ANCIENT THEBES

Welcome back to Egypt along the Nile river.......

I'm in the ancient Egyptian area known as THEBES......

Between The Temple of Luxor and The Temple of Karnak.....

I'm on the ancient road called Ipet-Isut that connects the Temples....

"The Avenue of Sphinxes" is a amazing site to see......

This place I like...... Beautiful too......

One of a kind and awesome place to be.....

BIG ANCIENT AMAZING HISTORICAL SITE FUN

The Avenue of Sphinxes connected Luxor Temple and Karnask Temples......

A direct connecting road 2 miles long with 2,000 Sphinxes........

In ancient Thebes it was called Ipet-Insut....... 3,500 years ago......

Images of Amen, Mut, and Khonus were moved from Temple to Temple.....

There would have been a festival and parade like atmosphere.......

Must have been big, colorful and amazing to see this place in ancient times....

BIG ANCIENT FUN PLACE

What a place ancient Thebes must have been.......

3,000 or so years or so ago.......

Avenue of Sphinxes.....

Luxor, Egypt.....

May 2009....

Yes...... You heard me....

14th Century B.C.......

Older than Rome....

Older than Greece....

Old.....Very old.....

Yes...... That's me by the ancient marble Sphinx......

On the Avenue of Sphinxes outside Luxor Temple.....

Luxor, Egypt....... May 2009.........

Looking South towards Luxor Temple on the Avenue of Sphinxes.....

Looking North towards Karnak Temple on the Avenue of Sphinxes.....

The Temple of Luxor and the Avenue of Sphinxes..... May 2009

Entrance to the Temple of Luxor......

Ancient city of "Thebes " in Egypt.... May 2009

Try to imagine this......

Originally there were six giant figures......

The pair of huge Red Granite Obelisks.....

And fountians on either side of the doorway.....

Entrance to The Temple of Luxor......

What a scene this place must have been.....

In the 14th century B.C.......

The Red Granite Luxor Temple Obelisk......

Over 3,300 years old and a beautiful thing to see.....

One of two originally standing at the Temple entrance.....

The other was given to France in 1833........

They are 75 ft. high and weigh 280 tons each.....

Although it is still in Concorde Square in Paris......

French president Francois Mitterand officially gave the Obelisk back to the people of Egypt in the 1990's.....

I guess Concorde Square is used to it by now......

I sure would not want to try and move it......

One of two seated statues at the Entrace.....

Originally there where six statues here.....

Four standing and two seated.....

Luxor Temple entrance guards.....

Outside the Temple of Luxor......

You like Palm trees.....?

I like Palm trees.....

They are everywhere I go.....

How about ancient marble Sphinx's....?

I like ancient marble Sphinx's......

Ancient marble Sphinx's and Palm trees......

They got alot of that around here......

Luxor, Egypt...... May 2009....

Just look at this amazing place......

What more could you want...?

Of course ......

It is on the other side of the world.....

You have to WANT to see these places.....

Crossing half the planet to get here......

Well...... That's a big part of the fun......

AWESOME ANCIENT TEMPLE FUN

Believe it or Not......

These guys are even older than they look.....

Older than Rome...... (7th century B.C.)

Older than Greece...... (8th century B.C.)

These guys are from Thebes......

Temple of Luxor...... (14th century B.C.)

Along the Nile.... Southern Egypt..... May 2009

Inside the Temple of Luxor, Egypt......

Ancient Egyptian Building Blocks from the 14th century B.C.

Awesome.......

Totaly.......

Awesome.....

Good Photo...! Well... That's it for now from the Temple of Luxor.....

Time to get back to the ship and give it a fairwell and many thanks.....

I'll be back on foot and on my own again..... My normal travel mode.....

Time for some exploring and wandering in the ancient city of "Thebes"......

I admit it was nice for a couple days to be aboard a 5-Star Cruise Ship.....

Once again..... I'm on foot in some foriegn city in some foriegn land......

The best fun you can find anywhere..... In any corner of the globe.....

From The Temple of Luxor...... On the Nile river..... May 2009

Luxor Temple

Welcome back to ancient Luxor Temple....

Dedicated to the Theban Triad.......

In the 14th century B.C.......

Along the Nile in Southern Egypt.....

May 2009.....

Inside the beautiful and ancient Luxor Temple....

Ancient city of Thebes......... May 2009

14th century B.C. heiroglyphics.......

Luxor Temple..... Southern Egypt....

Restoration area....???

Great Photo...... Ancient Temple building blocks.....

14th Century B .C....... Luxor Temple.... May 2009

Luxor Temple...... 14th century B.C....

Me in the Temple of Luxor.....

Luxor, Egypt... May 2009....

ANCIENT TEMPLE FUN

I'm in the Temple of Luxor.....

Along the Nile river in Southern Egypt.....

Built back in the 14th century B.C.....

Dedicated to the Theban Triad....

Amun, Mut, and Chons.......

In the ancient city of Thebes......

Luxor, Egypt.... May 2009

From the history books......The ancient city of Thebes

Luxor Temple..... 14th century B.C.

Yes.... That's me among the Colonnades in Luxor Temple.....

Ancient Thebes.....Southern Egypt..... May 2009

Ancient Temple pillars from the 14th century B.C.

Luxor Temple in Luxor Egypt..... THEBES....

May 2009

A beautiful place.....

Along the Nile river....

Luxor Temple....

Luxor Temple.....

Colonnade at Luxor Temple....

O.K..... That's it for now from the Temple of Luxor....

Luxor, Egypt.... May 2009.....

More photos soon.....