Category Archives: Egypt

EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – HYGIENE

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

If you don’t have a bathroom the village fountain is all you need to clean your teeth! More From Egypt Soon Brigitte            

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MARKET DAY – ORGANIC FOOD ONLY

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

Twice a week, Tuesdays and Saturdays it’s market day in this country village on the West Bank near Luxor. If you buy fruit, vegetables, a live duck or a live chicken  it is all organic.             … Continue reading →

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WAKING UP NEXT TO THE PYRAMIDS

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

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 →

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PICTURE OF OF THE WEEK – MUDBRICKS

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

How long can bricks made of mud and straw last? A long, long time. This brick is from a structure in the Temple of Karnak which was built thousand of years go. The dry climate and little rain helped to preserve it. … Continue reading →

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CAIRO – LIVING AMONG THE DEAD

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

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 →

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SHOPPING – PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

  I hope she doesn’t have far to go! More from Egypt soon  Brigitte

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FINDING NEFERTITI’S TOMB WOULD BRING THE W0RLD BACK TO EGYPT

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

Yahoo News Digest <!– Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut’s tomb –> Science Egypt finds new clues that Queen Nefertiti may lie buried behind Tut’s tomb Scans of King Tut’s burial chamber have revealed … Continue reading →

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IT’S A MATTER OF SIZE- ARE HUMANS REALY THAT SMALL?

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

WE KNEW THAT THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS WERE ABLE TO BUILD TALL, TALL COLUMNS – but why – WERE THE TRYING TO MAKE US LOOK SMALL? Why otherwise can 7 people look so tiny? More from Egypt soon Brigitte

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NOT CAIRO TODAY – BUT NEW YORK

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

Today I will not talk about Egypt, but I want to tell you what is happening in New York. It is a very special day. A special moment for me My book GETTING OVER GROWING OLDER has just been published … Continue reading →

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DOWNTON ABBEY’S CONNECTION TO EGYPT

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Brigitte Nioche

  AFTER WATCHING THE LAST EPISODE OF DOWNTON ABBEY I WOULD LIKE TO REPOST A BLOG WHICH I WROTE AFTER EPISODE FOUR – JUST TO REMIND US WHY DOWNTON ABBEY WILL FOR EVER BE CONNECTED TO EGYPT Like millions of infatuated … Continue reading →

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