Valley of the Kings

Next stop was Luxor. There are so many things to see here - the area often described as the world's largest open-air museum. Unfortunately the two days have been very hot so we could not stand too long under the sun.

The Valley of the Kings is a place of death - a final resting place for ancient Egyptian royalty. The tombs are cut tunnel-fashion into the cliffs that border the valley. Inside the simple rock-cut tombs consist of a single chamber. We went into two of the tombs - Ramses VII and Ramses IV. The photo shows the decorated burial chamber inside the tomb of Ramses IV. Many of the paintings however has deteriorated because of the humidity brought by countless visitors into the Tomb.