Sunday, 10 June 2012

Train ride from Cairo to Luxor, Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan during Mubarak's rule

Glad that I visited Egypt long before the political unrest. If I had not done that many years ago, which was during Mubarak’s ruling,  in the mid 90s, before the digital era.  I certainly would not like to visit Egypt at this challenging period for the Egyptians.
Train ride from Cairo to Luxor, Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, Valley of the King and Valley of the Queen …Sipping a glass of chilled ruby red hibiscus drink and enjoying the sunset at river Nile, the busy egyptian bazaar in Cairo which filled with great bargains like leather goods, carpets, spices , perfume bottles and many more, are just unforgettable.
And of course, there are the pyramids not to be missed. I am almost 100% sure that I must be the only tourist who visited Egypt without making a trip to the Giza pyramid. The pyramid was closed due to some security reasons on the very day that I planned my visit and I was leaving the country on the next day.
However, I made it to Saqqara pyramid at the beginning of my trip, thinking that I should save the grand Giza and Sphinx to the last day. It thought me a good lesson since then, do not ever save the important or must see until the very last day. You will never know what is going to happen next!!
If I were to visit Egypt again in the future, I will make sure Giza pyramid would the number one spot to visit in my itinerary.




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