William and my Parents in a Caleche

Arriving in Luxor, Karnak Temple, Wandering...

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February 17th 2008
Not one of my best days on the trip, as you'll read.... Overnight Train from Cairo to Luxor Our bedraggled group arrived by overnight train in Luxor very early. The train itself had been quite an experience. For example, the toilet lid flipped up rather like a movie theater seat. So, if you wanted to say, put down toilet paper on the lid, you had to hold it down with one knee, wh ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Upper Egypt » Luxor

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more