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Home of the Pharaohs: July 2011
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Sunday, July 17, 2011. A Day Trip to Alexandria. When we pulled in to Misr Station in Alexandria we headed straight for the Roman Amphitheater. It's quite literally across the street. Who sat in these rows and listened or argued? What must it have been like to dig down and unearth this? Look closely and you can make out carvings on the facing piece of these bench seats. Is that a "true trail arrow" on the second row up? Row boats available for rent.
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Home of the Pharaohs: April 2012
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Saturday, April 21, 2012. Horseback Riding near Abu Sir. This morning two friends and I drove out to a farm near the village of Abu Sir outside of Cairo for a horseback ride around the countryside and neighboring Abu Sir necropolis pyramid fields. The farm and horse stables are owned by a woman named Maryanne. Along with her horses, Maryanne keeps goats, donkeys, a water buffalo and 16 dogs. The Nile Valley and the village were to our left:. After w...
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Home of the Pharaohs: December 2011
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Sunday, December 18, 2011. Our first stop was Hagia Sophia. When you stand inside the main hall of this building there is an incredible feeling of contradictions, as well as unity. Today these mosaics have been uncovered and restored resulting in a blending of Islamic and Christian ornamentation in the same house of worship. Dome above the altar. Notice the Christian Mosaic between the two large discs of Arabic calligraphy. Once the prayer had concl...
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Home of the Pharaohs: Day 1: Hiking the Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Sunday, November 4, 2012. Day 1: Hiking the Amalfi Coast, Italy. Over the recent Eid el Ahdha holiday in Cairo, I tagged along on a family vacation with my running partner, her husband and their four sons to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. We stayed in a large apartment in Maiori, Italy and got around by bus or on foot for the most part. Santa Maria de Castello Church. Scrambling along the trail through the forest fire remains. On horseback, naturally!
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Home of the Pharaohs: November 2011
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Friday, November 4, 2011. In mid-October I went to Athens, Greece for about a week. I was attending an English teacher's workshop followed by an educational leadership conference. I'll skip the details, but it was a valuable learning experience and I came back to my school with several new ideas and approaches that will improve my practice. Graffiti like this was painted all around the city. View from hotel rooftop at night. Day Trip to Delphi.
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Home of the Pharaohs: October 2011
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Friday, October 7, 2011. We couldn't get out of the car and walk around, so all of these photos were taken from the backseat. The second part of our trip today took us to a Coptic Christian holy site located just beyond the gates of Garbage City. Here there are three churches carved into the cliffside. It was interesting to see the Bible verses and images carved into the rock face with both English and Arabic writing. Posted by Meg Mosier. Helwan Ri...
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Home of the Pharaohs: August 2011
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Saturday, August 27, 2011. Good Samaritans of Cairo. This afternoon we set out for a walk down to Road 9, one of the local shopping districts. On the agenda were a haircut, a stop at a jeweler's and a visit to the green grocer. We almost made it. He looked at me and said, "OK, where do we go? Life is good. Pay it forward. Posted by Meg Mosier. Friday, August 19, 2011. In Arabic, it was all that came to me at the time. I don't understand why chil...
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Home of the Pharaohs: June 2012
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Friday, June 15, 2012. Hike 2 in the Dolly Sods. Today we headed up to the highlands. Seth wanted to show me a part of the race course that he ran last year in the Highlands Sky 40 miler. Our buddy, Eric, came out last night to join us for a long weekend. We set out this morning for 5 hours and a bit more than 11 miles of hiking. The rhododendron were blooming. Eric and Seth crossing the highlands. Large weathered rock slabs: great for rock hopping.
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Home of the Pharaohs: The Virginian in Cairo
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Home of the Pharaohs. A chronicle of our time in Egypt. Saturday, December 15, 2012. The Virginian in Cairo. From the title of this post, you may be thinking that I am referring to myself. Oh, how wrong you would be. This past week a small band of friends piled into a few cars and wound our way up and out of Maadi to the Moquattam hills in search of the fabled Virginian Pub and Cafe. Every day is New Year's Day at the Virginian. It felt as though the white sheets had been removed seconds before we arrived.
