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Spice, strife and a slice of life...

2009.11.05
All the pictures were taken on the streets of Aswan, southern Egypt.





It's always a hassle walking through the streets being constantly bombarded by demands from hawkers, beggers and shopkeepers at every step. You become inured to it.

But sometimes something gets through to you, like the guy who walked up to me and said, "I don't know what you want but I guarantee I have it in my shop."

You can't help but smile.
14 Comments
tedbarlow And did he? :-))))
Great set :-)
tedbarlow · 2009-11-05: 11:24
smbunation Excellent comps. I'm with Ted; did he?
smbunation · 2009-11-05: 12:10
dontblink Nice spicey set:) So what was it you needed?
dontblink · 2009-11-05: 13:18
Rogermay Yeah! did he really? lol Great shots!
Rogermay · 2009-11-05: 16:01
DancingDolphin Great story and photos, especially the second shot!
DancingDolphin · 2009-11-05: 18:17
slowpete stunning photos
slowpete · 2009-11-05: 22:28
JaCkYe Gorgeous...
JaCkYe · 2009-11-06: 08:11
jet28 True - did he make a sale? Love the detail ... and the title!
jet28 · 2009-11-07: 01:34
girafferacing Great set - it looks like the perfect place for street photography.
girafferacing · 2009-11-09: 15:47
sebelo Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
sebelo · 2009-11-09: 16:10
neusnet well done!
neusnet · 2009-11-10: 08:41
TIM927 hehe,,that´s the kind of shop I dream with ...
TIM927 · 2009-11-13: 02:58
slawecki Great set
slawecki · 2009-11-20: 04:02
longimanus just have found this and had to think of you and your passion for travel:-)
(Travel by Robert Louis Stevenson)
"I should like to rise and go
Where the golden apples grow;--
Where below another sky
Parrot islands anchored lie,
And, watched by cockatoos and goats,
Lonely Crusoes building boats;--
Where in sunshine reaching out
Eastern cities, miles about,
Are with mosque and minaret
Among sandy gardens set,
And the rich goods from near and far
Hang for sale in the bazaar;--
Where the Great Wall round China goes,
And on one side the desert blows,
And with the voice and bell and drum,
Cities on the other hum;--
Where are forests hot as fire,
Wide as England, tall as a spire,
Full of apes and cocoa-nuts
And the negro hunters' huts;--
Where the knotty crocodile
Lies and blinks in the Nile,
And the red flamingo flies
Hunting fish before his eyes;--
Where in jungles near and far,
Man-devouring tigers are,
Lying close and giving ear
Lest the hunt be drawing near,
Or a comer-by be seen
Swinging in the palanquin;--
Where among the desert sands
Some deserted city stands,
All its children, sweep and prince,
Grown to manhood ages since,
Not a foot in street or house,
Not a stir of child or mouse,
And when kindly falls the night,
In all the town no spark of light.
There I'll come when I'm a man
With a camel caravan;
Light a fire in the gloom
Of some dusty dining-room;
See the pictures on the walls,
Heroes fights and festivals;
And in a corner find the toys
Of the old Egyptian boys. "
longimanus · 2009-12-01: 06:17
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