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Category Archives: Cairo
OMAR SHARIF AND THE OTHER EGYPTIAN MEN
Omar Sharif was born in Egypt and became an international super star. Do you remember Doctor Zhivago? Women were swooning about him and still do. The other day I mentioned his name to a friend, and with a dreamy expression, she … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Film Stars, Muslims, Pharaohs
Tagged Actor, Admiration, Egyptian men, Fame, Omar Sharif, Pharaohs, Youth
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NO PARKING LOT – JUST KEEPING YOUR CAR CLEAN!
Pointing to a car parked on a main street in Cairo, totally wrapped up with a protective cover, I asked my friend, “Can you park your car on the street here for a long time?” “Oh, no – the owner will probably … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt, Travel
Tagged cars, Large Cities, Parking Lots, Protection, sand, Traffic
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McDONALD’S IN EGYPT – HAMBURGERS PLUS……
McDonalds is an American Invention, but the Egyptians have found a way to improve the American concept – no, not the hamburgers, but the service. THEY DELIVER! And they call it McDELIVERY! ****************** In front of McDonald’s, just next to my Hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Food, Restaurants. Dining
Tagged Delivery, Delivery Service, Hamburgers, Helmets, McDonald's, Meat, Scooters, Speed
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EGYPT – TRAVEL LIGHTLY!!!!
The definition of a Globetrotter is someone who travels widely and often. So after I travelled for three weeks from Aswan in Upper Egypt, via Luxor, via Cairo to Alexandria in Lower Egypt I thought I qualified – but there was a … Continue reading
EGYPT – ANOTHER VISIT?
…………….yes another visit, my third visit! …. and this time I am not going through a travel agent, but, with the help of some friends, have made my own travel arrangements and reservations. I will spend 9 days in Luxor in Upper … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Islam, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Muslims, Tourism, Travel, Valley of the Kings
Tagged Abraham, celebrations, Eid al-Adha, Muslims, Ram, travelling single
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GIZA — LOOK WHAT IS WAITING FOR YOU
Empty chairs – beautiful empty chairs all waiting for events to come, for people to sit on them and admire the beautiful garden of the Mena House Oberoi Hotel. which is located near the Pyramids in Giza, near Cairo. – and if … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Chairs, Garden, Giza, Luxury Hotels, Pyramids
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CAIRO – VIBRANT, FASCINATING, MYSTERIOUS
Majestically and powerful the Nile winds its way through Cairo, embracing two islands, Zamalek (Gezira) and Rode, and like a ribbon it ties together the beauty and mysteries of the city. Cairo, also called “City of a Thousand Minarets, was founded in 969 … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Cities that don't sleep, Mosques, Nile river
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – LIVING WITHOUT A DRYER
Even in the Center of Cairo not everybody has a Dryer – Fortunately they have plenty of sunshine More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Ramesses II Visiting Paris
You don’t have to be alive when you visit Paris – but you have to be a pharaoh, and not just any pharaoh – but Ramesses the Great Regarded as the most powerful pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, he ruled for more than sixty years (1279 … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Abu Simbel, Cairo Museum, fungus, King, Paris, Passport, Ramses II, Red Carpet
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Egypt My Love 