The view from our room at the Luxor Sheraton was stunning. We were on the east bank and from our balcony I could see a number of hot air balloons suspended over the opposite bank. As I stood and watched, the rising sun gradually brought colour to the steep hills surrounding the Valley of the
Month: January 2004
Egypt Part III
We had booked a driver to take us to the Pyramids the previous day and we met Salah on the steps of our hotel early Tuesday morning. As we were driving along the eastern bank of the Nile he began fishing around behind the sun visor. This was slightly disconcerting but by now I had