tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post2801185416589125743..comments2024-03-24T11:13:56.476+02:00Comments on “Our Luxor B&B" Luxor life, slice by slice!: A rest in Aswan at the Old Cataract Hotel.Discover 'Our Luxor' Apartmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11907869521357887832noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-44205096953637103652016-05-16T11:39:45.140+02:002016-05-16T11:39:45.140+02:00No, Edward, definitely haven't come across tha...No, Edward, definitely haven't come across that one! :-) In fact, thinking about it, we've come across very few scams in Aswan - unlike Luxor!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-56998401817975232042016-05-14T22:01:08.222+02:002016-05-14T22:01:08.222+02:00What's the Nubian Pound? I cannot believe that...What's the Nubian Pound? I cannot believe that you haven't come across that scam! <br />"Oh no madame, that price is in Nubian Pounds!" There are 3 or 4, or however many Egyptian pounds he fancies, to the Nubian Pound.<br />Our Nubian friend was Abdul Rahim Mohamed, and he was the captain of the felucca "Lord", with a Lord razor blade on the sail.<br />As for very poor people being the most generous, I think it's a universal fact. Remember the "widow's mite" from the Bible?Discover 'Our Luxor' Apartmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907869521357887832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-22398335573513186302016-05-14T21:25:32.878+02:002016-05-14T21:25:32.878+02:00How strange! We also knew a delightful Nubian and ...How strange! We also knew a delightful Nubian and his mother who came from Sehel Island! I think he lived in quite a few places though, and his mother was staying in a village near the dam when we were last there. What do you mean by the 'Nubian Pound'? :-) We have enjoyed so much local hospitality there and in the villages and I have never been asked for anything in return. It's a funny world where those who have very little or nothing are the most generous of all, while those who have it always want more! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-61682932034542040222016-05-14T17:49:03.297+02:002016-05-14T17:49:03.297+02:00As we only left the hotel on one occasion, we didn...As we only left the hotel on one occasion, we didn't really have much of an opportunity to see many tourists, other than those in the hotel, which was quite busy.<br />There were quite a few visitors who had only come to see around the hotel and have a quick drink and snap some photographs, but they were vastly outnumbered by bona-fide guests. There were also a goodly number of (obvious) regulars staying too.<br />I did notice that there were many motor-boats and feluccas (with full loads) making their way about the river, but whether these were foreign tourists or Egyptians, I wouldn't like to say. I didn't take that much notice.<br />As for the Nubians, watch out for those fabled "Nubian Pounds"! We used to visit a lovely Nubian chap on Sehel Island, what an experience. He and his mother were very generous towards us when we knew them, and they had so little to share. This was just after the killings at Hatshepsut, when we were the only foreign tourists in Aswan! Happy days.Discover 'Our Luxor' Apartmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907869521357887832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-66594824277183947972016-05-14T17:24:25.286+02:002016-05-14T17:24:25.286+02:00Edward, thanks for replying. I have always preferr...Edward, thanks for replying. I have always preferred Aswan to Luxor but have never stayed at the Cataract. Nice to see that the standards are still as high as always. Did you see many tourists there or is it quiet? The Nubian people are a delight, aren't they? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-83848914639003298742016-05-13T22:21:37.465+02:002016-05-13T22:21:37.465+02:00Hi Anon,
Thanks for your comment, and I have to s...Hi Anon, <br />Thanks for your comment, and I have to say that Aswan might be "easier going" than Luxor, but you would be comparing apples with oranges, in my opinion.<br />Thankfully, Freda and I have never been subjected to the level of "Luxor hassle" which we've seen reported here, there and everywhere; even when we were fairly new tourists, which goes to prove that not everyone becomes a victim of this behaviour. <br />Nevertheless, Aswan is an entirely different place to Luxor. For a start, the Aswan people haven't had the same exposure to the mass tourism clientèle which (to a point) has engendered the easy-money culture among Luxor's traders and gigolos. Although it has to be said that Egypt as a whole has had a reputation for rapacious avarice since the times of the Romans, at least! Discover 'Our Luxor' Apartmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907869521357887832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5088683094727047806.post-27862899993334747892016-05-13T19:35:56.710+02:002016-05-13T19:35:56.710+02:00Do you find Aswan easier going than Luxor? Do you find Aswan easier going than Luxor? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com