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The journey from Qena to Luxor - security

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Each town has police men with guns in boxes, some high like this, a police security post and serious traffic bumps to make sure you can't speed past them. The roads to the villages are protected too by policeman often not in uniform, but still with guns as in the last picture.

Barbara's (slightly edited) comments on this...
There are chicanes built into the route so that everything has to slow down in order to pass through, and of course there were guards with guns, some even in turret type of brick built watchtowers on very spindly legs. Most of the cross roads and bridges were guarded by armed policemen both in uniform and native dress..
All the time extra traffic joined the road and by the time we reached the outskirts of Luxor the convoy included wagons with crates of caged chickens, huge trailers with sugar cane,lorries heaving with tomatoes and aubergines amongst everything else you could imagine. Our progress became slower and slower until, at a large " roundabout" we had to peel off into Luxor itself. Here we were engulfed by local traffic consisting of men on phutphut bikes,donkey carts and the most amazing horse and carriage taxi system. All black/ dark leather very shiny and brightly polished with amazing chrome work decoration.( you know don't you that the Elizabethans thought the dark Romany people came from Egypt and that's why they were called "Gypsies") just like the gypsy caravans travelling up to Appleby Fair!
It wasn't an organised roundabout just horns blaring, men shouting and postulating really more like mayhem than anything you can think of. Fortunately our driver knew the road, or just closed his eyes..... Whatever , we were round and on our way once more. Still very slow though.

After 5 hours travelling we arrived at the Temple at Karnak.

12th Mar 2012, 00:57

Earthlad says:

Wow

12th Mar 2012, 12:16

Viv says:

It is to protect the tourists as much as the villages. There is no feeling of agression.

12th Mar 2012, 18:16

Geodyne says:

You're brave to have taken the photos though. Security can be a bit funny about that.

This looks like quite the adventure Viv! Lovely photos, I've just been to have a look at them all.

12th Mar 2012, 23:19

Viv says:

I had wondered about that Geo but they didn't seem to mind.

Thanks haven't managed to get any more posted today - had suprise visitors.

12th Mar 2012, 23:36

Dhamaka says:

love these - and agree with Geodyne
wtg!

13th Mar 2012, 16:15

Viv says:

thanks D

13th Mar 2012, 20:22

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