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This myth, well-known in ancient Egypt, was likewise carved into the walls of the temple in the form of frescoes and reliefs. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Early in the morning of the same day, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's cruise ship docked, and Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo went ashore to take a carriage to the Temple of Edfu. The carriage galloped through the dusty alleys and streets, and after getting off the bus, some of the drivers who had obviously taken the unified payment of the tour guide would again shamelessly stretch out their hands to demand payment of the fare, alas...... It's a big deal to be a foreigner, and if you want to make money, you should really learn the smart road of the tour guide (see the detailed explanation later). Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's car didn't encounter such a thing, and friends from other cars did, so they shook their heads, and then pretended not to understand what was going on and walked away directly.

In the distance, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo could see the Edfu Temple in the distance, although they didn't understand why it was in the shape it was now, but they could see the huge carvings on the outer wall of the temple in the distance.

On the façade of the temple, huge carvings depict the Egyptian pharaohs offering themselves to the god Horus, to justify the pharaoh's rule over Upper and Lower Egypt.

The carvings of the two eagles outside the temple indicate that this is the temple of the god Horus, although the stone carvings of the two eagles have long since been damaged, one without a hat and the other without a mouth. Inside the temple, it is all about the carvings of the god Horus.

The mural tells the story of Horus. It must be said that today is a very leisurely day, after visiting the Temple of Edfu in the morning, the rest of the day is spent enjoying the sunshine on the Nile. At about 1 p.m. that day, the cruise ship began to pass through the sluice.

Although Yunluo felt that it was a little ridiculous that the travel agency included the matter of crossing the sluice gate in the day's itinerary, Yunluo still walked up to the deck to watch the whole process like other tourists. Yunluo thought. Maybe it's because it's a busy day...... Nalan Shiqi really enjoyed such a leisurely time.

The power and authority of the past, the lost gods of ancient Egypt. Valley of the Kings - Temple of Queen Hasselblad - Statue of Weeping Monnon - Karnak Temple - Temple of Luxor If the pyramids represent the supreme authority of the pharaohs, they also show that the pyramids are the most obvious treasures.

Encounter the division of Upper and Lower Egypt, the ancient Romans, the ancient Greeks, the Arabs, ...... Until modern times, the colonists thought that the pharaoh would have to accept the harassment of his mausoleum and the trampling of his mummies by outsiders who did not respect his authority and disobeyed his faith. Take away his treasure that he carries to eternal life.

So, when the war brought the derivatives of the war, the pharaohs finally realized that they had to make their tombs more secret in order to guarantee their resurrection and eternal life. The Valley of the Kings is very hot because there is no grass around. At that time, who could have imagined that under the yellow sand all over the sky, there were countless treasures of the pharaohs sleeping.

When you first enter the entrance to the Valley of the Kings, you will see a well-made diorama of the Valley of the Kings. Because Yunluo was lazy at the time, he didn't take out his camera to take pictures. However, given the fact that there are explanations in Arabic, English, and Japanese in the small exhibition hall, it is clear that the small exhibition hall has Japanese support.

As you can see from the pictures on the wall, although the Valley of the Kings was mysterious before it was discovered, it is also very exquisite, and the murals inside are also finely carved. It proves that the longer the pharaoh was in power, because only then would he have more time to dig. Yunluo thought. The slaves who built the Pharaoh's tomb at that time also hoped that the Pharaoh would live longer, because they had to take the secrets of the Pharaoh's tomb with them.

It is precisely because the specific location of the tombs of each pharaoh is unknown to future generations, that the passage to the tomb of the existing pharaoh has to be turned, because they dug into the passage of the previous pharaoh when they were digging......

Right now. The treasures of the pharaoh's tombs in the Valley of the Kings, including mummies, are long gone, some of them have long been stolen by Western "archaeologists", and the rest have been transferred to the Egyptian Museum.

The tombs of the pharaohs in the Valley of the Kings are not all open, but only randomly open every day, and anyone who wants to visit the mausoleum of a pharaoh (such as the famous Ramses II) may be disappointed.

