Archive for April, 2006
Saturday, April 29th, 2006
More Pictures of Egypt
I managed to upload some more pictures I took earlier in the trip.
I edited 2 older posts to add related pictures:
Sufi Dance
The Curse of the Pharaoh
You can also go directly to the pictures page to browse.
I have many more pictures that I will add when I get the chance.
Enjoy!
4 Comments » - Posted in Administration, Cool Stuff, Egypt by david
Saturday, April 29th, 2006
Going to Dahab
Since very early in my trip preparation, it had been in my plan to go to Dahab at the end of my stay in Egypt and before entering Jordan.
Last week’s events have had me thinking a bit if it was still the right thing to do.
With respect to the bombing. I am not an expert […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Egypt by david
Saturday, April 29th, 2006
Buying a Papyrus
Friday, I wanted to buy some pieces of papyrus paper before leaving Cairo. These are the only souvenirs I really wanted for myself so it was time to get onto it.
Of course, it is impossible to buy real ancient papyrus since first it is rare and second, it is forbidden to take away anything that is […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Cool Stuff, Interesting, Egypt by david
Friday, April 28th, 2006
Visa extension
On Thursday, I took care of my visa since it was more than 25 days I was in Egypt and I got a 1 month automatic visa when I arrived on the 2nd.
I went to the Magoma. It is huge building housing around 20 000 state employees that is located close to my hotel downtown on Al-Tahrir […]
No Comments » - Posted in Interesting, Egypt by david
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
The Bahareya Oasis and the White Desert
I took a short trip to the Bahareya Oasis with the intent to go see the White desert.
I left on Monday morning with the 8AM bus from the Turgoman station in Cairo with the intent to find a safari to join once in Bahareya (Winging it!). Unlike the other times I had taken buses, the […]
