Day 5

Ramses II Temple and the Valley of the Kings! It just keeps getting better! Each day I’m in awe of what we have experienced and the next day is even better! We made a quick stop at the Temple of Ramses II and then drove to the Valley of the Kings. On the way to the Valley, we could see active excavation and tombs that were in the mountain. We visited 3 tombs: King Ramses IX, King Tut Ankh Amun, and King Merenptah. Very steep steps going down to the burial chambers. Very little ventilation, but the hieroglyphics and paintings were still there. King Tut’s mummy was still there. His burial chamber was beautiful. The successor of Ramses II was King Merenptah—also a beautiful tomb. Once we returned to the boat, we had lunch and set sail. The Nile Delta is beautiful. Animals feasting along the water. Homes not completely finished (as long as the home does not have a roof, they do not have to pay taxes). Afternoon tea on the top deck. Amazing to see people row up to the boat, latch on and try to sell you something.
Tomorrow morning we will dock in Edfu and go to see Temple of Horus and the temple of Kom Ombu.
Grateful for the discoveries made by Egyptologists, grateful for their preservation and grateful to be sailing on the Nile Czytaj więcej