Morris Hotel Luxor

... 45mins for my laundry. My plan was to write in my journal and catch up but lunch took a while and after a couple of wines I wasn't really in the mood to write. It was time for the group to go on the felucca cruise so I went downstairs to meet Lex and Heather and to change rooms. It was then time to say goodbye to them as they headed off for Israel. The whole time I was saying goodbye to them I couldn't stop thinking Hex and Leather - so thanks for ...

... ride for 5 minutes. After bartering with a driver who first quoted us 60 pounds, we ended up paying 10 pounds for the one way ride. He was a bit insistent on coming to pick us up even though we had no idea when we'd be finished. We told him a random time just to get him to shut up and headed into the temple.

Karnak temple is huge. Really huge. The entry court yard is something you'd expect to see at Disney World, complete with buses parked to the ...

... of North Texas for her MPA specializing in emergency management, but she also works and is in the Air Force. She works at DFW airport in emergency management as well. She is in the Air Force in the National Guard, and when she goes home she has to do her two weeks of duty in Arkansas. Next semester she will be a full time grad student. Victor lives in Austin where he manages a community recreation center. Not sure how long they have been dating...Jessica is 28 ...

... deep within. The food is spicy and delicious, the people on the streets less rushed, the traffic more relaxed. These are the joys of Upper Egypt. The Nile here is everpresent, and life revolves upon the sustenance it provides. We had a wonderful time in Aswan, and had great experiences such a lovely sunset sail on a felucca, the type of sailboats found here on the Nile, encompassing a tall majestic sail atop a flatbottomed boat. These glide along the watertop, and lull one into a ...

... intended to take the bus to Sharm we had gotten funny looks like we were mad - one guy even phoned the airport for us to see how much flights were. In the Lonely Planet it said the journey was 12hours which seemed do-able, although our plane friend said it was closer to 17! Leaving Luxor we realised that the plane dude was going to be closer to the actual time as it must of taken 2 hrs just to get to the outskirts. We stopped lots of times for police ...

... and went on to Luxor, the minibus ride was sweltering. The hotel is good with a roof terrace. In the afternoom we went to Karnak what an amazzing place. No touts for a start. In some ways Luxor is more laid back and a real effort is being made to clean it up, not everyone likes what is being done. To day started with a hot air balloon ride. I just cannot describe how fantastic it was. I am sold on ...

... next and we walked up at sunset with the columns lit up and dramatic. A couple of highlights from Kom Ombo – in the sanctuary there was a secret passage that priests would stand in to be the voice of the gods. There is also an intact Nilometer that would help the priests know when the Nile would flood. It was basically a massive well with steps leading down into it and an underwater passage connecting it directly with the Nile. They would see the water begin to rise there ...