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As the title says, it’s been a while since I’ve updated my reading list.  Lot of books on Egypt in here, books that I read in preparation for the trip.  Some other stuff too.  Here goes! Audiobooks: – Star Island, … Continue reading →

Egypt is serious about their tourism.  As they probably should be – it’s been a tourist destination for a very long time.  After all, Herodotus wrote what might have been the first tourism book about Egypt many many years ago. … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to put this up for a while, but life has been busy.  I’ve gone from a summer with no job to a fall with three.  That said, here’s a picture-only post: faces of people that I encountered … Continue reading →

When I first arranged this tour, there was one thing missing from the itinerary that I really wanted to do.  I wanted to go into the Great Pyramid.  I knew that it was possible, but the tour company told me … Continue reading →

The Egyptian Museum.  Home to the greatest collection of Egyptian antiquities in the world.  Akhenaten’s statues.  The Narmer Palate.  A dozen royal mummies.  All of that amazing King Tut stuff.  No photos allowed. Today we went there.  But, well, you … Continue reading →

After the glories of yesterday, today was bit less dramatic.  We saw some nice sights, but they were from relatively recent times. The important word in that last sentence is “relatively.”  When we were in London last summer and spotted … Continue reading →

You know what’s great?  This is great. You know what’s awfully nice, but not quite great?  This. You know what Julie and I visited today? Doesn’t look so big, does it?  But then you look at the buildings in the … Continue reading →

Then it must be the Pyramids. Well, almost.  First, I started the morning with a short walk near the hotel: Then we went to the Luxor Museum.  No pictures, alas, as no cameras are allowed inside.  But the works of … Continue reading →

When I first saw the movie “The Fellowship of the Ring,” I had some issues with the way they presented the great hall in Moria.  The gigantic columns stretching out in all directions were nice to look at, but I … Continue reading →

There it is, across the Nile from the Tulip’s dock in Luxor, the hill that contains the Valley of the Kings. And there it is, our destination this morning. But first, a lesson in the funerary practices of ancient Egypt. … Continue reading →