I have been very lax in updating my blog and I apologise for that.
It will be impossible to fill in all the blanks since my last post, but I will very briefly bring you all up to date.
Christmas was very quiet, and an extremely peaceful time. I actually found myself pickling some wonderful beetroot on Christmas morning. Not exactly a normal Christmas Day activity, but I enjoyed it!
Since Christmas, business has been pretty good considering the state of tourism in Luxor and I have spent some wonderful days with some wonderful people! We have had felucca sailing on Spirit, temples and tombs and one or two "off the beaten track" days, interspersed with lots of fun and laughter.
New neighbours have arrived in the flat upstairs. Fortunately they are friends and life in our little oasis promises to be pretty good indeed.
My Greek and Roman Mythology course ended, and elhamdulilah, I passed with a Distinction! I then started an Introduction to Philosophy course, but never finished. Work got in the way and I found myself getting further and further behind. So I let it go, and will sign up again in the future. Now I am onto my third course....... Ancient Greeks and loving it so far.
My laptop died a very sad death, but I am now the very proud owner of a new one! Much faster than my old faithful and with lots and lots of memory!
And the highlight of the last few months was a long overdue visit by my sister and her man! It was fabulous to see her, and finally meet the man who makes her happy. And we managed a whole week without fighting! How good is that!!
And finally, I have a couple of photos for you.....
The first one is sunrise 2 days ago from the top deck of the ferry.
And the second is the following day, just yesterday, sunrise again from the top deck of the ferry.
A very different day!
And finally, one more picture at Karnak temple.....
See you all soon!!
It will be impossible to fill in all the blanks since my last post, but I will very briefly bring you all up to date.
Christmas was very quiet, and an extremely peaceful time. I actually found myself pickling some wonderful beetroot on Christmas morning. Not exactly a normal Christmas Day activity, but I enjoyed it!
Since Christmas, business has been pretty good considering the state of tourism in Luxor and I have spent some wonderful days with some wonderful people! We have had felucca sailing on Spirit, temples and tombs and one or two "off the beaten track" days, interspersed with lots of fun and laughter.
New neighbours have arrived in the flat upstairs. Fortunately they are friends and life in our little oasis promises to be pretty good indeed.
My Greek and Roman Mythology course ended, and elhamdulilah, I passed with a Distinction! I then started an Introduction to Philosophy course, but never finished. Work got in the way and I found myself getting further and further behind. So I let it go, and will sign up again in the future. Now I am onto my third course....... Ancient Greeks and loving it so far.
My laptop died a very sad death, but I am now the very proud owner of a new one! Much faster than my old faithful and with lots and lots of memory!
And the highlight of the last few months was a long overdue visit by my sister and her man! It was fabulous to see her, and finally meet the man who makes her happy. And we managed a whole week without fighting! How good is that!!
And finally, I have a couple of photos for you.....
The first one is sunrise 2 days ago from the top deck of the ferry.
And the second is the following day, just yesterday, sunrise again from the top deck of the ferry.
A very different day!
And finally, one more picture at Karnak temple.....
See you all soon!!
Welcome back!
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