30/50.- Luxor, vegetables seller

When I visited Luxor I noticed that Egyptian men were always ready to be photographed. Especially kids, as the one in the photo. I cannot say the same about women, most of them turned around when they saw I wanted to take them a a picture. When I asked Egyptians if I could take a picture of them, they usually agreed but asked me for a baksheesh (=tip) in exchange.

Well, we have visited the city of Luxor, the temple of Luxor, and the temple of Karnak, on the East bank. Now it is time to visit the West bank. This bank had a very special meaning in Egypt, because on the other side of the river was were they built the mortuary temples.

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