We take a motorboat to Daroud (?) and then a bus to Luxor. We're given the option of some side excursion (I don't even remember what it was at this point) but I vote for going straight to Luxor and the creature comforts of a hotel. Thankfully most people are ok going on to Luxor.
There's a moment of panic when we get to Luxor - none of the ATMs will take my card. Finally on the 4th try we're able to get some cash.
Continuing the theme of being whiny Americans, Jen and I elect to go to Pizza Hut for lunch. Now I love me some Pizza Hut, but I have to say that the Meat Lover's was a disappointment. How can you call it a Meat Lover's without the pig-based meats?
After lunch we took a carriage ride to the Karnak Temple Complex. Here's Jan and Colleen, two of the other folks on our trip:
My favorite part of Karnak was the air-conditioned visitor's center, complete with a scale model of the entire complex:
It's not that the real thing isn't spectacular, it's that (in the abridged words of Sam Kinison) "It's in the desert!"
Something I had never thought about was that the ancient Egyptians actually used paint - so the stuff we see today is not what it looked like when it was new. In some places you can still see remnants:
After the official guided tour we were given 50 minutes to wander around on our own. As part of this I circled the Scarab below 7 times, because you're supposed to get a wish if you do:
Of the 50 minutes we used 30 - and there was only one person that used more of the time. Like I said - IT'S HOT!
For dinner Jen and I bailed on the group and went to an Indian restaurant. It was expensive, but well worth it.
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I go to the Luxor too, but it's the one in Vegas. As a former Pizza Hut employee, I thank you for your patronage.
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