Heliopolis

... 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. ...

The Greeks called it Heliopolis, originaly called Baalbek but either way Lebanon's number one historic attraction had a lot to live upto. I'm still to be convinced if visiting Baalbek on a day trip from Beirut was a good idea, I had intended to stay the ...

... white to black as evidenced when you look under the pools on the outside. Fi and I walked over the amphitheatre at Heliopolis.  The place was stunning, it being my first fully operational amphitheatre (the Roman Coliseum at 4 years don't ...

... -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 ...

... and commercial centers of Africa.  The central business area is modern with upscale facilities.  Our hotel, the Fairmont Heliopolis, near the airport, would be a five star hotel in any city.  On the other hand, neighborhoods throughout the ...

... somewhere in Europe. Anyway.. it's a definite must to do in Egypt when I come back. Our hotel was located in the Heliopolis area, which is the nicest neighborhood. At first we planned to do the dinner/cruise thing, but the trip to Egyptian museum ...

... 's very personal. And it's more about me than about travel, or at least it's equally about both. Browsing travel books in a Heliopolis bookstore -you guess what that bookstore is, there's a hint somewhere on this page- I decided to read the first few ...

... in the background.   With amazement, once again our driver drove us back all in one piece to our hotel, the Fairmont Heliopolis and this without even a dent or scratch on the van. This completed our 2 days private tour with Karen from ...

... hold on tight and enjoy the ride if you can! It was 5:00pm by the time Michel and I were dropped off at the Fairmont Heliopolis Hotel where we would stay for the next three nights before the start of our tour, the Grand Tour of Egypt! Welcome ...

... territory, in addition to postcards, books, and replica Roman coins at one of the many souvenir booths lining the entrance to Heliopolis you can also get a Hezbollah t-shirt and flag for your loved ones. About two kilometers down the road is a ...

... the current conditions, with Egypt saturated with people well above any type of sustainability. To the northeast, however, was Heliopolis, where Egypt's affluent lived, the suburbs.  Fancy shops lined the streets here.  This was the Egypt ...