see a local house
I was very interested when taken for breakfast at a house near Merowe. Ever since we reached Korti, the white-washed houses in the villages had caught my attention, and I noticed that sme seemed quite large. We in fact visited two houses . The first one we went to was like a rabbit warren [as was the second too] with different courtyards each with a number of rooms. I presume there was a guest area, where my husband and our travelling companions were taken; a women's area, perhaps for female guests; then the family quarters, and maybe areas for married children.I asked if I could take some pictures and was taken a short tour. Apart from the area where I had been sitting and had breakfast , there must have been a cooking area though I didn't see it, and also sleeping quarters.In the courtyard where I was there was a store with a pigeon loft above it, a place for storing water, a small...


