Senmut Luxor B&B

... bit of time here and loads of photo's and were pretty glad we came here at dusk thru night as it didn't close until 9pm.<br><br>Next up we caught a taxi to the Karnak temple to take in the sound &amp; light show. We were running late as we thought it started at 9.15pm but it started at 7.45pm. We missed the first 20 mins but caught up to the crowd making their way to the seating area. It was just OK but<br>wouldn't have missed anything if we didn't go. Apparently ...

... a temple in the evening with the light cast on the pillars and monuments - well, it made it one of our favorites. Just check out the pictures to see what I mean. I recommend visiting this temple at night more than during the day, its a great experience.<br><br>We decided to have a late dinner after that experience and went to a touristy place near by and got a lemon juice, falafel, babaganouj and a water for 46 pounds. Again, expensive, but it is ...

... tomb walls and ceilings. The valley of the queens was the same and just as spectacular. We then went to the temple of Hatshepsut which sits nearby dug out of the base of a mountain looking like a set piece from a movie. Here the 3 terraced temple contains amazing friezes some with the colour still bright and statues .There is a long walk up to it and the heat was so oppressive we slowly wandered about taking refuge in any shade we could find. The cameras were so hot that we had to ...

... be just like kissing...he sounded like a great guy... She had the whole table in stitches though when she told us quite innocently how a guy in Kenya had offered to take her for coffee. She replied that she didn't want to have coffee because it would keep her up all night. The guy didn't miss a beat, "But it's sleepy coffee!" I'm not sure whether or not she ran away very fast...but she probably should have.<br><br>We went to an internet cafe after dinner to upload ...

... to this effect, which has been met with extreme gratitude. Well, enough about that. We left Aswan via a cruiseship which plies the Nile between Aswan and Luxor. This 3 night trip takes you past farms along the fertile Nile valley, the dunes of raw desert, punctuated with lush vegetation in places. Going downstream , we are being helped by the current. Cruising this way is very popular and our fellow 100 passengers represented Europe and Asia, making for an interesting mix ...

... to the God Horus and so there were huge statues of Hawk's everywhere. Our favourite part of this temple was the Nile meter, it measured the rise and fall of the Nile. Back on the boat we had breakfast before heading back to the top deck for a bit more swimming and lounging. The rest of the day was filled with this typical cruise behaviour of eating and sitting about. That evening we were treated to some traditional Egyptian dancing with some belly ...

I didnt plan to come as far south into Egypt as luxor but to be honest i got bored sunbathing and eating myself into a fat mess. I decided about 2 hours before the bus was gonna leave so i packed my bags and scooted off to the bus station for what was reputedly a 12-15 hour journey. 12-15 hours in itself sounds pretty ****in terrible but when this evolves into a 19 hour battle with a smelly, lanky gypo of an egyptian with a **** tash (pot ...

... most of us had been up and down to the bathroom during the night, and we all blamed that disgusting train. A good dose of immodium was required as the realisation dawned that being up in the air in a hot air balloon was not a great place to be if you were taken short. Brings a new meaning to the phrase 'crop spraying!' <br><br>A quick speedboat ride across the Nile to the West bank, then into the minibus to head towards the Valley. The sight that greeted us was magical. Over ...

... looks quite the same to me . Philae temple is probably the most unique for me because of its island location. All the rest were quite similar and we were getting an overdose of the Eygptian history, pharoahs, queen, gods and goddess.<br><br>The Valley of the King and Queen was the hottest day we experienced of Egypt and all we wanted to do was get off the sun and into the shade. . We ...

... all boiling hot inside as well so it was always a relief to get out into the shade. I tried to stay in each tomb as long as possible and to take in as much as I could - I wish I could film inside them! We met back with our guide and caught the stupid little trolley car thing back to the visitors centre. We finished at the valley and then headed off for the temple of Hatshepsut. I didn't really want to go back to Hatshepsut because I had only been here two weeks ...