such a sweet and generous family
Valley of the kingsWe left early that next morning. we were in a bit of a rush since Cairo to get down to the ferry which left the next monday. we really wanted to do Sudan with Tom from canada. and since our parts didnt arrive we took the oppurtunity. We started off quite early again and cruised off to Luxor to see the Valley of the Kings. a must see in Egypt. we arrived there at about 2pm. visited all the sites. incredible burial grounds. it was wonderful trying to decipher the book of the dead with all their hieroglyphics. saw tutenkamens chamber. where his corpse has recently been replaced there after spending many years in the egyptian museum.
on our way back we spent most of the way talking about how hard it was to open up to egyptians. as 99% of the time all they wanna do is sell you something. just then this guy cruised past and asked us if we wanted to go have dinner at his house. we said yes and went along. the food was fantastic! we sat in his little mud house with his cousins, mother, father, wife and child. it was a wonderful experience and we even named his cows for him. needless to say he took us to a hotel after, a relative.... were the prices were a little high... so we had some second thoughts about whether he received a commission or not. we'll never know. but it was wonderful all the same.
Sabato 15/12/2007 siamo andati a Luxor (N 25 43,140' E 32 39,256'). Alla valle dei re abbiamo conosciuto Kaled, un ragazzo del posto che ci ha invitato a cena nella sua casa di fango dove vive insieme alla sua famiglia, due mucche e tre galline. La mamma Fatima ha perparato la cena per tutti cucinando degli ottimi e gustosissimi piatti.
Colonna sonora: "The man in me" Bob Dylan
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