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Local Customs: Shisha Anyone!?
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  • A very popular custom in Egypt is smoking a shisha.

    A shisha is a small packet containing a rolled tobacco leaf, a small amount of molasses, and some apple flavour.

    This is put in a type of 'water pipe' under a burning charcoal. You then inhale and the smoke passes through the water, cooling it.
    The cooled smoke picks up the flavours of the shisha.

    There are shisha parlors all over the place where people (mainly men) get together with friends for a quiet smoke and a turkish coffee.

    I didn't try it, but wish I had.

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    Local Customs: Whirling Dervish
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  • Luxor - is he dizzy yet ??!!
  • is he dizzy yet ??!!
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  • A Whirling Dervish is a unique dance - a "religious ceremony transcending into performing art".

    It is a dance performed by an order of the Islamic faith, and it involves the dancer whirling around and around continuously for minutes.

    The dancer starts off slowly turning and gets faster as the music picks up pace. They spin and spin, lifting parts of their costumes up as they go.

    It goes on for so long that you start to feel dizzy just watching - you wait with baited breath for them to fall over.....but they don't...they keep spinning and whirling.

    Amazing!

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    Comments for sue_stone about Luxor
    metal_warrior Fri Dec 14, 2007 13:06 UTC
     Hi, Thanks for the information. You are really doing a cool job, providing such helpful tip. KEep it up.
    Kuznetsov_Sergey Fri Jul 20, 2007 16:42 UTC
     Thanks Sue for bringing back memories about this outstanding tousist place! Really so many sights ans so little time! I envy you could see them from the balloon. Wonderful pics and travelogues. Thanks for the excellent virtual tour!
    hindu1936 Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:36 UTC
     After looking at your Marrrakesh pages just had to see what else you had where we are going. Great!! Thanks again for your insightful advice and photos.
    LoriPori Sun Feb 25, 2007 15:44 UTC
     Wonderful page on Luxor Sue. It is on the top of my wish list. The Nile cruise sounds interesting and looks like a great way to see the area.
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