Just Another Angry Tourist

Just before we entered the Valley of the Queens, a seller approached me, as usual, to buy some of his wares. And, as usual, I just ignored him. Then he asked why I was so angry. I replied that we tourists get a bit sick & tired of having people in our faces trying to sell things to us everywhere we go - we‘re not angry, just over being bothered all the time. He understood & explained that it happens only because of the hard life people face in Egypt. That people are forced to do this to survive &/or get ahead in life.
We started to chat. He was an intelligent guy, 21 years of age, could speak 6 languages, his mother is Italian, & he is studying to be a tour guide. I ended up buying a 10EP scarf from him - I needed one anyway. We had a great conversation. And in the end he wanted a photo taken with me, which I agreed to of course.

Valley of the Queens

While not nearly as big as the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, there are still over 70 tombs here too. Sons of kings who died before ascending to the throne were also buried here. The tombs were quite a bit smaller, with not nearly as many chambers, even though the pictures were still incredibly elaborate & maintained wonderful colourings. One of the tombs had a little glass box in the corner that had the remains of a still-born child - very chilling.