The Imperial Valley program is self-paying. In fact, the ticket is not expensive, if I am not mistaken, it is not more than 100 Egyptian pounds, but the Egyptian tour guide (not the domestic tour guide) charges 60 US dollars, and the direction to the Valley of the Kings is actually not in conflict with the other itineraries of the day, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo can only say that it is easier to make money for those who can speak three Chinese and have the ability to serve (Egyptian tour guides......

The original first stop of the day's itinerary has now become the second stop - Queen Hasselblad Temple. This is the only queen in the history of ancient Egypt. Like Wu Zetian, after the death of her husband and brother, her son became a pharaoh, and she was regent, so she didn't feel like it, so she engaged in a so-called conspiracy ordered by heaven and successfully sought to seize the throne. When her son grew up, like Wu Zetian, Cixi and other women who had held power for too long, despite her son's several great military exploits, her promise to let her son inherit the throne was slow to be fulfilled.

In the end, the queen died suddenly, and her son succeeded to the throne. The cause of her death remains a mystery to this day, but everyone can see how much her son hated and even hated her, how much of the temple she built for herself was destroyed by his own hands, and most of her exploits, except for trade agreements with neighboring countries, have been lost to the dust of history.

By the time we arrived at the Queen Hasselblad Temple, the sun had already risen, and the temperature had risen sharply in the barren desert. What is speechless is that there are also Egyptians in this temple who teach tourists to pose their arms crossed in front of their chests to take pictures, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi are very speechless, isn't this an action only made by mummies (that is, dead people......

After leaving the Temple of Queen Hasselblad, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo set out for Luxor. One of the 10-minute places to visit on the way is the weeping stone statue of Monnon.

Behind these two stone statues, what was originally a magnificent temple was demolished due to the lack of stone materials for later pharaohs to build their own temples, and later disappeared with the vicissitudes of history. And the statue of Monnon has also lost its charm due to severe weathering for a long time.

It is said that the reason why it is called the weeping stone statue of Monnon is that it is severely weathered, and when the wind rises at night, the sound of the wind passing through the cracks in the stone is like someone crying. So the Europeans who came here called it the weeping Mennon.

However, it must be admitted that during the time when Luxor was the capital of Egypt, the god Amun held an extremely high position in the hearts of the ancient Egyptians, which is why generations of pharaohs were willing to expand the temple of Amun, creating the magnificent Karnak temple complex that attracts tourists from all over the world.

In front of the Karnak Temple. The image of the god Amun, flanked on both sides by the head of a sphin, is not visible here. This is what the god Amun appeared to his own son. Alas, the poor boy doesn't even know what his father looks like, though the world doesn't know it......

The obelisk records the immortal exploits of the pharaoh who built the temple, but unfortunately there are still not many that still stand today. The pillars of the temple are enough to stun the view, and of course, you can see the 18th-century European "visit here" inscriptions.

Look up from below. You can still see the intricate carvings on the temple's beams, which are still full of color after thousands of years. Genital worship is all over the world, and it was the same in ancient Egypt, even if the man was one-legged, as evidenced by the picture above.

The Temple of Karnak is bound to be a great place to take photos, but unfortunately the time is short. Layered on top of each other is the ancient Egyptians' belief in the god Amun. But now it has long been forgotten by the world, and Yunluo stood on the high mound behind the temple, looking ahead. A quiet ruin, but it can't erase the pious faith of the ancient Egyptians.

The Karnak temple is dedicated to the god Amun, and the Luxor temple is dedicated to the local patron goddess and the wife of the god Amun. In a patriarchal society, male power is manifested in all aspects, and so is God.

Muth's temple was not as big as Amon's. But the stone carvings are still exquisite. This temple was once obliterated by yellow sand. Now he can see the light of day again, but he can no longer continue the incense.

Next to the temple is the city. When visiting the Luxor Temple, it coincided with the Islamic festival, and many Egyptian children also came here to play, when they found that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo were happy to take pictures with them. They will scramble to take turns to find Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo to take pictures together.

