March 27 to Luxor

We are thrilled that our second EgyptAir flight is on time and uneventful. We are met at the airport by a driver who's nickname is Shakespeare. He's never read any Shakespeare, but knows the quote, "two beers or not two beers, that is the question". He takes us to a little hotel (El Nakil) that is tucked away in a small village across the Nile from Luxor. It has a funky driveway between some old houses. This what greets us on the driveway.....

But once inside the hotel compound it's actually quite nice. Here's a picture outside our door.

After we get settled we grab the ferry across the Nile to Luxor. We are almost the only Westerners on it.

From the ferry it's an easy walk to the Luxor Temple. This temple was built for Rameses the Great. The columns tower 80 feet high. After exploring the temple we took the ferry back to our hotel

and saw all the feluccas taking tourists for a ride.

We had dinner on the terrace and saw this beautiful sunset.



Ted Northrup