Mara House History in Photos - MARA HOUSE LUXOR

Welcome to a photographic history of Mara House – (Nov 2019 I can’t believe that I am only getting time now to update this gallery since 2017!)

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GROUP TRIP WITH MARA NOV 2017

Abdeen Palace, Cairo – Mara House Luxor Tour

Checking out the amazing collection of firearms at Abdeen Palace – Mara House Luxor Tours

The mysterious Osirion at Abydos Temple – Mara House Luxor Tours

Helicopter, submarine, plane and stealth fighter – Abydos Temple – Mara House Luxor Tours

Group tour to Abydos Temple – Mara House Luxor

Romance on the Nile – Mara House Luxor Tour

Sailing the Nile

Ceiling at Dendera

Secret Room at Dendera

Mara House Luxor Tour to Gayer Anderson House

Nubian School for Tourists!

Hospitality – Nubian Home

Tomb of the Shah of Iran

GROUP TRIP with MARA March 2017

At the Sphinx on Giza Plateau, Cairo

Tell me…..

what an experience!

Tomb of Queen Nefertari

Mara at Ibn Tulun Mosque March 2017

Helllllloooo!!

Khan El Khalili

Men’s Meeting Room – Gayer Anderson House

Mara’s Group March 2017 Nile Cruise

Night at the Museum!

Mara at Gt Pyramid 2017

group of 18 people in front of Great Pyramid, Cairo, Egypt — Gt. Pyramid, Egypt March 2017

Dinner time

GROUP TRIP with MARA Nov 2016

Riding camels – Giza

Mara’s Group Nov 2016 Philae

Lunch time

Oooohhhhh!

Baby crocs!

Gt. Pyramid entrance

Dinner time

yummy!

Egyptian Party Night – Cruise

Egyptian Night on Cruise

Scarf Weavers, Nubian V.

Trying to get time to upload the past lol! I will get to it bit by bit

2007

2006 –

Mara – owner of the friendliest hotel in Luxor 🙂

2005 – we had nightly teaching sessions in Mara House with the kids from our street – quite an experience for all involved!!

2004 – family comes to check out Egypt 🙂

2003 – getting to know my new neighbours 🙂 proudly photographed on their return to school

Amr – the guy behind the food everyone raves about 🙂

5th August 2003 – the building of Mara House

My blank canvas 🙂

I sat and watched every single day – what an experience!

These guys dug the entire foundation with only pick, shovel and bucket!!

Saw the holes fill with water and was panic stricken!

brick walls line each hole ready for the steel and concrete

Concrete Mixer arrives

The amount of steel needed stretched from one end of the street to the other.

steel cages for the foundations fashioned completely by hand

Cleansing the site of evil spirits and warding off the ‘evil eye’

Time to mix the concrete for the foundations

Time for Tea…

Black Pitch for waterproofing

Timber casing around the steel pillars to hold the poured concrete

Almost there….

Cement by the cartload!

Pouring concrete 1st flor pillars

Ground floor roof ready for concrete

Ground floor roof concreted

Hurray! Last Floor!

This space just called for these arches to be made

January 2003 – Marie becomes Mara, moves to Egypt, still playing Tour Leader in Egypt – life is good!

Having fun dressing up!!

First time eating raw sugar cane

Cruising the Nile

Visiting Nubian Village in Aswan

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Bringing my first group to Egypt in 2000!!

That’s me – in the white turban!

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