Day Four begins with breakfast on the Hadeel. I could certainly become accustomed to being waited on hand and foot, and having food brought at my beck and call. We took the bus to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor(Thebes) on the west bank.

The dry wadi, austere and dusty, was exactly as I had picutured it my whole life.
There were several active digging sites, and these workers had
the unenviable task of putting pot shards back together!

We did not see King Tut's tomb, as we had already seen his treasure in the Museum, but we all got pictures of ourselves in front of the sign. We did see three tombs, and they were all fascinating. Some of our party had decided to hike across the ridge to Hatshepsut's temple, but Karle, Diana and I decided to take the bus around the headland. After seeing the hike (I am not a hiker!) I am glad that we went by bus rather than overland!




Hatshepshut's divine birth as the son of Amon Ra


Overview of temple

This depicts the offering table for Hatshepsut (note the cow at the bottom)



I may have already posted this picture, but I do love it. It was taken through the bus window!