Traffic in Egypt is the most crazy I've experienced...ever, but we'll save that for another post. Our first taste of Egyptian temples came on day one when we visited the temple of Karnak. This complex is about 2.5 km from the city of Luxor and it covers about 3 square kilometers. In other words, it's HUGE! We entered the site via the avenue of sphinxes which once connected this complex with the temple of Luxor that we visited later in the day. Our tour guide for the duration of the trip, Gigi, can be seen entering the avenue of sphinxes on the bottom right of the photo below (she's the one with the Egyptian flag under her arm).
I think Egypt looks good on us! The Egyptians made columns inspired by different plant forms, and my favorite were the papyrus and lotus varieties. Check out the capitals on the columns that Rob posed with.
After spending the past few months in Athens studying hieroglyphs with a few other students, I loved seeing them in person. The ankh that you see behind me (the hieroglyph that looks similar to a cross) means "eternal life."
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