Tag Archives: The Nile

BOATS – STILL PART OF EVERY DAY’S LIFE IN EGYPT

                                                    When you are on a boat in Cairo, Luxor, or Aswan the Nile never … Continue reading

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Luxor – Room With A View

It is often said that Luxor has the biggest museum in the world – KARNAK – but it also has one of the most beautiful hotels. The Winter Palace. The lush tropical fauna surrounding the swimming pool in the back … Continue reading

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – EVERY BIT HELPS!

When this mother standing on the banks of the Nile saw our boat come closer she send her two boys in a rowing boat to meet us and offer us some fruit and a few trinkets .   We didn’t want fruit or … Continue reading

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK – ALIBABA AND THE ………THIEVES

CAN YOU GUESS WHO IS ALIBABA AND WHO ARE THE THIEVES? LET ME HEAR FROM YOU. More from Egypt soon Brigitte  

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – TAKING A BATH

WHO NEEDS A BATHROOM WHEN YOU HAVE THE NILE? More from Egypt soon Brigitte

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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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CAIRO’S TESTIMONY TO THE RECENT PAST

At the time of Egypt’s revolution on the 25th of January 2011 President          Hosni Mubarak’s Political Headquarters were torched, leaving to this day an empty, black ghost-like structure. It towers over the Nile and the Egyptian Museum close by – so … Continue reading

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EGYPT’S DAILY LIFE – CROSSING THE NILE

 Staying on the East Bank in Luxor or the West Bank, there is always a reason to cross the river – the river Nile. If you are staying on the East Bank in Luxor and you want to visit the Valley … Continue reading

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CRUSING ON THE NILE

Like a huge, slippery snake the Nile winds its way through Egypt to the Mediterranean. It is 4130 miles long; one of the longest rivers in the world. It has often been said, that EGYPT is a Gift of the Nile. Today its water resource … Continue reading

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