On our third day in Egypt, we left Cairo for Luxor. Luxor is in Upper Egypt. Note: Upper Egypt is actually the South of Egypt on the map and Lower Egypt is the North. They name Upper and Lower based on the flow of the Nile.
Our hotel in Luxor was a palace compared to that of Cairo. Here, we met the cutest kitten, named King Tut. He lives at the hotel and is the manager's pet.
Funny thing happened at the hotel. I went to flush the toilet and it wouldn't work so we called the front desk to tell them to fix the toilet, when the guy came, he tried the flush and of course, there was nothing wrong with it....I just didn't know how to use an Egyptian toilet....stupid me.
In Luxor, we rented bikes for the day but we didn't get very far. It was really hot in Luxor because it's closer to the Equator than Cairo. I'm not sure what happened but I was not feeling very well at all. Instead of going to a temple outdoors, we went to the Mummification Museum so that I didn't pass out from the heat.
At the Museum, we learnt the process of mummification, learned about the weighing of the heart, saw alabaster canopic jars where they used to store the liver, instestine, stomach and lungs of the people that they mummified.
At night, we went to Luxor Temple. This was one of my favorite sites. After the sun goes down, they light up the whole temple. We wandered through courtyards and sancuaries that were dedicated to the Theban gods. There was also an avenue of Spinxes and colosal statures of Ramses II and a pink granite obelisk.
Our hotel in Luxor was a palace compared to that of Cairo. Here, we met the cutest kitten, named King Tut. He lives at the hotel and is the manager's pet.
Funny thing happened at the hotel. I went to flush the toilet and it wouldn't work so we called the front desk to tell them to fix the toilet, when the guy came, he tried the flush and of course, there was nothing wrong with it....I just didn't know how to use an Egyptian toilet....stupid me.
In Luxor, we rented bikes for the day but we didn't get very far. It was really hot in Luxor because it's closer to the Equator than Cairo. I'm not sure what happened but I was not feeling very well at all. Instead of going to a temple outdoors, we went to the Mummification Museum so that I didn't pass out from the heat.
At the Museum, we learnt the process of mummification, learned about the weighing of the heart, saw alabaster canopic jars where they used to store the liver, instestine, stomach and lungs of the people that they mummified.
At night, we went to Luxor Temple. This was one of my favorite sites. After the sun goes down, they light up the whole temple. We wandered through courtyards and sancuaries that were dedicated to the Theban gods. There was also an avenue of Spinxes and colosal statures of Ramses II and a pink granite obelisk.
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