tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post6768491622266291597..comments2023-10-14T16:28:22.016+03:00Comments on Luxor Times: Sphinx Avenue or Sphinx rubbish dumps??? The current status of the Sphinx Avenue, LuxorLuxor Timeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15904348806624162785noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-25523799412031077192011-08-27T18:14:38.285+02:002011-08-27T18:14:38.285+02:00I saw a little girl going to the toilet at the top...I saw a little girl going to the toilet at the top of the avenue of the sphinx by the road leading to the corniche and the ferry; ie in front of Luxor temple.<br /><br />I have noticed that since the latest govenors departure the rubbish situation has worsened drastically. <br /><br />Luxor is one of the most visited cities in Luxor yet the majority of the people have little respect for their city and certainly little inclination to keep their city nice. In contrast El Minya is well looked after and rarely visited!! <br /><br />Why do the Luxorians have so little regard for their city??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-42477257217805742872011-07-18T12:38:58.071+02:002011-07-18T12:38:58.071+02:00This is an interesting post and is something I hav...This is an interesting post and is something I have been disgusted by for a very long time.There has in my humble oppinion been a complete destruction of Luxor going on for at least 5 years much to my dismay and the taking away of many homes and businesses is very sad indeed.With millions of relics from Egypt stored in warehouses surely they have enough to last a lifetimeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-85530427785541521782011-07-16T05:40:05.265+02:002011-07-16T05:40:05.265+02:00I agree that there needs to be a plan to handle ga...I agree that there needs to be a plan to handle garbage in all of Egypt. It was most noticeable everywhere we traveled. Do the people not have any pride about them to continue dumping their garbage? Job creation with decent wages could be the answer. Weren't the displaced citizens provided with homes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-45115570184994717032011-07-14T06:16:36.178+02:002011-07-14T06:16:36.178+02:00I am from Canada and I visited Egypt in 2010. I wa...I am from Canada and I visited Egypt in 2010. I was quite shocked to find such a beautiful country riddled with garbage. I can fully appreciate that Egypt is not a wealthy country with advanced sanitation systems, however this is still no reason for its citizens to dump their trash in all manner of public places. This does not benefit the citizens themselves or the tourist trade. On a cruise of the Nile, we witnessed the captain of our ship eat some yogurt and then dump the plastic container straight into the Nile.<br /><br />I visited some of the Sphinx Avenue and it looked like it would eventually be quite a stirring site between the two main temples in Luxor. I am very disappointed to hear that it is becoming just another unguarded trash-laden area.Scott in Montrealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-67692361946812778932011-07-06T22:00:26.575+02:002011-07-06T22:00:26.575+02:00Excellent article!
The avenue of rams appears to ...Excellent article!<br /><br />The avenue of rams appears to have been ill conceived from the start with the chaotic form of bulldozer excavating.<br /><br />I will be looking forward to seeing the final archaeological report which I understand have to be submitted by all archaeological teams excavating in Egypt complete with photographs and drawings at every point during the excavation.<br /><br />Litter is a problem anywhere in the world and certainly a bigger problem in areas where sanitation facilities are lacking.<br /><br />The problem can only be helped out by 1. proper sanitation programs 2. educating the populace about how to use sanitation facilities 3. providing an incentive to them to use those facilities, such as recycling.<br /><br />I feel for all those who lost their homes in the uncovering of the avenue and myself in that situation may also show little respect for the place where the government evicted me and tore down my home.Timothy Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10027256238142330766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-46399639858734935432011-07-05T12:56:35.240+02:002011-07-05T12:56:35.240+02:00Dear blogger. Thank you for this information. Pers...Dear blogger. Thank you for this information. Personally I think the digging up of the Sfinx Avenue is an urban disaster for the people living in Luxor. On the other hand it is interesting though to see how it used to be....And it used to be lined as well with shrubs. And I agree that it should not be lined with rubbish!