvpU2T14AK9SLzYHUY_eVsuA7zARfMBrsqdOA3HYzsN44_G2K67R1Zw-xo9JzaT3k_7SnpG5RmzIzFz_5dNK7_cIKWrj_kAfOD7NcxLKTQUaBicTZc4Bf5DBYrPJ4921YG59zrMWlElEP0c/s6000/DSC_0243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_GgctQIlFnLgpajeQZGaj6i5lfSCLvugHVNTNfukN_D5mVvpU2T14AK9SLzYHUY_eVsuA7zARfMBrsqdOA3HYzsN44_G2K67R1Zw-xo9JzaT3k_7SnpG5RmzIzFz_5dNK7_cIKWrj_kAfOD7NcxLKTQUaBicTZc4Bf5DBYrPJ4921YG59zrMWlElEP0c/s320/DSC_0243.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of my favorite pieces in the museum is this fourth dynasty painting on stucco of the Geese of Maydum from the mastabas of Nofermaat and Itet. The painting is so precise and crisp and the color is gorgeous.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv11Oyqo5ymQ_H478sTQzSe4YTZ8HT1PDVXZJzXqXgRemGBKMweFD_8G3eCBHJCbfNpl5D4P-4NbiYMnIBmHBEkUqxfJhJXsMAb_mygBn0uIbpcrvcdRAFshe25Pgs7IzOmrVP-VKfvUoXQDlp8VdXRXXoeBbTaisfudkKPUpZMyvWcm1-SqYD97Cv6g/s5592/DSC_0245.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1031" data-original-width="5592" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipv11Oyqo5ymQ_H478sTQzSe4YTZ8HT1PDVXZJzXqXgRemGBKMweFD_8G3eCBHJCbfNpl5D4P-4NbiYMnIBmHBEkUqxfJhJXsMAb_mygBn0uIbpcrvcdRAFshe25Pgs7IzOmrVP-VKfvUoXQDlp8VdXRXXoeBbTaisfudkKPUpZMyvWcm1-SqYD97Cv6g/w368-h68/DSC_0245.jpeg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Below is the only depiction we have of Khufu, the builder of the great pyramid at Giza. It is tiny and carved in ivory. Herodotus in his Histories describes Khufu as cruel and blasphemous and Egyptian texts also seem to describe him as proud and evil.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3QDB1-Txra2aqg8L2Rafohp2GKaiyxjL6mGW2vk_SbaYd6q3qI9Mnr63sD0kZHFaau_pGCK2bjKwMAo9GmBLR9w7NOccajjKJQEFvtLIjWB5Bt4wbp0var8aV7iE-OUkWI8vOPN6C4pyupJOtL6pUpNp9e9ntTkG19QSnYuOYu_tCJFm3mwUgVAIkhI/s3374/DSC_0247.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3374" data-original-width="2928" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3QDB1-Txra2aqg8L2Rafohp2GKaiyxjL6mGW2vk_SbaYd6q3qI9Mnr63sD0kZHFaau_pGCK2bjKwMAo9GmBLR9w7NOccajjKJQEFvtLIjWB5Bt4wbp0var8aV7iE-OUkWI8vOPN6C4pyupJOtL6pUpNp9e9ntTkG19QSnYuOYu_tCJFm3mwUgVAIkhI/s320/DSC_0247.jpeg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a statue of Hetepdief from the 2nd-3rd dynasty. He was a funerary priest and is shown kneeling in reverence to the dead kings for whom he was responsible after their deaths.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kK8EY9HGpUvqGYYu4KVVxCZDXNz6xhyz1Vj-9ob-ooVnxyEckKWNPoPPIrOMCC94j5Bc0E_dMI0LPllL2MfceFz54mQe7Las470u5owoNkecbjc_QVPhmK3oi_2jwDy9s3MgfHfWAd3RU5tNrIXsH0sTxd0tXpj0p5CW6qqiB-N_RUNa_lxSbBWgwQM/s6000/DSC_0249.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kK8EY9HGpUvqGYYu4KVVxCZDXNz6xhyz1Vj-9ob-ooVnxyEckKWNPoPPIrOMCC94j5Bc0E_dMI0LPllL2MfceFz54mQe7Las470u5owoNkecbjc_QVPhmK3oi_2jwDy9s3MgfHfWAd3RU5tNrIXsH0sTxd0tXpj0p5CW6qqiB-N_RUNa_lxSbBWgwQM/w309-h464/DSC_0249.jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a statue of Hathor (in the form of a cow) standing over Amenhotep II (1428-1397 BCE). It was found at Deir Al-Bahri in the temple of Thutmosis III (1479-1425 BCE). In the shrine you can just see Thutmosis III pouring an offering and burning incense before Amun-Ra.