Some loose sketches from the village of Esna. There were lots of old and colourful doors.

And a guy who was working on raw cotton, he was whipping it with some thread. I thought he was playing an instrument, but it was to cut cotton into threads.
 

Egypt, Esna temple

 

Had litte time to scan the Egypt draaings, and post them. Here is another one, of te beautiful and colourfull Esba temple. This was sketched on location (you can still see the pencil lines), drawn later that day on the boat. Unfortunately the red ink ran out, I finished this one at home.

Egypt, cruise over the river Nile, Felucca's

 

Made this drawing of the beautiful sailing boats on the Nile, called felucca's, during our cruise last week. One of the many drawings I made during that trip.

Egypt, cruise over the Nile. Edfu

We just returned from a lovely week, cruising with a slow boat over the river Nile, in Egypt. We had a terrific holiday, and I had a lot of opportunity to make sketches in my hand made travel sketchbook. 

For starters this drawing of the bird towers of Edfu. The locals collect bird-dung in these towers, which they use to fertilize the fields.