Egypt

The Miracle of Abu Simbel

Just 25 miles north of the Sudanese border, the two temples originally built into the sandstone cliffs of Abu Simbel are not only a...

Valley of the Kings and the Magnificent Tombs of the Pharaohs

The ancient Egyptians buried their dead on the west bank of the Nile where the sun "dies". Nowhere is this more evident than at the...

The Nubian Village

The Nubians are an ancient ethnic civilization dating back as early as 7000 BC. They settled along the Nile, generally between Aswan,...

Dendera Temple Complex Temple of Hathor

The entire Dendera Temple complex comprises 430,000 sq. ft. and the Temple of Hathor, the main temple of the complex, is one of the best...

Abydos Temple and the Love Story of Osiris and Isis

Located about 100 miles north of Luxor, Abydos Temple was built around 1500 BC by Ramses II and is dedicated to Osiris, god of the...

Karnak and Luxor Temples

Karnak Temple Karnak Temple is actually a city of temples built over a 2,000-year span from roughly 2055 BC to 100 AD although recent...

Cairo's Cave Church and Garbage City

Monastery of St. Simon The Christian residents of Garbage City (see below) needed a place to worship after a fire destroyed their church....

Coptic Cairo and the Ben Ezra Synagogue

Also known as Old Cairo, this area grew around the Roman fortress of Babylon built at the time of Augustus after his conquest of Egypt in...

Luxor

The Nile is the lifeblood of Egypt. It's tied with the Amazon for the distinction of being the longest river in the world. It begins...

The Pyramids of Giza and Saqqara

This was a "pinch-me" day. Seeing the pyramids in person is like seeing the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower or the Sydney Opera House for...

Cairo, the City that Never Stops

Egypt has been on our list of countries to visit for a long time. When the "Arab Spring" demonstrations (which the Egyptians call the...

Cairo's Citadel and Mosques

We spent half a day visiting The Citadel, high on a hill above Cairo. It was built in the 12th century to defend the ancient city...

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