Egypt 4


	September 14-24, 2008: Egypt


	After settling into a new home and new job last year, it was time to fulfill a lifelong dream and visit the Land of the Pharoahs--Egypt. I could think of no other person better suited to join me than my best buddy from Canada, Lee Rumohr. Lee shares my passion for traveling and quickly jumped at the chance to cruise the Nile, explore the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, crawl through the cramped interior of the Great Pyramid at Giza, and take a camel ride through the desert.

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Arriving at the Temples of Karnak.	Entering the Hypostyle Hall.	Ramsses II	The Hypostyle Hall is the most famous of the remains at Karnak.	The Hall consists of 134 columns.	The columns are all intricately carved.


The columns used to support a roof of sandstone blocks.	Intact, the roof completely blocked the brutal sun.	Wandering through the forest of columns is quite the experience!	The Hypostyle Hall at Karnak.	The ruins of the Temple at Karnak.	One of two obelisks at Karnak.


The obelisk at Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The obelisk at Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.


The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	One of the temple’s magnificent statues.	One of the temple’s magnificent statues.	William and Cara at the ruins.


The Temple of Karnak.	Shade was easy to come by, luckily!	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	There was artwork around every corner.


The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.


The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.


The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	The Temple of Karnak.	An avenue of goats!	The remains of a pharaoh outside the Luxor Temple.	The broken face of a king.


Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.


Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	Luxor Temple.	A magnificent garden in Luxor.	At the Luxor Airport, getting ready to return to Cairo.


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