Welcome back to the heart of Egypt!
This is the second part of our Luxor adventure. If you haven’t read the first part yet, where I shared our first impressions of the city, a peaceful boat ride on the Nile, and our stay on the calm West Bank, you can find it here.
╰┈➤ Later in the afternoon, after a bit of rest, we headed to Karnak Temple, then decided to walk all the way to Luxor Temple, following the Avenue of Sphinxes. Magical place, really. We walked a lot, and by the time we reached the temple, we were already full of impressions from outside.
But then came the carriage guys. Oh wow. Three or four of them stopped us with the same exact speech:
“You can’t enter from here. Festival is today. Everything is closed. Come, I take you in a circle. It is the only way, trust me!”
Very dramatic. Very persistent. We justkept walking anyway.
And what do you know? Just around the corner – wide open entrance. Clean. Peaceful. No festival. No problem entering it. 😅
Sometimes you kinda have to admire how creative they can get with these stories!
→ Less Chaos than in Cairo, More Peace
Honestly, Luxor felt more relaxed than Cairo to all three of us. People seemed more used to tourists all around, more polite, and there was way less trash on the streets. In some places, it was even spotless. Like, unbelievably clean. I still can’t believe it.
We also visited a small Coptic church – the Church of the Holy Virgin Mary. It was calm and peaceful, beautiful in a quiet and different way.
🍈 Smoothies and Camel Burgers
One of my favorite memories, when it comes to the food and drinks, was drinking ice-cold melon juice by the Nile. So refreshing!So yummy!
Later that evening we had dinner on a rooftop at Nefertiti Hotel.
Best food we had on the whole trip – tasty, well-priced, and the service was perfect.
We also tried a camel burger. Yep. It tasted almost like homemade meat rolls we have in our country. Wild, right? 😄
📌 Would we go back?
Yes. Definitely. Luxor has this vibe that makes you slow down and breathe. Between the Nile, the temples, the quiet streets, and the overly creative carriage drivers – it's a place you don’t forget easily.
Thanks for reading! Let me know if you’ve been to Luxor or if it’s on your wish list to visit.
And if you ever try a camel burger... let me know what you think.
P.S. 🚕 One more Luxor story…
By the time we got to Luxor, we already felt like pros. We came prepared from Cairo — like, what could they possibly tell us that we don't know at this point? 😄
After dinner, we were leaving the hotel and my fiancé suddenly says:
“Don’t go left. Left is where Ahmed is waiting for us. We’re going right.”
Two of us was like: “Who’s Ahmed?”
He says: “Oh, just a taxi guy. He got on my nerves earlier. Like: ‘Let me drive you, let me wait for you.’ I told him: ‘Fine, wait for us!’” 😆 We smiled a lot.
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And yes, Hurghada part is coming soon! Stay tuned.
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