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Encounters with women are not all that easy in places like Egypt. One simple way to gain a glimpse into their life is to take yourself off for a manicure or pedicure in a neighborhood beauty shop. It will cost you very little, you'll get a little pampering (bliss for sightseeing-sore feet) and you will spend your time among local women in an environment that is their own.
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CAIRO-
It’s the biggest city in Africa! It’s chaotic, it’s hectic, it’s noisy, it’s a male city, it’s exotic, it’s interesting, it’s a city that sleeps during the day and parties at night, it’s lots of fun and it’s the perfect place to get road kill! Love it or hate it, you can’t avoid Cairo, the Middle East version of New York. (Which is probably true- You might just land here! And it's also more Middle Eastern than African too.)
TOP TEN THINGS TO DO:
1. Play Lawrence and Arabia! Do a Camel/Horse Adventure for hours at sunset! (4 PM-7 PM) Just riding with the late sunset winds along with the pinkish red sunset and the pyramids turning red is an experience you'll never forget!
2. Go amok with the smells, the odors, the crowds, the colors, the antiques, souvenirs in the super crowded labyrinth of Khan al-Khalili!
3. Just eating the Koshari- it's cheap and a unique HOT culinary experience!
4. Go star struck with the mummies and gold in the Egyptian Museum! Yes! Even if you hate museums, this museum is still worth it- especially the Tutukhamen room, his mask, caskets and his jewels are all in tact and it's full of real pure gold!
5. Crossing the streets of Cairo! True! It's already an adventure!
6. Taking the subway to Heliopolis, or any suburds- you'll truly be stared at and you'll feel like a superstar!
7. Visiting Coptic Cairo, it's a clean and quiet labyrinth where (For Christian believers) Jesus Christ was said to be staying when he was living in Egypt.
8. Just strolling around Talaat Harb (A good location) at 1 in the morning! Just look at how busy the city still is! Just look at how full the Mc. Donalds is, how everyone is still busy shopping, looking at all the thousands of shoes for sale. It's like a carnival!
9. Just relax at the Restaurant Bon Appetite by the American University, it's a relaxing place with cheap (8 LE for chicken Parmigian) and good international food and just interact with the people!
10. Take an afternoon nap! Relax! Move slow! Isn't that what the locals do here? Directions: Cairo is the capital of Egypt, and the biggest city in Africa- though it's much more Middle Eastern in terms of character.
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I read a lot before going to Egypt about climbing Mt. Sinai but I must admit that it was much more difficult than I expected.
After the luggage control at the entrance at the Monastery we start climbing.
Mt. Sinai, also called Horeb Mountain or Jebel Musa (Moses Mountain), lies on the south part of St. Catherine Monastery and is 2.285 m high.
On this mountain God spoke to Moses and gave him to stone tables with the 10 Commandments.
Mt. Sinai is considered sacred both for Christians and Muslims and is the centre of an important pilgrimage destination that includes St. Catherine Monastery, Elijah Plateau and ar-Raaha plain near the mountain.
The climbing starts at 1.500 m and follows on the "Horeb staircase" up to 2.244 m.
We started at 2:00am and, even if we were a quite young group, we arrived at the top at 5:30am.
The last part, the steps, is the most difficult one and a pocket lamp is mandatory, although, if you are lucky, the moon is a good companion.
On the top is really cold, but you can rent blankets for 10 LE (USD 2-).
The best place to sit is on the right side of the chapel but the sunrise can be seen from almost all the points on the top.
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This is the closest part of the Red sea to Cairo,the trip took us about 1:50minutes from Cairo driving along the highway.
If you enjoy sunbathing,swimming and scuba diving,yet don't want to travel far,this is your choice.
I stayed at Palmera beach resort. Leave a Comment
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Kom Ombo is located on the east bank of the river Nile about 50 km north of Aswan.
Kom Ombo is home to an unusual double temple built during the Ptolemaic and Roman periods.
The temple is dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and the falcon god Haroeris (Horus the Elder).
In the main hall there are two lines of columns with the upper part decorated with floral motives (papyrus, then lotus, then open papyrus flowers).
On a wall can be seen the Egyptian calendar (365 days, 12 months with 30 days). Other 5 days, considered important festive days, were later on added. Once every 4 years another day was added (the 366th), as in the case of the leap years.
In Egypt were only 3 seasons (summer, winter and the Nile fooding season), and in this calendar the Egyptian registered the important events of every day of the year.
The days were represented as follows: the first day of the first month of the first season (for example, the Harvest season). The days were represented as lines up to 9; a sign as a horseshoe represented number 10.
In the first column it was registered the months and in the second the instructions to be followed for that day.
The temple was excavated last century, although part of it has been lost into the Nile and an earthquake in 1992 caused further damages.
Despite being badly damaged, the temple is a beautiful sight as one approach from either direction on the river, particularly as sunset nears and the colors change.
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The Egyptian civilization has developed and continues to exist owing to the Nile. It is the longest river in the world - 6671 kilometer from the source up to the mouth.
