Luxor Temple

After Karnak, I planned on visiting the air conditioned Museum, but we discovered it was closed and would reopen only at 5. Decided I would have a short break and get a drink and tackle the Luxor Temple. Mahmoud drove around a bit and stopped in an alley and asked if I wanted a Stella. (A Muslim who understood a decadent Westerner's needs). He popped into a hole in the wall and we stopped in a shady spot where the nice cold beer soon revived me.

Luxor Temple is a smaller version of Karnak with a series of courts opening up one after another.

I especially liked the front facade and the Sun Court.Read more