Tag Archives: Egypt

On The Banks

February 20, 2023 · by · in Travel · Leave a comment

There must be hundreds of restaurants in Cairo situated on the banks of the Nile River. Actually, I can’t be sure of the number given that I didn’t walk the whole route. I’m extrapolating form the few kilometres I did walk, in which there were dozens of places to eat, from high end establishments catering […]

The Palace V – The Artists

February 9, 2023 · by · in Travel · Leave a comment

I’m not sure I noticed them when I was going into Baron Empain’s palace, but I couldn’t help noticing them from the roof. There were so many of them. Maybe it was a class. Maybe a flash mob of sorts. Maybe it was coincidence. From the rooftop I could see about fifty artists, each drawing […]

The Palace IV – The View

February 8, 2023 · by · in Travel · 1 Comment

There are iconic scenes that immediately identify a city. You see a picture of the CN Tower and your mind says “Toronto,” as the Golden Gate bridge immediately references San Francisco or the Eiffel tower reminds you that this is Paris. I’m not sure what building or buildings tells you that you are in Cairo. […]

The Palace III – The Entrepeneur

February 7, 2023 · by · in Travel · 1 Comment

I don’t have an entrepreneurial bone in my body. And I’m okay with that. Let others take the risk (and gain the rewards) of starting new enterprises. Let them have the headaches that come with being in charge. I never want to be the boss. Of course, I also am not a big fan of […]

The Palace II – The Rooftop

February 6, 2023 · by · in Travel, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

I thought a photo essay might be nice to start the work week. The roof of the Baron Empain Palace in Cairo shows the Indian influences in the architecture and carvings. So here are some shots taken on the roof terrace. Not the grounds or the surrounding area, except incidentally. I suspect when this was […]

The Palace

February 5, 2023 · by · in Travel · 1 Comment

Looks like it should be in India, doesn’t it? Not even the same continent. This one is practically in downtown Cairo. When Baron Edward Empain built his palace in Heliopolis, just over a century ago, it was just east of the city. Cairo has grown considerably in the past hundred years, and now you get […]

Things To Come

January 13, 2023 · by · in Travel · Leave a comment

I’ve been trying to get caught up on current events in Canada, and add my tewo cents worth here, but I have not forgotten that many people are interested in travel posts. I was in Egypt over the Christmas season and I am still mentally processing what I want to say about some of the […]

That’s A Wrap

January 8, 2023 · by · in Religion, Society · Leave a comment

The driver took a detour to get to our destination. Apparently there were road closures. It was December 26 and I wasn’t thinking about Christmas, but it wasn’t going to be Christmas in Egypt until January 7, as most Christians there follow the Julian calendar. Most church holy days happen a couple of weeks after […]

The Food Court

January 7, 2023 · by · in Society, Travel · Leave a comment

Every indoor shopping mall has one, and the bigger malls have more than one. But the food court at the Cairo Festival City Mall is different from anything I have seen in Canada. Not in terms of the restaurants, which are basically the same wherever you go. Yes, there are some Middle Eastern chains I […]

That Famous Pharaoh

July 15, 2022 · by · in Travel · Leave a comment

He is probably the most famous Egyptian pharaoh, and arguably the least important. His primary claim to fame is that grave robbers, for the most part, missed his tomb. Until the twentieth century that is. Then the wealth of Tutankhamen was discovered for the world to see. There are thousands of artifacts that have toured the […]

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