Egypt, Day 7: Valley of the Kings

The trip to the Valley of the Kings was hours upon hours spent in blistering heat on the back of a donkey, doing what could have been done in minutes in an air conditioned bus. My legs could touch the ground while riding. Poor donkey, poor me. Then we hiked from the top of the ridge down into the Valley of the Kings and went inside a few tombs.

We went inside a few of the tombs and they were very elaborate and colorful, although rather hot. The extra heat and humidity from thousands of tourists going through is probably not good for the preservation.

From the Valley of the Kings, we hiked back to the donkeys and then rode down to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, which was very large, but not as intricate as many of the other temples we'd seen.

Then, another uncomfortable night on the train back to Cairo. Fortunately, I was not assaulted by the ladder for the bed, unlike some people.

Pics from around Luxor are here.