So back to Cairo it was on the overnight train from Luxor. This deserves an entry all its own. Everyone was exhausted from the long day of donkeys and horse carriages and temples, so it was pretty easy for us all to crash almost as soon as the train took off (around 11:20 pm I think). Unfortunately, I woke up around 6 a.m. and needed to hit the toilet. Now, I was relatively encouraged by the bathrooms on the train to Aswan, so I prepared myself, rolling up my pantlegs and grabbing antibacterial wipes and tissues. Well, I was not so lucky this time around - I walked into the bathroom to find urine all over the floor and, to put it bluntly, poop, all over the toilet seat. I turned around and went back to
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