Day 2

Friday - May 21, 2004

Wake-up call at 6 a.m.

Our first trip brought us to Karnak Temple and Luxor Temple, both located in Luxor.
Karnak Temple: the most outstanding part of the monument area at Karnak is the avenue of ram-headed sphinxes, which leads to the first entrance to the temple dedictated to honour Amon-Ra, his consort Mut and their son Khonsu. Karnak Temple is home to the largest Hypostyle Hall with 134 columns representing the papyrus flower.
NB: Amon: usually associated with the wind, or things hidden, and was also of the Hermopolitian Ogdoad. At Thebes he became Amon-Ra, king of the gods. He was part of the Theban Triad, along with Mut and Khonsu.
Luxor Temple: The temple of Luxor was built in 390 B.C. by Amenophis III. It is reached by the Avenue of the Sphinxes through the great Pylon.

Afterwards we left Luxor and went up the Nile towards Edfu.

In the late afternoon we took part on a guided tour around our ship, while in the evening the management of the ship presented themselves to us, the passengers.

We spent the night in Edfu.



Karnak Temple

Main entrance Avenue of ram-headed sphinxes Our group in front of the first pylon Second pylon leading into the great hypostyle hall
Enormous pillars in the hypostyle hall Dani Egyptian guy Deity carvings
Huge statues Obelisk Sacred lake Scarab

Luxor Temple

Main entrance Great pylon of Ramses II Avenue of human-headed sphinxes Luxor Temple
Court of Ramses II Deity carvings Head of Ramses II Luxor Temple by night

Luxor

Quay View from our ship to Luxor Temple Luxor



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