As Captain Ahmed motored me across the Nile, there was an eerie sense of deja vu from my time spent sitting in a traffic jam on Cairo's Autostrade. Thankfully, the air was much fresher on the river! Many cruise boats begin their convoy up the Nile to Aswan on Sunday; hence all the boats jockeying for position as they leave their berths in Luxor.
Returning to the West Bank, I was reminded of David Roberts' paintings of monuments reflected in Nile flood waters. Tradition dies hard, so watering the grass of the 'electric park' takes on deluge proportions. Tonight, patrons coming to enjoy the fresh air beside the river will drink their tea and Pepsi with perhaps only a little squishiness under foot.
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