Edfu story

Circa: December 2006.

Egypt. Temple of Horus. The Falcon God.

Disclaimer: What I am going to tell you has absolutely nothing, repeat, NOTHING to do with the place or it’s history.

Take a look at the photo.

The smile you see on my face... is forced...I was in great pain.

My stomach was revolting against the food I had had on the Nile cruise ship. I had to go to the toilet.... URGENTLY.

My husband did not understand the urgency and I understood nothing other than what my tummy was screaming, “The choice is yours, Anu. Either you go NOW to a proper place, or I will embarrass you.”

The toilet was 300 metres away near the ticket entrance. My hands were growing cold. I could not stand straight. And forget walking, I could only shuffle. 

I looked so pained that Harish HAD to help me.

The motivational speech he gave from the statue to the toilet...was..I don’t remember... If he had not lead me, I wouldn’t have made it.

There was a queue in front of the cubicles. And the French ladies were talking softly, standing nonchalantly as if they were ready to wait for hours. 

I gasped loudly. My eyes filled up, my standing posture got skewed, my hands went to my mouth.

Utter silence. They understood me 

& suddenly I was in the front of THE door.

That was when the Egyptian lady (expecting some ‘baksheesh’ after I come out) decided to offer me 1 tissue. I come prepared, lady. I know to use water. I come from India.

I have never felt that sort of happiness as I felt in the next few minutes!

When I emerged from that cubicle, I was ready to kiss those French ladies, but settled for a sweet ‘merci beaucoup’.

My mood was so elated, that I, a miser, paid the Egyptian lady 1 Egyptian pound. She gave me 2 more tissue papers with tears in her eyes.

I felt on top of the world and every smiling step I took from the top of the stairs to the ground could have been recorded in slow motion.

Standing there was my man. My victorious grin became an embarrassing one when he lowered his shades and looked at me with a mock smile! 🤣🤣

I remember nothing else of #edfutemple . Ask me about Kom ombo, Luxor, the pyramids.. yes, I remember, somewhat..

But Edfu... only this #toiletstory 

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