Tag: UNESCO World Heritage

This post probably should be titled “the sacred and the profane.” Friday is a day off in Egypt, so the streets are crowded with shoppers. We too are going to a market – the Khan Read More …

To explore this area further, we turn back past the Coptic Museum toward the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George. Built in 1909 after the original church burned, the church towers above the remaining bits Read More …

You can see the pyramids for a long time before you actually reach them, which makes for some odd contrasts along the way. As we approach, I begin to realize how immense they really are. Read More …

The route to Saqqara takes us out of Cairo; past the substantial, but rather squalid-looking squatter cities sprouting along the city’s green edge; and then into a lush agricultural area watered by the Nile via Read More …

Although the Citadel is just down the street, it actually takes a longish bus ride to get to the spot where we enter the complex. Of course, the fortified walls of the Citadel extend for Read More …

Our first stop is the 14th century Sultan Hassan Mosque, which sits just below the Citadel. Even though we are not required to wear a headscarf here, it seems like the respectful to do. I’m Read More …

We are given a little over an hour to either shower and pack (if, like me, one hasn’t done so already) or explore the monastery further on our own. While there are a few more Read More …

About two miles north of Luxor sit the ruins of the Temple of Karnak, which includes the ruins of the Great Temple of Amun. The Temple of Amun was the center of the ancient Egyptian Read More …