"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."
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,...
In 1964, Egyptologist Ahmed Moussa made an astonishing discovery: a tomb, in the necropolis at Saqqara, nearby the paved, raised road leading to the pyramid of King Unas. The tomb was a mastaba, a flat-roofed structure rising with sloped external walls from a rectangular footprint that...
