Habu Temple was one of the many dedicated to Ramses III (he ruled for over 30 years, so lots of time to build stuff for him). Here's his cartouche, notice how deep it is carved out, no one was going to erase his name!
My only picture from the Valley of the Kings (as we couldn't even take cameras onto the grounds). We did go in King Tuts tomb, which was pretty awesome!
After a carriage ride to Luxor Temple, we stayed there for sunset and to see the illumination of the temple at night (they like to light stuff up for the tourists). You could see the waves of peoples who moved through this land...mosque built on top of a christian church from the crusades, which was built on top of the ancient Egyptian temple.
Highlight of the day - Ramses III's toilet at Habu Temple...the drainage was even piped out of the downwind side of the temple.
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