Thursday 22nd October Today, we went for a drive to the Valley of the Kings in the morning- visited the tombs of Ramses IV, Ramses VI, Tutankamun, and Horemheb, who was the General of the Egyptian Army under Tutankamun. Afterwards, we visited the temple of Karnak, which at one time, was connected to the temple at Luxor. This temple was originally built to worship one god, but over the years, adjoining temples were built alongside it to worship other gods, and ...

Wednesday 21st October We woke up early again and went to the temple of Horus at Edfu, which is one of the most preserved temples in Egypt. Afterwards we returned to the boat, and had free time all day, so lots of people caught up on sleep, or spent the day on the sun deck swimming and watching the world pass us by. After dinner, we went to the Luxor Temple, which in ancient times, was connected to the temple of Karnak by a 2 mile road lined with sphinxes. We ...