Al Uqsur Plants & Animals

spend an hour or two walking through the local Luxor souk. It's a museum of incredible anthropological interest. Likely, the lifestyle and traditions of these merchant farmers and their customers have not changed in millenia! Various foods are sold; from vegetables and onions to chickens and intestines, not to mention other animal body parts. Ropes, fabric, clothes and more; everything that is used in the daily lives of the average local Egyptian. You can watch bread being baked as it has been for centuries, and women carrying cabbage on their heads as they have for nearly as long, while others are choosing the live chicken to purchase. For photos of a day in the life of the Luxor local souk, check out my travelogues: "Just Another Day" and "All Your Basic Needs".

We took a Nile Cruise right after Christmas, and spent New Years Eve and Day on the cruise ship. The cruise ship itself is basically a floating hotel, with fantastic common rooms. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful! Every day when they made up our rooms when we went ashore, they would shape our towels into different animals (my favorite was the giant crocodile, made of four towels, sitting on my bed, the complete length of the bed!). The nights were alive with cocktail and dance parties on the cruise ship, with Nubian shows, belly dancers, and the greatest New Years Party I have EVER attended! For New Years, all guests donned traditional Egyptian attire, and broke the ice with everyone else by tossing small balls of colorful paper at one another, and tons of games played.

Try to visite Brooke Hospital in Luxor! They do such a great job and they could use our support! *don't forget to drop off some of your money there ;)*

spend an hour or two walking through the local Luxor souk. It's a museum of incredible anthropological interest. Likely, the lifestyle and traditions of these merchant farmers and their customers have not changed in millenia! Various foods are sold; from vegetables and onions to chickens and intestines, not to mention other animal body parts. Ropes, fabric, clothes and more; everything that is used in the daily lives of the average local Egyptian. You can watch bread being baked as it has been for centuries, and women carrying cabbage on their heads as they have for nearly as long, while others are choosing the live chicken to purchase. For photos of a day in the life of the Luxor local souk, check out my travelogues: "Just Another Day" and "All Your Basic Needs".

We took a Nile Cruise right after Christmas, and spent New Years Eve and Day on the cruise ship. The cruise ship itself is basically a floating hotel, with fantastic common rooms. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful! Every day when they made up our rooms when we went ashore, they would shape our towels into different animals (my favorite was the giant crocodile, made of four towels, sitting on my bed, the complete length of the bed!). The nights were alive with cocktail and dance parties on the cruise ship, with Nubian shows, belly dancers, and the greatest New Years Party I have EVER attended! For New Years, all guests donned traditional Egyptian attire, and broke the ice with everyone else by tossing small balls of colorful paper at one another, and tons of games played.

Try to visite Brooke Hospital in Luxor! They do such a great job and they could use our support! *don't forget to drop off some of your money there ;)*

spend an hour or two walking through the local Luxor souk. It's a museum of incredible anthropological interest. Likely, the lifestyle and traditions of these merchant farmers and their customers have not changed in millenia! Various foods are sold; from vegetables and onions to chickens and intestines, not to mention other animal body parts. Ropes, fabric, clothes and more; everything that is used in the daily lives of the average local Egyptian. You can watch bread being baked as it has been for centuries, and women carrying cabbage on their heads as they have for nearly as long, while others are choosing the live chicken to purchase. For photos of a day in the life of the Luxor local souk, check out my travelogues: "Just Another Day" and "All Your Basic Needs".

We took a Nile Cruise right after Christmas, and spent New Years Eve and Day on the cruise ship. The cruise ship itself is basically a floating hotel, with fantastic common rooms. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful! Every day when they made up our rooms when we went ashore, they would shape our towels into different animals (my favorite was the giant crocodile, made of four towels, sitting on my bed, the complete length of the bed!). The nights were alive with cocktail and dance parties on the cruise ship, with Nubian shows, belly dancers, and the greatest New Years Party I have EVER attended! For New Years, all guests donned traditional Egyptian attire, and broke the ice with everyone else by tossing small balls of colorful paper at one another, and tons of games played.

Try to visite Brooke Hospital in Luxor! They do such a great job and they could use our support! *don't forget to drop off some of your money there ;)*