Ellen and I got off to a bumpy start this morning, but it worked out just fine. I waited outside but never saw Sayed. Finally I asked the gentleman at the front desk to call Sayed's celli. Sayed stated that he'd been waiting outside but couldn't see us. He told me that he wasn't allowed on the grounds of the hotel and that we had to walk out to the street, where he was waiting. Sayed seemed to be a very nice gentleman, probably in his late 50s. He asked us whe...

You know how you have all these plans, but things don't go the way you expected. Anywho that day was today. By now I did not want to see another airplane, but we had to get out of Luxor and head back to Cairo, where it all began. I really hated to leave this hotel, as I did all of them. They're always so classy and beautiful. I'm not a huge breakfast eater, so I skipped this morning, just to sleep in a bit later. I searched the hall for my housekeeper. I...

First breakfast was not that great. The omelets were already made and were just scrambled eggs with a speck or two of red bell pepper and onion. They were folded over in a chafing dish and were nearly warm. Hashed brown potatoes were actually mashed potatoes. They were pretty good and I went back for seconds on those. I also had sone type of beef rolls with peppers and onions and they were really delicious. There were white beans in some type of tomato sauce whic...

After 10 hours and 5038 miles in the air, we have finally arrived into our beautiful hotel. It is a quaint hotel. Very elaborately decorated. The info regarding purchasing a VISA at the airport were right on the money. I walked through and the VISA vendors were on my right. I also exchanged money there also. No fees!It was quite nice reminescing with people I'd travelled with previous years. While we waited on our rooms and passports to be copied, we were serve...