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It's a comfortable Saturday today. Let's continue traveling to Egypt. Today we set off for the first day after a long flight from Bangkok to transit in Dubai. Continue to fly into Cairo airport. Then fly to Luxor (Luxor), flying in a row for more than ten hours. Arrive Luxor in the evening. Check-in to the Hilton Hotel On the banks of the Nile, stay one night and then go out.
Luxor was originally Thebes, the former capital of ancient Egypt.
Is a major tourist city in Egypt.
but located in the southern part of the country
Another strange story of Egypt, the Nile River is the same.
flowing from south to north
Going down to the Mediterranean sea, Luxor is home to many important ancient sites such as the Temple of Karnak, a 3,600-year-old temple, Luxor Temple, a 3,400-year-old temple with sculptures of
The famous Pharaoh Ramses II and Queen Nefertari.
known as the most beautiful queen of Egypt
Standing tall at the entrance
There is a stone pillar inscribed with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that are still complete.
And hundreds of tombs of pharaohs and queens in the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens reflect the great civilization of ancient Egypt.
Today, let's start at Kamak Cathedral first.
It is the largest temple
And the most beautiful in Egypt is an open air museum. This temple is believed to be built to honor
The god Amon-Re (Amon-Re), or sun god, the god of the sun.
The ancient Egyptians believed that great success in the victory over the enemies of the Pharaohs.
They all came from the god Amonra.
The outstanding feature of Karnak Temple is the statue of the Sphinx (Sphinx), a ram's head that sits crouching in front of the temple, lining up to the inside. There are 2 trees, but in the time of King Muhammad
Sent as a gift to France, 1 tree behind the pillar, there is a sculpture of Pharaoh Ramses (Ramses) 2 and a sacred pool for worshiping the gods.
Karnak Cathedral is vast and vast.
So tired of walking
Plus the sun is still hot.
But fortunately it was the end of winter.
Causing a cool breeze to blow to relieve some heat
I went to rest
Most of the temple pillars are similar.
There are carvings of gods and pharaohs with Egyptian hieroglyphs.
In the afternoon, we continue to visit Luxor Temple, the main temple of Luxor, built by Pharaoh Amenophis III and many pharaohs until
Pharaoh Ramses II has renovated into a beautiful temple to be the second home of
The god Amonra or the sun god. In front of the temple there is an obelisk standing 1 tree, representing life, light and glory. Usually there are 2 trees, but was sent as a gift to France.
One tree is located at Place de la Concorde in the middle of Paris. Anyone who goes to
Paris must have seen it for sure.
The entrance to the temple has a giant sculpture of
Pharaoh Ramses II and Queen Nefertari
seated on the throne
In the evening, lights are turned on in various corners.
Make Luxor Temple more beautiful
In front of the temple there is a 2 km long road connecting to the Karnak temple.
Both sides of the road are decorated with sphinxes along the way.
The next morning we visit the famous tomb of the Pharaohs of Egypt, Valley of the Kings.
The burial place of more than 60 pharaohs and the Valley of the Queens. The Valley of the Queens is over 3 thousand years old, located in a desert valley outside the hot city.
The most famous pharaoh's tomb is Pharaoh Tutankhamun's Tomb (Tutankhamun) where many treasures were found, especially the "golden mask" that was placed to cover the face of his mummy. Pharaoh Tutankhamun's treasures are also on display at the Korai Museum. Next year, it will move to the new Egyptian Museum, which is huge, over 500,000 square meters, the largest in the world. not yet officially opened But the guide has already taken us to see In the future, it will be a huge source of money for Egypt.
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