Our final day in Luxor – we board the sleeper train at 9pm to head back to Cairo. We were exhausted from the Westside. We slept in. It was a beautiful day. What would the day hold? Well…I had one last Christmas present to deliver to the family. They didn’t know about it, so we let the morning play out as a quiet exploration. We went to the Old Winter Palace (now owned by Accor hotels – too bad) and meandered around the gardens. We strolled the corniche, looking at boats, the Luxor temple, the people.
Steve was really geared up to go to the Luxor Museum. We started walking up there, when I realized that we would not have time to enjoy the museum AND get to the suprise present. Steve was a bit reluctant, as he didn’t know what the suprise was, but I assured him, it would be worth it.
The suprise was a long-distance Christmas present from Grandma and Ancy. We’d worked it out before the family arrived in Egypt, and now was the time to deliver. As we walked down the corniche, everyone (other than me and Jack) was extremely curious as to what would unfold.
This was our suprise:
Kenzie figured it out first. Mom was speechless (yes, it is true!). Steve was twitching in excitement like a puppy! We “provisioned” the boat with beer, water, munchies and were off for a couple of hours of sailing on the Nile! THANK YOU GRANDMA AND ANCY!!
More photos of the Luxor felluca day are found HERE.
I want to go back….what a fabulous afternoon! I like the description of Steve when we got to the boat docks.