We were going to the valley of kings and queens today. So amazing, no pictures were allowed. we bought some post cards, but seeing the tombs were amazing. They way they did their tombs were that when a pharaoh was ruling they would start work on the tombs. So the shorter time they ruled, the smaller tomb they had, sometimes they were ruling for such a short amount of time they didn't get to finish. Some tombs had several rooms for the longer ruling pharaohs. The painting was intricate and down the walls told the story of their life. another interesting fact is that when you see a picture of someone, and their beard is strait, they are alive, but when the beard is curved upward, they have passed away. King Tuts tomb is here, but cost an extra 20$ to see. Most of the things from his tomb are in the Cairo museum that we would visit later in the week.
These pictures on the hillside are tombs of the priests to the Pharaohs. they keep finding more burial grounds.
I cant even begin to tell you how hot it was here. At least 120`. and whoever didn't have sunglasses (Taryn) were in bad shape. The sand is so white, it's reflection was awful.
Main transportation
The people who lived in these houses were relocated (on their own dime) because it was found they are living on top of something to be discovered. With all the history they have over there, its a shame they don't have stricter laws (haha) about developing on ground that had not been examined.
Egypt is a very oil rich county but they export it out. They have a major gas shortage. Lines of cars in the morning. I don't know how our guide was so lucky to always have gas.
Our last night on the ship with our guide Ahmed.
How we purified our water. It may have taken care of parasites in the water, but didn't help with the taste. And you don't want to get dehydrated here.
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