Gaddis Hotel Luxor
Khalid Ibn el Walid Street Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
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Karnak, Luxor and Pool Boys
... columns and all the hues of the desert. Hieroglyphics. Obelisks. Pharaohs. Incest (brothers marrying sisters). Conquering and slavery. Ramses II was a brute.
Met an nice old man who pointed out all the photographic views of one of the obelisks. Didn't mind paying him a few lira, as he was a friendly, sweet type of 'guide.'
Our next stop was Luxor temple. Smaller and more colourful. Mo pointed ...
Up, Up and Away And Down With An Insurance Scam
... being Holy Ghost. At the age of 12 he disappeared and only re emerged when he was 30, getting baptized by Anup the Baptizer. Anup being the Egyptian translation of John. Horus had 12 disciples and performed miracles, including raising El Azarus from the dead and walking on water. He was crucified between two thieves and buried, only to be resurrected, two days later. In Egyptian tradition, Horus is referred to as "The Anointed One" which in Egyptian is pronounced Krst, spelled K R S ...
Along the Nile
... was even more memorable. We were warned that the people are very aggressive and they definitely were. We took a horse carriage there and the little boy tried every way to get a tip out of us. But the best was when we hit a traffic jam and it was a because a truck full of camels hit another truck. It was hilarious to see a bunch of camel heads sticking out the top all looking quite unimpressed!!!
That night on the cruise, we ...
Luxor
Der er et fantastisk lys over Nilen da jeg ankommer lige ved solnedgang. En lille gut på 12 - 14 år er ‘kaptajn’ på den motorbåd, der sejler mig over Nilen til Vestbredden, hvor jeg skal bo på det lille hotel Cleopatra i nogle dage. Regi hentede mig i lufthavnen. En lidt pudsig, men charmerende fyr. Han fortæller at han har en lang uddannelse som arkæolog og egyptolog, men han har ikke kunnet få arbejde inden for sit fag. Så nu arbejder han ...
Floating over the west Bank
... back slowly, Damian again helping to row and Mike steering. We manoeuvred perfectly back into our spot at the dock. Hopped off and headed back to the travel office where we got a bus back to our cruise boat. Spent the afternoon lazing around the pool, and having a sleep in our room. Afternoon tea and meeting with Tarek on the upstairs deck around 4:30pm then as we headed towards the lock at Esna, all the sellers in small boats came alongside and started throwing ...



