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Taking the TIme, Luxor
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Shots of life from the sundeck - Luxor
Shots of life from the sundeck
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Taking the TIme: Simplicity is the best.
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  • By Rachelynn on November 30, 2004
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  • Shots of life from the sundeck - Luxor
    Shots of life from the sundeck
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    Yes, that would be the word i chose to describe the lovely villagers, living besides the Nile River Bank.

    They get so excited when they see a cruise ship. They would stop and wave to you. Such is the sheer joy of simplicity. Pure and simple.....

    We saw people swimming at the river, we saw cattles and cash crop, we saw women washing clothes, kids running to chase after the ship.

    I could just sit by the deck all day along and soak in this beauty

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    Taking the TIme: Friendliness
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  • Updated By crollif on December 18, 2003
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  • My family got to know the owner of the 'Nile Secret' falucca, Ameen Abdu #20 (0)105705066, working from his 'office' beside the Novotel Hotel with his helper, Del Boy!. He showed us Egypt from the inside and gave us such wonderful experiences in one short week. He can organise any trip you want at a fraction of the reps prices and nothing is too much. He is now a family friend as I am sure he is to many.

    Ameen invited us to his house in a village on the West bank. There was humorous banter about how women should/must treat their men from our two very different cultures. We had a very nice meal with him (just him as his wife and sister-in-law were in the back room but we did meet them later) and we spent several hours chatting about our ways of life.
    He took us to the best (not most expensive) cotton shop and spice shop where the locals go and he haggled on our behalf. We were treated like royalty. Yes, he was getting a commission (I am not that naive!) but I still got some very good bargains.

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    Taking the TIme: Take your time
  • By Maline on March 4, 2003
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  • Apart from Giza, Luxor (and Aswan - Abu Simbel) is the place where you can see Egyptian history in action, that is in place.
    In Luxor the sights to see are at both sides of the Nile. On the east side you have the Luxor and Karnak temples, and on the west side there are the valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut´s temple.
    We stayed about a week in Luxor, but we could have stayed much longer. In my opinion, this is not a place to hurry in, but rather experience in a slow pace, really taking in the scenery.

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    Taking the TIme: Good web site for preparing your trip
  • By vdoortje on March 10, 2008
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  • History, history, histoy,

    Luxor was in ancient times the capital of Egypt. At least during the 18th and 19th dinasty. The most richest dinasties in ancient Egyptian history. So many things of this history are to be found in Luxor.

    Great tip for a website to prepare you for Luxor:

    http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

    The Valley of Kings is the grave yard of Kings during the 18th and 19th dinasty. Their well decorated graves are there to be seen.

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    Taking the TIme: Time is short?
  • By sammie on March 4, 2003
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  • When you’re in Luxor or planning a trip to Luxor, you should really take your time as Luxor offers a lot to see.

    Luxor is as I said before a museum itself. You step in a town, with antiques and modern things all mixed in one.

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