We got to sleep in today, it was wonderful. After a leisurely breakfast and a walk along the Nile we met up with about half of our group and walked to the Luxor Museum. It’s a small museum and only contains artifacts from the sites around Luxor. As the sights around Luxor are outstanding, you can image how wonderful the artifacts are. We were not disappointed.

The last sight we visited in Luxor was the Luxor Temple. A popular time to go is just before sunset. You get to see the museum in the daylight then you get to see it with the lights turned on. It is a beautiful sight.

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The Luxor Museum is quite small but it has a few exquisite (at least in my onion) pieces all from the Luxor area. The museum description of the first statue "This magnificent statue representing Thutmosis III is one of the finest statues ever carved in Ancient Egypt." The second statue is the Head of Sekhmet from a Colossal Statue. Sekhmet was a goddess of war.

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The Luxor Temple from the main road. The Luxor Temple was built in sections by different Pharaohs. The lights gave the temple a special aire.

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The Avenue of Sphinxes is a 3 km road that goes from Karnak Complex to the Luxor Temple. Unfortunately, about 150 years ago a Coptic Church was built and it turns out it is over part of the Avenue.