The trail that led to the oracle

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February 5th 2017

Published: February 6th 2017

Ancient Egypt, land of the Pharaoh’s. Born from the Nile, that enigmatic life bearing river so important to its history. Since time immemorial Egyptians have lived and died by it, it has sustained them, it is the source of their greatest achievements. Without it there would have been no Pharaoh’s, no grand temples, no Pyramids, no Egypt as we know it. Long have I wanted to visit this country.... Read Full Entry

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Cairo

View towards the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan and the Mosque of ar-Rifai

Cairo

The Nile

Cairo

Cave where Joseph, Maria and the infant Jesus are supposed to have taken shelter, under the Church of St.Sergius and Bacchus in the Coptic quarter

Cairo

Window in the Coptic quarter

Cairo

Various views of the Coptic quarter

Cairo

Entrance to the Hanging Church

Cairo

Lamp stand inside the Hanging Church

Cairo

Coptic Mona Lisa

Cairo

Girls

Cairo

Icons in the Hanging Church

Cairo

The Nile and the Island of Roda

Alexandria

View from my room

Alexandria

Along the corniche

Alexandria

Alexandria National Museum

Alexandria

Various displays inside the museum

Alexandria

Statue of Akhenaten, father of Tutankhamun

Alexandria

The new Alexandria Library

Alexandria

Old and new

Alexandria

The walls are covered in letters, pictograms and hieroglyphs

Alexandria

Reading room inside the library

Alexandria

And study rooms

6th February 2017

Kuan Yin
Karen Johnson

Thanks!
Fantastic photos, Ralf. Makes me want to book a flight for tomorrow.

7th February 2017

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

You should!
Book a flight ;)

9th February 2017

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Giza
Great pic Ralf. Mmmm...maybe time for me! The sights and sounds in this blog are fantastic...obviously excited the inner you!

9th February 2017

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

It was one of my dreams...
To come to Egypt, but I always thought there were too many tourists and felt it might spoil the trip for me. Now, however, there are not so many tourists, and anyway, maybe I was wrong about the amounts. Giza, yes, but many tourist don't know and therefore don't go to the lesser sights. I personally liked Dahshur the best. But my vantage point at Giza was also a good one. Anyway, loving Egypt so far, people so friendly, and the history... I can't get enough of all those ancient sights. But the deserts are also mesmerizing. You should definitely come if you can.

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