We took the sleeper train from Cairo to Aswan and it was quite an experience. First of all, there are no train schedules. Trains could come early or late and to avoid missing the train, our guide took us to the train station by 6pm. After waiting at a cafe where all the foreigners hang out, he told us our train would arrive by 8.30pm. By 8.15pm he took us to the front of the platform and we saw so many trains go by. Some of the trains were really stinky. At one point, we all got our scarves out and the kids were playing cowboys and robbers. We had each bought perfume so I quickly put that to use. Our train finally came around 9.30pm. I must say the inside of the train was very nice. Our cabin was clean and the seats converted into two comfy bunk beds. We didn't even have to store our luggage as they fit in the cabin. We had a little sink, two coat hangers and we could lock the cabin from the inside.
We had a very nice cabin waiter. He served us dinner. Chandra came over to play cards and we were all tired so after dinner we all slept. The next morning we woke up
early thinking we would arrive by 8am as it showed in the schedule. However, the cabin
boy said there was a delay right outside of Cairo and we were only half way there and had
not even reached Luxor. Anyway, we got there around 1pm.
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