Archives for August 2004

Ancient Egypt and the Travel Literature
The mystique land of River Nile is a rich source of study for the connoisseur art and literature. It is located in the northeastern side of Africa bordering the Mediterranean and Red seas. Widely known for its temples, hieroglyphs and […]
1045 words, written August 26 2004, in the early morning and filed in A Deeper Glance

First-Class Hotels Advertisements
Three advertisements of First-Class Hotels in Cairo published in the Orient Line Guide (London, 1890). […]
29 words, written August 22 2004, in the late afternoon and filed in Spyglass

Names on the Colossus
“At some little distance in the plain are two colossi, placed side by side, both seated, and with faces turned towards the East. I could not consider them without a sort of terror at such mountainous figures wrought by […]
325 words, written August 12 2004, in the early evening and filed in The Travellers Journals

Yousef & Riffo
“Drovetti had two agents at Thebes; the one, Yousef, a French Mamelouk, was excavating the western bank of the Nile. Yousef (originally a drummer, and left behind, when very young, at the time of the French army leaving Egypt. […]
118 words, written August 8 2004, in the early evening and filed in Who Was Who

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