...on fire, but instead I had to walk through the Valley of the Kings in 120 degree weather. It was tough... but I did it. Not to mention.. this was during what I think was an "e coli" attack from the Egyptian food the night before... you can imagine not only the pain, but also the sheer humility that came along with it... Don't get Me wrong.. I am not complaining, I know how lucky I am to have been...
...of the Egyptian capital by the Romans. Caesarion’s tutors betrayed the prince and persuaded him to go back to Alexandria where he was promptly captured and executed by Octavian who was of the opinion that: ‘Two Caesars is one too many’. Cleopatra and Caesarion Sources: Wikipedia History Of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier, The Teaching Company (Audio Book)
Еще немного милых моему сердцу дахабских бедуинов. Вернее, не дахабских, а ассальских. Именно из деревеньки осевших бедуинов Эль Ассалы и вырос впоследствии золото-Дахаб. Резиденция Иль Гарден стоит ровно...изрядная часть моей симпатии к бедуинам происходит от того, что мне страшно нравится само слово. В своих семантических недрах оно какое-то страшно русское. Ой ты, молодец, бедовый, настоящий бедуин.
What I'm reading
The Carpet Makers
Andreas Eschbach
A desert world in which fanatically religious men marry multiple wives and make a carpet out of their wives' hair for a
god-empereror on a...
Cairo Photo of the Day
Picture of the post
Egyptian women have always carried their babies on their shoulders?
My photo in 2007
1917 Photo
И немного позитива на вечер. Самое важное у бедуина - земля, самое нужное - пикап, самое любимое - плазменная панель, а самое клевое - дети. Все остальное для бедуина не представляет особого значения. Поеду в Артеfaq Горчеву читать мешать.
...Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair's sister-in-law, who arrived in Gaza with a boatload of activists protesting an Israeli blockade last month, said Tuesday she was stranded because both Israel and Egypt had denied her entry. Lauren Booth, sister of the former British prime minister's wife Cherie, revealed her predicament as Blair visited the region to further Western-backed efforts to achieve a...
zomg guys!!! *flails* Civiliation channel has a special on tonight about the animals that influences ancient Egyptian culture!! *FLAILS* I cant wait for it to start!! (It's on at 9pm). Whyyy dont i have... the level of my excitedness is REALLY embarrassing. BUT I DON CARE!!!!!!!!1 WAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *runs upstairs with a pen and notebook
...and sluggishly, since I'm having a good deal of fun in school while despising homework and the like. It's really a cool experience. Right now I'm suffocating under the weight of a project about Egypt and some minor biology homework. I've got to finish my research and the script for the project presentation tonight, and email it to my other group member. (sigh) That should take up the rest of...
