We didn't see any of the other mortuary temples including Ramesseum, Deir al Medineh, etc. we did see the remains of the temple they call Colossi of Memnon, which now only has two 64 feet tall statues of Amenhotep III. The statues look gigantic especially if you take snaps of yourself standing against them.

There is a way of getting from the VoK to VoQ and Hatshepsut's temple, but it involves climbing a small hillock, which can be burdensome in the harsh sun, heat and sweat. We took the cowardly route and were shepherded from one place to another by bus. Even so, by the time we finished these sights, we were more than sapped of body fluids and just about ready to collapse. Its true when they say that the west bank of Luxor needs more than one day if you want to do a leisurely and thorough exploration. We bid a fond farewell to Ayman, Walid and the rest of the Princess Eman crew for the last time as we boarded the boat to be dropped at our hotel on the East Bank, the Luxor Novotel. It was an exhausted twosome that had their much deserved afternoon siesta that day!

Come evening, and it was time to pack up and leave for our next destination, the Sharm el Sheikh by a late evening flight. We'd gotten used to the unpredictability of domestic flights after the Abu Simbel experience, and were not too surprised to reach Sharm about half an hour later than scheduled.