Laura’s Family Vox 2008-08-01T17:23:26Z tag:vox.com,2006:6p00b8ea071cde1bc0/explore/family/library/posts/ Something tells me I'm into something good Two Weary Travelers tag:vox.com,2008-08-01:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400fa968d74540003 2008-08-01T17:23:26Z 2008-08-01T17:23:26Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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We are in front of the Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt (November 2007). It is near the end of our trip and you can see how weary we both are. A member of our tour group took this picture of us and sent it as a print photo. We've ...

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]]> Goodbye to Egypt tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc8090002 2008-02-20T02:04:44Z 2008-02-20T02:04:44Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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I close this travelblog with the quintessential picture of Egypt. Yes, that is a golf course in front of the pyramids. And the greenery does not extend to them, they are surrounded by desert. But it is a wonderful picture. The bus driver took u...

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]]> Scenes from Egypt tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb846e0001 2008-02-20T02:01:03Z 2008-02-20T02:01:03Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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]]> Back to Cairo tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd6c10003 2008-02-20T01:59:52Z 2008-02-20T01:59:52Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom On our return to Cairo we passed miles and miles of deteriorating substandard housing - but the buildings sprout satellite dishes. When we began to cross north of Cairo we saw acres and acres of new apartment blocks. Wonder how long before they t...

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]]> Brother Nicodemus tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd68f0003 2008-02-20T01:55:46Z 2008-02-20T01:55:46Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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Brother Nicodemus was our guide through the monastery. He is very connected to the outside world. Merrily took a picture of him and he gave her his email address and asked her to send the picture to him. The hood has 12 stars, six to a side, whi...

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]]> Western Desert Monastery tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc7620002 2008-02-20T01:53:43Z 2008-02-20T01:53:43Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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This is the ancient Coptic Monastery of Anba Bishoi, part of a complex of about 6 Coptic monasteries in the western desert. The massive buildings are very recent as the monastery has grown with many new monks. To become a monk you must be ...

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]]> To break the tedium of the ride... tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc6b20002 2008-02-20T01:42:04Z 2008-02-20T01:42:04Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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It was a tedious bus trip back to Cairo with an interesting stop at a Coptic monastery (of which more later). The part of the drive we missed in the dark wasn't worth seeing - mostly an industrial area. There is a lot of empty desert land which...

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]]> A tired traveler tag:vox.com,2008-02-20:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de6a910005 2008-02-20T01:38:02Z 2008-02-20T01:38:02Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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We are ready to leave Alexandria and I, for one, am ready to head for home.

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]]> Alexandria sunset tag:vox.com,2008-02-19:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb7c0002 2008-02-19T22:33:36Z 2008-02-19T22:33:36Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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It was unusual to see clouds in Egypt but along the Mediterranean, they are common. Gulf Arabs, especially Saudi and Kuwati come to Alexandria for summer vacations to escape the heat of the Persian Gulf area. Blocks and blocks of unoccupied ...

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]]> Montazzah Palace up close tag:vox.com,2008-02-19:asset-6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de595d0004 2008-02-19T22:28:18Z 2008-02-19T22:28:18Z Barbara http://barbara.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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This was the palace built for King Farouk, last king of Egypt. He had his own private yacht basin and lighthouse just down the hill. The British did not let Farouk rule so what else was there for a monarch to do but become a dissolute playboy. ...

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