A better picture

So my last few posts have been less than visually stimulating, mostly because my the internet connections I've been using haven't been strong enough to upload pictures...even at McDonalds (it's the only remotely western establishment here, it opened last spring...and offers free wireless and delivery). Hopefully this gives everyone a better picture, literally, of life in Aswan.

A shop in the market selling a variety of things 

including spices, dates, pumice, etc...

                                                             

One of the many horse and buggy combos around 

town, used for tourists and weddings

A man smoking sheesha from a water pipe...extremely 

bad for your health but a permanent part of cafe life

The produce stand where I buy 

my fruits and vegetables

Natasha, Reem, and I on a sunset felucca ride...normally

 I'd be smiling with my teeth but I've got a mouth full of cookie