There was also a little boy who pointed at Yunluo Nalan Shiqi a little shyly, and asked Yunluo in green English, "Can I take pictures with your friends?" ”。 Yunluo replied to him briskly, "Of course you can, she will be happy!" "How could Nalan Shiqi be unhappy if she knew that the children regarded her as a peer like Yunluo? The hearty faces were filled with simple smiles, surrounded by a lot of happiness, which also made Nalan Shiqi simply happy.

After lunch at a local Chinese restaurant in Luxor, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo drove to the Red Sea! How long is the journey? It still depends on Allah's arrangement.

There was a small episode on the road, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo came to meet a car, staggered down the road when turning, and the passing vehicles stopped one after another, including Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's car, in less than five minutes, a lot of people gathered, almost all the passing vehicles stopped, and everyone helped the owner of the car to push the cart. Yunluo silently thought, in Huaguo, will there be so many people who stop to help...... When I arrived at the hotel the night before, it was already dark. The Red Sea coast is full of resort hotels, and according to the girls of the same group, it was found that Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo stayed in relatively cheap hotels nearby. It's full of Russians who come for vacation, and most of them are young people. So, after several days of getting used to seeing Egyptians with black curly hair and brown skin, a large number of blond, blue-eyed, long-legged Russians suddenly appeared around them.

Many hotels here are also opened by Russians, and from the perspective of Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi, the living habits of Russians are still very special. As soon as you enter the hotel, you will find that the elevators are very narrow, and Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi will be full when they drag a box...... The room is very large, so big that it makes people feel like they are sleeping in the living room, with few decorations, and it is basically very rough. In addition, the urinals in the men's public toilet here are very high, and Yunluo's height is just enough......

Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo had already paid for the self-paid project here in the car that came to the hotel, which was to charter a boat to go to sea for snorkeling. There was a family of four and a small couple in the group who did not choose the self-pay project, and the next day, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo found out that they had made the right choice......

The self-pay items arranged by the travel agency are very expensive, and although it is a charter boat, it is not very necessary. As long as you know a few words of English, you can find the project in the hotel lobby, snorkeling, and taking a glass boat are about 35 US dollars, which is much cheaper than the 60 US dollars of Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo chartered boats. In addition, the young couple booked a taxi to the city in the afternoon of the same day, and the charter fee for the whole 4 hours (including the substitute driver) was only 20 US dollars...... This was all something that I learned later. But although I missed it, Yunluo and Nalan Shiqi also had a good time, so so be it...... I should save up experience for more trips in the future.

The Red Sea is not red, but very blue, turquoise and blue, very clear. Think about the beaches of Sanya, although not as amazing as Yunluo on the beach back then, but it does exceed the beaches of 90% of coastal cities in China.

Although the group members told Yunluo that the coral reefs in the Red Sea were not as good as those in the Maldives, Yunluo still couldn't help but be excited about the clear sea, even if Yunluo couldn't swim.

When going to sea, you must take various sun protection measures, sunscreen, sun hat, and sunglasses are all necessary, and the sun at sea is vicious, which is true.

Anyway, there is a coach, even if you can't swim, you can snorkel, Yunluo's courage is much more than Yunluo's Nalan Shiqi, and Nalan Shiqi, who can swim, will be afraid, alas...... It seems that she still doesn't have enough skills. When snorkeling, you can see the corals on the bottom of the sea, and the clouds are sparse, not as colorful as you expected, and there are not many fish.

The advantage of chartering a boat is that the ship is responsible for lunch, and I have to say that although the ingredients are very ordinary, they really look good.

After lunch, Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo would go ashore for a while, and the beach was crowded with Russians. Of course, there are also Egyptians who come on vacation, and the women here will cover themselves tightly even if they go into the water, do you really not understand that they go ashore when their clothes are wet......

The afternoon's activity was fishing by the strings of the boat, and Yunluo did not catch anything in the same way as several previous fishing experiences. On the contrary, it was Nalan Shiqi and Yunluo's Huaguo team leader who successfully caught the only fish in the whole boat. (To be continued......)

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