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Tag Archives: Nile river
PHARAOH’S TEMPLES AND PALACES
After one week of visiting many temples of worship, from Cairo to Luxor, I asked Ahmed, our guide, “Where did the Pharaohs live?” “In palaces, which don’t exist anymore, but don’t worry they lived in great splendor,” he answered. I had no doubt that they … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Cairo, Luxor, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Temple of Karnak, Tomb Wall Paintings
Tagged Aswan, Bricks, Eternity, farmers, Floods, Mortuary Temple, Mud, Nile river, Palaces, Ramesses III, straw
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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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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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GIZA PLATEAU – TOMBS OF THE PYRAMID BUILDERS
The burial places of the Pharaoh’s – the pyramids and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings – have dazzled the world since their discovery. But where are ordinary people buried and how? People like the workers who helped build the pyramids? … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Islam, Luxor. Valley of the Kings, Pharaohs, Tourism, Travel, Valley of the Kings
Tagged craftmen, farmers, garves afterlife, Nile river, Pharaohs, Pyramids, stonecutters, workers
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Egypt My Love 