On the riverside berth of the Famous ss Sudan (karnak)
. the kind chef and his crew feed unwanted bread for the birds and delight in watching the rats scurry off with a chunk of bread down a hole to feed its young, who one day may get to have a trip down the Nile on board this expensive vessel, and of course even though they live here in Luxor they will not have to book on line the normal practice for us humans if we need a trip. and a rather expensive way to get the shits.
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The Eternal River
As the Nile flows from South to North, your cruise will leave from Aswan and end in Luxor. In this four-day journey, you won't miss any of the impressive sites outlining the river flow. This cruise is equally an occasion to discover the riverbanks of the Nile River
and should read , for 1.028 euro you can get to see the Nile with its rats and pollution. who knows you may get to feed one or two in the onboard restaurant, life is full of surprises even for the rich and famous as this boat is, this is the SS Karnak featured in Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile.
.even the black headed gull is fed from the steam ship Sudan. but of course its not a steam ship its run by diesel power so it can belch out more pollution into the Nile.
'looking from the promenade down to the Nile I can see they have a way to catch the bottles etc. with the diesel oil line or is it the sewage waste pipe? who knows who bloody cares?
You can see my photos of the Nile on without getting a delhi belly.
4 comments:
I have just witnessed the diesel smear across the sky at Luxor and I'm sickened and outraged. Sorry to say I witnessed from on board a cruise boat but I will try to make up for my contribution to this despoilation. A tour guide at Kom Ombo said the crowding of cruise boats has coincided with a surge of respiratory problems in that little town. This is an environmental crime in progress. Let's do something about it.
Yes, Ashraf in Kom Ombo said that kollina fil kom ombo 3ndina hasasseya, and I believe him, the place was awash in diesel smoke from all those boats.
I think Aswan was better, at least the boats parked out of town. But it's still not a solution. There needs to be a massive switchover to eco-vacations (or no Egypt tourism at all) before the poor Nile is one big ugly toilet.
Nice post!!
Good to know your experience. There are some Nile Cruises that really don’t look into this. Their first motive should be to satisfy users. I had once booked a trip to Egypt through Imperial Egypt, a travel company. I and my family also traveled by a Nile cruise but thank god, we didn’t face any issue like you. Their services and price were quite affordable. Hope you wouldn’t face this type of issue in the future and I will definitely look into this kind of problem while booking a trip ahead.
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