Exploring more of Egypt

Angela and I are wrapping up our trip to Egypt. Today we spent Christmas with Amiee, Angela's sister, and her family in Cairo. We had a great day! The kids got Band Hero and have been playing with that all day. I hope I never have to hear Kung Fu Fighting ever again.

Angela and I went to the antiquities museum here in Cairo and the Khan El Khalili (the big market) both of which were amazing. The museum's collection is incredible, not very well taken care of, but amazing nonetheless. The Khan is typical market madness, although its fun to wander around in the less touristy parts of the bazar where Egyptians buy all kinds of normal goods. Its like Walmart but way more chaotic and sprawled across several miles of town.

We headed down to Luxor for a few days to see the sights down there. Luxor is near the Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Hotsepsut's Temple, and a number of other great sites. We had a great time in Luxor, most of the photos are from Luxor.

Sphinxes outside the Luxor Temple.

Hotsepsut's Temple

Karnak Temple, this is a huge temple complex in Luxor representing a whole series of different dynasties and changes over time in Ancient Egyptiam culture.

Sunset over the Nile.

Rockin' the Panorama T-Shirt at Karnak, those columns are about 80 ft tall.

The Citadel in Cairo.

We head back to Las Vegas on Tuesday where we'll meet up with some friends for New Year's Eve, hopefully I'll see you there... and if not, maybe next time.