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Horseback ride at night and new Egptian friends
I arrived to luxor yesterday around noon. Anna (canadian) and Alejandro (Columbian) are students I had spent the day traveling with and staying with me in Luxor. We opted for a free evening to relax. They wanted to go to McDonald's and watch TV - I wanted to leave the tacky Westernization of the East Bank of Luxor... so, I hopped a small boat …
Luxor: The East Bank
King Tut (King Tut)
Now when he was a young man,
He never thought he'd see
People stand in line to see the boy king.
King Tut (King Tut)
Now, if I'd known
They'd line up just to see him.
I'd trade in all my money
And bought me a museum. (King Tut)
- "King Tut", Steve Martin
About four hours …
Luxor: The West Bank - Walk Like an Egyptian
"Man it's hot. It's like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn't take this kind of hot."
- Eugene Jerome (Matthew Brodrick), Biloxi Blues
The two themes running throughout Egypt are how mind-trippingly old things are, and, the heat. The unbearable, intense and inescapable heat. "Yeah, but, it's a dry heat." This will get you punched.
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The donkey version of the Melbourne Cup
Would you believe another early start today! We chose not to do the hot air ballooning prior to the Valley of the Kings(extra $100 US) so it was only 5am we had to be up not 4am like those folks. We crossed to the other side of the Nile via a little motorboat where we met up with our donkeys! When we first came across the donkey herd, one donkey …
I can see a sphinx outside my window
Only 2 more sleeps till I'm home!
We're in Luxor right now. Just had our last day of our tour around here and are just waiting to be taken to the train... which I'm dreading. I'm really hoping it's not as dirty as bug filled as last time. It would be nice to actually get some sleep since it's a night train. We had a really good time …