Egypt and Libya, March 19 - April 2, 2006 / 20060322y_KarnakLightShow
Ruth Milner, rmilner plus web at bookofmarvels dot net
The "Sound and Light" show at Karnak starts
at the main entrance pylons, and you are gradually shepherded through the
ruins, pausing periodically for dramatic narrative. Walking through the
hypostyle hall in the dark was stunning. There are floodlights, but you
can step a little away from the brightest section and gaze up to see
stars overhead between the columns - the same stars that the builders
saw overhead three and a half thousand years ago. It was eerie.
From there you are guided to the seating area at the far side of the
sacred lake, and that's where I took this photo. Two obelisks are visible.
