The waterfront, always fascinating and during tourist season, which this wasn't, can get very busy. Here river cruise ships.
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The waterfront, always fascinating and during tourist season, which this wasn't, can get very busy. Here river cruise ships. |
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Ferry boats and dhaus dominate the rest of the harbor |
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The Dhau, since time immemorial the way to travel on the Nile River |
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A waterfront restaurant, one of many, in addition to restaurants in major hotels, e.g. the Hilton |
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Other than boats, trains, planes, and cars, the long range bus is an inexpensive and comfortable way to travel |
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I noticed a nearby girls school finishing the day. In Egypt, the girls are being educated. |
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Local buses are gathering here to pick the girls up to take them home to the villages or parts of this city of almost a half a million people, where they live. |
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