The Phantom of shadow and light Egypt Luxor (08-02-01) part one

End of the visit to the pyramids and the admission area, we went to Cairo railway station take a train to Luxor, my longing of the ancient city of Thebes in front.

Thebes-built in the 11th dynasty in the Kingdom, has been in place for four thousand years of history.

To the new Kingdom of the Eighteenth dynasty, Thebes to heyday, cross-strait across the Nile River in the city. It is said that at the time of Thebes densely populated, guangsha thousands, Gates has 100 seats, Homer said here as the "city of a hundred doors" is the largest city in the world. In the nearly 700 years, the Pharaohs from Egypt on this "pearls" command, so that the ancient Egypt's political and economic reach the peak of glory. Here Pharaoh expanding their empire, and built numerous temples and huge tombs. 88 BC Bissell was destroyed at the end. Later the Arabs came to this place, they on the many magnificent temple of ancient Egypt, but was shocked at the wrong will recognize as palaces, temples and they use the "Luxor" (the Palace) named the city, has been followed ever since.

Cairo railway station is very small, could only equivalent to a second-level city in China casually, but small.

Upper and lower layers, didn't go to the above, the following two tracks, two driving direction. Simple and good. Sun Mountain, you can realize the enormous difference in the desert climate. Shivering cold air blowing. Was delayed an hour and a half of our nine train at last. Sleeper, sleep the next morning and you'll find warm Luxor, Egypt's sleeper is particularly interesting. Two persons with a door, just like here in soft sleeper. Bed, entered is not down, beds make up two seats and in the middle of the coffee table. The face seat is hanging clothes and wash in the sink, the door has a full-length mirror. Small but very compact window walls by two wooden planks, I do not know what is. Get 10 minutes, the crew began issuing dinner, rice, chicken, bread, an orange. Unlike China, here is the package meal ticket, our breakfast is a package. It is easy. Now we finally know the role of two wooden planks, sitting in a Chair, one side of the wall has a square hole, slipped, the wood becomes a meal in the small dining table, fun. After eating, the crew will come up, and then to bed down, not see, the room has been tremendously, beds have a ladder, don't even know where Tibet, small room like deformation as building blocks, you can transform a very flexibly. Lying in bed the aftertaste of the pyramids, train more noisy, listening to music, took to long to sleep, the results haven't half songs listened to sleep.

It is bright and shining sun, at the time only 6 points before, it seems that Egypt is lit up early, so dark early, 5 p.m. on the day of the dark.

Reach past seven, southern Egypt Luxor weather than in warm in the North. Finally you can take off the heavy down, almost to a down jacket tour Egypt.

The first scene, the cry of farmers.

Door-Hamon is agricultural gods Hopi tepu III. Roman reign of earthquake caused the statue appeared cracks. Whenever the wind, the idol like crying, very magical. Greece who came here, I heard the cry, that stone is Greece myth of door nung statue, named to stone door farmers alike. But later patched after door farmers like, never sing songs. We went to Egypt Government was renovated, two stone weathering severe are on a scaffold. Serious injury of monuments. Idol features have completely fuzzy, bankrupt sit in the wind, even cry was without courage, sorrowat.

Continue to travel to West Nile Valley of the Kings, emperors, Valley, far from it, the Valley, the sky is totally in the atmosphere.

My cold humor, if to the Valley with an advertisement, it certainly is, believe me, the choice of the emperor. Imperial Valley were buried at the 17th Dynasty of Egypt to the 20th dynasty period of 64-bit Pharaoh, which figure-Morse III, Hamon Huo tepu II, plug a se, Rameses II, the most famous Pharaoh. My dear Rameses II, sorry sorry not open to the public. Love of la do not know is when to start, in love with 3300 years ago of the ancients, eh, really bore when I was still not feeling the untimely permeated my wherever there is La place.

Imperial Valley tickets can only choose three graves tour.

Many tourists, in the first Tomb, Rameses VI, we and the rest of the lost. Rameses VI's Tomb mural is very beautiful, because it is not allowed to take photographs photography in there, so that you can only use your eyes and memory. You must go in order to know the beauty, the more the better. Describes. The most beautiful is the innermost Chamber ceiling murals, the book of the day and night. Back-to-back two Mout goddess representing day and night. Mout with her feet touching the ground and arm and body high lift symbolizes the sky, the Sun was born from her body, and when you will eat in the evening sun into his mouth, the stomach has eight Sun, combined with my tongue and two behind the Sun, in fact, for a total of ten should be twelve, fresco off two, on behalf of the day or night for 12 hours. Tomb on the left side of the wall bears the resurrection scenes of Pharaoh, the Sun God of the Sun of St. boat of the resurrection.

After that we went to Rameses III, grave, is very large, feeling than VI's Tomb to exquisite.

Murals of color more intact. Content are similar, the gods bless the Pharaoh. Rameses III is the twentieth dynasty Pharaoh Egypt. In place adapted army, use foreign mercenaries, prevent Libya and maritime nation invasion. Pharaoh died feizi Atiyah for child take place in the plot. Rameses III's death marks the end of an era. Egypt began its decline. Into the grave, channel sides built many closet for stacking of funeral products, these funerary sacked early, we can only be achieved through the frescoes on the walls is what's known, clothing, household articles, musical instruments, here we see the harp player's fresco, very vivid.

Finally in reference to II before discovering the rest of the catacombs.

Plug to II's tomb is small, the frescoes on the walls on both sidesAll mottle, color. The only difference is that the tomb of the Mummy in his coffin, has broken up, no head, only, looked very sad. But found the coffin is not just the opposite, if the head still, should be the two sides face.

Hurry up, we all sit around, ask only to find the rest go Rameses VI, mention II and Tausert & Setnakht tomb.

They didn't go to Rameses III. But they tell me, Tausert & Setnakht is very large, very worth watching, I speak it, instantly regret tickets already played three holes. Can't. I find Ali Baba and see whether he will be able to guard the tomb of management staff, let me go in and see. He said no, never. It is heart itch, I went to the two Arab uncle, urge them to let us three in a negotiation, thanks God, uncle was moved, and put me in. Other members of the tour are very envious of, only we are a ticket to see four tomb. Hahahaha, or do you want to get this big step. Uncle very simple, we present, give them some money, simply don't accept, finally to their person an essential balm（20G）. Thebes is good, not like in the JISA district, everywhere, open is the one dollar, 5 dollars, a pair of forty thieves descendants. Tausret is mention II (Seti II) of the second Queen, Pharaoh RS Tower (Siptah) mother. Because Egypt will not allow women to rule them for a long time, Tausret tomb of master began to repair, fix, and he died, she is still found in the Imperial Valley buried only women. Go in, only the three of us, an Arab Uncle also explained to us with over, but the accent, did not quite understand. Out of the grave, uncle invited me along. Shokran! let my Imperial Valley tour came to a successful end.

Lunch at a Chinese opened four-star hotel, the rich man, built at the edge of the Nile, in which, according to the Nile River Delta yacht photos.

Very beautiful. After dinner, free time in an hour. Our three Chengdu Chongqing to carriage tour of the city. 5 dollars a vehicle proved to much. It's okay to kill the price originally Arab Lion ellipses to 5 knife a person. Sat coach has a taste, but with children followed the car ran for money to something that really don't have the heart, give them essential balm（20G）.

In the afternoon to visit the Temple of Karnak Temple Kanak and Luxor Temple Luxor Temple.

Look forward to!