Nile River View - Luxor Egypt
Dec 26, 2022 19:04:31 #
1st photo: What a pleasant surprise right after breakfast, looking up, saying wow & taking photos.
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
Dec 26, 2022 19:14:05 #
Dec 26, 2022 19:29:51 #
ken_stern wrote:
1st photo: What a pleasant surprise right after breakfast, looking up, saying wow & taking photos.
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
Dec 26, 2022 19:56:32 #
Dec 26, 2022 19:57:27 #
Dec 26, 2022 21:37:29 #
Dec 27, 2022 06:13:10 #
Dec 27, 2022 08:02:23 #
Dec 27, 2022 10:35:15 #
lnl
Loc: SWFL
I especially like the first one. The balloons make me wish I was there. Also the feluccas. Interesting boats.
Dec 27, 2022 11:18:46 #
Dec 27, 2022 11:22:15 #
classic320 wrote:
how incredibly fortunate to encounter the hot air balloons!--or was it part of a plan?
Plans?
Oh my goodness - For us all plans ended at Breakfast - Never associated the Nile River with Hot Air Balloons
Dec 27, 2022 11:43:30 #
ken_stern wrote:
1st photo: What a pleasant surprise right after breakfast, looking up, saying wow & taking photos.
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
Nice set.
Dec 27, 2022 11:46:50 #
Dec 27, 2022 13:03:27 #
Thanks all for stopping by & providing all the kind words.
The tour guide's plans that day the 1st photo was taken were to get us behind those mountains in the balloon photo where the valley of the Kings & Queens lay. We saw no bridge. Per the guide: There is a bridge south of Luxor, it's a 20-plus mile-long bus ride out of our way over badly crowded roads.
His explanation of why: was simply "that's how things are done in Egypt"
A few rich landowners offered bribes to the right people to gain Government favor.
It is a nice bridge!!
The tour guide's plans that day the 1st photo was taken were to get us behind those mountains in the balloon photo where the valley of the Kings & Queens lay. We saw no bridge. Per the guide: There is a bridge south of Luxor, it's a 20-plus mile-long bus ride out of our way over badly crowded roads.
His explanation of why: was simply "that's how things are done in Egypt"
A few rich landowners offered bribes to the right people to gain Government favor.
It is a nice bridge!!
Dec 29, 2022 12:39:08 #
ken_stern wrote:
1st photo: What a pleasant surprise right after breakfast, looking up, saying wow & taking photos.
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
The Brown haze you see is a result of the farmers burning their harvested sugarcane. A major cash crop in Egypt. While there I forgot to ask for the types of boats used throughout the Nile Valley. So, I just looked them up --
They are called "Feluccas" and are used throughout the eastern Mediterranean
Hope you enjoy the photos
Happy New Year
Beautiful, Ken!
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