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Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum

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As previously mentioned, Travel Talk Tours are predominantly aimed at a younger market, with most tour attendees being 18-35 years olds. Unlike the Morocco trip though, which featured many more single girls, the Egypt trip we were on was nearly all couples, with one family group of four (all adults). I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone who is young at heart and wants to see Egypt. At the time of writing, Egypt is really struggling for tourists, which means that even sights like the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings, which are usually swarming with thousands of people, are eerily quiet.

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It’s a tour. Fairly obviously, this is a tour, made up of a group. So, there are downsides to this sort of travelling compared to independent travel, in terms of flexibility, timing, what you are going to see, and so on. Of course, there are advantages, in that everything is taken care of for you. So this isn’t really a downside, just a fact, that a group tour isn’t for everyone. Although you probably already know if that’s you by now! While The Jewel of the Nile grossed almost as much as its predecessor, the film was much less successful critically and effectively killed the franchise. [3] After the meeting, folks were able to book onto and pay for any of the optional activities they were interested in. Gold Ring of Sekhmet, ancient Egyptian, New Kingdom, about 1539–1077 BCE, gold, Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection, 1926.97 The first stop on our Pyramid tour was the Saqqara burial ground. This is a huge necropolis, noted for being the place where the oldest surviving pyramid in the world can be found: the Djoser step pyramid. This is thought to be the pyramid that started the whole large-scale stone-cut template of pyramid building – with later models losing the steps. Dating from the 27th century BC, and housing the remains of King Djoser, this 5000 year old building is definitely one of the oldest man made structures surviving today.

In the case of Karnak, easily the most impressive part was the sheer scale, a feature that was particularly obvious in Hypostyle Hall, a 5,000 square meter hall consisting of 134 enormous columns, the majority of which are 10 meters tall, with a few being 21 meters tall! There are also a number of obelisks here – one is missing, as it was borrowed by the Romans in 357AD, and is still standing in Rome. That happens to be the largest obelisk in the world, and originally weighed 455 tons – the mind boggles as to how the Romans transported it from Egypt to Rome! Here we went, rather bizarrely, to a local Irish pub for dinner. The food was generally ok, although the Irish options were somewhat more dubious than the Egyptian options. Here there was also the option to get some engraving done, with a local engraver available to engrave various things in hieroglyphics. Then, it was time for bed, with another full day ahead of us. Even better, this stop was at an all inclusive resort (including alcoholic drinks!), so we were able to enjoy a few beers before and after dinner, which was nice.

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Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones to co-star in film 'Racing The Monsoon' ". The Daily Telegraph. May 19, 2008 . Retrieved March 28, 2016. Long Bus Rides. As is likely quite obvious from the post, this tour does involve some fairly prolonged bus journeys. The Egyptian scenery is not quite as varied as the Moroccan scenery, and the roads weren’t always great, so this can get a little tiring. I can’t really see any other way to get a group of people around the country though – the trains are also fairly slow, and flights would likely significantly increase the cost of the trip. So just be prepared – Egypt is a large country, with the key attractions stretched out from North to South, so some time on the bus is the price you’ll have to pay.With its exotic appeal and sense of adventure, there is nowhere else quite like the River Nile. If you’re planning a Nile cruise in 2018, there are certain must-see attractions that you won’t want to miss. In this blog, we share our top five things to experience on your Egypt cruise holiday. 1. The Temple of Karnak If you’re keen to explore Egypt, like to meet new people, and enjoy having most of your trip being taken care of for you, then you will definitely enjoy this tour. To be honest, Egypt can be a bit of a challenging country to travel in solo, so a tour like this is really an excellent way to have a minimum hassle experience. My favorite moment between them comes as they hang by their hands over a rat pit, while acid gnaws away at the ropes that suspend them above certain doom. Sure, this scene owes something to " Raiders of the Lost Ark." But what's new about it this time is the dialogue - the way they break down and confess that they love each other, and make marriage plans as death inexorably approaches. And then, when DeVito appears and might possibly save them, there is some business with a ladder that is followed by dialogue so perfectly timed that I laughed not so much in amusement as in delight at how well the mechanisms of the scene fell together.

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