View from the back of the Karnak Temple, facing forward.
	Pharaohs got to redecorate, and apparently one didn’t like these rams heads so they parked them all in the corner. Guess the concept of garage sale didn’t apply back then.
	These cartuches identified the pharaohs by name and authority. Note the yellow jacket and Atlanta Braves logo - this pharaoh must have ruled over Atlanta.
	Not all statues were sculpted. Often they would coat a layer of mud around a granite base, and sculpt that. Looks the same until the mud falls off.
	How’d they do that? The Egyptians built all the temples and pyramids by working from an adjacent mound of dirt that grew as the structure got higher. Once completed, they removed the dirt and there stood the wall.
	Our guide, explaining how an early picture of Marge Simpson appeared on an obelisk. Actually, this is god Amen, the hidden one.

LUXOR TEMPLE

	Entrance to the temple of Luxor.
	An Obelisk in the temple of Karnak against the Luxor sky.
	A statue against the dusk sky in Luxor.
	The 1.5 mile road between the temples of Luxor and Karnak was lined on both sides with sphinx statues. Here’s the start from the Karnak temple.
	The head of a statue in front of the Luxor Temple.
	The Luxor temple had been completely filled in, with buildings erected on top. This temple sits at street level and was closed when the temple was excavated.
	These columns used to hold up the roof in the Luxor Temple. And yes, the weather was absolutely wonderful in Egypt in March.
	Sun setting over the Nile at the Luxor Temple.

TEMPLE OF HATSHEPSUT

	Hieroglyphics from the Temple of Hatshepsut tell stories about her wondrous achievement of this female pharaoh.
	Columns outside the Temple of Hatshepsut.
	Temple of Hatshepsut, built into a canyon on the other side of the Valley of the Kings.

HOTEL

	View of the Nile from the outdoor dining area at the Movenpick Hotel.
	Bonding with the natives on the Nile.
	The Nile, near Luxor. Majestic and infinitely more appealing than in Cairo.