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Our Final Day in Egypt
... us up at 5.30pm but this turned into 7pm. He took us all the back streets to avoid the traffic to get to his home at Heliopolis. It was quite an interesting ride (too fast) but we felt safe. As it was, we didn't get to his home until ...
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Cairo, the City of Superlatives
... saw in the Egyptian movies and soap operas that graced television sets all over the Middle East. From Heliopolis, I left Cairo for Greece, leaving Egypt behind, with its superlatives of history and problems and its contrasts of desert and river, life ...
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Great day in Cairo
... has been fantastic here, usually in the upper 80's almost no humidity (it's a dry heat). I was expecting the worst in Cairo - 100 degree heat riding a camel across the desert.....but it really has been comfortable. We decided to scrap some of the ...
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Cairo, A City of Antiquity
... where we explored the many tiny alleyways and passed hundreds of shops selling souvenirs, food, copper and brass, among many other things. Egypt was a fantastic place to visit and we felt very welcome, safe and comfortable here. ...
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A Thank You note to all of you!
To all of you who have followed me through my journey into the magical kingdom of Jordan, a special "Thank you" for all of your words of encouragements, best wishes and comments along the way. Hoping that my blog has opened in you a little taste ...
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Arrival in Cairo!
... by a young Egyptian man. Seems we were the only pick up so we loaded ourselves into the bus and got taken to the Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel. After a guard and canine sniffing the bus for bombs at the hotel driveway, we were taken to the desk to check in. ...
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Let Life Flow
... check out if you have a day extra and want to catch some local scenery. It's located right next to Nassr City and close to Heliopolis. We head back to the apartment around 5 to meet up with Peter, who has invited his friend / mechanic, Dave, over for ...
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Final Thoughts ... We'll Be Back
... -Sheikh to Cairo, we were warmly greeted by Thelma and her driver! We drove to their home and then toured their neighborhood (Heliopolis) on foot with Thelma as she ran daily errands. Thelma and her husband Gary treated us to an Albertan home cooked meal ...
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Hot, dirty, polluted.....
... found the place ok and was installed in my fridgeless, running waterless, air con-less flat by the afternoon. I'm based in Heliopolis, a formerly posh suburb built by a Belgian (I think) billionaire to house Cairo's growing middle class. Theres a lot of ...
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Cairo and the Pyramids
... ; It reminded me of an Arab New York City with its seemingly endless streets filled with mid-rise apartments. The taxis of Cairo have a reputation for wild rides and they didn't disappoint. I never felt that I was in any danger while in the ...
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- Ethnological Museum
- Cairo Opera House
- Deir Abu Seifein Convent
- Wadi Natrun
- Museum of Islamic Ceramics
- Church of St. Barbara
- National Geographic Society Museum
- Al-Fayoum Oasis
- Manial Palace Museum
- Anfushi Tombs
- Abu Abbas al-Mursi Mosque
- El-Salamlek Palace
- Mosque of Abu al-Abbas al-Mursi
- Corniche
- Fort Qaitbey
- Roman Amphitheatre
- Caesareum
- Pompey's Pillar
- Alexandria National Museum
- Deir Anba Bishoi