Temple of Karnak
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” – Albert Einstein Lesson Learned: Now that we have gone over to the East side of the Nile River we can’t be happier that we chose to stay on the West Bank. Luxor City is dense along the river. It has no people […]
Luxor Temple
“We are all migrants through time.” ― Mohsin Hamid, Exit West Go-Date: Day 68, Sunday. March 31 The Past Still Lives Luxor Temple is a large Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in Luxor. This is the largest part of the city of Luxor (population and development), and where […]
Luxor – This Sure Ain’t Vegas
“There are several ways to react to being lost. One is to panic. Another is to abandon yourself to lostness, to allow the fact that you’ve misplaced yourself to change the way you experience the world.” ― Audrey Niffenegger, Her Fearful Symmetry Go-Date: Day 65, Wednesday. March 28 Lesson Learned: Do Cairo, see what you […]
Alexandria to Alexandria
“I’m like a good cheese. I’m just getting mouldy enough to be interesting.” -Paul Newman Go-Date: Day 60, Saturday. March 23 Lesson Learned: Sunday is Monday in Egypt. Of course we all know, Sunday is the first day of the week in America. So it is in Egypt, but Egyptians actually start their work week, […]
Citadel, Shopping, and the Ballet at the Cairo Opera House
“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.” ― William Shakespeare, Hamlet Go-Date: Day 59, Friday. March 22 Lesson Learned: Buying clothing in Cairo is very inexpensive. I don’t mean the shops or vendor stalls that cater to tourists (you won’t find toy pyramids, sphinx, and scarab beetles in these stores), I mean the […]