We arrived at the valley of the Kings and took a kind of big golf cart up to the openings of the tombs. We started with King Tutankhamun. The mummy of Tutankhamun is still in the crypt. The authorities planned on moving it to Cairo but the people of Luxor did not what that to happen. They formed a human blockade and prevented any of the officials from getting to the tomb. So the mummy and the sarcophagus remain in place. It required a separate ticket and only 10 folks were allowed in at a time. So we toured, took pictures and then left so others could get in as well. Although we did not go straight to Howard Carter's house directly from the tomb, I am adding it to this post anyway
Balloons again in the Morning
An overturned boat on the Nile
Mothballed boats due to the drop ion Tourism
Narrow Gauge train for the sugar cane
Drying the sun dried tomatoes
A little salt goes a long way
Darkened by the sun
Riding in the golf cart
The map of the Valley
Here it is!
Watch your head, watch your step
The sacred baboons that guard the gates to the afterlife
Tut's tomb is rather small as it was not the tomb that was originally built for Tut
It is a good thing that his mummy is still in the dry and cool place and not in hot humid Cairo
That way the mummy stays in good condition
The sarcophagus
Nancy
Still in good shape
Close quarters
Time to let other folks in
The symbolic pyramid mountain above the valley
Not a whole lot of folks
The openings have been re-enforced with concrete
Pretty empty on the way back
Harold Carter "discovered' the tomb of Tut
The man himself at his desk
He must be an Englishman
His surveying tools, the telescope, tripod and a measuring tape
A small bed with a small hot water bottle
Lord Carnarvon the rich benefactor
Austere set of items on the desk. A typewriter, lamp, cat-o-nine-tails and a writing set
Possible to inspect the film plates
Ibex horns
Wooden beams
Nice suit
A fancy light switch
The Luxor Marathon was running while we were there
