Upper Egypt represents the southern part of Egypt. It is what made Egypt great. And who made Egypt Great? Ramses the Great, he cemented Egypt’s greatness… With that thought I sat wondering on my last day; is it possible after seeing all the major sites to (on my blog) not only give Ramses a serve but the whole Ancient Egypt scene? It took 16 hours via an un-reclining sleeper train to hit Aswan the southernmost city of Egypt. Luxor got the bad rap but for me I hated my time in Aswan. Apart from the near 50 degrees you basically can not trust anyone here. The felucca ride, the hotel, the touts, you can’t even trust the price for a water. So many times I said, “I am not negotiating for a water” and walked off.
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