Lake View Egypt

... 19968;步的話，就一定會「失敗」。 With the great view of star at black & white desert in Egypt, an idea to visit over the world (100 countries) suddenly comes to my mind. It ...

... (This was the name on the front of the Hotel) but they call the area the Faiyum Oasis.  Lake Qarun is the largest lake in Egypt (about 22km by 5km).  It is salt water. Our hotel is right on the lakeside.  One half of the lake is ...

... Abu Simbel (Arabic: أبو سنبل‎ or أبو سمبل) is an archaeological site comprising two massive rock temples in southern Egypt on the western bank of Lake Nasser about 290 km southwest of Aswan. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

... to bomb the dam in the 1976 war and so the whole area is covered by the military to protect Egypt’s livelihood (if the dam were destroyed Lake Nasser would wash the whole country right out into the Mediterranean.) The last stop of the tour was the ...

... " at every opportunity. Loosely translated, the word means tip in Arabic and is a fundamental aspect of daily life in Egypt. Everyone, even Egyptians, give backsheesh to people for opening doors, parking cars, finding things for you, etc. As tourists, ...

... High Dam was built in the 1960’s and created to control the Nile flood, create electricity for the whole of Egypt and form Lake Nasser, the world’s largest reservoir. We toured the High Dam wall and the Monument to acknowledge Egypt and ...

... colored lights after sunset, which the kids really like.  We’re on Elephantine Island which once marked Egypt’s southern frontier starting in 3000 BC and became an important trading center, particularly for elephant ivory.  We order ...

... were lost in the lake, but some of the temples were moved- we saw two temples that had been in the lake. The dam is good because it provides Egypt with so much electricity but it also takes away a lot of the fertile land. We went to the Temple of Philae, ...

... spend 6 extra hours in Munich airport, with a not-very-generous 10 euro voucher for dinner!   Would I recommend Egypt for a holiday – yes indeed, and also I would highly recommend Exodus Travel.  The organisational skill of their ...

... but definitely not memorable. At the museum I got interviewed by a USA today reporter about post-revolution tourism in Egypt - see usatoday article for the result! The souqs (market area) are nice, but nothing special (compared to ...

... flight for Abu Simbel.  I guess we won't see the lake afterall, not even the sun rise. The drive told us that Egypt President, Mubarak, was accompanying US Secretary of State, Rice who was visiting Aswan today in the morning. As we left the ...

... the 3AM wake-up call, the short fight there and back and the crowds of people on buses, Abu Simbel was a highlight of Egypt and probably our whole trip.  It was utterly breathtaking but stinking hot because it was only about 40 km from the Sudanese ...

... streets you get will hear these three 'quotes' constantly. "Good morning, excuse me, where you from" Walking past any shop in Egypt you will hear this, or.. ..."I give you good price" or... ..."I give you no hassle" or... ..."just come and ...

... to too many Yanks?) to see the large, golden sand dunes of Saudi Arabia from the Dahab side of Egypt. The Sinai is an intercontinental crossroads being in between Asia and Africa and has a colourful past as a place of refuge, conflict ...

... ; I had my B'day dinner at the La Baita which is in Croce just up the hill from our condo.  It had a marvelous view of the lake and Varenna across the lake as it sat on high ridge. The view reminded me and Sheila of a restaurant in Puerto ...

... destination was Dahab – a chilled out resort town on the Red Sea – pretty spot overlooked by dramatic mountains in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.  Most enjoyed diving here, whilst I just enjoyed some of the most varied and delicious food we'd ...

... , one from Lower Egypt and one from Upper Egypt. Note that his crown is a composite of theirs, signifying the merging of Egypt's two regions (dated about 57BC).  One young man associated with the temple happily posed for a photo (3), as did Sherry ...

Hello Family and Friends!  A quick message from Aswan, Egypt before we head out again!  We braved  the heat  and headed down  here to see more temples and spend some time on the Nile River.  Dahab on the Red Sea ...

... any way as he exited the airport.  Even outside our hotel, everyone was so friendly and helpful.  Saying “Welcome to Egypt “as we walked down the streets past them - and not just a couple of times either, all the time.  ...

... food. Day 5:  Spent most of the day mooching around the hotel – Leaving for the airport at 21:00 for the Egypt Air flight to Cairo and our onward connection via Ethiopian Airlines to Zanzibar... Summary: The Kasr Ibrim was great, clean, tidy, ...