After leaving Cairo we took a train up the river Nile to the town of Luxor in Middle Egypt. The town was much smaller than Cairo, and as tourist season isn't yet in full swing we found the town to me a welcome quiet. We walked the few blocks from the train station to our hotel where we were greeted by the owners like family. We were exhausted from the overnight journey and they insisted that we join them for an Egyptian breakfast before heading to our room for a nap. That evening our hosts arranged for us a felucca ride down the Nile and a visit to the local banana plantion. We walked around to see the banana trees and then ate fresh bananas. The next day we walked through town to Karnak Temple. Other than that Pyramids at Giza it is the largest monument in Egypt. The temple itself was awe inspiring. We arrived at the Temple around noon, which as it turns out was perfect timing. Most of the large tour groups were at lunch and we had the temple almost completely to ourselves. Our only real company was a group of Egyptian school children, who were more excited to see us than the temple. They followed us around asking us questions and taking pictures of us. Now I know how Brad Pitt must feel. :)
Our last day in Luxor, we rented bikes and took the ferry boat across the Nile to the Valley of the Queens. Outwardly less impressive than the pyramids at Giza, the interior of the pyramids here were beautiful. It’s amazing to think that the artwork within the tombs has survived so many thousands of years. We left that evening to head toward the coastal town of Hurghada and our final destination in Egypt, Dahab.
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