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Visiting the pyramids
... guide for the day, we call her Pharaoh lady, has a degree in Egyptology and just a delightful informative lady. She is also wearing heels. As we leave the port she explains that the front seat across from her is for security if they wanted to join our bus. We are part of a convoy of buses with armed security at the front and bringing up the rear of the convoy. She then explains that onboard the bus is a water closet. This is where I ...
Alexandria
... you are dealing with them in Egyptian Pounds, Euros or US Dollars as they will try and make a buck on change of denomination as well. I would also say these guys are the experts when it comes to the upsell as well including bundling.
After this we took up the challenge to walk a little around Alexandria. The first thing I would say it is not until you get further back into the smaller streets you realise women do live ...
Life as a "Khawaga," or foreigner in Egypt
... br> collective struggle in the Arab Spring since January 25.
Even those who did not support Morsi celebrated Ahmed Shafiq’s loss. As an American, I didn’t really have a significant stake in the election, but hopefully there won’t be any
catastrophic changes to our daily lives. With the military still in power, no
parliament, and no constitution, whether or not President Morsi will wield any
real ...
May 4, 2012 Cairo/ (Alexandria), Egypt - Day 23
... The Sphinx is located at the plateau of the Pyramids. It was carved almost entirely from one tremendous piece of limestone and is about 165 feet long and 73 feet high. Legend has it that it was engulfed by sand and hidden completely for years until the sun god Ra appeared to the man who later became Tuthmosis IV and offered him the crown of Egypt if he would free the Sphinx.
By this time it was about 7:30 p.m. We headed back to the Port ...
Day 6, Wednesday - Alexandria
... behind in the Egyptian funerary style. It was thrilling for me to see these things in person. I have always been fascinated by it since learning about them in Year 7 in high school and I felt like I needed to pinch myself to realise that I was really there. As the 1st century in Alexandria was following Alexander the Great, there was Roman, Greek & Egyptian influences in the catacombs. Symbols of protection from each were evidenced there; a variety of gods; of ...
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