Here is another view from that balloon ride we did in the Sahara in Egypt. There is a little building in that rockface for scale.
New Photo: Sahara Views
New Photo: Can I Interest You In Some Cloth
While shipping across the Nile in Egypt, little boats would pull up alongside our boat. Note, that our boat was around 8 meters high – those boats … were not. So they would pull up, pull out anything from headscarves to carpets, ask (screamingly) if anyone is interested – and if they even slightly assume that you or anyone else that’s looking is interested, they’d pack the object in a plastic bag, seal it, and literally throw it up onto the deck of our boat. You are then expected to remove the item from the bag, place the money in the bag, and throw the bag back down.
Some of the people we traveled with didn’t have any interest – but found a bag at their feet either way. They felt guilty that the guy went through all the trouble and bought some scarves – at least you will always remember where you bought them! Also, props to the aiming skills!
New Photo: Karnak Constructions
The Karnak Temple in Egypt is, for lack of a better word, humongous. This picture was shot with a 10 mm lens, meaning it’s really wide – but even then I did not manage to get the full pillars here into the frame. But damn, just look at those carvings. Some of the wall paintings …
New Photo: The Carriers Break
I don’t think I need to explain what these are. I went into the smaller one on the left – and let me say, being nearly 2 meters tall (I think that’s like 2 washing machines in the US) is not a benefit when walking into a tomb. You walk in a crouching position for …