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXx87XzzcevhrsrpJSKqjs9pbSxSaRJwoPXvTdncKcInLdHRYJwh9GPsBFJNXZfJKAcLvmdRIom0m_6-2QZjq8Gumz8uy_uqMlvOYDqVIHmz7y-6YIcwxDe1K1u9lUEUmY_ohYL2QbzmRJvxVAgn6cTasiDAwjuPrRKJZoWROoQUOcl6vNx-imY-bpL4/s5380/DSC_0251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5380" data-original-width="3695" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSXx87XzzcevhrsrpJSKqjs9pbSxSaRJwoPXvTdncKcInLdHRYJwh9GPsBFJNXZfJKAcLvmdRIom0m_6-2QZjq8Gumz8uy_uqMlvOYDqVIHmz7y-6YIcwxDe1K1u9lUEUmY_ohYL2QbzmRJvxVAgn6cTasiDAwjuPrRKJZoWROoQUOcl6vNx-imY-bpL4/s320/DSC_0251.jpeg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the colossal statues of Akhenaten from East Karnak. The major change in artistic style has caused much discussion in the Egyptology community.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYBoRmbdrDIV5h-cdbsQK2pAqocnBTqXUdgz2jvmRrcwde2Wv5XtXbyRiT1XM1nLWTNCq3QDGGKRFegfxzuvqR_SyxJpsyD4at35KLcsO0Z9H-F-unamzCykQw8f__6tUacFKHMpJ54NyNHhWJj2247pJJnmdlr_HqkV4Uk6A4PCfzJkhUtIR6zwa4KI/s3810/DSC_0252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="3342" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYBoRmbdrDIV5h-cdbsQK2pAqocnBTqXUdgz2jvmRrcwde2Wv5XtXbyRiT1XM1nLWTNCq3QDGGKRFegfxzuvqR_SyxJpsyD4at35KLcsO0Z9H-F-unamzCykQw8f__6tUacFKHMpJ54NyNHhWJj2247pJJnmdlr_HqkV4Uk6A4PCfzJkhUtIR6zwa4KI/s320/DSC_0252.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon it was time to leave the museum, because some of us had signed up for a visit to the Suq (market) and a dinner out. We climbed back into our bus and drove through the city again.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL3-U3gDoHOKl9mm9Keizu0cOXA7ik3M0icqQNrgsMw7IkYa7WElL-r9qh6I_Eyfzj-fVwN3lU67am0HRNwIl5DQyuexnwfmhD8XkuABPeXkqfqP8KRBKWrxcn8HRNRORQDsAP65blSofBuknArbVTdIcV-KK8_HI3O3ePRLvxGOWimI0GQLTesVRjdc/s6000/DSC_0256.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL3-U3gDoHOKl9mm9Keizu0cOXA7ik3M0icqQNrgsMw7IkYa7WElL-r9qh6I_Eyfzj-fVwN3lU67am0HRNwIl5DQyuexnwfmhD8XkuABPeXkqfqP8KRBKWrxcn8HRNRORQDsAP65blSofBuknArbVTdIcV-KK8_HI3O3ePRLvxGOWimI0GQLTesVRjdc/w331-h220/DSC_0256.jpeg" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Crossing the Nile, we found ourselves back at the hotel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6xn0OU5JozDFvTZ0ezUWgirhDCRUsh2ZnQazlOWuMkdpas212jHjWL7GmDUv_bNjxZjpQpkkyBEDiKlaDlH8EN5T1md8tVq8GgQWBxUeGerkTSn8Qc0vNbbOhcwYUiw4BcxZp7l6i6vwApfd_tMbN0RWYt24fb23SQWQeDcKU66OZP10PDxCpNDWZfc/s3929/DSC_0257.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="3929" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6xn0OU5JozDFvTZ0ezUWgirhDCRUsh2ZnQazlOWuMkdpas212jHjWL7GmDUv_bNjxZjpQpkkyBEDiKlaDlH8EN5T1md8tVq8GgQWBxUeGerkTSn8Qc0vNbbOhcwYUiw4BcxZp7l6i6vwApfd_tMbN0RWYt24fb23SQWQeDcKU66OZP10PDxCpNDWZfc/s320/DSC_0257.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0