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SLEEPING ON THE JOB – EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE

IF YOU DON’T CARE HOW COMFORTABLE YOU ARE,  A RIDE ON A CAMEL IS AN ADVENTURE BUT I THINK TO SLEEP ON ONE YOU MUST BE AN EGYPTIAN POLICEMEN! FORTUNATELY FOR HIM THE CAMEL IS WIDE AWAKE! More from Egypt … Continue reading

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NOT CAIRO TODAY – BUT NEW YORK

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

  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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TO EGYPT WITH LOVE —-

THIS YEAR THE CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST AND THE BIRTH OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD ARE OBSERVED ON THE SAME DAY –  DECEMBER 24 AND I WISH ALL MY FRIENDS IN EGYPT                 HAPPY MAWLID AL-NABI       More from Egypt soon Brigitte … Continue reading

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FROM EGYPT WITH LOVE –

          MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPPY NEW YEAR MAY ALL YOUR HOPES AND WISHES BE FULFILLED! More from Egypt in 2016     Brigitte      

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MEDINA HABU – WHERE IS THE TOILET?

Tourists are always concerned about where the bathrooms are. And it is one of the details tour guides never forget to mention – I suppose it makes people feel comfortable and avoids unnecessary delays. The morning I visited Medina Habu* I was not … Continue reading

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YANNI’S CONCERT FOR THE PHARAOHS

THIS YEAR IT IS TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO SINCE YANNI PLAYED HIS FAMOUS CONCERT AT THE ACROPOLLIS IN ATHENS   — AND NOW HE IS PERFORMING AT THE PYRAMIDS!!! —- SINCE FIRST HEARING HIS MUSIC I HAVE BEEN A GREAT FAN OF HIS AND I LOVE … Continue reading

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QUEEN HATSHEPSUT’S MAGIC

Pharaoh Hatshepsut ruled Egypt for more than 20 years. She was the longest reigning female in Egypt’s history, and considered one of Egypt’s most successful pharaohs. During her reign, unlike other rulers of the 18th dynasty, she was more interested in ensuring economic prosperity, … Continue reading

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – GOODBYE ABAN

On the way back from the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank, near Luxor  our bus had stopped in front of the Papyrus Institute, where beautiful  images of Ancient Egypt, reproduced by local artist on papyrus, were sold. After about an … Continue reading

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 EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – CROSSING THE NILE

THE QUICKEST WAY TO GO FROM THE EAST BANK OF THE NILE IN LUXOR, WHERE THE FAMOUS TEMPLE OF KARNAK IS LOCATED – ATTRACTING THOUSANDS OF VISITORS EVERY YEAR – TO THE WEST BANK TO VISIT HE VALLEY OF THE KINGS … Continue reading

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