Luxor-Templo de Karnak
near Al Karnak, Luxor (Egypt)
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Luxor...Day 2
We disembarked in Luxor, coming from the Princess Sarah cruise ship, at the early hour of 5:30 in the morning, although the sun is already illuminating the scene.
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
Crossing several ships as always to reach the pier, we settled in the minibus along with our indefatigable adventure companions. For us, traffic is hellish, everyone seems to act like they want to crash, honking insistently at every turn. Miraculously, or because of his skilful qualities in chaotic situations, we reached the Temple of Karnak without major incidents other than the occasional shock. Our guide Lord Malak, as he is respectfully called by his colleagues (Angel in Spanish), instructs us to ensure our speed, and, I suppose, to avoid stray sheep, as we speed towards our first objective of the day, the Temple of Karnak. . Castle or Fortified City is its meaning, it is dedicated to Amon, the god of Thebes, as a dwelling, since it is not a temple to use, that is, to pray, but as an offering to that god so that he can dwell in it. Considered the greatest place of worship of the New Kingdom, several pharaohs contributed to its construction to show the splendor of Thebes, although Ramses II is indicated as the main and most powerful. Stationed at the entrance at six o'clock, opening time, we passed the controls, with the well-known whistles of the detector, to get to the most significant places first. We feel insignificant before the huge seated colossi that seem to watch us from the main façade. We then pass between rows of rams, who, like guardians and protectors, watch without rest in their stone form and which precede the immense statue of Pinedjem, high priest of Amon in Thebes. In front of the colorful columns, Ángel instructs us on how the pharaohs ordered to represent through symbols, the union of Upper (south) and Lower (north) Egypt achieved under their reign. As children he makes us recite several times. "High Lotus and Low papyrus", "High white crown and Low red crown", "High Vulture and Low bee"...Laughing every time he managed to make someone wrong. It also points out to us their curious habit of appropriating other people's works, rewriting the name of the corresponding pharaoh, for which they used to record a multitude of cartridges (where the name is indicated), to make it difficult to usurp. Finally, he makes us represent the pharaoh as we see him in the statues, with his foot forward and arms next to his body holding something not uncovered (spear or similar?) in a military attitude, and with his arms crossed over his chest, holding a flail and a sceptre, as a symbol of his divinity. Ángel has managed to complete the route in barely an hour, and takes advantage of the return to the transport, to indicate that we pay attention to the avenue flanked by rams, which is lost in the distance, when we arrive at the Temple of Luxor. Thirsty, we bought two bottles of cold water for one euro, to properly hydrate ourselves and be prepared for the next visit.
Visit to the Luxor Temple
We disembarked in Luxor, coming from the Princess Sarah cruise ship, at the early hour of 5:30 in the morning, although the sun is already illuminating the scene.
Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan
Crossing several ships as always to reach the pier, we settled in the minibus along with our indefatigable adventure companions. For us, traffic is hellish, everyone seems to act like they want to crash, honking insistently at every turn. Miraculously, or because of his skilful qualities in chaotic situations, we reached the Temple of Karnak without major incidents other than the occasional shock. Our guide Lord Malak, as he is respectfully called by his colleagues (Angel in Spanish), instructs us to ensure our speed, and, I suppose, to avoid stray sheep, as we speed towards our first objective of the day, the Temple of Karnak. . Castle or Fortified City is its meaning, it is dedicated to Amon, the god of Thebes, as a dwelling, since it is not a temple to use, that is, to pray, but as an offering to that god so that he can dwell in it. Considered the greatest place of worship of the New Kingdom, several pharaohs contributed to its construction to show the splendor of Thebes, although Ramses II is indicated as the main and most powerful. Stationed at the entrance at six o'clock, opening time, we passed the controls, with the well-known whistles of the detector, to get to the most significant places first. We feel insignificant before the huge seated colossi that seem to watch us from the main façade. We then pass between rows of rams, who, like guardians and protectors, watch without rest in their stone form and which precede the immense statue of Pinedjem, high priest of Amon in Thebes. In front of the colorful columns, Ángel instructs us on how the pharaohs ordered to represent through symbols, the union of Upper (south) and Lower (north) Egypt achieved under their reign. As children he makes us recite several times. "High Lotus and Low papyrus", "High white crown and Low red crown", "High Vulture and Low bee"...Laughing every time he managed to make someone wrong. It also points out to us their curious habit of appropriating other people's works, rewriting the name of the corresponding pharaoh, for which they used to record a multitude of cartridges (where the name is indicated), to make it difficult to usurp. Finally, he makes us represent the pharaoh as we see him in the statues, with his foot forward and arms next to his body holding something not uncovered (spear or similar?) in a military attitude, and with his arms crossed over his chest, holding a flail and a sceptre, as a symbol of his divinity. Ángel has managed to complete the route in barely an hour, and takes advantage of the return to the transport, to indicate that we pay attention to the avenue flanked by rams, which is lost in the distance, when we arrive at the Temple of Luxor. Thirsty, we bought two bottles of cold water for one euro, to properly hydrate ourselves and be prepared for the next visit.
Visit to the Luxor Temple
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