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I overheard the conversation of the Columbian soldier at the temple of Philae:
"What I enjoy most are not the great temples or the infallible wonders,
they are all nice and impressive, but I like something much simpler,
like sitting on a boat watching the river flows…"
There're things I have to do and there're things I like to do.
I guess I have to visit the Pyramids but what I like most is walking into
the desert by myself, climbing an unnamed hill and watching the sun lazily dropping
into the horizon.
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| Day |
Date |
Week |
Place |
Morning |
Afternoon |
Late
afternoon /Night |
Hotel |
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| 35 |
11/3/01 |
Saturday |
Sinai |
Bus Sinai to Dahab |
Bus to Luxor (4:00pm, 17hr) |
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Bus, 100p, AC |
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| 36 |
11/4/01 |
Sunday |
Luxor |
Bus to Luxor |
Temple of Karnak (20p) |
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Anglo Hotel (25p, BK, AC, PB, one star, best room) |
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| 37 |
11/5/01 |
Monday |
Luxor |
Tour to Valley of the kings (85p, should be 65p) |
Train to Aswan (5:00pm, 3 hr, 1st class dirty) |
Hathor Hotel (30p, BK, AC, PB, one star, good) |
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| 38 |
11/6/01 |
Tuesday |
Aswan |
bus to Abu Simbel (4:00am, 3 hr) |
Hight Dam, Philae, Elephatine Island |
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Hathor Hotel (30p, BK, AC, PB, one star, good) |
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| 39 |
11/7/01 |
Wednesday |
Fluecca |
Captain Jamecia (60p, 2 nights) |
stop before kom ombo |
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on Fluecca (a bit cold) |
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| 40 |
11/8/01 |
Thursday |
Fluecca |
kom ombo and camel market |
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on Fluecca (a bit cold) |
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| 41 |
11/9/01 |
Friday |
Fluecca |
bus to Edfu with temple of Horus |
Luxor temple (20p+10p camera) |
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Anglo Hotel (25p, BK, AC, PB, one star, OK room) |
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| 42 |
11/10/01 |
Saturday |
Bus to Oasis |
bus to Asyut (11:00am, 5 hours, broke down) |
bus to Dahkla (8:00pm, 5 hours), service taxi to
Farafra (4:30am, 3.5 hours) |
No sleep, 2:00am drop off at Dahkla, sucks |
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| 43 |
11/11/01 |
Sunday |
Farafra |
Art Museum (free) |
white desert tour (40p) |
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Farafa Hotel (only one, 50p, PB, mosquito net, beautiful
but expensive) |
| 44 |
11/12/01 |
Monday |
Bahariyya |
bus to Bahariyya (11:00am, 3 hrs) |
last adventure to desert sunset |
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Ahmed Camp (35p, Bk, lunch, dinner, food poor, staff
talented) |
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| 45 |
11/13/01 |
Tuesday |
Cairo |
Around Oasis |
Bus to Cairo (3:00pm, 5 hr) |
Bus broke down in desert |
Carlton Hotel (45p, PB, AC, one star, nice) |
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| 46 |
11/14/01 |
Wednesday |
Cairo |
Pyramid (bus 355, 3rd 7 wonders) |
Pyramid (20p entrance) |
Climb Pyramid (22p), Light Show (44p) |
Carlton Hotel (45p, PB, AC, one star, nice) |
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| 47 |
11/15/01 |
Thursday |
Alexandra |
Bus to Alexandra (8:30am, 2.5 hr), Great Library |
Qalbey (4th 7 wonders) |
Bus to Cairo (8:00p, 2.5 hr) |
Carlton Hotel (45p, PB, AC, one star, nice) |
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| 48 |
11/16/01 |
Friday |
Cairo |
Egyptian Museum (20p) |
Islamic Cairo, Market |
Nile River |
Carlton Hotel (45p, PB, AC, one star, nice) |
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| 49 |
11/17/01 |
Saturday |
Vancouver |
Taxi to airport (25p) |
Cairo to London, British Museum |
London to Vancouver |
British Airway, nice food, nice seat, excellent |
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Exchange Rate
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Hotel Keys |
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Turkey |
US$ 1 = 1.6ML |
SB=Share bath, PB=Private bath |
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Syria |
US$ 1 = 50p |
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BK=Breakfast included |
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Jordan |
US$ 1=0.7d |
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AC=Air Con |
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Egypt |
US$ 1=4.25p |
SC=Shower Cold |
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My body and mind were tired, my legs were going to
give up. It was the end of my trip, end of
a period of my life.
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