EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’19” N 31°13’40” E December 8, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
“How can I get your money???” This is what they flat out said when we walked by. We had to have security to walk through the market. Think Bourbon street on steroids times 100. The only way to getRead more
EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’20” N 31°13’40” E December 6, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
If the 2 legs of the king on the tomb are together they are dead, if apart they they are depicted as being alive at the time of construction. If their beard is straight it’s a king. If it’s curvyRead more
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Amen Hotep III, King Tut’s grandpa, was the son of a king from a 2nd wife. Because his mom was not the queen, he would have to marry his step sister to ascend to the throne and increase his percent of royal blood. Instead he married his Syrian love and changed the course of Egyptian architecture. He built Luxor. And made the sculptures of queens equal in size to the king instead of them only coming up to the height of the king’s knee as seen in this picture.
EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’19” N 31°13’40” E December 8, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Shawn is Egyptian official! He got an Egyptian haircut, shampoo and shave for $15. And then I tied his scarf in the traditional head wrap with his galabeya (traditional Egyptian dress). He’s readyRead more
EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’24” N 31°13’21” E
September 7, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’19” N 31°13’41” E
EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’19” N 31°13’40” E
December 8, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Breakfast buffet at the hotel. Not pictured is an omelet station and pancake station.
We’re on the way to Saqqara to the step pyramids and the market
EgyptCairoMasākin Ramlat Būlāq30°4’18” N 31°13’38” E
December 8, 2022 in Egypt ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
Last dinner at the Fairmont. All the food was really good at the hotel. They had several restaurants. This one had an Asian flare.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Masākin Ramlat Būlāq, Masakin Ramlat Bulaq, مساكن رملة بولاق
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They packed in there
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