Monthly Archives: December 2018

Important gods of Ancient Egypt

10 worshipped ancient gods of Egyptian Civilization are as follows; AMUN-Ra “The Hidden One” … MUT “The Mother Goddess” … OSIRIS “The King of Living” … ANUBIS “The Divine Embalmer” … RA “The God of Sun & Radiance” … HORUS “God of Vengeance” … THOTH “God of … Continue reading

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Day 11 of Egypt Trip: Giza pyramids. Last day in Egypt!

Last day in Cairo – Egypt before we caught the plane home. So we decided to revisit the Giza Pyramids. The best decision. A bit of more information about the Giza Pyramids. The three Giza Egyptian pyramids are known as Khufu, Khafre and … Continue reading

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Day 10/11 of Egypt Trip: Back at Mercure Le Spinx hotel

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Day 10 of Egypt Trip: Azur hotel

We stayed at Mediterranean Azur Hotel for one night. We were impressed with the decor and the size of our room. Our room occupied a sea front location in the middle of Alexandria. The Azur Hotel features a private beach. … Continue reading

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Day 10 of Egypt Trip: Alexandria

We caught the bus from Cairo to Alexandria. We stayed overnight. Alexandria was an important city of the ancient world. For more than two thousand years, it was the largest city in Egypt and was its capital for almost half of that time. … Continue reading

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Day 9 of Egypt Trip: Ahmed Ibn Tulun mosque

The mosque was commissioned by Ahmad ibn Tulun, the Turkic Abbassid governor of Egypt from 868–884. The mosque’s original inscription slab identifies the date of completion as 878/879AD. It is the oldest mosque in the city surviving in its original form, and is the largest … Continue reading

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Day 9 of Egypt Trip: Khan Elkhalili Bazaar

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Day 9 of Egypt Trip: Aswan Airport to Cairo Airport

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Day 8 of Egypt Trip: Felucca trip

Riding on a felucca was wonderful. I have always wanted to go on one and my dream finally came true. The Nile River. How mighty this river is. Serene. Jenna my daughter and I found this boat trip very refreshing. … Continue reading

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Day 8 of Egypt Trip: Nubian Lunch

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