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Stage 5
Started our day with an 8km detour when I missed the turnoff
and wouldn't listen to Rosalyn who actually knew the way. This mishap was
followed by a gentle climb of 57km into a headwind (ouch). After lunch at 71km
we pushed on to ...
Beautiful, Quiet Temples
... plied with Gravol, and so, coped very well with the 6 hours of travel. We were accompanied once again by Philip from Ireland, Mo and our driver, but also had a family of 4 from Australia with us.
These two temples come highly recommended. They are quiet, far enough away from Luxor that the bussed-in tourists from Hurghada don't have time for ...
Osiris's abode
Our tour guide met us to take us north to the temples of Osiris and Denderah. After a very long drive, we came to the temple of Osiris, in Abydos. It was built by Seti I. The temple has all the characteristics of that of previous temples. King Seti I is depicted on the walls with the god Osiris. There is an underground temple of Osiris, called the Osireon. It had a long hall but is closed to the ...
The day from hell
Dear goodness I am to old for this, so Eli left last night and I started off at 5am to Luxor. Things going well decided to keep going and then stop of a longer stop later in the day when hotter. Arrived at a petrol, station n and decided this was the point i was about 200kms from Luxor........ Sat down bought some water and relaxed, a guy comes up to me and starts telling me he is the police and I need an escort to Luxor, this guy ...
Dendara...
Amed had quite the surprise in store for us for our trip to Dendara. He had canvassed all the other drivers while we busy in Abydos, and came up with an English-language tape. He put it in with great anticipation, and Ben and I were really intrigued. We actually really enjoyed the Arab music he had been playing, but wanted to support his effort and appreciate his thoughtfulness and effort. We had heard all kinds of ...
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