HOME, BUT BLEARY-EYED! NEVERTHELESS, HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS FROM OUR VISIT TO THE KaRNAK TEMPLES. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE ENGINEERING ALONG WITH THE REALIZATION OF HOW LONG THESE STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN STANDING, AND THE PHAROAHS WHO WALKED WHERE OUR FOOTSTEPS FOLLOW, IS AMAZING. THERE IS INCREDIBLE DETAIL IN THE CARVINGS, AND THE HIEROGLYPHICS TELL MANY STORIES.

AND FOR FUN, SEE OUR CANINE FRIEND.

NEXT A VISIT TO LUXOR TEMPLE. THE TWO ARE ABOUT 3 KM. APART, AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE EXCAVATIONS WHICH WILL REVEAL WHAT LAY BETWEEN THE TWO, WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY CONNECTED.

PART OF THIS TEMPLE WAS EVENTUALLY USED AS A CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND THIS SHOWS HOW THE FRESCOES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE TEMPLE WALLS.

SOME ODDS AND ENDS WILL FOLLOW (BUT NOT TODAY), AND EVENTUALLY I WILL PUBLISH A BOOK CONTAINING THESE PLUS ADDITIONAL PHOTOS OF THE TRIP.