Mara House Luxor
Salah El Deen Al Auby, off Salakhana St Luxor, Nile River Valley, Egypt
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A little bit of Christianity!!
We woke around 7am and had breakfast before deciding to visit Coptic Cairo. After we packed our bags and checked out we took a chance on the metro (train) which was a short walk from the hotel up 26th July Street. It cost 2 egp return to get to Coptic Cairo. The train station was surprisingly clean – for some reason I expected a really seedy …
Luxor Temple & Karnak
Up early as usual and we had breakfast of bread rolls, yoghurt, juice, fruit and lots of tea. Decided to visit the Temple of Karnak which covers over 2sq km. It's main structure, the temple of Amun is the largest building ever built which was where the god lived on earth with his wife Mut and son Khonsu. The site contains many sanctuaries, …
Setting sail
Luxor – rama…
Stayed at a great little place off the beaten path in Luxor and our host Mara was wonderful! We got to wander through the back streets to find a restaurant she had recommended. Handwritten directions (without street names). It was hard to keep a low profile...we kind of stood out :)...all the kids are saying " …
Ruins
We got to the Cairo train station, were slightly confused about where to go, but then figured it out and waited on the right track. The train came and we took our overnight sleeping train from Cairo to Luxor. This was much classier and cleaner experience than (my) overnight train in Thailand and (his) overnight train in Greece. Bunk beds popped …
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Hot air ballooning and sights of Luxor
... souvenirs and a very charming salesman who took a liking to Shevonne (he called her "my future"). We walked out of this place with an empty wallet also. Egyptian souvenirs are too nice to resist!
After this, we had lunch onboard and spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing with a bottle of wine (or two) of Jardin du Nil, a fantastic Egyptian red wine.
That night we were treated to a gala Christmas dinner with an Egyptian twist - good fun was had by all!
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