Why does it always end up in the one place most holiday makers would want avoid at any cost? In Egypt students could (genuinely) tell their offspring and husbands they had had a visit to a brick factory. Here it's the smelliest, smokey fishing 'port'. I use 'port' in the loosest possible way. It's the place where the piroques land their catch so its full of fish heads, smoking tables, squabbling gulls and people, the women sometimes with a baby on their backs, poking at fish until they eventually buy the ones they want. Hotels, institutions, housewives all jostling for the best of the catch. The reason for this visit, and a cold, breezy hour on a balcony overlooking the mayhem below, was down to the tour company rep at the hotel. She happily decided I was better qualified to sort out birding trips (fine) and promptly pointed a lovely couple in my direction. As I say, birding trips - fine, but the husband wanted to see where they brought the catch and as I wanted the bookshop in the same general direction I ended up tagging along to share the taxi. I only hope the photos were worth it!
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Angela TorpeyI have taught Egyptology for nearly 25 years, for 21 years with the Centre for Lifelong Learning, the University of Warwick and for just over 10 years on the internationally recognised Certificate of Egyptology (Distance Learning by e-Learning) with the University of Manchester led by Professor Rosalie David.
Because of changes to the lifelong learning programme at Warwick I now teach independently, although I also teach dayschools for the university. For nearly 20 years I have led Study Tours to Egypt both independently and as guest lecturer with Ancient World Tours. Archives
December 2018
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