After our visit to the Karnak Temple, we took an amazing ride by horse and buggy through the local village and market. Our drivers were two twelve year old boys who liked to drive fast and wreckless. I repeatedly asked them to slow down, so I could get better pictures, but they replied, "Ferrari" and laughed. I thought we would end up killing a few people before our ride ended! We did not have an inch to spare as we drove wrecklessly through their market. I felt terrible from disrespecting their space, but the Egyptians didn't seem to mind, and the boys enjoyed our fear. I guess they are used to the crazy tourists. As we drove around Luxor, I felt so sorry for the children. None of them had shoes, and they filled the streets
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