After
four nights in Luxor I went by the train to Aswan. Here it is a lot
quieter than in Luxor. But also more quiet than normal. Also in Aswan,
there is a lack of tourists. Everywhere there are empty cruise ships.
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| Felucca, Aswan, Egypt |
I
planned 2 days for Aswan. But when travelling, things change often.
Same thing happened here. For years the ferry towards Sudan was on
Mondays. Now it was recently changed- for Sundays. Not a big deal, I
arrived here on Friday. But the ticket sale was also earlier... And yes,
of course, booked-up. First, I thought about the black market or simply
get a
ticket at the harbor on Sunday morning. But there were
rumors, that about 70 people will do the same kind of thing...
Okay,
no other choice - I will wait. At least, there is apparently an extra
ferry leaving on Thursday. So, I will go today to get my ticket issued.
Well,
this gives me a few more days in Egypt - there are worse things in the
world. Abu Simbel is not far, or I can do a trip by Felukka, a
traditional sailing boat on the Nile. It will definitely not be boring a
single minute. Also, yesterday, moreover, I found a great guesthouse.
It is located on the western
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| Nubain village, Aswan, Egypt |
(quiet) side of Aswan. Clean, quiet rooms,
with an absolutely charming Nubian host, in addition to a roofed terrace
and great food. All that for a special price if I help him with his
homepage. This is no joke. But among the blind people the one-eyed is
quite obviously the king... And it is always good to know, that you need
to press the save button before leaving the website...
Well,
however - it really feels
like holidays here. I do live in the middle of a nice Nubian village.
In the mornings I hear the cocks, school children are leaving for
school; women go shopping in the market, men sit together to drink some
tea drink or smoke shisha....
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| Abu Simbel, Egypt |
