We arrived at Giza Station in Cairo for our train. It was due to leave about 10:15 pm, so it was pretty good that it got away at 11:00 pm. We felt as though we had been on the go for days, so we were all pretty tired and ready to take a seat on the train.
The train isn't too bad, as long as you understand its limitations. The seats are good (we were in 'first class'), with plenty of room and a good recline. However, the toilets at the carriage ends aren't first class (their class level diminished as the trip proceeds). The lights stay on all night and it gets a bit cold.
The trip is supposed to take 13 hours. Ours took 15 hours (we arrived at 2 pm), which is apparently a good performance.
We got to our hotel and had a shower, which was bliss. We then had a walk around the nearby souks, which weren't worth much attention. We had an early dinner at a restaurant on the Nile and then got an early night. This was merely self-preservation - we anticipated a 2:45 am wake-up call so that we could travel to Abu Simbel
The train isn't too bad, as long as you understand its limitations. The seats are good (we were in 'first class'), with plenty of room and a good recline. However, the toilets at the carriage ends aren't first class (their class level diminished as the trip proceeds). The lights stay on all night and it gets a bit cold.
The trip is supposed to take 13 hours. Ours took 15 hours (we arrived at 2 pm), which is apparently a good performance.
We got to our hotel and had a shower, which was bliss. We then had a walk around the nearby souks, which weren't worth much attention. We had an early dinner at a restaurant on the Nile and then got an early night. This was merely self-preservation - we anticipated a 2:45 am wake-up call so that we could travel to Abu Simbel
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