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Category Archives: Travel
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – SOUVENIRS
IS THERE REALLY NOBODY COMING TO BUY MY SOUVENIRS ?????? More from Egypt soon Brigitte
EGYPT HAD A FEMALE PHARAOH 3000 YEARS AGO AND THE US IS STILL WAITING FOR A FEMALE COMMANDER IN CHIEF!
Standing in front of the Mummy wrapped in a beige linen cloth exposing only feet, arms, and the head, it was hard for me to think of this small, shrunken person as one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut. Her last resting place is in … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Government, Luxor, Pharaohs, Temple of Karnak, Tomb Wall Paintings, Travel
Tagged Army, Commander in Chief, Female President, Granite, Hatshepsut, Isis, Mummies, Obelisks, Ramses II, Temples, Thutmose III, United States
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VISITING EGYPT – DO YOU WANT TO FEEL LIKE A NATIVE?
When you travel and you want to feel like a native you need a native to show you the hidden corners. The corners off the beaten pass. My friend Ahmed introduced me to his friend Sayed – everybody has lots … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Islam, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Religion, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Cattle, Countryside, Death, Graveyard, Hotels, Natives
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INSIDE KHUFU’S PYRAMID
The Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khufu, is the only one of the three Pyramids on the Giza Plateau that can be visited inside. During my first and second trip to Egypt, while visiting the pyramids I wanted to go … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, Pharaohs, Pyramids, Travel
Tagged Age, Giza Plateau, Khufu, Khufu's Burial Chamber, Pyramids, Security
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EGYPT’S PAST – IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE
Once upon a time – here stood – at the Ramessuem on the West Bank in Luxor – a statue of Ramses II. When the 69 feet statue, weighing more than 1,000 tons, yes 1000 tons, fell, it broke into … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Egypt, HABIBTI YA MASR, Luxor, Pharaohs, Travel
Tagged Broken Pieces, Granite, Ramses II, Statue
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EGYPT – HOW MUCH LUCK DOES IT NEED?
Since Ancient Egyptian times SCARABS have been a sign of Good Luck, fending off bad spirits. This believe has survived into modern times and every tourist who has come to Egypt did not leave without at least one, or like … Continue reading
PHOTO OF THE WEEK – A PEUGEOT – ANYTHING MISSING?
………..YES…………WHERE IS THE GPS ON THIS DASHBOARD? THE DRIVER IS WONDERING TOO! BUT NOT TO WORRY- EVEN WITHOUT IT HE KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO GO! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Posted in Egypt, Luxor, Travel
Tagged cars, Dashboards, Directions, Drivers, GPS, Peugeot, Taxis
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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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WE STILL LOVE EGYPT BUT EGYPT DOESN’T LOVE ITSELF ANYMORE!
Writing my Blog about the happier days of Egypt I must be giving the impression that I am ignoring what is happening in Egypt today. I am not – I am deeply touched and worried by the stories and the images we see … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Islam, Religion, Travel
Tagged Despair, Electricity, Government, hopes, Muslim Brotherhood, Unemployment
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – WAITING, WAITING BUT HOW MUCH LONGER?
ALEXANDRIA Railway Station – sometimes trains are not on time! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
Egypt My Love 