http://almuhajabah.vox.com/explore/family/library/posts/page/1/ Something tells me I'm into something good en Vox Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:04:44 -0800 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-to-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-to-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-to-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:04:44 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb84bb0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb84bb0001-50si" alt="P1000260.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-to-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc8090002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/scenes-from-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/scenes-from-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/scenes-from-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:01:03 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de65ba0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de65ba0004-50si" alt="PICT1629.JPG.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb84690001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb84690001-50si" alt="PICT1656.JPG.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb846b0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb846b0001-50si" alt="PICT1729.JPG.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/scenes-from-egypt.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb846e0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/back-to-cairo-1.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/back-to-cairo-1.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/back-to-cairo-1.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:59:52 -0800 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/back-to-cairo-1.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd6c10003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/brother-nicodemus.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/brother-nicodemus.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/brother-nicodemus.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:55:46 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de65770004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de65770004-50si" alt="PICT2200.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/brother-nicodemus.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd68f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/western-desert-monastery.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/western-desert-monastery.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/western-desert-monastery.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:53:43 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc7600002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc7600002-50si" alt="P1000253.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd6720003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd6720003-50si" alt="P1000256.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb84050001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb84050001-50si" alt="P1000259.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/western-desert-monastery.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc7620002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/to-break-the-tedium-of-the-ride.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/to-break-the-tedium-of-the-ride.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/to-break-the-tedium-of-the-ride.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:42:04 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd5d80003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd5d80003-50si" alt="PICT2211.JPG.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/to-break-the-tedium-of-the-ride.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcc6b20002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/a-tired-traveler.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/a-tired-traveler.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/a-tired-traveler.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:38:02 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd5990003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcd5990003-50si" alt="P1000249.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> We are ready to leave Alexandria and I, for one, am ready to head for home. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/a-tired-traveler.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de6a910005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/alexandria-sunset.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/alexandria-sunset.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/alexandria-sunset.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:33:36 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de5fe50005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de5fe50005-50si" alt="P1000250.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb790002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb790002-50si" alt="P1000251.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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 ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/alexandria-sunset.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb7c0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/montazzah-palace-up-close.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/montazzah-palace-up-close.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/montazzah-palace-up-close.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:28:18 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb250002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb250002-50si" alt="P1000248.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> 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. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/montazzah-palace-up-close.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de595d0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/the-alexandrine-bibliotech.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Barbara) http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/the-alexandrine-bibliotech.html?_c=feed-rss http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/the-alexandrine-bibliotech.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:25:22 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb040002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb040002-50si" alt="P1000243.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb78150001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cfb78150001-50si" alt="P1000245.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb050002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400f48cdcbb050002-50si" alt="P1000246.jpg" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The original Library of Alexandria was destroyed more than 1500 years ago. This is its replacement. Yes, getting building permits can take a long time. While it is a beautiful building - it puts the vaunted new Seattle Public Library to sh... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://barbara.vox.com/library/post/the-alexandrine-bibliotech.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f8fefd3b400e398de5f750005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>