Egypt, Day 3: Aswan

Sleeping in the train was not great, the bed was short, narrow, the car was bouncy and there were plenting of rattles and bangs. The toilet emptied directly out onto the tracks. Arrival into Aswan, trash and used needles lining the tracks. The one resounding thing everywhere in Egypt is the trash. Trash in the street, in the desert, on rooftops, everywhere. Just makes you wonder if people have any respect for their surroundings. Aswan is browner and hillier than Cairo, and I liked it a lot more. Less crowded and a more relaxed pace made it an easier place to be. The hotel turned out to be nicer too. Took a brief feluca (sail boat) and then a long camel ride to an old monastery and mausoleum. My camel was very scrawny and I thought it was going to collapse under me. Still working on mastering the art of camel driving. Then to some botanical gardens that weren't very colorful, but full of people hassling you to buy things you don't want. I was getting very annoyed, someone's going to get hurt before too long.