Valley of the Kings, Luxor Temple, and Valley of the Queens
1/23/18 We docked in Luxor during the night. We had a wake up call at 6:30 for a boat ride to the west bank. These motorboats on the Nile are very busy. Here is a picture of the motorboat. motorboat on the Nile On the west bank, we got on a bus toward the Valley of the Kings, where there are 62 tombs of kings and nobles. Before we got there, we stopped at the Colossi of Memnon. These are two huge ruined statues, around 56 feet tall. They once stood at the entrance gate of the temple of Amenhotep III. Very little remains of the temple behind them. They were cut from two massive granite blocks, brought from quarries near Cairo. The Colossi of Memnon In the hills behind them, you can see other structures and tombs. Hills behind Colossi of Memnon We arrived at the Valley of the Kings. This is where the tomb of King Tutankhamun was discovered in 1922. We visited 3 tombs, Merenptah, Rameses IX, and...