Luxor - First Full Day Part 1

We woke up refreshed on our first full day in Luxor.  We decided to go the the market first so we could get some new clothes and Egyptian-ize.  Its a good idea to cover up here for a few reasons: 1.) It is about 120 degrees here; 2.) It is respectful to their culture; and 3.) You will make yourself less of a target.  After having coffee at the hotel, we stepped outside.  As soon as we started walking, we were met by locals asking us if we wanted, taxi, carriage ride, where we were going and what did we want to see.  One man stopped us because of Kale's shoes.  He couldn't believe what he was seeing.  Apparently Vibram Five Fingers haven't made it to Egypt.  The man actually started calling others locals over from off the street to look at Kale's shoes.  It was great!

 After saying good-bye, we continued our journey to the city center in order to buy new clothes.  Our plan was to take a bus.  The buses here cost a little under nine cents per ride per person.  They are small white VW-style vans that drive around with the door open, and when you need a ride, you flag one down and hop on.  It's a total adventure!

Here is one of the buses:

Here it is once we were on:

Here is a little video of our bus ride...

Once we got to the market, Kale hooked himself up with some authentic Egyptian threads:

Luckily he settled for the scarf, and left his linen calaberia behind:) After the market we headed for Karnak...