Category Archives: Luxor. Valley of the Kings

TUTANKHAMUN – IS OUR BREATH BURYING HIM AGAIN?

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Brigitte Nioche

The BBC reported a few days ago that there is a possibility the Tomb of Tutankhamun will be closed – the reason is that the breath of the visitors to the tomb are damaging what the heat of the desert has … Continue reading →

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EGYPT – ANOTHER VISIT?

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

…………….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 →

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GODS ARE BIGGER THAN HUMANS

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

I never thought of myself as short, but while visiting Egypt I felt that I wasn’t even there when I stood next to a statue of a God or a Pharaoh. The Pharaohs saw themselves as Gods and the size of the statues built in their … Continue reading →

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HEAVEN – WHERE IS IT?

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

 Bryan Adams in his song  ‘Thought I’d died and gone to Heaven’  is referring to a woman. But heaven can also be a place – and I found that place when I arrived at the Winter Palace in Luxor. This Hotel was built-in 1886 … Continue reading →

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GIZA PLATEAU – TOMBS OF THE PYRAMID BUILDERS

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

The burial places of the Pharaoh’s  –  the pyramids and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings –  have dazzled the world since their discovery. But where are ordinary people buried and how? People like the workers who helped build the pyramids? … Continue reading →

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TOMB PAINTINGS BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

“Come I want to show you something,” Abdul said while we got out of the car. Walking up the hill towards a pile of stones that must have been a  house a long time ago, I was wondering what there … Continue reading →

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MECCA – A J0URNEY OF A LIFETIME

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

 On the way from the Valley of the Kings to the Valley of the Queens stands this brightly decorated house, close to the street on the foot of the mountains. “What is this? Is it a Restaurant?” My ignorance was as big as the … Continue reading →

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GASOLINE – WHERE CAN YOU FIND IT?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

Driving back from a visit to the Valley of the Kings a few weeks ago, our driver slowed down a few times, leaned out the  window and called out to another driver.Of course, I could not understand what he was asking, but I knew … Continue reading →

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TUTANKHAMUN AND I

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Brigitte Nioche

 How could I ever have imagined that one day I would be alone with Tutankhamun  in his tomb – just the two of us – that is exactly what happened about a month ago, when I was visiting Luxor.  Walking into his … Continue reading →

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