Category: Cairo
Cairo, Egypt – Khan el-Khalili – Exotic Apparel
Many Choices There were a variety of what I consider to be dance costumes for sale. S, 🇪🇬
Cairo, Egypt – Khan el-Khalili – Arriving
Military Presence Like the Giza Pyramid Complex and The Egyptian Museum of Cairo, military were present at this historic souq, that was founded in the 14th century. Main Entrance This area outside an entrance to the souq was already busy with locals. We didn’t have a map or know anything about what we were stepping…
Cairo, Egypt – Drive to Souq Khan el-Khalili
Garbage Garage seemed to be dumped in the most random places. I have many reasons to be grateful for Canada’s regular garbage collection. Reading Licence Plates With Hamada Our new BFF – taxi driver Hamada – (inside joke – we call him Hi’Im Outta Grapes) drives us to Souq Khan el-Khalili in Cairo. On the…
Cairo, Egypt – Koshary El Tahrir Restaurant
Grounds of the Egyptian Museum of Cairo After a full morning and into the afternoon of touring this famous museum, we walked out onto the grounds to look for a place to eat. We’re both dog lovers and couldn’t help but notice the many dogs taking a nap in the warm sands that decorated the…
Cairo, Egypt – The Egyptian Museum of Cairo – All Things Tutankhamen
Howard Carter Howard Carter (9 May 1874 – 2 March 1939) was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who discovered the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamen in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings. Throne of Tutankhamen The Anubis Shrine Royal Bed This bed is one of several found in the tomb of Tutankhamun. Made of wood gilded…
Cairo, Egypt – The Egyptian Museum of Cairo
Qasr al-Nil Bridge Our taxi drive from our hotel in Giza to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo brought us across the Qasr al-Nil Bridge. This is a historic swing bridge that is popular for strolling in the evening. The Main Building Main Floor Colossal Statuary Group of Amenhotep III Hieroglyphics Sarcophagus’ Coffin of Akhenaten Lower…
Cairo & Giza, Egypt – Arriving – A Childhood Dream Come True
It Is Happening As our flight approached its destination of Cairo, Egypt I felt a calm come over me. This was it. I was arriving in the realm of pharaohs and pyramids, gods, goddesses and myths. My childhood dream of walking through this ancient civilization was unfolding before me. Cairo Airport It was intense. Passport…