Day 28 to Day 32
May 30 2005
Ok, so we're in Luxor now but we've missed a few days so there's some catching up to do.
We spent May 26 to May 29 on a felucca cruise. A felucca is the traditional sailboat for the nile.
After reading that all the terrible nile diseases are actually treatable, we all dove into the Nile river for a swim. The heat heat, dry or not, is just unbearable for long periods of time. And without showers, proper toilets, or a pool, the nile just looks so tempting... it's really quite nice and actually quite cold.
We arrived at 7am or so yesterday in Edfu. We checked out Edfu temple which is the best preserved temple... it was alright. We took a bus into Luxor and checked into the hotel and showered... now that was great. Later, we went to visit Luxor temple but instead of going in, we checked it out from MacDonald's 3rd floor because we heard it was a better view. That afternoon though, we went to Karnak temple which was amazing. I had been looking forward to this quite a bit and I am really happy that it delivered.
This morning, we awoke at 4:45am to be ready at 5:45am to catch our donkeys at 6:15am. We were so tired but that quickly faded. The donkeys are hilarious! The precariousness of our purch on the silly animals was a source of absolute hilarity for virtual the entirety of the hour it took to ride into the Valley of the Kings. It was a blast.
We visited a bunch of tombs in the valley and they were great. The tombs are empty of treasures but the colours on the inscriptions are just amazing. After, we climbed up the side of the valley for a spectacular view of the valley, and then of Hapchetsut's temple.
The ride back was crazy. Most of the group opted to take the bus back (it's almost 50C outside so it's understandible) but we went for the donkeys. It was only 5 of us so they chose the fastest donkeys. It took about 60 minutes or so on the way up but only 25 on the way back. It was just hilarious.
Now we have the day off to hang out in Luxor then we take the night train back to Cairo. From there, we're still deciding but next stop will be Dahab in Sinai, then off to Israel after that.
Our health has been pretty good so far but we'll see. Wish us luck and all the best!
Michael
Ok, so we're in Luxor now but we've missed a few days so there's some catching up to do.
We spent May 26 to May 29 on a felucca cruise. A felucca is the traditional sailboat for the nile.
After reading that all the terrible nile diseases are actually treatable, we all dove into the Nile river for a swim. The heat heat, dry or not, is just unbearable for long periods of time. And without showers, proper toilets, or a pool, the nile just looks so tempting... it's really quite nice and actually quite cold.
We arrived at 7am or so yesterday in Edfu. We checked out Edfu temple which is the best preserved temple... it was alright. We took a bus into Luxor and checked into the hotel and showered... now that was great. Later, we went to visit Luxor temple but instead of going in, we checked it out from MacDonald's 3rd floor because we heard it was a better view. That afternoon though, we went to Karnak temple which was amazing. I had been looking forward to this quite a bit and I am really happy that it delivered.
This morning, we awoke at 4:45am to be ready at 5:45am to catch our donkeys at 6:15am. We were so tired but that quickly faded. The donkeys are hilarious! The precariousness of our purch on the silly animals was a source of absolute hilarity for virtual the entirety of the hour it took to ride into the Valley of the Kings. It was a blast.
We visited a bunch of tombs in the valley and they were great. The tombs are empty of treasures but the colours on the inscriptions are just amazing. After, we climbed up the side of the valley for a spectacular view of the valley, and then of Hapchetsut's temple.
The ride back was crazy. Most of the group opted to take the bus back (it's almost 50C outside so it's understandible) but we went for the donkeys. It was only 5 of us so they chose the fastest donkeys. It took about 60 minutes or so on the way up but only 25 on the way back. It was just hilarious.
Now we have the day off to hang out in Luxor then we take the night train back to Cairo. From there, we're still deciding but next stop will be Dahab in Sinai, then off to Israel after that.
Our health has been pretty good so far but we'll see. Wish us luck and all the best!
Michael
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