Dave W at 2,100 feet
My 90-minute balloon ride over Luxor and the West Bank was the single most expensive tourist activity I've done so far, and it still only cost LE 350 (about £39). I only have a rough idea what a similar length flight would cost in the UK and Europe, but it's a lot more than £39 - and the sights wouldn't be so impressive.
Plus, they probably wouldn't throw in the complimentary tacky T-shirt either. Keep up with my photos and you're bound to see it, I'll run out of wearable T-shirts one of these days.
Early bird gets the warm (i.e. hot air)
I think this was the first time I'd flown in a hot air balloon, though maybe I did it as a small child. It's quite bad that I can't remember. But it felt new, which is one of the benefits of Alzheimer's as far as I can see.
Other peoples' photos
I took plenty of photos and some dodgy videos, but you're much better off with these, courtesy of (stolen from) TourEgypt.net:
Ramesseum
I thought the colourful tourist maps were exaggerating with the contrast of fertile green meeting desert, but it really is that stark
Valleys of the Various
