After touring the Temple of Kom Ombo and parts of the town of Edfu, we were a bit overheated. The temperature was actually quite cooler this day as it went all the way down to 103 degrees. But the temple and town were still all stones and sand and we needed a break.

We went into a Bedouin tea room in town. Bedouins are desert-dwelling nomads. They lead a nomadic or semi-nomadic lifestyle. They live in tents in and around the desert. Bedouins have mostly a tribe culture. Their tents include a sitting area. It was really quite nice inside. You can see one of the rooms in the first picture. It might be a tent, but they manage to make it quite comfortable inside. I loved the dark and the cool shade.

We ordered a water pipe and some hot tea. Now that might not sound refreshing, but we decided to go with the local flow. We ordered some “apple tobacco” for the water pipe. I told them that I had a sore throat, so they brought me some hot ginger tea. That had to be the strongest, most potent non-alcoholic drink that I’ve ever had in my life. Vicky ordered some mint tea. I could have sat there for the whole rest of the afternoon. The woman in the picture with us was our main Egyptian guide.