ShanT and Tischa in Luxor, Karnak, Egypt

We get up at 04.45. Tischa is still in a coma, but gets up and starts packing. No hassle. She loves this trip. She looks great with her backpack, and carries it with pride. Downstairs we pay our bill, just to find out the tour guide who brought us there took the E-pond 50 which I paid for my room. Everybody keeps trying (and sometimes succeeds) to rip us off. Sana is coming with us. We decided to invite her to Luxor, since she has been so helpful to us. The train tickets show our seats are not together, and Sana tells us not to worry. We'll sit together. In the train we find out it is completely empty except for 5 seats. No problem for us. The other day I bought a lot of cake and we can't finish it, so I go around. Lovely those pie's!

Tischa in coma...

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Luxor is 3 hours away, and time flies. Sana takes us to the hotel where she used to stay with her husband. It's a nice place (Mustafa Hotel at LUXOR - T.V.ST.) and the price is good (P65) . We check in and have to wait one and a half hour for our passports to return. Sana is not in a good mood. She is sad and sick. She doesn't say, but we notice. We go for some food next to the Luxor Temple. On a roof terrace we have a beautiful view over the premises . When we go for the entrance we decide not to go in because of it's high price. E85!.

At the Luxor Temples with Ronnie and Stacey.

We go for Karnak. Guards everywhere and the entrance fee is E40. Inside we realize it's size. This place is huge! We stroll around taking pictures, letting us being absorbed by the atmosphere. Also Tischa loves this.

Karnak

Karnak entrance

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Karnak entrance

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Karnak

Karnak ShanT and Tischa

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Karnak Stacey

Karnak

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Karnak

Karnak Ron and Stacey

Karnak

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Karnak

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Karnak

Karnak Stacey, Sana and Tischa

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Karnak

Karnak Ronnie, Flower Clown

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Karnak Care takers

Karnak

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Karnak

Karnak Ronnie, Flower Clown

Karnak Ronnie, Flower Clown, Stacey and Tischa

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Karnak

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Karnak

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We walk around for 5 hours and still haven't seen it all! I found this small temple at the other end of the premises, where I found two statues, standing in the dark inside the rooms. One scared me; a black granite woman with a lions face. I sensed power to destroy in her, and kept my distance. I took some nice pictures at 15 seconds shutter speed. Wow. Wish we had more time. We all felt the same sensation; a bit scary power...

Later I heard from a friend having the same sensation as we had. This is one of the great mysteries of Egypt still sensible!