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Category Archives: Egypt
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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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
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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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – MAY I HELP YOU?
NO THE PYRAMIDS ARE NOT OPEN TODAY – COME BACK TOMORROW! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Pyramids, Tourism, Travel
Tagged camels, Pyramids, Tour Guides, Visitors
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CAIRO’S MENA HOUSE – WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE
The MENA HOUSE in Cairo has from its start, in 1886, accommodated royalties such as the Crown Prince of Japan, Prince of Wales, Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi; politicians – Bill Clinton, Barbara Bush; artists – Frank Sinatra Charlton Heston, Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Film Stars, Foreign Policy, Government, Pyramids, Restaurants. Dining, Travel
Tagged Artists, Cairo, Chiang Kai-Shek, FDR, Mena House Hotel, Money, Politicians, Pyramids, Rich & Famous, Winston Churchill
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – DIFFERENT FACES
DIFFERENT EMOTIONS – YOU CAN BE ANGRY, OR HAPPY OR SURPRISED! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, HABIBTI YA MASR
Tagged Anger, Cairo Streets, happiness, Men, Surprise
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REPLICA OF TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB OPENS TO THE PUBLIC
This is a very interesting article about how TUTANKHAMUN’S tomb was duplicated It appeared in the AL-TAHRIR NEWS IN May 2014 and was written by NEVINE ABDEL WAHAB Tutankhamun’s replica burial chamber (photo :Factum Arte) A replica of the tomb of Tutankhamun to aid … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings
Tagged Basel, Howard Cater, Humidity, Preservation, Queen Nefertari, Ramses II, Replicas, Seti, Switzerland, Tomb, Tutankhamun, Zurich
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