Luxor
”It was late autumn and the time for the sunset prayer would soon come and she enjoyed the thought that she would soon be praying again. Her five daily prayers were like punctuation marks that divided up and gave meaning to her life. Each prayer had for her a distinct quality, just as different foods had their own flavours.”
Distant View of a Minaret, Alifa Rifaat
Abu Simbel
Cairo
“Egypt’s former elite had built the downtown area to be Cairo’s European quarter, to the degree that you would find streets that looked the same as those to be found in any of the capitals of Europe, with the same style of architecture and the same venerable historic veneer.” The Yacoubian Building, Alaa Al Aswany
Giza
“She waited there, ready to obey any command. In the center of the gleaming copper tray was a large oval dish filled with fried eggs and beans. On one side hot loaves of flat bread were piled. On the other side were arranged small plates with cheese, pickled lemons and peppers, as well as salt and cayenne and black pepper.”
Palace Walk, Naguib Mahfouz
Aswan
