Well the train ride was good we left at 7.30 in the morning and got here at around 5 . Traveled though egypts country side in air conditioned comfort. Contrary to popular belief its not all sand out there - the trip to luxor follows the Nile along so I saw farmland, dates, maize, vegetables - ordinary Egyptians going about there daily life.
We got to the hostel in time to sea the sun set over the west bank amide the minarets and the call to prayer I saw a small hawk that swooped down and crossed our path.
Luxor is hot and again "under reconstruction" our hostel is nice but lacking hot water. Early this morning we went on a "tour" to the west bank saw some amazing tombs, the temple of hatshepsut (the woman who became a pharaoh) and this pair of really large seated figures - the colossus of memnon.
it so strange to se this stuff for real - i've seen a lot of it in art history books -
images of hathor - the goddess as a cow with a crown, Isis, anubus huge and I mean HUGE heads on columns just stunning stuff. But all experienced in the heat and the dust my timing is allittle out - they tell me October is better - the tour was good - we had an airconditioned car
to hide in in between monuments.about 400 in the afternoon - to hot to go out anywhere so I'm here chilling out upstairs (on the roof) with the other travelers with the fans on full and in the shade. The souk is interesting but full of hagglers who pounce on tourists at every moment its very in your face. I am learning to deal with it all slowly bit by bit -my Arabic is improving.... But I'm pretty tired so I think ill take it easy tonight.
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