An adventure to Luxor City – Day two

As we woke up on the second day, I found myself automatically going to the same spot that I mentioned in my last article, craving for that feeling that I had, to charge my soul and harvest that good vibes from my surroundings, and to fill my, now very hungry stomach, with Luxor’s delicious breakfast to get me going.

Once our stomachs were full and satisfied, we called Mr. Ahmed (The horse wagon “Hantoor” driver) and agreed on a spot to meet. We met him and Bob next to the ferry marina, and so the day’s adventure starts. 

As the first spot of our tour, we choose The Mummification Museum, and there was a lot to see there. I find it so mesmerizing how ancient Egyptians used to mummify everything, even their pets! 

However, this is not the only thing you will find there though, you can also see the tombs and remains of servants, pets, and animal guardians such as alligators. Some of them are thousands of years old but still in perfect condition. Carved statues and tablets, pharaoh’s chairs, jewelry, and artifacts, and, for some reason, mummified fish are also kept there!

I wonder why they would mummify fish even though they are right next to the Nile River filled with it. Maybe some fish species were gods to them? 🤔

Who knows? I am no expert on ancient Egyptian history, so if you know the answer to this, please let me know in the comments below, I would love to know the truth behind this.

Alligator, Photo: Ahmed Taha

After this wow experience from The Mummification Museum, we went to Luxor Museum, with the help of our favorite horse friend, the magnificent Bob Marley! With the beautiful rhythm coming from his hoofs clopping on the streets of Luxor, we arrived at Luxor Museum. This place again left me with a jaw-dropping expression on my face. You have to see the number of statues there!

This museum did not have as many mummies as The Mummification Museum, but it had many mesmerizing statues of their Gods and kings, all sorts of other artifacts, masks, and some weird-looking tools that they used for making the same. Interestingly, they managed to move some of the ancient Pharaoh’s chambers! Sadly, I didn’t get the chance to check what these chambers were, but I remember seeing hieroglyphs’ writings all over. Floors as well!

Coffins, Photo: Ahmed Taha

And again, the time passed by, and it started to get dark. We also got very hungry, so we decided to head to another local restaurant, and yes as I expected, another delicious meal was kindly served. After that, Mr. Ahmed and Bob took us back to the ferry.

When we finally got back to the guest house, Mr. Taha told us to go check out the roof. Apparently, we will find something interesting there.

He built this beautiful setting area, the down part of it had a beautiful old-fashioned Alaa Adin looking-like coffee table and chairs, and the upper part of it is made as an Arabic-style setting area! It looked so nice that it made me want to have the same thing in my house one day. And of course, the view over the Nile River at night is as beautiful as it is in the morning, and it makes this setting area even better.

We sat down, laughed, and listened to Mr. Taha’s stories about this city. Sadly, I have a very bad memory when it comes to such things, especially when I don’t see them myself (I believe they call this “Aphantasia” it is a phenomenon that involves not being able to visualize things in your mind), hence I can’t share them with you. I hope you get to hear them once you visit directly from the locals.

At this hour, the city is getting quiet, and us getting sleepy and out of energy, I mean how can we not after all of that we experienced throughout the day? Of course, there is another adventure that awaiting us tomorrow. I can’t wait to tell you more…