HMMMM

So first, thanks to all who wished me a happy birthday =D

I gotta say though that my bd was not how I execpted it would be. I didn't go hot air ballooning due to the fact that all ballooning in Luxor has been suspended. Apparently there was a balloon vs. building battle, and the building won. But don't worry no one was killed or so it was said. After that disappointment, another disappointment followed. I didn't make it to the Tombs of the Nobles. Sigh, but no matter because for my actual birthday I ended up on a train to Cairo and then transferred to another train to Alexandria. There I spent a very relaxed day after a hectic, hilarious transportation debacle, one which rivals my bus ride from Hurghada to Aswan.

Oops, I realize I never explained that trip either. Welllllll, both involve sitting on the ground for three hours...

Now I'm in Siwa, which is about 15km from Libya. As it's impossible to get there (don't have the required permission nor papers), I'll be here for the next few days, which will be lovely as I've found a nearly isolated slice of paradise. Pictures to come.

One final note, my flight to Bari has been canceled...gotta figure that out...