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Monthly Archives: April 2013
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – WHAT SIZE SHOES DID RAMSES II WEAR?
IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE —– Looking at these feet, maybe he didn’t wear shoes? The feet are part of a broken statue of Ramses II – which stood at the Ramesseum, on the West Bank of the Nile, near Luxor. Ramses … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Pharaohs
Tagged Feet, Shoes, Size, Statues, Stones
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – BEING A DRIVER ……….
…..is challenging anywhere in the word! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
KARNAK TEMPLE – MORE THAN ANCIENT STONES
Visiting Karnak Temple during my last trip I had forgotten how brutal Egypt’s sun is at noon. When I arrived at the site around 11.45 am and saw the tourists going back to their air-conditioned buses I realized that my timing was off. It is early in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Islam, Luxor, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Enviroment, heat, Oasis, Palm Trees, Sunshine, water
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – BEING A MOTHER…….
……is challenging anywhere in the world! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Alexandria, Children, Egypt, Islam, Mothers, Muslims, Parenthood
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EGYPT’S ROYAL PALACE OR DISNEYLAND?
Winding our way through Cairo’s traffic, we were finally on the road to Alexandria. After two hours we reached the outskirts of town, closer to the famous Corniche, a water front promenade that runs for 10 miles along the Mediterranean. When … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria, Art, Cairo, Egypt, Islam, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Al Haramlik Palace, Cairo, Corniche, Fables, Hotels, Ocean, President Obama, Thousand and One Night, Traffic, Travel Agents
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – HONEYMOON AT KARNAK TEMPLE
Thinking that a man wearing a cowboy hat at Karnak Temple can only be an American, I found out quickly that I was wrong. “We are from Syria and we are here on our honeymoon.” After I had taken their … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Islam, Luxor, Muslims, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Cowboy Hat, Cruelty, happiness, Honeymoon, Syria, Temple of Karnak, War, Warmth
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – HOW SWEET IS LOVE?
I found the artist who makes these beautiful tiles in the Valley of the Kings. Every time I am in Egypt I visit him – most of his tiles show trees, birds or boats- but the day he made this one I … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Islam, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Affection, Artist, Hugs, love, Tenderness, Tiles, Togetherness, Warmth
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Egypt My Love 