The Nile is formed by merge of the White and Blue Nile in the territory of Sudan. The White Nile begins in Rwanda and the Blue Nile - in Ethiopia. The river eats rains which are dropping out on the plateau of East Africa and in Ethiopia. In the territory of Egypt the Nile has no inflows. The width of a valley is from 1 kilometer in the area of Aswan up to 25 kilometers in the area of Cairo. In the delta of the Nile there are two greater sleeves - East and Western.
My cruise over the Nile has allowed examining it from Luxor up to Aswan (about 200 kilometers). Unforgettable impressions for me there will be dawns and sunsets above the Nile.
You may watch my high resolution SLIDE Show Sunrise over the Nile on my personal WebShot page.
You may see my 5 min VIDEO-clip Dawn over the Nile near Isna with Xenia Akeynikova "Dawn Over Moscow" music on my YouTube channel.
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This tiny settlement in the extreme south of Egypt almost on the border with Sudan attracts numerous tourists with the well-known rocky Temples. It is located at the distance about 300 kilometers to the south from Aswan across the Southern Earth Tropic. Therefore this place became my most southern point on Earth which I have ever visited.
To sustain terrible local heat excursion usually begins in the early morning. We left Aswan in 5.30. At 10.00 our excursion has been already completed because the sun was ready to roast tourists up to coals.
Second photo: Ramzes II.
Third photo: Queen Temple.
Forth photo: Aswan Lake.
Fifth photo: Flowers.
You may watch my SLIDE-Show on me personal WebShot page: Abu Simbel in April, 2007
You may read my Abu Simbel Temple VT-page and watch my following VIDEO-Clips on my personal YouTube channel:
2 min Egypt Aswan-Abu Simbel road 2007 VIDEO Clip with Eccodek “Voices have eyes” music.
2 min 20sec Egypt Abu Simbel Surroundings 2007 VIDEO Clip.
3 min 32 sec Egypt Abu Simbel Grand Temple Part I 2007 VIDEO Clip
1 min 45 sec Egypt Abu Simbel Grand Temple Part II 2007 VIDEO Clip
2 min 53 sec Egypt Abu Simbel Grand Temple Inside 2007 VIDEO Clip
2 min 24 sec Egypt Abu Simbel Nefertari Temple 2007 VIDEO Clip
1 min 49 sec Egypt Abu Simbel Naser Lake&Temle area 2007 VIDEO Clip
2 min 54 sec Egypt Abu Simbel-Aswan&Mirage 2007 VIDEO Clip
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Did you know that the Nile is the world's longest river, 6680 km of it going with its northward flow to the Mediterranean. It is what has brought life to this part of the earth, resulting in one of the greatest civilizations.
When you cruise on it, it feels so quiet but you can just feel the power of its history. Maybe I just read Egyptian books too much, but I feel like the Nile is alive! Anyway, the best way to see as much monuments as possible in a short time is through cruising this great river. The boats are not humongous cruise lines, but just small sized boats, very cozy, and it's sometimes nice how they "park" them side by side on the water and you can go from one boat to the other.
Some people do elect to ride the feluccas which are simple sailing boats with a small amount of passengers (minimum of six, and max of 8). Prices are likewise cheaper and most felucca trips begin at Aswan, from where you can go to Kom Ombo, Edfu, Esna or Luxor. But rememebrer that they also charge police registration and the cost of food supplies.And choose reputable captains as there have been reports of some captains abusing some women travellers. Leave a Comment
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You really need to spend a few hours here. I visited this museum 3 times. Twice in one day ( first was with tour company, but they rush you through, so at the end of that day, I returned). Then about a week later, after I saw Luxor, aswan, abu simbel , and was back in Cairo, I made another trip.
Cameras are allowed, but no flash. No cameras allowed in mummy room. Mummy room costs extra, 40 Egyptian pounds, or about $ 6. It is something you should see. Some of the mummies ( Ramses,etc) still have hair! Leave a Comment Directions: inside museum, second level
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Edfu, located on the left bank of the Nile, about 100km south from Luxor, was an important city in Upper Egypt.
During the reign of the Old State, Edfu, the capital of the second province in Upper Egypt, was a very prosper city.
In our time, the city is known by its grand temple, devoted to the worship of the great God of the Heavens falcon 'Horus', the God of Baholt town.
The temple, one of the most important religious monuments in Egypt, is a Ptolemaic temple. The Ptolemaic dynasty was the 33rd dynasty and the last one of Egypt.
The construction of the temple started in 237 BC and was finished in 212 BC.
On both sides of the entrance king Ptolemeu is presented crushing the heads of his kingdom enemies. The meaning of this representation is to show to everybody the power of the king.
The temple is 137m long, 79m wide and 376m high.
Everybody is fascinated by the perfect conditions of the temple, everything being more or less intact.
A characteristic of the temple is the enormous quantity of the inscriptions covering the walls.
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