Luxor-Templo de Luxor
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- Distance
- 0.47 mi
- Elevation gain
- 3 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 3 ft
- Max elevation
- 272 ft
- TrailRank
-
67
5
- Min elevation
- 253 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 70
- Uploaded
- April 11, 2023
- Recorded
- April 2023
near Luxor, Luxor (Egypt)
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Luxor...Day 2
Barely catching their breath, coming from the Temple of Karnak,
Visit to Karnak Temple
we lead the caravan of tourists who arrive at the Luxor Temple in droves. We take a breather to listen to the explanation about the mysterious Avenue of the Rams, which connects Karnak and Luxor, and which was rehabilitated during the pandemic. The chronicles say that Nefertari was the favorite wife of Ramses II and held her in such high esteem that he dedicated fifteen days a year to visit her. The outward journey was made by the Nile and the return by the Avenue of the Rams, which joins the Temple of Luxor with that of Karnak. The Luxor Temple is dedicated to Amon, god of Thebes, who later merged with Ra, god of the Sun, to be reborn as Amon-Ra, considered the king of the Egyptian gods. He was represented with a falcon head, crowned with a red sphere surrounded by a serpent. Crew member of the solar boat, together with Seth, to defend the sun king from the threat of the serpent Apep, queen of Chaos that intends to devour him so that darkness reigns, fighting against it every night to ensure a new dawn. Upon arrival we have the first meeting with a group of people who pose in front of the monument with extravagant dresses and who we assume are trendsetters. Moving this image away from our retinas, we focused on the explanations of Mr. Malak, who proudly recounted how Ramses II treated Nefertari equally, in such a way that he allowed her to be represented in the statues sitting at the same height. Perhaps proudly, he remarks that 3,000 years ago the Egyptians were up-to-date on parity issues, which provokes the occasional loud throat-clearing from those who know the reality of some Arab countries. I dare to say that in general, some of them are at the same point in which we were in Spain in the 1960s, others much worse. But I hope and wish that everything will come. We walk through the enclosure without pause, stopped by an istant in a Roman temple, which in an unusual way, was built in the area that precedes the Sanctuary. During the visit we have isolated ourselves from the noise of the traffic, and when we return to the car park, we are awakened by the deafening reality that surrounds us. Jumping inside the bus to protect ourselves from the sun that is beginning to set, we leave for the Valley of the Kings.
Visit to the Valley of the Kings
Barely catching their breath, coming from the Temple of Karnak,
Visit to Karnak Temple
we lead the caravan of tourists who arrive at the Luxor Temple in droves. We take a breather to listen to the explanation about the mysterious Avenue of the Rams, which connects Karnak and Luxor, and which was rehabilitated during the pandemic. The chronicles say that Nefertari was the favorite wife of Ramses II and held her in such high esteem that he dedicated fifteen days a year to visit her. The outward journey was made by the Nile and the return by the Avenue of the Rams, which joins the Temple of Luxor with that of Karnak. The Luxor Temple is dedicated to Amon, god of Thebes, who later merged with Ra, god of the Sun, to be reborn as Amon-Ra, considered the king of the Egyptian gods. He was represented with a falcon head, crowned with a red sphere surrounded by a serpent. Crew member of the solar boat, together with Seth, to defend the sun king from the threat of the serpent Apep, queen of Chaos that intends to devour him so that darkness reigns, fighting against it every night to ensure a new dawn. Upon arrival we have the first meeting with a group of people who pose in front of the monument with extravagant dresses and who we assume are trendsetters. Moving this image away from our retinas, we focused on the explanations of Mr. Malak, who proudly recounted how Ramses II treated Nefertari equally, in such a way that he allowed her to be represented in the statues sitting at the same height. Perhaps proudly, he remarks that 3,000 years ago the Egyptians were up-to-date on parity issues, which provokes the occasional loud throat-clearing from those who know the reality of some Arab countries. I dare to say that in general, some of them are at the same point in which we were in Spain in the 1960s, others much worse. But I hope and wish that everything will come. We walk through the enclosure without pause, stopped by an istant in a Roman temple, which in an unusual way, was built in the area that precedes the Sanctuary. During the visit we have isolated ourselves from the noise of the traffic, and when we return to the car park, we are awakened by the deafening reality that surrounds us. Jumping inside the bus to protect ourselves from the sun that is beginning to set, we leave for the Valley of the Kings.
Visit to the Valley of the Kings
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259 ft
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