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Category Archives: Pharaohs
PHOTO OF THE WEEK —— AND WHEN YOU STOP CRUISING
——– and you stay at the Winter Palace Hotel, this is the view from your window! The Nile and the Valley of the Kings in the distance – picture perfect! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Boats, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Travel
Tagged Cruising, holidays, Mountains, Pharaohs, Relaxation, The Nile. Boats
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – DON’T THEY LOVE ME ANYMORE?
How can all these people ignore me like this? Don’t they know who I am? Don’t they know that I am and have been the symbol of Egypt for thousand of years. They call me the GREAT SPHINX OF GIZA standing on the Giza … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Pharaohs
Tagged Giza, heat, love, Passion, Sunshine, The Sphinx
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EGYPT’S HOT AIR BALLOONS ARE UP UP AND AWAY AGAIN
TWO WEEKS AGO EGYPT RESUMED THE HOT AIR BALLOONS SIGHTSEEING IN LUXOR ****************************************************************************** Getting up at 4 am was hard. It was dark outside, and I wondered why I had agreed to take a hot air balloon ride. In total darkness … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Tutankhamun, Valley of the Kings
Tagged Burial Grounds, Eternity, Hot Air Balloons, Magic, Pharaohs, Secrets
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – WHAT SIZE SHOES DID RAMSES II WEAR?
IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE —– Looking at these feet, maybe he didn’t wear shoes? The feet are part of a broken statue of Ramses II – which stood at the Ramesseum, on the West Bank of the Nile, near Luxor. Ramses … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Luxor, Pharaohs
Tagged Feet, Shoes, Size, Statues, Stones
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KARNAK TEMPLE – MORE THAN ANCIENT STONES
Visiting Karnak Temple during my last trip I had forgotten how brutal Egypt’s sun is at noon. When I arrived at the site around 11.45 am and saw the tourists going back to their air-conditioned buses I realized that my timing was off. It is early in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Islam, Luxor, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Enviroment, heat, Oasis, Palm Trees, Sunshine, water
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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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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – PHARAOHS AND CELL PHONES
Who is this guard talking to? Could it be that pharaohs have cell phones too now? More from Egypt soon Brigitte
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE
HAVE HUMANS REALLY BUILD THESE BIGGER THAN LIFE COLUMNS? More from Egypt soon Brigitte
TUTANKHAMUN – IS OUR BREATH BURYING HIM AGAIN?
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
Posted in Egypt, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel, Tutankhamun
Tagged BBC, Bill Gates, Cascade Investments, Egypt Daily News, Microsoft, Orascom, Preservation, Tomb of Tutankhamun
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Weekly Photo Challenge:Big
BIG – In Ancient Egypt things were big, and the statues of Ramesses II (1303 BC – 1213 BC) are no exception – this one is located in Memphis in a small museum specially built for it. After more than 3000 years it still makes humans … Continue reading
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