30/10/2013

Upper Egypt, Luxor & Aswan trip (3) - Final


Assalamualaikum and Hi!

This post is a part of a series of my vacation diary to Luxor and Aswan during last January.  .....φ(・∀・*I am documenting my beautiful memory along the vacation while my memory is still fresh-but-not-too-fresh..:P (part 3)


31st January 2013

It was 2.15 am. We woke up, packed things in and prepared ourselves. Then, hotel check out! Our eyes were very heavy as we were sleepy. We met others at the hotel’s lobby. But we still need to wait for all.. Everyone face was weary. We  got into bus around 3.10am. However we missed 2 friends who still not get into the bus yet.. haha.. after around 15min waiting, we saw them with hat on their head. XD lol..

Our bus moved to the bus meeting area. The trip was a convoy and lead by polices. Many buses were seen there and we were the last.. hurmmm.. (-_-) We slept all the time but of course woke up on and off.. lol.

Pretty sunrise..

We reached Abu Simble temple after around 4-5 hr journey. It was around 9am. Sunny and windy. I saw a little puppy standing alone on the road. Awww.. it was so cute~ i took a picture of it even from far. 






There were not many people living here. Only some who run souvenirs stall, tickets, and taking care of this place. So our visit was a blast for them as one of their chances to earn money..;D We walked into the entrance, grab the ticket, and started our exploration. 

A group of dogs. They were  like ancient dogs. -,-
One of the head gone?! :D



Actually this was not the the real site of the temple as the original site had been submersed under water due to construction of Aswan high dam. The temple disassembled and reconstructed again. I am not good in telling a history but one can check here for any detail.



Trying to act like Indana Jones before with that red hat. But, Failed!! Epic!-_-' 






It was nearly 12 at noon. All visitors should finish their activities and traveled. However, we encountered one big problem----------> the bus was run off solar/gas..  according to Mr John (i don't know what his name, i just called him by the name of the bus...lol), the bus still had solar but not enough to get to our next place even to the nearest solar station. 

Discussing with policemen. .  

By the way, the policeman asked him to still drive. We got into the bus and started to move and stopped before we left the village..:( Mr John can't take the risk. Thinking of our safety, he asked us to arranged vans to get reach to Aswan. Yes logically thought, the police car moved far at front, if we stuck in middle of the hot desert, nobody there, who gonna helped us, or if as robbery case might happened, who gonna protect us?! >:-0 ..   (-''-) ..   huuurmmm.. Ok, Allah does. :) hehe.. but our plan for tomorrow's destination will be ruin !!! Oh my hot balloon adventure!


We stopped here with Sudanese people.  ^_< 

So, we agreed with the suggestion, got the vans and bye bye-d Mr John. haha.. There were 4 vans. My friends and i got into one and started traveled. I was a bit comfortable as i could open the window. Love the rushing wind blown on my face.. lol. We reached Aswan and continue our journey back to Luxor by another bus. Fuhh.. What a test!

We reached Luxor around 6.30 pm and checked in into a hotel. We had other activity that night. It was 'sound of light' at Karnak Temple. Many people joined. Mostly Egyptian as language used that night was Arabian language. So, we, the smaller creature holding hand and weaving in and out between them. lol.  



 See ! So many people... with camera..:P


 Such a colourful night.


We were very exhausted as it was such a long journey since early in the morning. Aswan-Abou Simbel-Aswan-Luxor..  But i was excited as in the next morning i would have a joyful ride of hot air balloon. Hoyyeah!


1st February 2013


My friend and I who joined in hot air balloon adventure woke up early in the morning. All needed to gather up at 5 am in the lobby. We were very excited as this was the first time we got chance to ride on it. We ambled to the river bank and took a boat to get across it. We were served a cup of hot tea in the chill morning. It was so refreshing!. After that, we went to a wide field area where many balloons were placed. We were extra jolly when we saw them! Cant believe, i would ride it soon! Super cool!

"Woah!"   the first word came out from my mouth after we saw this big thing.XD.


Very hot! >_<



hahahaha... looked like balloon's google map in 3D!


Sunrise on 1st February.^_^


View from above.  We also bye-byed people from above. (^_^)/ 


So tiny this sugarcane field. Look like mosses.. B)


Love the ride! <3>


Then the shoes shot.. Isk3.   -_-'


See how they were squeezing the balloon to push out the gas inside.  0,0


And each of us got a certificate. :D


Back to our hotel by boat..;)



We were very hungry as we reached the hotel.o_0. We ate all the food left that we brought since the 1st day. We checked out from the hotel at 12pm and ate lunch. After the guys settled Jumuah prayer, we went to the last place which were Hatshepsut temple and monument around it. Oh yea, Mr John bus came back..lol :D We took pictures. 

Le me with all friends of the trip.:)
Le me in green in front of  the temple


Le me with Yukinohanian..:D


Le me with friends. Captured by along. ^_^


Le me with all of friends at the monument in nearby area.;)

As for souvenirs, we were brought to a marble (i am not so sure about kind of stone type) shop nearby..


 A child demonstrated one. :P
   
Glow in the dark handmade carved stone. :D

It was about 8pm when we traveled back to Cairo and Mr John was too kind to send us to Mansoura. We reached Mansoura at around 10am in the next morning.  Exhausted! But imagining a big bus on Mansoura street was just lol.. Tetibe je.


A shocked new. About 2 weeks later after this wonderful trip, we heard a new of hot air balloon crashed at Luxor. By this headline: 

Egypt: Hot Air Balloon Crashes Near Luxor, Killing 19 Tourists 

OMG! :0   The page had even a video. I was so grateful as we were safely landed. The balloon was also not as i rode in last 2 week.  :') The memory of happily rode it was still fresh during that time. Thanks to the captain in charge.  However, I am sorry for what had happened to them. :(


2 comments:

nabila azmi said...

nice written.hehehe

hAniEy IzhAr said...

thanks..;) nice memory..