Sidewalks

For what, exactly, is a sidewalk intended?  In Egypt, using sidewalks for merely walking is sooo unimaginative.  There are a multitude of other uses that we in the United States have never even considered.  For instance, a sidewalk may be used:

A.  as a bush or tree planter

B.  as a trashbin

C.  as a parking lot

D. for a guard house

 

 (most buildings have these outside somewhere, not all choose the sidewalk as the best location!)

E.  as a construction staging area

F.  as the ideal location for road signs and streetlights

And finally, 

G.  as a front porch

We have a lot of work to do in order to catch up with the creative thinking displayed here in Egypt!

Addendum, August 27th: We saw yet another use for sidewalks in Siwa- kitchen gardening.  These appear to be several corn plants.