Egypt Part The Third 2022 - Some More Out And About....

 I really should be doing more than I am but Egyptians are so chatty and on my morning walks they do like to stop me and show me around their gardens which of course does interest me and they always want to know what I grow in my garden..

This is a very elderly vine planted by Imad's grandfather... At the moment all the leaves on it are dead because it's winter, during the summer it will provide shade but I can't help feeling that it could do with a prune.

I will try and get a photo of Imad because when you look at him you see an Egyptian as depicted on the many carvings and wall paintings in the ancient temples.

Elsewhere in his garden he has citrus trees, avocado's, tomatoes, onions, and a henna tree which is much prized for its scent as well as the colour!

And he grows gardenias too... Except he doesn't know the name of them...

During the course of an hour he lets drop that he also owns the hotel next door, and that he has two feluccas on the Nile, and he cannot leave because, like many others, ''The Nile is in my blood''

Not so far away and nearer into 'town' we find today's bread being made using a method that probably has not changed for thousands of years in a traditional oven plonked on the side of the road.

And on the main road a car accessory shop selling fluffy dice..... And flashing lights that no motorbike or took took can be seen without.

And I am pleased to see the bridal shop has changed its display... I think I might go for the Guinevere look in the middle,

Returning to the banks of The Nile for the all important morning coffee we notice that the buffalo has finally been moved from its island because of the new height of the water level...

AS usual there are a couple of cats in attendance. Don't bother trying to make friends with them because Egyptian cats are even more up themselves than normal cats and they are bad enough.

Clearly modern cats have not forgotten that they were once revered in ancient Egypt.

AS you can see everything went completely wrong with the alignment there but i will soldier on..

So walking back to my apartment through the back streets gives a chance for a bit more local architecture..

I am not sure of the significance of the writing or pictures on the outside of the houses...

Aircraft seem to be a popular theme on many buildings...

The pink building is one of the many hotels tucked away in the back streets... I have had a look at some of these and they are actually quite nice once you get inside, don't be put off by the surroundings!

And I am going to leave you here with one of my little videos that was taken in the El Gezira Gardens hotel in Ramla, bearing in mind I have been here three times I had never been in here until the other night, and I must say I was impressed with the garden.