Defiantly worth the early start, we woke up at 4am to get ready for our hot air balloon ride over Thebes. We had fantastic views of the west bank and the areas we were going to explore later that morning.
After we landed we begun our long day of site seeing around 7am and it was already warm.
First was the Colossi of Mommon, 2 impressive 18m high statues of Amenhotep III.
Next was the Valley of the Queens ( no cameras allowed past the entry checkpoint). The place was completely empty and if felt very special to view the two toms by ourselves: Tomb of Amunherkhepshep and the Tomb of Queen Titi.
Then came the Hatshepsut Temple, a terraced temple set at the base of a limestone cliff. The design of this temple was very different to any we had seen and it wasn’t until we were leaving that the bus loads of please started to file in.
And the house of Howard Carter on the way to the Valley of the Kings.
view of the ramesseum
view of thebes
view of thebes
No comments:
Post a Comment