Egypt
September 2003
A three week journey around Egypt. I wrote a full
account of the trip, to record both the memories I want to keep and the
historic facts I want to remember.

Part
1: Cairo (day 1). Intro, Egyptian Museum, Coptic Cairo,
Citadel, City of the Dead, Old Cairo, about Cairo traffic. |
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2: The Pyramids (day 2). Saqqara (pyramid of Djoser), Dahshur
(pyramids of Snefru), Gizeh (pyramids of Khufu, Khefren and Menkaure;
Sphinx), buying weed in Cairo. |
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Part
3: The Desert (days 3-7). Bahariya Oasis, Black Desert,
Crystal Mountain, White Desert, Farafra Oasis, Sahara, Al Qasr (Dakhla
Oasis), Fort Umm el-Dabadib, Fort Umm Labakha, Kharga Oasis |
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Part 4: Luxor (days
8-9). Temple of Karnak, swimming at Club Med, Temple of Luxor, about
the tourist hunt, Valley of the Kings, temple of Hatshepsut, who's
the donkey?
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Part 5: Aswan and Abu Simbel
(days 10-11). Kitchener Island, Elephantine Island, preparing to
split, Abu Simbel, the High Dam, Philae Island.
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Part 6: Going Solo
(days 12-16). Temple of Edfu, back in Luxor, police protection,
Qena, temple of Dendara, Al-Balyana, Hotel Abydos, temples of Abydos,
Hurghada, snorkling in the Red Sea, public beach.
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Part 7: Alexandria
(days 17-18). History, meeting Salma, Fort of Qaitbey, Mosque of
Abu al-Abbas, Kom al-Dikka, Catacombs of Kom al-Shuqafa, the Library,
Montaza Palace, dinner, train station; Gizeh bis.
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Part 8: Cairo (day
19). History of islamic Egypt, Sultan Hassan and Al-Rifai mosques,
mosque of Ibn Tulun, El Masidin, Al-Azhar mosque, the three madrasas,
Al-Hakim mosque, northern wall, shopping in the soukh.
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Cairo
Part 2: The Pyramids
Part 3: The Desert
Part 4: Luxor
Part 5: Aswan and Abu Simbel
Part 6: Going Solo
Part 7: Alexandria
Part 8: Cairo
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