I have been asked again to write about what we have been doing instead of the posts that are inexplicable to most of our readers.
Yesterday we went to the Temple at Karnak and the Luxor Temple, both in Luxor. Both were quite impressive. Karnak was a massive complex with many additions from many time periods. Luxor was especially interesting for its display of different time periods. It was built by the Pharoahs, then there were carvings of Alexander the Great as an Egyptian ruler, then there were paintings from the Roman period, then there was evidence of Christian use, and finally there was a mosque from 1290 AD built on top of the temple which had been covered by sand. Pretty amazing.
Otherwise we have been relaxing at our hotel's rooftop bar and pool and shopping in the market (souq) and eating too much.
Jim just got complimented by our waiter. The waiter said that in Egypt men are lucky to have four women, but Jim has five so he is very lucky.
That's all. -Jo
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