Tag Archives: Middle East
Happy Birthday, Oma A!
It’s my grandma’s birthday today! She is a wonderful artist and I wanted to thank her for encouraging all my pursuits by posting a few of the more interesting photos from the past semester.
Filed under Egypt, In Transit
Eine Gute Fahrt: Cairo-Frankfurt-Milan
Once we boarded the flight from Cairo, I zonked out pretty quickly. When I woke up it was time for breakfast. The meal straddled the divide between Europe and Egypt, serving stewed vegetables with chicken, yoghurt with Arabic on it … Continue reading
Day 5: Alabaster workshop & Luxor temple
Our guide took us to a local alabaster workshop, where we were shown how alabaster and basalt are made into jars and figurines and how limestone tablets are carved with hieroglyphs and painted for tourists’ enjoyment. It was neat … Continue reading
Day 5: Valley of the Queens & Valley of the Kings
First we visited the Valley of the Queens, on the Western bank of the Nile in Luxor, where the wives of pharaohs were buried along with many of their children and other nobles. We headed straight to our our guide’s … Continue reading
Filed under Egypt
