Where am I? Looks like fog on the Thames, but it's sand on the Nile. A hamseen has been blowing all day. Visibility was close to nil, as were the oxygen levels, and the clock outside the Winter Palace hotel reported the temperature to be 42C. Pretty grim.
The trip was unavoidable because banking was necessary before the weekend. My bonus, however, was spotting this amazing pharaonic door. Notice that it sits a good 6" below the sidewalk -- at street level. Apparently, a sidewalk for pedestrians was an afterthought.
...sandstorms in Luxor or snow in Edmonton -- i think I'd pick snow -- and that's what we got -- and +2
ReplyDeleteSnow at the end of May?! I will never again complain of the sand and heat! . . . at least not for the next 24 hours. ;-)
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