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Comment on The Noble Sword by William J McKibbin

William J McKibbin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:40:30 +0000

Enjoyed your blog post — regards to you…

Comment on Walking like an Egyptian by Max J. Pucher

Max J. Pucher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:12:39 +0000

Hi Hawkeye, you should still go. It is quite amazing, but just don’t expect the quiet elegance of Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’. It is noisy, hectic, dirty and all about making a buck from the stupid tourists who come to look at old stones. Most temple carvings were heavily damaged by the Coptic Christians who wanted to destroy the power of the old gods. Try to go with a small study tour as I did rather than with a lerger operator. The cruise on the Nile is definitally optional.

Comment on Walking like an Egyptian by Franklin Poole

Franklin Poole — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:48:01 +0000

My parents did the tour of Egypt and Israel about 15 years ago. They brought me back a hand sewn kaftan and a papyrus sheet with symbols representing my name. The kaftan is gone, but the papyrus hangs in my upstairs hall. From your description it sounds like the whole place has gone to the tourists since then. Too bad. I wanted to go and be impressed, not swarmed by vendors and cheap junk…