<br />I have seen people in Cairo scrubbing the city streets clean. This is a result of the revolution and it should be welcomed!! Can Luxor not follow this example? Or with so many young people unemployed it would be a great work project to clean Luxor up and I mean not only the tourist area's or the Sphinx Avenue. Do not despair and do not complain, but TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND START WORKING !Djibbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-37792920072232021572011-07-04T14:18:11.878+02:002011-07-04T14:18:11.878+02:00Good Report. I am sure in time Luxor will get this...Good Report. I am sure in time Luxor will get this fixed up. I know this has been a major pain for Luxor residents but in the end it will be a good move. I am a great advocate of visiting Egypt so you can understand what it is like. You can't be an Egyptologist by sitting in an arm chair or a desk.<br />Regarding garbage my pet peeve has been the plastic trash in the Nile. Once upon a time we thought it would be nice to sit along the cornice down by the nile. But the garbage in the water and the smell of diesel fuel put an end to that. Best place is a hotel balcony. Things look better from a distance.<br />Good luck Luxor.Rafathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03138039418259192821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-36329312093532479252011-07-04T11:44:25.516+02:002011-07-04T11:44:25.516+02:00This is truly sad. If they were going to move tho...This is truly sad. If they were going to move those people, then they at least need to finish the job, not allow it to turn into an avenue of trash!Thutmosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742874026172265280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-91454062839904030622011-07-04T10:32:46.137+02:002011-07-04T10:32:46.137+02:00The dumping of garbage is a huge problem in Egypt,...The dumping of garbage is a huge problem in Egypt, and it is no surprise that locals dumped rubbish in the sphinx avenue the minute surveillance lapsed.<br />Tourists were always blamed for rubbish on the West Bank at Luxor but the sea of plastic bottles at the foot of the cliffs (and in other places)is created by the guard posts and other locals. Tourists often dispose of their rubbish properly in litter bins, only for it then to be tipped into a convenient pit or tomb. We returned once from visiting a site to find our driver had dumped his lunch box packaging at the side of the road. He was astonished when the guide(under duress)challenged him about it. Visitors to Egypt never fail to be astonished that the locals do not seem at all bothered that their country is covered in crap. Travel out in to the deep desert to areas of untouched pristine beauty, and you will find the Egyptian members of your party have found this a good opportunity to offload their rubbish, with no effort to bury or conceal it.<br />There is plenty of spare labour in Egypt, and garbage collection, proper disposal (and, dare I say it, recycling) would be more productive employment for the hustlers and loafers that infest the corniche at Luxor, for instance. It seems a strange decision to floodlight the West Bank cliffs and the Sphinx Avenue when they are covered in rubbish!Dylan Bickerstaffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665531163461262637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-22389742980012658492011-07-04T00:01:07.686+02:002011-07-04T00:01:07.686+02:00Brilliant report on exactly the situation now! I h...Brilliant report on exactly the situation now! I have been laughing about the latest news on the "opening" since I heard it. Well done! I will share this on my blog.Feluccas in Luxorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051264924161461931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-58366697185103974682011-07-03T23:59:52.164+02:002011-07-03T23:59:52.164+02:00Brilliant report! I have been laughing about this ...Brilliant report! I have been laughing about this latest announcement since I heard it! I will re-blog this!Feluccas in Luxorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051264924161461931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723387460095670707.post-58615612917627252832011-07-03T23:06:41.332+02:002011-07-03T23:06:41.332+02:00Thank you for this honest appraisal. However, one...Thank you for this honest appraisal. However, one of the last paragraphs seems to lack a verb or divisions into sentences and I cannot figure out what you are trying say:<br /> "Why the complete comprehensive master plans like KV masterplan which were produced by experts like Dr. Kent Weeks and Theban Mapping project team(Check Here), [VERB? MISSING] not to be considered as a base with other master plans and put together after discussions between different teams to put a master plan by people who have hands- on projects in the area [VERB MISSING?] not to pay to a foreign company to come and make a plan of an area they know nothing about and with no consideration of the potential threats (archaeologically and socially)."<br />Can you fix this so that makes sense? What you have to say is very important and there should no potential for confusion on the part of those reading. <br />Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com