Jane Akshar has been out and about, and as usual has shared her experiences on her blog:
Yesterday I went to the temple of Tod, a first for me. It doesn’t matter how long you have been coming to Luxor in my case since 1979 or living here since 2003 there is something new to be discovered. In this case I was invited by some regular visitors who had been there 10 years ago. They found out the tickets were available at Luxor Temple ticket office and checked with both that office and the tourist police that no escort was required. Their regular taxi driver had never been there either but found the way easily.
See the above page for the full account of the multi period temple, which lies some 20km south of Luxor. Jane has published a really good set of photographs which capture the temple beautifully. It looks like the most fascinating place.
There's a summary of the site by Mark Andrews on the Tour Egypt website, and a set of three reconstructed plans of the temple from different pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom phase at the site, for comparison, on the Digital Petrie website. More pictures can be found on Alain Guilleux's website (Kat, there is a lovely lioness image on this site).
There's a summary of the site by Mark Andrews on the Tour Egypt website, and a set of three reconstructed plans of the temple from different pharaohs in the Middle Kingdom phase at the site, for comparison, on the Digital Petrie website. More pictures can be found on Alain Guilleux's website (Kat, there is a lovely lioness image on this site).
Thank you! She's beautiful, but I wish it were clear which lioness gooddess She is!
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