Convoy to Kom Ombo

February 12, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Our convoy was a long line of cars, busses, taxis, and police vehicles. We met at 7am and headed off to the temples. It was a little odd to have armed guards along with us.

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Temple of Edfu

February 12, 2003.Reading time 5 minutes.

Edfu is about halfway between Luxor and Aswan. The temple here is dedicated to Horus, and is the most complete temple in Egypt. It is a greco-roman temple, begun by Ptolemy III in 237 BCE

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Sound and Light Shows

February 12, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Into every vacation must fall a little Tourist Stuff, and the Sound and Light shows at some of the major sites definitely fits the bill.

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Karnak Sound and Light Show

February 13, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

The allure of the Karnak Sound and LIght show is that you can walk through the beautifully lit ruins at night, following the narration as it moves through the temple

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Medinet Habu

February 13, 2003.Reading time 5 minutes.

While not as impressive as the Ramesseum, the mortuary Temple of Ramesses III, known as Medinet Habu, is enormous — only the sprawling Temple of Karnak is larger — and in quite good repair

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City of Luxor

February 13, 2003.Reading time 3 minutes.

The ancient city of Thebes was the capital of the New Kingdom and the site of the most phenomenal tombs and temples in Egypt. Homer describes the city as the “city of a hundred gates” and the Arabs dubbed it el-Uqsur, “City of Palaces

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The Corniche el Nile, Luxor

February 13, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

Our hotel, the Old Winter Palace, lies on the corniche, the streetside along the Nile, and it lends itself to long, quiet walks along the water and down by the wharfs.

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Old Winter Palace, Luxor

February 13, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Old Winter Palace is a fabulous old pile on the corniche in Luxor — it has fabulous gardens (and a dovecote on the grounds) and unbelievably luxurious sitting rooms and lobby. The rooms are, like in any old hotel, either huge, or teeny — some have sitting rooms and balconies — although most have […]

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