Colossi on the Plains of Thebes

We are on the Nile, sailing South for the next five days on a classic two masted dahabia. Six cabins and a crew of maybe six. This morning was busy with visits to the tombs in the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Standing in King Tut's tomb I am surprised how small it is, compared to the others we see. Near the tombs are the ancient Colossi of Memnon, where Uncle Gus waxed poetic nearly 140 years ago.