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Jerusalem And The Holy Land Rediscovered
An exclusive New England exhibition of stunning 19th Century lithographs of the Holy Land is a highlight of the 2004 Christmas season at the Knights of Columbus Museum. “Jerusalem and the Holy Land Rediscovered” a collection of 90 hand-tinted lithographs
450 words, written December 29 2004,
in the late evening
and filed in News and Events
Christmas Eve
That night was the birth-night. In what countries of the round world were not Christians singing carols as the sun going westward left the holy twilight of Christmas eve with blessings on every land? Wherever a man may be
487 words, written December 24 2004,
in the late afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Abd-el-Atti
Abd-el-Atti, our dragoman, is riding ahead on his grey donkey, and I have no difficulty in following his broad back and short legs, even though his donkey should be lost to sight in the press. He rides as Egyptians do,
743 words, written December 24 2004,
in the late morning
and filed in Who Was Who
Hotel Life at Shepherd's
O Cairo! Cairo! Masr-el-Káherah, The Victorious! City of the Caliphs, of Saláh-e’-deen, of the Memlooks! Town of mediaeval romance projected into a prosaic age! More Oriental than Damascus, or Samarcand. Vast, sprawling city, with dilapidated Saracenic architecture, pretentious modern
874 words, written December 24 2004,
in the early morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Travellers' Graffiti from Egypt and the Sudan III
Philae - The Kiosk of Trajan by Roger O. De Keersmaecker
111 words, written December 23 2004,
in the evening
and filed in News and Events
Joining the Expedition
So soon as Mr. Bankes had sailed, I took my departure for Aleppo with his horses, which he had left in my charge, with a commission there to dispose of them; and I had a strong written recommendation to
5015 words, written December 22 2004,
in the early afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Far and Away
Muslims in Sri Lanka recall exiled Egyptian revolutionary Ahmed Orabi, who 120 years ago affirmed their identity and helped lay the foundation of their political presence by Cam McGrath/Egypt Today Five thousand kilometers from Cairo,
162 words, written December 22 2004,
in the early morning
and filed in News and Events
The importance of the interpreter
In the Ottoman dominions there is scarcely any hereditary influence except that which belongs to the family of the Sultan, and wealth, too, is a highly volatile blessing, not easily transmitted to the descendant of the owner. From these
1688 words, written December 21 2004,
in the morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
A Cairo Bazaar - The Della'l
John Frederick Lewis, 1875, Watercolour, heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic
560 words, written December 19 2004,
in the evening
and filed in Spyglass
With Mr. Bankes in his voyage upon the Nile into Nubia (2)
Read the first part of this story Pursuing our voyage still downwards, we passed close to the nine noble columns of the portico at Gau1, which the Nile was visibly undermining; and I grieve to say that there remained only
2202 words, written December 18 2004,
in the morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Interview with M. Mariette
On the way, Achmet had told us of a Frenchman who had been all summer digging in the sand, near Sakkara. After we bad crawled into the subterranean depot of mummies ibises, and nearly choked ourselves with dust in trying
1402 words, written December 14 2004,
in the late evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Troubles at Abou-Simbel (3)
Prologue Read the first part of this story Read the second part of this story At moonlight on Friday morning, August 1st, the anniversary of the battle of the Nile, we rose and went to work. We called the crew;
4672 words, written December 13 2004,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
With Mr. Bankes in his voyage upon the Nile into Nubia
When, upon the pacification of the city [Cairo], the gate of the Frank quarter was again thrown open, and free ingress and egress permitted, I resumed my habit of frequenting it, having several friends there among the Italians and others,
4239 words, written December 12 2004,
in the afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
'Answer' found to riddle of Sphinx
by Ciar Byrne, Media Correspondent of The Independent 11 December 2004 The riddle of the Sphinx has confounded generations of tourists and experts alike. Who built it, why, and what does it mean? Now a leading Egyptologist believes that he
132 words, written December 11 2004,
in the late evening
and filed in News and Events
The Massacre of the Mamelukes
Mamelukes (2 syl.) or Mamalukes (Arabic, mamluc, a slave). A name given in Egypt to the slaves of the beys brought from the Caucasus, and formed into a standing army. In 1254 these military “slaves” raised one of their
2949 words, written December 9 2004,
midday
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Ancient inscriptions at Philae
This island [of Philae] makes one of the most beautiful pictures I ever saw. Perhaps the general monotony of the scenery of the Nile gives it a peculiar beauty; but I think it would be called beautiful anywhere, even among
930 words, written December 7 2004,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Encounter with Mr. Salt
Cairo, April 8, 1818. I reached this far-famed city so late last night, that I have as yet had no opportunity of seeing it, it having been several hours dark before I entered the hospitable house of our consul-general,
4255 words, written December 7 2004,
midday
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Recipe for the bite of a scorpion
On opening my basket of clothes this morning, I found in one of the fold of a shirt a young scorpion, about half an inch long, of a light colour, almost transparent: how he got there I cannot conceive. I
276 words, written December 7 2004,
in the early morning
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Visit to the Pyramids
None of the numerous travellers who visit in our days the ancient kingdom of the Pharaohs, will fail to admire the gigantic and durable monuments of these shepherd kings. The most singular circumstance is, that time, which preserves traditions more
1914 words, written December 6 2004,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
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