Greetings from Luxor

Hello all, currently at an internet cafe in Luxor, Egypt. We are literally on the Nile river while typing this. Still no wifi access so no pictures to upload, sorry. Looks like they will have to wait until we get back to home, er Galway, for art of the trip.

First thing, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Natalie! Seems like I am always at some remote location when one of my siblings has a birthday.

We sailed into Luxor last night on the cruise ship and spent the night moored in Luxor. This morning we saw the Luxor temple and the Karnak temple (for those of you that are old enough, the Karnak temple was made famous by none other than Johnny Carson when he did his Karnak prediction skits with Ed McMahon laughing on cue). The temples were VERY impressive. Large OLD buildings.

Tomorrow is the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, two different places. But both on the east bank of the Nile outside of Luxor. This is where they found King Tut's tomb.

It feels like we have been here for years. There is so much to see in Egypt it is really overwhelming. 3 more nights and we are heading to the airport. After tomorrow we have a free day in Cairo on Sunday. We haven't decided what we are going to do. Maybe go back to Giza and the main pyramids or else wander downtown Cairo or the darkhorse is upgrade from our shabby hotel to the Hyatt and lounge by the pool all day. I know that seems like a cop out, but trust me this trip has been a exercise in mental acuity and stamina. Might be nice to veg out for a day.

Oh and to add to my list of firsts from the last post:

First time we had to carry toilet paper EVERYWHERE.