"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
Today we'll be in the Dendera Temple complex and if everything goes right we'll be seeing: The Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus; The Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek. 1. Temple of Edfu The Temple was built between 237...
The idea of going down to Luxor is that we take a boat (specifically something like this boat) and we cruise a bit down the Nile. If everything goes right, today our schedule features: Karnak; Luxor (which is ancient Thebes, in case you're confused); the Valley...
Provided we survive day 3, day 4's schedule was left empty by the tour organizers. To revive people, I think. We leave for Luxor at 18.30, though, so I think there will be time for one final expedition to the Coptic Cairo. 1. Coptic Cairo In case...
Did I get lost in the Citadel? Did I fall in the Saladin's well? Am I still in the suq, bargaining for a necklace? Well, I certainly hope not. Should everything proceed according to schedule, a jolly light day expects me today as we'll be...
Provided I was able to enter the Country, on day 2 I should wake up in Cairo. Our schedule today features three main points: the Egyptian Museum; the Citadel; the Bazaar. Let's see what it means. 1. The Egyptian Museum I'm assuming they mean the pink one, the...
Hi people! Yes, yes, I know. It's not the best of times to travel to Egypt. I should have cancelled the trip, and I knew it damn well, but there's nothing officially wrong with the destination, at least according to our government's dedicated web page,...
Also known as Why the Sea is Salt or Why is the Sea salty? because of its most famous translation in Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book, "Kvernen som maler på havsens bunn" is a Norwegian folk tale collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe...
When we talk about witch hunts, the mind usually goes to remote and muddy villages where poor old practitioners, mostly focused on healing with herbs and indulging their neighbours' tantrums, were fiercely snatched away from their lives and persecuted on someone's whim. This is of...
Well, we all take pandemics badly, but some of us take them worst than others. It's the case of one Solomon Eagle and we take a look at him today on my Patreon. ...
Curiously enough, when one thinks about spookiness rarely the mind goes to Ancient Greece. And this, I think, is one of the worst disservices we can do to our ancestors (beside Percy Jackson, I mean): Greek mythology is riddled with monsters, dark creatures lurking in the night, curses and malevolent deities...
