Luxor, Sunday, August 12, 2012
…driver took us to an air conditioned Alabaster factory and shop for some refreshments and a washroom break. The alabaster guide for the factory explained how the pieces were made….
…driver took us to an air conditioned Alabaster factory and shop for some refreshments and a washroom break. The alabaster guide for the factory explained how the pieces were made….
…stop was the Buddhist temple of the jade Buddha. Celia spent the bus ride time explaining the geography of China and Buddhism and whatever topics we had questions about. The…
…first stopped at a papyrus factory where we learned how real papyrus is made. Real papyrus has a much better quality and lasts longer than copies which are made on…
…and pulls out a brown glass bottle with a label that reads “Bavaria”. It looks an awful lot like a beer. As the ride goes on, he drinks it…?…hmmm. Then…