Author Archives: Brigitte Nioche

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About Brigitte Nioche

Author of Getting Over Growing Older Other titles - Dress to Impress, The Sensual Dresser, What Turns Men On.

EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE = HOUSING

  The Pyramids and temples had architecturally something in common, but the houses standing side by side along the Nile on the West Bank near Luxor today  – DON’T! More from Egypt soon Brigitte    

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – TAKING A BATH

WHO NEEDS A BATHROOM WHEN YOU HAVE THE NILE? More from Egypt soon Brigitte

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PICTURE OF THE DAY – DAISIES

DAISIES GROW EVERYWHERE …….HERE THEY ARE HUGGING THE TREES IN THE WINTER PALACE HOTEL IN LUXOR – EGYPT   More From Egypt soon    Brigitte  

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EGYPT’S BURIAL GROUND FOR MILLIONS OF ANIMALS

A fascinating article about a new discovery of animal burial tombs is reported around the world, but maybe you have not read it yet? During routine excavations at the dog catacomb in Saqqara necropolis, an excavation team led by Salima … Continue reading

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 EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – CROSSING THE NILE

THE QUICKEST WAY TO GO FROM THE EAST BANK OF THE NILE IN LUXOR, WHERE THE FAMOUS TEMPLE OF KARNAK IS LOCATED – ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR – TO THE WEST BANK TO VISIT HE VALLEY OF THE KINGS … Continue reading

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – BAKING BREAD

BREAD – FLAT BREAD is  still today a staple of the Egyptian diet, like it was thousands of years ago for the Ancient Egyptians. Made only of flour, water, and salt, how it can be good?  Maybe the secrets lies in the … Continue reading

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PICTURE OF THE DAY – UNUSUAL COMPANY

While having a glass of wine on the terrace of my hotel in Cairo, I had unexpected company! More from Egypt soon                                   Brigitte

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CAIRO’S TESTIMONY TO THE RECENT PAST

At the time of Egypt’s revolution on the 25th of January 2011 President          Hosni Mubarak’s Political Headquarters were torched, leaving to this day an empty, black ghost-like structure. It towers over the Nile and the Egyptian Museum close by – so … Continue reading

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – SNEAKERS

SNEAKERS LIKE JEANS HAVE CONQUERED THE WORLD  —— BUT NOT THE MOSQUES. THEY HAVE TO BE LEFT OUTSIDE LIKE ANY FOOTWEAR DID BEFORE THEM. ….AND THESE SNEAKERS ARE WAITING FOR THEIR OWNERS  IN FRONT OF THE SULTAN HASSAN’S MOSQUE IN CAIRO. ELECTRIC … Continue reading

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IRANIAN – EGYPTIAN CONNECTION

Our headlines are dominated these days by IRAN and other countries in the MIDDLE EAST – most of the news is about war, how to avoid it or accelerate it. But in one of Cairo’s Mosques, the Al-Rifa’i Mosque, built between 1869 AND 1912, we find … Continue reading

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