Tour through Aswan and Luxor

Overnight train to Aswan was very enjoyable. Good company helped the time pass quickly, didn't feel like a 13 hour ride.

In Aswan a felucca tour led to 3 hours of relaxing on the Nile. No better way to relax: blazing sun, cool breeze, and the Egyptian melodies from Captain Mustafa's lips. Followed that by a peace smoke with the Nubians near the ruins. Then a late night tour of the Nubian Museum and a stroll down the Nile ended a chill day.

The Abu Simbul tour began at 3 AM. Ridiculous time to start but it was worth it. The structures and shear size was amazing, and the detail... The Filae Temple as well. How did they transport all that stone onto the island? Can't even image how long that would've taken.

In Luxor a tour of the Valley of the Kings as well as the Queens showed how advanced and knowledgeable the Ancient Egyptians were. The color and detail of the hieroglyphics was simply beautiful. Wish pictures were allowed.

Took a 50 cent Egyptian Pound (equivalent to less than 10 cents) local van taxi to Karnak Temple. The temple was the most impressive I'll seen. The number of columns, height and precision...blows my minds.