Today I took an overnight train from the big city of Cairo which has almost 20 million people south to Aswan which has a little less than 300,000 people. The train is not really like the trains here. There are areas that you can smoke it is like being in the fog. I hated it! Many people in Egypt smoke though, it is part of their culture but they do not drink alcohol.
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| This is the train station and everyone is waiting for different trains to take them somewhere. Ours was running about an hour or so late which is pretty common here. |
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| All Aboard! The police officer with his back to us called ahead and told the train conductor to come in front of the other trains that were running behind. I don't think the other people waiting were happy about that. |
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| This is the hallway on the train. |
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| Finally I can relax with a Coke! |
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| I won't say much about the food. It's like what they give you on an airplane. Remember, EAT YOUR VEGGIES! |
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| I had the upper bunk. It was just right for me. |
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| Ewwwww! The bathroom! Who invented rectangular toilets? You push your foot on the bar on the bottom and a little trap door opens up in the toilet. |
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| The view from the train of the Nile |
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| I was so happy to get off the train and get walking! |
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This is how a lot of people ride on the train. They can just hang out at the door. Can you believe that? I even saw little kids just standing there. Do you think you could do that here? Would your parents let you?
So, later on, I will share with you my visit to Aswan and a trip to Abu Simbel. Today it was about 106 degrees out. It really didn't feel that hot though. |
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