Discovering Egypt

There’s something about Egypt that keeps drawing me back. In fact as of April 2019, I have been there 14 times!  On these blog entries, I’m sharing a taste of why I keep going back.

I’ve got more than 20 entries, so to make it easy for you to find what you’re looking for, here’s a table of contents for this page:

    1. Chronological List of All My Egypt-Related Posts
    2. Egypt in General
    3. Cairo
    4. Saqqara
    5. Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo
    6. Aswan

Chronological List of All Egypt-Related Posts

Listed with newest first.

December 30, 2019 Moulid Abu al-Haggag: a Three-Day Party in Luxor
December 5, 2019 Moulid al-Hussein in Cairo
July 10, 2019 Egypt by Night: Sunrises, Sunsets, and Moons
June 25, 2019 Luxor, Egypt’s Dora: A Parade With Its Roots in Antiquity
May 28, 2019 Every Nubian Home Has a Crocodile!
May 16, 2019 On the Nile Near Aswan, Egypt
March 16, 2019 Backbends in Ancient Egyptian Dance
January 28, 2019 The Three Musicians and the Cat (Tomb of Nakht, Luxor, Egypt)
January 6, 2019 Honoring Motherhood in Ancient Egypt’s Temples & Tombs
December 23, 2018 Beverages to Enjoy in Egypt
November 3, 2018 The Street of Tentmakers in Cairo
October 25, 2018 The Pyramids of Deir el-Medina (Valley of the Workers)
October 4, 2018 Images of Birds in the Tombs at Saqqara, Egypt
September 16, 2018 Egypt: Is it Safe to Go There?
June 14, 2018 Fellaha: The Peasant Woman in Egyptian Art
June 7, 2018 Camels I Have Met
May 31, 2018 Cairo, Egypt: Where to Celebrate the Musical Legacy of Oum Kalthoum
May 25, 2018 Egypt: Why Have I Gone Back So Many Times?
May 19, 2018 Tannoura: The Whirling Dervishes of Egypt
May 13, 2018 Aswan, Egypt: The Mystery of the Ostrich Egg
May 7, 2018 What It’s Like to be in a Sandstorm in Egypt
May 2, 2018 Cairo, Egypt: The Tarboosh Maker
April 28, 2018 Thunderstorm in Cairo!
April 22, 2018 Edfu, Egypt: Dance Like an Egyptian!
April 15, 2018 Mazaher Ensemble Music at Makan Theater in Cairo
April 4, 2018 Cairo’s El Dammah Theater: Rango Band
March 30, 2018 Cairo’s Agricultural Museum – the Wedding Scene
March 2, 2018 Exploring Nilometers in Egypt

Egypt in General

July 10, 2019 Egypt by Night: Sunrises, Sunsets, and Moons
December 23, 2018 Beverages to Enjoy in Egypt
September 16, 2018 Egypt: Is it Safe to Go There?
June 14, 2018 Fellaha: The Peasant Woman in Egyptian Art
June 7, 2018 Camels I Have Met
May 25, 2018 Egypt: Why Have I Gone Back So Many Times?
May 7, 2018 What It’s Like to be in a Sandstorm in Egypt
March 2, 2018 Exploring Nilometers in Egypt

Cairo

December 5, 2019 Moulid al-Hussein in Cairo
November 3, 2018 Khayamiya: The Street of Tentmakers in Cairo
May 31, 2018 Cairo, Egypt: Where to Celebrate the Musical Legacy of Oum Kalthoum
May 19, 2018 Tannoura: The Whirling Dervishes of Egypt
May 2, 2018 Cairo, Egypt: The Tarboosh Maker
April 28, 2018 Thunderstorm in Cairo!
April 15, 2018 Mazaher Ensemble Music at Makan Theater in Cairo
April 4, 2018 Cairo’s El Dammah Theater: Rango Band
March 30, 2018 Cairo’s Agricultural Museum – the Wedding Scene
March 2, 2018 Exploring Nilometers in Egypt

Saqqara

March 16, 2019 Backbends in Ancient Egyptian Dance
January 6, 2019 Honoring Motherhood in Ancient Egypt’s Temples & Tombs
October 4, 2018 Images of Birds in the Tombs at Saqqara, Egypt
June 7, 2018 Camels I Have Met

Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo

 

December 30, 2019 Moulid Abu al-Haggag: a Three-Day Party in Luxor
June 25, 2019 Luxor, Egypt’s Dora: A Parade With Its Roots in Antiquity
March 16, 2019 Backbends in Ancient Egyptian Dance
January 28, 2019 The Three Musicians and the Cat (Tomb of Nakht, Luxor, Egypt)
January 6, 2019 Honoring Motherhood in Ancient Egypt’s Temples & Tombs
October 25, 2018 The Pyramids of Deir el-Medina (Valley of the Workers)
June 7, 2018 Camels I Have Met
April 22, 2018 Edfu, Egypt: Dance Like an Egyptian!
March 2, 2018 Exploring Nilometers in Egypt

Aswan

May 28, 2019 Every Nubian Home Has a Crocodile!
May 16, 2019 On the Nile Near Aswan, Egypt
January 6, 2019 Honoring Motherhood in Ancient Egypt’s Temples & Tombs
May 13, 2018 Aswan, Egypt: The Mystery of the Ostrich Egg
May 7, 2018 What It’s Like to be in a Sandstorm in Egypt
March 2, 2018 Exploring Nilometers in Egypt