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Tag Archives: Pyramids
CAIRO’S MENA HOUSE – WHERE HISTORY WAS MADE
The MENA HOUSE in Cairo has from its start, in 1886, accommodated royalties such as the Crown Prince of Japan, Prince of Wales, Shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi; politicians – Bill Clinton, Barbara Bush; artists – Frank Sinatra Charlton Heston, Sarah … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Film Stars, Foreign Policy, Government, Pyramids, Restaurants. Dining, Travel
Tagged Artists, Cairo, Chiang Kai-Shek, FDR, Mena House Hotel, Money, Politicians, Pyramids, Rich & Famous, Winston Churchill
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PYRAMID STONES — IT IS A MATTER OF SIZE
While we are at the Pyramids, let me show you how big – how overwhelming – and dwarfing one single stone can be… IT HAS BEEN CALCULATED THAT MORE THAN TWO MILLION LIMESTONES WERE USED TO BUILD EACH PYRAMID … Continue reading
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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PYRAMIDS BIGGER THAN LIFE – PHOTO FO THE WEEK
THE PYRAMIDS ON THE GIZA PLATEAU DWARF ANYTHING AND ANYBODY – ….AND EVEN IF THE PYRAMID IS NOT ONE OF THE THREE BIGS ONES BELONGING TO PHARAOH KHUFU, OR KHAFRA OR MENKAURA, BUT A SMALLER ONE LIKE THIS ONE WHERE … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Pyramids
Tagged Ants, Dwarf, Giza Plateau, Pharaoh, Pyramids, Royal Wife
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EGYPT
To close this year and to wish my friends in Egypt a brighter future and peace, I am sharing my memories…………. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY – MAY 2014 BRING PEACE TO THE WORLD!!!!! BRIGITTE
SNOW IN CAIRO?
When we think of Cairo – the Sphinx, the Pyramids, sunshine and warm weather – come to mind. But this week there was no sunshine and it was not warm – IT SNOWED! Something that has not happened for over one … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Stones, Cairo, Children, Egypt, HABIBTI YA MASR, Pyramids, Uncategorized
Tagged camels, children, Joy, Khufu, Pyramids, Snow, Snowmen, warm weather, Winter
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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – EVERYONE LIKES CANDY….
…………………even the SPHINX sitting on the Giza Plateau guarding the PYRAMIDS!!!!!! More from Egypt soon Brigitte
CARPETS MADE IN EGYPT
The day we visited the Step Pyramid in Saqqara, and had lunch at The Saqqara Palm Club, nobody really felt like leaving the bus when it stopped in front of a big yellow building. Everyone was hot and tired. It was around … Continue reading
GIZA — LOOK WHAT IS WAITING FOR YOU
Empty chairs – beautiful empty chairs all waiting for events to come, for people to sit on them and admire the beautiful garden of the Mena House Oberoi Hotel. which is located near the Pyramids in Giza, near Cairo. – and if … Continue reading
Posted in Cairo, Egypt, Tourism, Travel
Tagged Chairs, Garden, Giza, Luxury Hotels, Pyramids
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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 