Egypt: The Hotel Habou
The Hotel Habou: the Valley of the Dead
An enjoyable light show was presented at Karnak, now it was time to cross the Nile to our quarters for the evening, approached the river, we could see our ferry boat , a scene straight out of the African Queen. I expected Humphrey Bogart to be the pilot. Five Americans on a boat load of Egyptians,not quite what I expected, it was quite a shock for the farm boy from the Midwest.
Even more shocking ,when reaching the other side of the river, a small compact car awaited us, how are we going to get six people and our luggage in this thing? Oh well it’s on to the mansion and my butler.
As we approached the hotel, I realized there would be no butler. It was
a youth hostel, and not a very good one at that. We were to split up ,
boy ,girl,and me
being odd man out was to spend the evening with a nice young bloke from
the mother country. That’s fine, opening the door to our room I
discovered my bed , a sway backed cot with a large cat lying smack dap
in the middle of it. The cat immediately beat a hasty retreat out the
door, so much for the cat!.
The owner wired the shutters shut, there would be no more cat that
evening.The next morning I beat a hasty retreat to the co-ed bathroom for a much deserved shave. Oops, the pipe coming out of the wall into the lavatory isn't long enough ,when the water is turned on,it runs on the floor instead of into the sink, guess I'll wait until I get back to Cairo for my shave, it's only been four days.
As we enjoyed a nice breakfast on the back deck , I realized this was
pretty cool, now, whenever I think of Egypt, my night spent at the Hotel
Habou always comes to mind. The hospitality and warmth shown by the
Egyptian people made all the hardships worthwhile.The rest of the group that had stayed overnight in Luxor soon caught up with us and we enjoyed the day visiting the Valley of the Dead, the Valley of the Kings and Queens, King Tut's tomb, and many other attractions.
Stopping back at the hotel Habou for dinner, the rest of the group couldn't believe we stayed in such a place until we told them where the bathroom was, they realized we couldn't have known that if we hadn't stayed there. After dinner, it was back to the train station in Luxor for the ride back to Cairo.
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Posted by The Florida Hoosier at 3/28/2011 10:01 AM 
Categories: Egypt
Tags: ancient egypt ancient history Cairo egyptian habou Pyramids
Categories: Egypt
Tags: ancient egypt ancient history Cairo egyptian habou Pyramids
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