Author of Living Longer, Living Well - How to Embrace the Challenges of a Long Life.
Other titles - Dress for Success, The Sensual Dresser, What Turns Men On.
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Author Archives: Brigitte Nioche
CAIRO – LIVING AMONG THE DEAD
The incessantly honking cars on Cairo’s street don’t slow down or stop their horns to pay their respect when passing El Arafa – The City of the Dead. I was astounded to see a graveyard (4 miles long) be part of this vibrant metropolis … Continue reading
Posted in Book of the Dead, Cairo, Children, Egypt, Government, Muslims, Travel
Tagged cars, Cemetery, City of the Dead, Death, earthquake, Tombs, Urbanization
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SLEEPING ON THE JOB – EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE
IF YOU DON’T CARE HOW COMFORTABLE YOU ARE, A RIDE ON A CAMEL IS AN ADVENTURE BUT I THINK TO SLEEP ON ONE YOU MUST BE AN EGYPTIAN POLICEMEN! FORTUNATELY FOR HIM THE CAMEL IS WIDE AWAKE! More from Egypt … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Cairo, HABIBTI YA MASR, Pyramids, Travel
Tagged camels, No Tourists, Police in Cairo, Pyramids, Sleeping well
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SHOPPING – PICTURE OF THE WEEK
I hope she doesn’t have far to go! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Children, Egypt, Islam, Mothers, Muslims, Parenthood, Religion
Tagged Donkeys, Headscarf, Muslim Women, Weekly Market, Young Men
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FINDING NEFERTITI’S TOMB WOULD BRING THE W0RLD BACK TO EGYPT
Yahoo News Digest <!– Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut’s tomb –> Science Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut’s tomb Scans of King Tut’s burial chamber have revealed … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Egypt, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Queens of Egypt, Tombs
Tagged lost Queen, Nefertiti, New Discovery, Nicholas Reeves, Tutankhamun
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IT’S A MATTER OF SIZE- ARE HUMANS REALY THAT SMALL?
WE KNEW THAT THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS WERE ABLE TO BUILD TALL, TALL COLUMNS – but why – WERE THE TRYING TO MAKE US LOOK SMALL? Why otherwise can 7 people look so tiny? More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Ancient Stones, Art, Egypt, Luxor, Temple of Karnak, Tourism
Tagged columns, Humans, Men, Midgets, Travellers, women
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NOT CAIRO TODAY – BUT NEW YORK
Today I will not talk about Egypt, but I want to tell you what is happening in New York. It is a very special day. A special moment for me My book GETTING OVER GROWING OLDER has just been published … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Egypt, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Age, Book, Getting Over Growing Older, Solution, Youth
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DOWNTON ABBEY’S CONNECTION TO EGYPT
AFTER WATCHING THE LAST EPISODE OF DOWNTON ABBEY I WOULD LIKE TO REPOST A BLOG WHICH I WROTE AFTER EPISODE FOUR – JUST TO REMIND US WHY DOWNTON ABBEY WILL FOR EVER BE CONNECTED TO EGYPT Like millions of infatuated … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Downton Abbey, England, Highclere Castle, Lord Carnarvon
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK – SHAME ON US!
IS THIS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN HONOR THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS FOR SHARING THEIR CULTURE WITH US? More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Ancient Stones, Art, Egypt, Luxor
Tagged Cleanliness, Disrespect, Garbage, Honor, Temples, Waste
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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – A FAMILY PICNIC
It is the only tree around but it is all this Egyptian family needs to enjoy a day out. And for extra relief from the heat a trench dug around the trunk of the tree does the trick — plus for anyone wanting … Continue reading
CAIRO – EATING WITH NAPOLEON III AND EMPRESS EUGENIE
Eating is really not the right word when going to the Saraya Gallery – Dining describes it better. And once you are in the restaurant I wonder if the French food they serve is what will impress you most. The restaurant is part of the Cairo … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Food
Tagged Empress Eugenie, French Food, Marriott Hotel in Cairo, Napoleon III, Omar Khayyam, Pasha Kdediva Isma'il, Saraya Gallery, Suez Canal, Versailles
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Egypt My Love 