In the last part of the first half of the trip, we were mostly around Luxor, and saw a LOT of temples. We also saw some of the temples and desert from a hot air balloon early one morning, after which we visited the impressive Hatshepsut Temple. We finished with a lovely meal in a restaurant on the other side of the river to the hotel, returning by boat. Here we said goodbye to those who were here for the first half of the trip only, and met those who were joining us for the second half in the Western Desert.