Houses in Egypt

As Egypt is now getting more and more prominent in the news….

Egypt is a beautiful country. At the same time colorful and dusty, wet and dry, full and empty.

There is so much more to see than pyramids and temples. I don't pretend to know more than the average tourist, but I tried to get a glimpse of "normal" life when I was there. 

Of course there is the enormous difference between living in the big city or in the country.

Cairo and Alexandria are huge cities. People in general live in high apartment buildings. A special feature are the windows. They don't have to be all the same, but can be different. Just as you like. As in all big cities, the traffic is often jammed. Cars mingle with horse drawn carriages or even flocks of animals. 

In the countryside life has a different pace. The pace of horses, donkeys and boats. The houses are small, made of muddy bricks and many are painted in bright colors. 

For larger pictures and more visit Houses in Egypt at my Flick account.