There were so many temple here I could post a whole photo album and not cover them all, but here are a few of the highlights.
This is the temple at Abu Simbel, with the giant statures of king Ramses II. This wasn't initially on our itinerary, but we were instructed by our friends that it was a must see and it was really cool.
This one gives a little perspective on how large this temple really is.
This is another section of the Abu Simbel temple.
Here is the outer court of the temple of Isis.
The inner court of the temple of Isis. The columns and the carvings on the stone is really breathtaking.
A column at the temple at Kom Ombo. This one dedicated to the Crocodile god.
Another of the temple of Kom Ombo. This one shows a place where they would keep a crocodile caged up.
Dave and a statue of the god Horus.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut who ruled without a king, until her son took over and tried to erase everything she had built.
This was quite interesting it was a listing of different cities being presided over by king Ramses II.
You can't leave out the obelisks can you?
The temple of Karnak. The largest ancient temple in Egypt. 2800 meters away from the temple of Luxor, with a row of Sphinx's all the way from one to the other.
Another of the temple of Kom Ombo. This one shows a place where they would keep a crocodile caged up.
This picture shows how they would draw in red "ink" on the stone before carving. This one they didn't get to finish and erase the red.
Dave and a statue of the god Horus.
The temple of Queen Hatshepsut who ruled without a king, until her son took over and tried to erase everything she had built.
This was quite interesting it was a listing of different cities being presided over by king Ramses II.
You can't leave out the obelisks can you?
The temple of Karnak. The largest ancient temple in Egypt. 2800 meters away from the temple of Luxor, with a row of Sphinx's all the way from one to the other.
The wonderful temple of Luxor, with it's beautiful mosque right in the middle.
This one is not really one of the temple. It was taken while at the temple of Kom Ombo. I just thought it was a beautiful sunset on the Nile and wanted to capture it on the camera.
2 comments:
I think you now have the new artwork for your home back in Texas. Jeremy and I took some scenic pictures... of Georgetown... and that's the "artwork" on the wall of our guest bedroom. You could totally blow up some of these scenic shots and frame them in your house. And then if someone comments, you can say, "Oh yeah, we went there." :)
David will love these pictures!! I'll have to show him!! He's so proud of his globe trotting Aunt & Uncle!!
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