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Category Archives: Travel
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
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – WINE – PLEASURE OF THE PHARAOHS
These pictures of different wine jugs carved into the walls of a temple at Medina Habu are telling us that the Ancient Egyptians already liked wine More from Egypt soon Brigitte
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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CAIRO – PHOTO OF THE WEEK –
SHOPPING FOR SPICES This is the famous Khan El-Khalili Bazaar – it is not just a place for the tourists to shop- as you can see the locals come here too! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
HEAVEN – WHERE IS IT?
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
Posted in Egypt, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Heaven, Hotels, Italian Food, Nile river, View, Wine
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Egypt My Love 