Koshari, eggplant, fish,  soup, and zucchini stir-fry at home-hosted dinner

Our hosts were Osman (absent) and Nadia Osman, in upscale apartment

Youngest son talks about father's manufacturing  of packaged condiments

Don and Mal pose with gracious hostess, Nadia

Nadia's well-known grandfather was CEO of Shell Oil in Egypt

Carmine, 26 yrs old, is working in cinema industry

Nadia has one full-time, one part-time cook - here in kitchen

Enjoyed one-hour horse & carriage (caleche) ride through busy Luxor streets

Luxor Temple by night

Columns of Temple illuminated by many lights

Favorite pasttime of men is visiting the coffee houses

Local super market

Entering souk area to have refreshments at a downtown coffee house

Shop along the alleyway displayed bangled undergarments

Fawzy shows Ron and Alison how to smoke from the Sisha

Ron inhales the smoke from the Egyptian Water Pipe after the water bubbles

Alison tries the Sisha (sheesha) with special fragrant tobacco loosely packed into a clay pot

She exhales a lot of smoke!

This fellow bought one decorated with stainless steel fittings

Sherif, another of our guides, knows how to do it well

And look who was dared to do it!

How does that feel, Mal?  You've never smoked before!