One morning in Luxor, I boarded a ferry and crossed the Nile to where I knew the temple of Hatshepsut, Rameses III, the Valley of the Kings and more was located. I expected a long and hot walk and got what I wished for. Long, but to me, entertaining.

There was an unexpected train spur. Unexpected, because I rode the train to Luxor and just walked from the station to the hostel. There was no ferry ride involved.

A while later I saw this butcher shop along the way, and this odd character with his pipe.

For bit of change he offered to pose for me. I did not take him up on it. I figured that he was already in the butcher shop picture, and so he was. Good enough.

There's actually a little burrow or donkey in front of this cart

Looking with the telephoto lens toward the hills of Thebes, that edge the Nile valley on this side. Tombs everywhere. Not until later did I recognize Hatshepsut's temple on the far right of this picture.

A typical tourist place where one can go an watch papyrus being made and printed, and buy papyrus souvenirs - I did not go in.

Ok, something is being powered here, outside of the Papyrus place. When in operation, a small animal would do the walk

The colossi of Memnon, huge statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III - it was said that they would make eerie sounds when the wind was blowing

They are indeed huge and once dominated the road to Thebes (that I was on)