tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post6840397278941421092..comments2023-10-04T15:37:27.428+02:00Comments on Cairo/Giza Daily Photo: The MakwagiMaryanne Stroud Gabbanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858132776788616956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-4711955549125052752010-10-07T16:01:03.859+02:002010-10-07T16:01:03.859+02:00When I worked on a dig 30 years ago in the Valley ...When I worked on a dig 30 years ago in the Valley of the Kings, the expedition would send our dirty clothes out to be laundered. I was enchanted that even my underwear came back ironed. Then one day when I was walking through Luxor, I came upon the makwagi and saw that the iron he used had no spray mechanism. Instead, he would take a mouthful of water and spritz it onto the clothes through his teeth as he ironed. Made the idea of having ironed underpants a bit less hygienic-seeming!Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507370042400822339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-7085662864499011572010-10-06T13:34:00.709+02:002010-10-06T13:34:00.709+02:00Very interesting!Very interesting!rapunzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10823534673317335434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3269596104755521067.post-784386716539770822010-10-06T06:08:14.364+02:002010-10-06T06:08:14.364+02:00and what a great name! that just rolls off the ton...and what a great name! that just rolls off the tongue.<br /> - <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Equestrian Vagabond</a>The Equestrian Vagabondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600011873327347121noreply@blogger.com