Tagged: Waset

day 13 in Egypt: we originally wanted to go to Abydos and Edfu to see the temples there, but Luxor has worn us out, so for our last two days here, we decided to take it easy and enjoy the pools at the hotel instead. today, we visited the Luxor Museum, which was much smaller than The Egyptian Museum in Cairo, but still full of rich artifacts from the ancient world which undisputedly prove that the ancient Egyptians were black.


Since we didn’t pay for a photo pass, we couldn’t take pictures. We got in trouble with one of the head guys in charge when he caught us taking pictures after one of the workers said we could [he later asked us for money of course]. Here are some of the pics I deleted.

day 11 in Egypt: today, we spent nearly five hours in the blistering sun on an adventure to the West Bank. we visited three mortuary temples located in the Valley of the Kings. [this is where King Tut’s tomb was discovered.] no photos were allowed but i took a few. next, we went to see the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut [the locals call her “hot chicken soup”], which is literally built into a mountain. then we saw the Memnon statues. at our final stop, we visited the Mortuary Temple of Seti I. everyone wonders how the Giza Pyramids were built, but there are so many other monuments located throughout Egypt that leads one to ask the same exact question. our ancient ancestors were extraordinary and these monuments prove this fact beyond a shadow of a doubt!!!

Valley of the Kings:

Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut:

Memnon Statues:

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Mortuary Temple of Seti I:

“Ancient Thebes was home to some of the greatest monuments of the ancient world — built to honor the living, the dead, and the divine. The city, known as Waset to ancient Egyptians and as Luxor today, was the capital of Egypt during parts of the Middle Kingdom (2040 to 1750 B.C.) and the New Kingdom (circa 1550 to 1070 B.C.).”

Source: “Ancient Thebes.” National Geographic. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/world-heritage/ancient-thebes/.