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Relaxation in Egypt
When I first moved to Luxor in 2003 and wanted to buy material/cloth, curtains, sheets, house furniture etc. I had to go to Cairo for them. Anything available in Luxor was NOTHING even remotely near what I needed. Finding a […]
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King of the Djinns (Geniis)
According to legend, Beit al-Kreitlia is home to Sultan al-Watawit (Watawit means bat) – King of the Djins and his seven daughters who sleep peacefully in golden beds at the bottom of a magic well in the corner of the […]
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Egypt Group Trip – Day 11
Abdeen Palace Our last day 🙁 Abdeen was late opening which threw out our schedule a little and our restaurant insisted we eat at 12 noon because they had a big group arriving so that threw us also but we […]
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The Benevolent Serpent of Beit Al-Kreitlia
Before the Kretlis family owned the house it was owned by a man named Hagg Mohammed. In those days there lived in the house a benevolent serpent by the name of Anon – she protected the house by preventing other […]
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Egypt Group Trip – Day 10
First stop this morning was Garbage City and the Cave Church at Moquattam Hills. Next stop was supposed to be Abdeen Palace but it was closed…what to do? Well, we are good at dealing with changes here in Egypt so […]
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Egypt Group Trip – Day 9
Busy, busy day today – I made a last minute change of plan and everyone ended up without lunch and starving. My poor guests had to do with crisps, molto roll and juice for a very, very late lunch…so sorry! […]
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Egypt Group Trip – Day 8
We had planned to fly Aswan to Cairo this morning, check into the Steigenberger El Tahrir again and have a relaxing day until time for the Sufi dance this evening. But we are always ready to change plans and go […]
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Egypt Group Trip – Day 7 – Abu Simbel – Nubian Village – Philae
Up bright and early this morning some of the group went to Abu Simbel by plane, while some (me included) went further south on the Nile to visit a Nubian Village. Both groups then reunited after lunch to go […]
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