Trip with Many Leaps of Faith
September 9th 2008 I had about a week between orientation and classes so I decided to go on a small trip to get away from the hustle and bustle of Cairo. I've read that taking a felucca down the Nile river from Aswan is a relaxing way to travel, and relaxing I wanted, so it didn't take much thought to pack my bag and headout to Upper Egypt.
My mode of transportation to Aswan was a sleeper-train. This was a very
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