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Author Archives: Brigitte Nioche
EGYPT’S QUEENS HAVE A VALLEY OF THE KINGS TOO!
Most of us have heard of the VALLEY OF THE KINGS near Luxor, where many of Egypt’s Pharaohs were buried. But how many of us know that there is also a VALLEY OF THE QUEENS? I certainly didn’t and was … Continue reading
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – EGYPTIAN FASHION
NOT EVERYBODY LIKES BLACK…………….. More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Alexandria, Travel
Tagged caftan, gallebaya, melaya luf, sebleh, Women. Fashion
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EGYPT – WE ARE TOLD IT IS SAFE AGAIN
….Egypt Antiquities Showman Tells the World It’s Safe to Visit KRUGERSDORP, South Africa — Feb 1, 2015, 8:54 AM ET By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press Egypt’s best-known archaeologist is a passionate showman with an explorer’s fedora who joined the last, … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, HABIBTI YA MASR, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Associated Press, safety, Tourism, Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass
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TUTANKHAMUN’S BAD LUCK!
yahoonewsdigest-intl posted this Beard of Egypt’s King Tut hastily glued back on with epoxy The blue and gold braided beard on the golden mask of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun was hastily glued back on with epoxy, damaging the relic after … Continue reading
PAPYRUS — BEFORE WE WRITE ON IT
WHEN WE HEAR SOMEBODY MENTION ANCIENT SCROLLS THE FIRST THING THAT TO COME TO MIND IS THE GOLD TONED PAPYRUS – THE FIRST PAPER – FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD – THAT WAS USED TO RECORD HISTORY. BUT HOW DOES IT LOOK … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Egypt, Valley of the Kings
Tagged Ancient Egypt, food, Fragrance., Gardens, Papyrus, plants, Scrolls
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – EGYPT’S MOUNT RUSHMORE?
CAN YOU SEE THE SLEEPING FACE? NOT MADE BY MEN LIKE THE FACES OF MOUNT RUSHMORE HERE IN THE US, BUT CREATED BY THE HAND OF NATURE! IT IS PART OF A MOUNTAIN FORMATION IN THE VALLEY OF THE QUEENS … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor
Tagged ANCIENT STONES, Faces, MOUNT RUSHMORE. VALLEY OF THE QUEENS, SCULPTURES
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PHOTO OF THE YEAR – LET’S COUNT OUR BLESSINGS
DOES SOMEBODY LIVE HERE? YES! A HOUSE IN A SMALL VILLAGE ON THE WEST BANK, NEAR LUXOR – IF THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE ALWAYS LIVED AND DON’T KNOW ANOTHER PLACE YOU ARE HAPPY HERE – BUT FOR THOSE OF US … Continue reading
2014 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,500 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – AVENUE OF THE SPHINXES – LUXOR
A CLOSE UP OF ONE OF THE SPHINXES ALONG THE 1.2 MILE LONG AVENUE, CALLED THE AVENUE OF THE SPHINXES CONNECTING THE LUXOR TEMPLE WITH SOUTHERN END OT KARNAK TEMPLE. More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Temple of Karnak
Tagged Avenue of the Sphinxes Luxor, Karnak Temple, Sculpture, Sphinx, Statue
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CATS BECAME GODS IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Today, according to statistics cats have a slight edge over dogs in popularity as pets. But we are not the first cat lovers. Way back in Ancient Egypt they were first kept as pets, and were praised for controlling vermin and … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt
Tagged BRITISH MUSEUM, Bronze, cats, Goddess Bastet, Gods, R.G.Gayner-Anderson
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Egypt My Love 