My morning began by oversleeping 20 minutes, but I still made it to the train with 5 minutes to spare. It was very difficult to find someone to help me get on the correct train. Then I ended up in 2nd class instead of 1st. The seat was comfortable, but the people around me were very noisy. But at least it was only $22 for a 550-mile ride. Despite the poverty here, the vast majority of people seem to have cell phones and be almost as attached to them as Americans are. The lunch was terrible and I should have skipped it. The train arrived at Aswan two-and-a-half hours late.
The scenery was mostly lush green fields of crops and palm trees, with similar looking towns and cities every once in a while. Most of it looked just as dirty and run down as Cairo. The view got a little better when there were sandy hills in the background.
A taxi driver overcharged me for the short ride to my dirty hotel room, but I moved to a better one the next night.
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