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Category Archives: Tourism
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 – END OF A DREAM
This is the end of a journey – hopes, dreams, expectations and experiences are now memories all packed in our suitcases – ready to be taken home, where we will cherish them and treat them as gifts nobody can ever … Continue reading
GODS ARE BIGGER THAN HUMANS
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
Posted in Egypt, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Ancient Egypt, Cult, Gods, Humans, Pharaohs, Size, Statues
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BROKEN PIECES STILL TELL A STORY
Did you know that of all the artifacts discovered in archeology pottery is what tells us the most about the daily life of our ancestors? Here are broken jugs found in the living quarters of the pyramid builder, next to the … Continue reading
SAQQARA -THERE IS MORE THAN A PYRAMID AND SAND
When thinking of Egypt, we see images of the desert, yellow sand, a burning sun, and dryness. Especially at Saqqara where the Step Pyramid, the first pyramid ever built, is surrounded by sand as far as the eye can see. But going … Continue reading
BES – GOD OF GOOD HUMOUR
It must have been meant to be that on my last day in Egypt, at the Temple of Dendara, when I needed something to cheer me up, I met Bes. Bes, is not a person but a little, grotesque statue of an … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Tourism, Travel
Tagged child birth, children, Dendara, Gnomes, Gods, Goof Humour
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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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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – A HAPPY COUPLE
This happy looking couple sits in the Temple of Karnak, between the first two columns on the left. Egyptologists believe that it is Tutankhamun and his wife Ankhsenpaaten, but they are not sure! While the world speculates who they really are, they live happily … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Luxor, Tourism, Travel, Tutankhamun
Tagged couples, ever after, happiness, love
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EGYPT – WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO VISIT?
As I found out during my second trip to Egypt in March of this year, courage can have big rewards. Most of my friends and family tried to discourage me from going because they felt it was too dangerous, but I was not … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Luxor, Tourism, Travel, Tutankhamun
Tagged courage, Crowds, Temple of Karnak
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – SHOPPING FOR MEAT
Passing through a small village on our way to the Step Pyramid at Saqqara- (the first Pyramid ever build, circa 2630 BC, by Djoser) we stopped at this butcher shop. I was wondering shy the dead animal was strung up outside … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Food, Tourism, Travel, Valley of the Kings
Tagged Meat, Organic, shopping
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Egypt My Love 