The first thing our guide said once we had arrived in Egypt at Luxor airport was "Welcome to Egypt, your second home!" I have to admit it made me smile... It somehow sounded so phoney...
A few days - and a few visits to local sights - later, one of my fellow travellers found just the right words to express how we all felt: "This trip is mind blowing!"
So what made this such a great trip?
First, there was the absolute great weather. How nice to wake up in the morning and get dressed the same everyday, without having to check the weather forecast. Egyptians are right: "say no to Spain, in Luxor no rain!"
There was also the discovery that food isn't always cooked the way you image it to be :-)
Then there was a chance to live differently from the way we are used to...
And the nagging feeling that despite the beauty of the desert, it can't be such an easy place to live in...
And the fact that Egypt is actually a very green type of place (at least along the banks of the Nile river) with lots of different birds to look at (no sign of crocodiles though!).
And then there was the history of the place... To think all this dates back to a time when there were no cranes, and no modern ways of building. And yet, the temples withstood the test of time... To think of what stories those stones would tell if only they could speak...
At night, the sights are even more impressive...
And let's not even think about the fact that all those stones have been beautifully carved by craftsmen who did not have our modern tools at their disposal!
The scenery as seen from a boat cruising along the Nile is simply stunning...
So let me take you with me on the journey we took along the river Nile, from Luxor to Aswan and the temple of Abu Simbel, which was saved from drowning into Lake Nasser by a feat the ancient pharaohs and their humble subjects would have approved of... and maybe even looked down upon in view of what things they achieved in their lifetime...
0 comments:
Post a Comment