Worthless and Weak

So I can finally upload photos to the web, which means I'm gonna just dump a bunch of photos, you can view at your leisure.

So, I barely got to Aswan today. At the train station, there was a line of about 25 people for firstclass tickets, and as I waited for ten minutes, I don't think that one person actually bought a ticket. So the Arab man who was standing next to me told me that I could buy at third class ticket to guarantee a ride, then buy the first class ticket on board.

So I did that, met an American couple on the platform; talked with them for a while, and when the train came, hopped on, and hoped for the best. The first man asked me for a ticket, he spoke less English than I speak Arabic, which means that neither of us had any idea what we were talking about. I talked/argued until the train started moving. Eventually, another man (who also didn't speak English) came up and said more or less the same thing, until I flashed a 50, which seemed to take care of the situation.

But as to Aswan itself, it may be the most beautiful place I've ever seen. The way that the incredible lushness of the island and shores looks against the gigantic sand dunes behind it is simply breathtaking. I took a motorboat tour around the island, and wow, it is beatiful. There are a ton of different bird species flying around and swimming in the river, it is awesome in a word.

Photodump below

Labels: Egypt, pictures, vacation