Day 94, 2011/08/03 Luxor

Day 94, 2011/08/03 Luxor

I contemplated doing the Valley of the Queens however, I decided there were some logistical things that needed my attention, and no more pressing was the booking of the ferry from Haifa to Italy. The lady from Grimaldi, had mentioned to me that, the boat for the 12 th was now fully booked, and that I could only catch the one on the 24th. Lovely,i go from having too little time in Egypt, to having too much. Anyway,that is the way things work out. So I decide that, the best thing should do is book my seat on the boat before it gets sold out. Nothing too complicated I thought, just complete a couple of forms, with credit card details, and fax back. Well that is if you can find a fax machine that is! Not only a fax machine,one with ability to dial internationally,I.e. Italy! Eventually, after walking almost the entire city centre flat,I would one, the only thing is,they want to charge me an arm and a leg for the service. I give it a skip and decide to do it in another way. The only problem is that, it is Ramadan so almost everything is closed during the day and,if that ain't enough, it is also the first day of Mubarak's trial, so the rest of the nation is glued to the television screens. Amazing, it is like Big Brother, but only it is for real. 
I eventually find a internet cafe and manage to wake up the owner, who is sleeping because it is Ramadan, and he has been up to all hours of the morning. He manages to scan in the pages and we send them off to Grimaldi at a fraction of the price it would have cost me. Excellent,feel relieved that that headache has been sorted out, now I can chill for the rest of the day.