Egypt vacation, part three

Two giant seated figures, the Colossi of Memnon, used to flank the entrance the mortuary temple of Amenophis III on the west bank of the Nile near Luxor. The temple is lost to the ages, but the now faceless colossi remain. Above is a picture of the back of one colossus.



Next stop, the enormous temple complex of Karnak. We got there in the heat of midday. Notice the tourists above taking advantage of the shade of a lone palm tree.



Ram-headed sphinxes line one section of the path.



Karnak being one of the highlights of Egypt, hoards of people were there during our visit.



Standing shoulder to shoulder with crowds of overheated strangers did not enhance the experience, but we tried to focus on the unbelievable scale of the place and its floor to ceiling heiroglyphs, pharoah and god figures and obelisks.



We found an place free of people, at least for a moment:



Proof that we were there:



Columns galore:



Stay tuned for the next installment of our Egypt vacation!

Egypt vacation, part two

Where do they have the most flavorful fruits and vegetables? Egypt, apparently. Man, the veggies there are delicious! In Ghana we've gotten used to flavorless tomatoes, carrots and cucumbers, so we were blown away by the fantastic produce we ate in Egypt. The cucumbers were extra yummy, especially with the freshest feta cheese we had ever eaten.



Carrots fresh from the donkey cart:



Many locals here wear traditional clothes. This man's long shirt is called a galabiya. Looks comfy.



The ankh is a symbol of life. Here's a wall of ankhs.



These two don't shop at the same store:



More pictures of Egypt to come.