Today's photo-of-the-day is from the the streets of Edfu, Egypt. It
shows a popular way to get around, at least for tourists. I think the
locals probably favor the tuktuks, the popular three-wheeled motorised
mini-cabs. Notice the ribs of this poor horse. I didn't notice until
after I got back home and had my film developed. (I exaggerate, but remember those
days?) In any case, I didn't notice until we were back to the cruise
ship from touring the ancient temple and noticed a crowd of locals
gathered around one of these carriages. Apparently, its horse had
collapsed and died. I'm not saying there isn't a role for horse-drawn carriages
in the tourist industry in Egypt. I am saying that the government
needs to tighten regulations so these horses are better fed.
