The wisest and happiest woman in our street – beautiful lady.
Mara – playing dress up in modern Egyptian fashion
This was probably the first time I met Amr, who would go on to manage Mara House almost 20 years later
The day I almost destroyed my insides by swallowing raw sugar cane – but didn’t!
Ground floor pillars being poured
Concrete machine arrivesPutting down steel cages for pillar foundationscutting the lengths of stelel
All the soil was dug and removed by these great meanI had the best and friendliest workers in LuxorI watched the work every day, totally fascinated
In August 2003 work began on clearing the site for Mara House Luxor. First Step – clear the land
We got to see a woman baking traditional bread in a kiln in CairoParty night is always fun on the Nile Cruise. Dressing up seems to make everyone more carefreeBelly dancing competition on the Nile Cruise BoatParty games are always fun – this one is !Make a mummy!Dinner time on Nile CruiseCruising the Nile
