Archives for April 2005
Upper Egypt: Memphis, Thebes, Syene
Asyoot, February 14, 1880. – This is the capital of Upper Egypt, and a place of some 25,000 inhabitants. It is full of picturesque interiors and groups, especially in the camel fair there were hundreds of these beasts for sale,
4333 words, written April 25 2005,
in the wee hours
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Shubra
One afternoon I paid a visit to the beautiful garden and country- house of the Viceroy of Egypt. A broad handsome street leads between alleys of sycamores, and the journey occupies about an hour and a half. Immediately upon
659 words, written April 24 2005,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
The Lure Of Mecca
“Even scoundrels, apparently, are not immune to the impact of the Hajj.” Written by Paul Lunde Images by TIE staff Peking, Lhasa, Timbuctu, Harrar, Medina, Mecca—these were the forbidden cities that for centuries captured the imagination of the West. One
4627 words, written April 18 2005,
in the late evening
and filed in A Deeper Glance
White Bird in Heaven
I am sitting on the window-sill in my room eating sugar-cane. It is so juicy and fresh one could go on nibbling at it all day. The Soudanese servant, in a green cap and full green trousers, just now
1423 words, written April 17 2005,
in the late afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Visit to the Palace of Schoubra
The use of carriages is not known in Egypt; all journeys are performed either by water or caravans; in the latter case camels are chiefly used; however, the horses of the Bedouins are very well calculated for the immense deserts,
634 words, written April 11 2005,
in the afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Some interesting facts in connexion with Pyramids
We are stretched on the sand in a tomb at Ghizeh, gazing on the solemn and dreamy figures every where painted on its walls. They carry our thoughts back to the ancient days, and a spirit of musing steals
3944 words, written April 8 2005,
in the early afternoon
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Bernardino Drovetti
Bernardino Drovetti is best known as Napoleon’s Proconsul in Egypt. He should not be seen in Napoleon’s shadow; however, as there is much more to the man than that. Drovetti was a traveler in Egypt and was directly involved in
3033 words, written April 7 2005,
in the early evening
and filed in The Travellers
Adventures during a Visit to Lake Mœris
Had the Moggrebyns stormed the Okella that night, they would have acquired considerable booty, it being filled with merchants, chiefly inhabitants of the province, returning with the goods they had purchased at Cairo. Most of these persons, as is the
8350 words, written April 3 2005,
in the evening
and filed in The Travellers Journals
Carlo Vidua
Carlo Vidua, the Count of Conzano, was born in 1785, in Casale Monferrato, to Count Pio Gerolamo and Marianna Gambera. But while his family circumstances were comfortable, his infancy was not an easy one. When he was four his
2416 words, written April 1 2005,
in the early morning
and filed in The Travellers
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