Historic Hotels

February 2, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

I love old buildings and old hotels — squeaky doors, sagging floors, the whole package. The options in Egypt are like stepping back into an Agatha Christie novel.

Memphis Acropolis

February 4, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

The rest of the site of the “lost” city of Memphis is a small garden with some pieces of statuary, and remains of an embalming house attached to the long-gone Temple of Ptah.

Alabaster Sphinx

February 4, 2003.Reading time 1 minute.

Everyone has seen the face of the giant Great Sphinx at Giza, but most people don’t see the hundreds of sphinxes that remain in the temples and ruins in Egypt. The Great Sphinx is certainly not alone

Towers of Babylon

February 7, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Two roman towers — or the remain sof them — dominate the western side of the old CIty

Views over Cairo

February 7, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Cairo is a lively city with 17 million people. And yet, the views of the city can be remarkably serene

Seti I Hotel, Abu Simbel

February 9, 2003.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of only two hotels in Abu Simble, this is a lovely oasis.

Aswan High Dam

February 10, 2003.Reading time 2 minutes.

There are actually two Aswan dams – the original one built in 1902 and the High Dam which created Lake Nasser, the world’s largest reservoir. The dam resulted in dozens of tombs and temples being moved to higher ground.