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Downtown Edfu

 

The sailing is finally over.  It is indeed an unforgettable experience. 

7:30am, after a simple breakfast, we said Good Bye to our Nubian captains, then squeezed into a tiny minibus with totally 12 passengers onboard, and start heading to Luxor. 

The ride is very scenic.  The landscape is very interesting, one

Local Girls

side of the road is the deep blue Nile, yet the other side is the dusty yellow desert.  Very often, we would pass by herds of cows, goats and other animals.  Local children would run along the road and wave at us.  Traditional Egyptian music is coming out from the cracked speakers, I once again buried myself in this land filled with rich cultures.

Downtown Edfu

Today's Tips:
* Bring some small gifts with you such as ballpoint pens.  Local children would ask you for baksheesh (money), give them these gifts instead of money.
* Beware that kids would try to sell you some small items, watch your wallet if there are couple of them around you.

Today's Expenses (US$1 = LE3.75): LE21 ~ US5.6
* Food and Water: LE11
* Mini bus to Luxor: LE10

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