Day 14 - Edfu, sailing to Luxor
Our last Egyptian tour was the Temple of Horus in Edfu. The horse carriage ride to/from the temple down the main town thoroughfare was pretty exciting. We got back to the ship in time for lunch. Once everyone was back aboard our ship departed enroute back to Luxor. Flying from Luxor to Cairo tomorrow morning.
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On our way to the temple via horse carriage. Our horse’s name was Monica... Go Monica! |
Sign along they way. Looks like we are going in the right direction! |
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Arriving. Doesn't look like we are going to have to worry about getting a ride back! |
Entrance to the temple, another Roman-period edifice. |
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Close up of exterior carvings... |
Angela practicing her Indiana Jones impersonation, she is going to need this later on the trip for sure! |
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Since this is the Temple of Horus, it was only approprate to have a statue/figurine of Horus at the entrance to the inner temple. |
Entering the inner temple courtyard |
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Inside the temple - there was a whole series of carvings describing the construction of the temple. Here the king brings bricks to construct the temple with Horus providing management oversight... |
Inner sanctuary. Per our tour guide, there use to be a gold statue of Horus on top of the alter. She believes the statue is now on display at the Louvre... |
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Angela emerging into the daylight from the Temple... |
On our way back to the ship. Look, hot air balloons over the Nile, what a great idea! |
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Back onboard our ship and on our way back to Luxor... |
Speaking of the ship, some interior shots of the common areas. Here the main foyer... |
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... and the ever important bar area! |
Lounge outside the even more important dining room! |
