Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Last Day in Luxor And Cairo
I was happy I cancelled the tour yesterday (Saturday). I worked on the blog yesterday amd with a nice stone massage and coconut, sea salt body scrub.
A great day to chill out.
Today, Monday, I am at The Le Meridian at the Cairo Airport Hotel. I mean right inside the airport. I love hotels that are right in the airport. I have a 3:30 am flight so will be checking out in 12 hours.
The flight home was on Swiss air where I had the "throne seat" with no one next to me. Good food.
A great day to chill out.
Today, Monday, I am at The Le Meridian at the Cairo Airport Hotel. I mean right inside the airport. I love hotels that are right in the airport. I have a 3:30 am flight so will be checking out in 12 hours.
The flight home was on Swiss air where I had the "throne seat" with no one next to me. Good food.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Valley of Kings: Ramsey II
By now, I am on overload went through Ramsey II tomb which was much more detailed and colorful than King Tut. I should have seen Ramsey II but was too exhausted. So burnt, I canceled the next day's tour.
Valley of Kings: History
The Valley of the Kings Wādī al Mulūk,the Valley of the Gates of the Kings Wādī Abwāb al Mulūk),[2] is a valley in Egyptwhere, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, rock cut tombswere excavated for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenthto the Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt).[3][4]
The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.[5] The wadi consists of two valleys, East Valley (where the majority of the royal tombs are situated) and West Valley.
With the 2005 discovery of a new chamber and the 2008 discovery of two further tomb entrances,[6] the valley is known to contain 63 tombs and chambers (ranging in size from KV54, a simple pit, to KV5, a complex tomb with over 120 chambers).[7] It was the principal burial place of the major royal figures of the Egyptian New Kingdom, as well as a number of privileged nobles. The royal tombs are decorated with scenes from Egyptian mythology and give clues as to the beliefs and funerary rituals of the period. Almost all of the tombs seem to have been opened and robbed in antiquity, but they still give an idea of the opulence and power of the Pharaohs.
This area has been a focus of archaeological and egyptological exploration since the end of the eighteenth century, and its tombs and burials continue to stimulate research and interest. In modern times the valley has become famous for the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun (with its rumours of the Curse of the Pharaohs[8]), and is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. In 1979, it became a World Heritage Site, along with the rest of the Theban Necropolis.[9] Exploration, excavation and conservation continues in the valley, and a new tourist centre has recently been opened.
Queen Hapshepsut
I sent this to Justine as she has a love of all things Egyptian
She was on my Temple tour in Luxor
Here is some info on her:
Hatshepsut (/1507–1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu. Various other women may have also ruled as pharaohs regnant or at least regents before Hatshepsut, as early as Neithhotep around 1,600 years prior.) Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. Officially, she ruled jointly with Thutmose III, who had ascended to the throne the previous year as a child of about two years old. Hatshepsut was the chief wife of Thutmose II, Thutmose III’s father. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty. According to Egyptologist James Henry Breasted she is also known as "the first great woman in history.
She was on my Temple tour in Luxor
Here is some info on her:
Hatshepsut (/1507–1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu. Various other women may have also ruled as pharaohs regnant or at least regents before Hatshepsut, as early as Neithhotep around 1,600 years prior.) Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. Officially, she ruled jointly with Thutmose III, who had ascended to the throne the previous year as a child of about two years old. Hatshepsut was the chief wife of Thutmose II, Thutmose III’s father. She is generally regarded by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty. According to Egyptologist James Henry Breasted she is also known as "the first great woman in history.
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