Nubian Oasis Hotel Luxor

... is abrupt. The Nile is the life blood of Egypt, with more than 90% of its population located somewhere along it. And here we are, watching life along the Nile as we suck back some gin and tonics and chase it with some Sakara beers. Life doesn&#8217;t get any better than this.<br><br>However, the appearance of the Nile is not all rosy. There are many plastic water bottles and Coke cans floating in it and it is really sad to see. <br ...

... troops sending aid to Yemen). He likes Mubarek, who he says "knows economics but keeps out of other stuff." Plus, he says that certain restrictions have been lifting, like, "you can say the government is **** now, if you don't like what is happening you can say that in the paper." <br><br>Nevertheless, he admits that Egypt is not democratic nor is it as democratic as it should be. When I asked him who would step in when Mubarek, who is 80, passes away, he said he ...

... old and sent him packing...well Tutmosis did not like this and when he grew older he vowed to regain his throne (which he believed he was unjustly removed from) and he killed his aunt and then defaced her temple. The defacing of the hieroglyphics means to basically erase them from memory. Its very devastating to see as it really ruins the beauty of the site but it is what it is. Finally, we saw the great colossus of Memnon which are two huge ...

... are 63 tombs/chambers in all!), the most famous being King Tutankhamen. This was by far the hottest day and most unshaded place we've visited in Egypt, indeed on my whole trip, and it was quite exhausting walking far in such heat. Several of us paid to enter three burial chambers, Lauren and I went into the chamber of King Ramesses V, with intricate artwork on the walls that had their colours preserved almost perfectly. Despite not being allowed to, I took photos inside ...

... 6 matin, de bonne heure, decouvrant avec joie la verdure et la 'campagne' egyptienne en velo. Mon port du galabiyah m'a valu quelques "you're egyptian ?", et les breves rencontres sur le bord de la route se sont vite multipliees. J'ai trouve lors de cette expedition une sorte d'apaisement bienvenu, loin du bruit et du rythme urbains, loin une nouvelle fois des "hello where you from", plus proche d'une certaine realite egyptienne, quasi rurale. Des gens pauvres, des anes, des ...

... again, this time staying on the East bank. We went first to the Karnak temples, which are truly incredible. They were the center of Egyptian worship for 1500 years! I remember images of the temple from the Agatha Christie movie, Death on the Nile. I had always thought of it as one of the most exotic places in the world. After having visited it I still believe it is. The Great Hypostyle hall is so large it could contain ...