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My trip to Egypt.

Egypt 2001, part 1

Cubmc4
2004-04-03 17:23:43

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We visited the memorials of the Germans and the Italians who fought and died in World War II before stopping at the St. Bishoy Monastery. The entire tour group found the priest here to be very entertaining. I was amazed to find that a holy man had such a great sense of humor. He was a very intelligent, funny, and interesting guy who got all of our attention even though we were very tired from running around all day. He is pictured in the last few rows below wearing black. Also, St. Bishoy's body is kept in the church and can be seen in the fourth to last picture.

KARNAK TEMPLE

After visiting the monastery, we drove back to Cairo and arrived at our hotel very late. We once again woke up very early, 3:00 in the morning this time, ate a breakfast roll, (I was finally able to eat something), and headed to the Cairo Airport to depart for Luxor. The flight was only an hour long and we arrived as the sun came up. Sightseeing began immediately this day and the first stop was the Karnak temple.

Out of all the sights I have seen in Egypt, it is very hard to pick a favorite. If I had to pick a favorite temple, it would probably be the Karnak Temple. As you can see, I have dedicated 39 pictures alone to this temple, mainly because it is so big and fascinating. The main reason why the Temple of Karnak is so great, is because over many generations of Pharaohs, each king added something to the temple. Each Pharaoh tried to out construct the other by building magnificent additions to the temple.

The pictures below start with the avenue of ram-headed Sphinxes which used to extend for two miles until reaching Luxor temple. After walking down the Avenue of the Sphinx, I entered inside the colossal outer walls and into a large courtyard of stone. Beyond the courtyard was a large cluster of enormous columns placed very close together in a room. I walked through the pillar ...