Avenue of the Rams, Karnak, Luxor

Avenue of the Rams, Karnak, Luxor, originally uploaded by Vasenka.

Avenue of the Rams at Karnak, Luxor, Egypt.

Cairo Traffic at Night...

Sultanahmet Square & Blue Mosque

Sultanahment Square & Blue Mosque, originally uploaded by Vasenka.

Sutanahmen Square & the Blue Mosque

Cafe Riche, Cairo

Cafe Riche, Cairo, originally uploaded by Vasenka.

Best place for a cold beer in Cairo...

Mbweni Ruins Hotel, Zanzibar

An intimate hotel set in botanic gardens by the sea,

just 10 minutes from Stone Town.

FRANKFURT TRAIN STATION HOTEL....?

Frankfurt is a big transit point for people coming and going from Araby...  There is a very decent hostel...the Frankfurt Hostel...within view of the front of the Train Station...for those transiting Frankfurt....

HOTELS NEAR THE MAIN TRAIN STATION IN FRANKFURT GERMANY

Because sooner or later everyone ends up in Frankfurt for a couple of hours ....or a couple of days...!

LUFTHANSA FLIGHT STATUS CHECKER

IN 36 HOURS TO CAIRO...

ANGLO-AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN CAIRO

ANGLO-AMERICAN HOSPITAL IN CAIRO

3 Hadiqet El Zohreya St.
Zamalek, Cairo

Tel:

02-27356162, 02-27356165,
02-27356163

LUXOR TRAVELOGUE : FROM AN EGYPTIAN VIEWPOINT

CAIRO EGYPT NEWSPAPERS IN ENGLISH

VISITING MOUNT ATHOS...GUYS ONLY...

• 100 Greek nationals expatriate Greeks or Orthodox Christian foreigners and 10 heterodox foreigners are allowed to enter the Holy Mountain daily.
• For entry permits contact the Office of Pilgrims to Mount Athos, in Thessalonica: 172 Neas Egnatias St., tel. 861.611 (permits for foreigners), 833.733 (permits for Greeks), fax: 861.811.
• According to the abaton, which has always applied, the entry of women is prohibited.
• The visitor is admitted after showing the diamonitirion (residence permit), which he collects from the pilgrims' bureau of the Hiera Epistasia (Holy Superintendan-cy) in Ouranoupolis. This entitles him to hospitality for four days.

FERRY FROM CYPRUS TO TURKEY...

WHAT TO SEE IN EGYPT...

INFORMATION ON VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN LUXOR

Interesting map...and explanation of history of the Valley of the Kings...and some current advise from title link web site:

To visit the Valley of the Kings you should be aware of the following:

• Your entrance ticket to the valley costs 80 LE (The ticket office is located at the outer entrance to the valley, at the end of the car park) it should give you access to three tombs only of your choice.
• Photo Cameras and Video cameras are not allowed into the valley at all! You will have to check-in your camera at the entrance.
• Lecturing into the tombs is not allowed. Your Egyptologist tourist guide will give you a full description of the tomb from the outside and will also recommend which tombs to visit.
• If you wish to go inside the tomb of King Tutankhamen (KV62), you will need to buy separate ticket (100LE)
• Please don't touch the walls of the tombs while you are in.

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Our advice for the best tombs to visit now:

• Tomb of Ramses IX (KV 6); both have very fine relief’s and very elegant ceilings, with the scenes of the Goddess Nut, Goddess of the sky (Closed for refurbishment)

• Tomb of Mernpatah (KV 8); the largest in the valley (Open, at the present)

• Tomb of Ramses VI (KV 9); (Closed for refurbishment)

• Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35); where the best representation of the “Book of the Dead” can be seen (Closed for refurbishment)

• Tomb of Thutmose (KV 34); it has full details of the “Book of the Dead”, and represents the standard form for 18th Dynasty royal tombs (Open, at the present moment)

• Tomb of Ramses VII (KV1); (Open, at the present moment)

• Tomb of Ramses I (KV16); (Open, at the present moment)

TOURS IN EGYPT...

EGYPTIAN RAILROADS...