Egypt - Rural

Rural Egypt – 2018. It was nice to get out of the hustle and bustle of Cairo and out in the cleaner air of the country side to the south. We did a cruise on the Nile from Luxor to Aswan with several stops along the way. Cairo is a modern city with everything you would expect to find in any major cosmopolitan area. As you get further away from the larger population area life tends to slow down and is not quite so modern.
River boats docked in Luxor. The major drop in tourism over the past few years means that many of these boats are not currently operating
One of the two ship locks at Esna
River boats docked in Luxor
Canal and housing near Luxor
Canal and housing near Luxor
Making alabaster jars by hand
Row boats on the Nile
Doing the washing and playing in the Nile River
Tourist river boats on the Nile
Village on the Nile River, Egypt
Factory on the Nile River, Egypt
Row boats on the Nile
Irrigated crops on the banks of the Nile
Men crossing the Nile in row boats
A portable pumping station used for irrigation
These guys had roped on to our river boat and were selling all sorts of cloth articles
These guys had roped on to a river boat to get a free and quick ride
Village on the Nile River with lots of new construction
A river cruise ship entering the narrow lock at Esna, Egypt
Downtown Edfu Egypt
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