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| Hello, everyone. It's been awhile.
I guess I'll begin with my travels... After my 2nd attempt to Egypt, I finally made it, this time we didn't get kicked off the plane. =)
Egypt was amazing. It was as if I went on an epic journey and learned about the pharoahs, pyramids, and mummifications, which date back as far as over 4000 B.C. But most importantly, it felt surreal to be where Biblical happenings took place.
Cairo-
Mudbrick houses keep the house warm during winter and vice versa during summer. Temperatures during winter is comfortable 70-80 degrees and over 120 during the Summer.
Homes and the surroundings
  
The Pyramids of Giza in the background and camelback riding
  
The Sphinx
Statues of Memnon
 
Sunrise in Luxor
Temple of Queen Hatshepshut engraved in the mountains. She was the first female pharoah of Egypt
 
Karnak and Luxor Temples
    
The last two obelisks. One was taken to Paris, the other to NYC.
 
Rich man's house
 
Making alaster carvings, vases, candle holders, etc...
 
Tourism police
The Final Judgement painting on papyrus paper, a ceremony of the weighing of the heart led by Horus (in front) of Osiris, the chief gods of the dead & afterlife. One side of the balance weighs the heart, which measures the sin of the Pharoah, and the other side weighs the feather, which is truth and justice. If the Pharoah's heart weighs more, god Ammut, who has the head of the crocodile, devours the Dead, whereas if the heart is light, Anubis, goddess of Truth & Justice guides the Dead to afterlife. On top are tribunal of 42 dieties. acting as witnesses,
Valley of the Kings and Queens. King Tut's tomb
Camels going for a slaughter. Btw, pigeon meat is like filet mignon in Egypt
The Nile River
Alexanderia- The hanging church
Sahar, our Egyptian tourguide
The village where Mary and Joseph hid Jesus after King Harod ordered Jesus to be killed when He was born. Pictures of the cave/underground were not allowed, but basically, the Coptic Christians built a church on top to preserve the special hiding place.
Ceiling of the church shaped like the Noah's ark
Alexandria Library- where all the languages, science, mathematics originated from
 
Now stands a castle. Originally it was a lighthouse, which was one of the 7 wonders of the world, but was destroyed from an earthquake
The Mediterranean Sea
King Faroud's Castle with 365 rooms, one room per day for individual women, a guesthouse and his own paradise garden and seaport. He was the last King in Egypt and was a gluttonous, obese, lazy man.
   
To escape from being captured, King Faroud sailed through this bridge to Rome, the opposite side of the Mediterranean Sea
Henna Tattoo
I bought a Cartouche of my name in hieroglyphics and an 18K gold cross along with it.
G is a jar stand; means stable
R is a mouth; means talk to much
A is an eagle; powerful and strong
C is a basket; full of good qualities
E is a reed leaf; fair and just
Afterlife was huge in ancient Egypt. As soon as the King got enthroned, people started to build the pyramids and tombs. Pharoahs were worshipped because they believed that they were mediators between the gods and the people. Egypt was a completely different travel experience I've ever done in my life. Due to lack of time, we couldn't cover Mt. Sinai and the Red Sea, but I definitely want to do that and the biblical trek in Israel when I get the opportunity again.
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| The Netherlands-Amsterdam, Holland
 The windmills 
Clogs
Highlights in Holland: Clog factory, cheese factory, windmills
Highlights in Amsterdam: The promiscious Red Light District and sex shops, canals
Belgium-Brussels
A statue of a boy who diffused a bomb at the Grand Palace
Godiva Chocolate
Highlights in Brussels: Mussels, raspberry beer, Belgium waffles, Grand Palace, and Godiva
France-Paris
The Louve  
Tiny picture of Mona Lisa inside a bullet proof glass  
Eiffel Tower Cruising on the Seines River Notre Dame  Stained glass inside Notre Dame The Moulin Rouge
Highlights in Paris- gigantic structures/buildings, lift to the very top of the Eiffel Tower
Switzerland-Interlaken
Rail ride to the Swiss Alps-"Top of Europe" Beautiful houses           Ice Palace   
 
Highlights in Interlaken: cute houses you seen in cards or calendars, streams and waterfalls, green grass, clean fresh air, breath-taking view to the top of Swiss Alps on a rail.
If I can move anywhere in the world? I would move to the Swiss Alps. | | |
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I got my wallet stolen and my atm card has been swiped everywhere! I feel naked without my ID, cash, or plastic. | | |
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