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Category Archives: Cairo
WAKING UP NEXT TO THE PYRAMIDS
Visiting Egypt will always be an unforgettable experience, but when you see the Great Pyramid of Giza from your bed when you open you eyes it takes a few minute to become reality, to make you realize you are not dreaming. Waking up next … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Cairo, Egypt, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Tourism
Tagged Great Pyramid of Giza, Mena House Hotel, Pharaoh Khafu, WOW Moments
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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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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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PYRAMIDS WITHOUT YANNI AND WITHOUT SUNSHINE
The sun doesn’t always shine and Yanni doesn’t always play! Never had I seen Amun Ra, the Sun God, hide his golden, warm rays behind dark clouds developing into a thunderstorm, strong winds, and rain. I only knew the Pyramids bathed in sunshine … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Boats, Cairo, Egypt, Pyramids
Tagged Giza Plateau, Pyramids.Solar Boat(Khufu's Boat), Rain, Thunderstorm. Clouds. Weather
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YANNI’S CONCERT FOR THE PHARAOHS
THIS YEAR IT IS TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO SINCE YANNI PLAYED HIS FAMOUS CONCERT AT THE ACROPOLLIS IN ATHENS — AND NOW HE IS PERFORMING AT THE PYRAMIDS!!! —- SINCE FIRST HEARING HIS MUSIC I HAVE BEEN A GREAT FAN OF HIS AND I LOVE … Continue reading
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
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
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Islam, Muslims
Tagged Electric Wiring, Jeans, Mosques, Prayers, Sneakers, Sultan Hassan
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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
Posted in Cairo, Egypt
Tagged Al Rifa'i Mosque, Egypt, Funerals, Iran, King Farouk, Princess Fawzia, Shah of Iran, Tombs
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Egypt My Love 