The view from any motorcoach window is of an exotic, vibrant city. There's nothing unusual or privileged in these images, which were all taken with a point-and-shoot on common tourist routes from venue to venue. Excuse the occasional glare, reflection or shaky focus. Of course, there is a modern Cairo too and many citizens who go about their business in Western garb, but these images are more interesting and more, well, Egyptian.
Along the Nile
And no, this drive-by didn't make me homesick
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It seems odd that when it's as hot as you describe that women would wear black instead of while or a lighter color! I can imagine how hot it would be in those clothes.
ReplyDeleteSybille - I can't imagine it either. But even those who dress Western cover themselves. Women cover their arms and sometimes headscarves. Men wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants. Little girls wear tights or leggings under skirts and dresses. I saw one guy in the Valley of the Kings, where it was 93 degrees, wearing a lined jacket that had a hood with a fake fur collar.
ReplyDeleteIn checking blogs with phtots about travel, I came across yours - hello, Claire!!
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I agree, its a little bit hard for us to imagine but these people got used to it and its like their culture which they cant leave and are kind of used to wearing and covering themselves up.
ReplyDelete"Karachi Hotels" lives in a Moslem country too,so why does he pretend to be surprised at what you photographed in Egypt?
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