Monthly Archives: January 2016

A First Visit to the Temple of Amun at Karnak

Posted on January 30, 2016 by thegreatbelzoni

It is no exaggeration to say that I had thought, and dreamed, of Karnak pretty regularly since first seeing a picture of the great hypostyle hall in a newspaper supplement while waiting outside a fish and chip shop one day in the … Continue reading →

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A Walk Through Old Cairo

Posted on January 21, 2016 by thegreatbelzoni

Friday 28th October, 2011. One week after the serious violence between Christians and Muslims on the streets of Cairo known as “The Maspero Massacre” That morning Mohammed picks up Pauline, Liz and me from our apartment near the Pyramids at … Continue reading →

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First Attempt at Crossing the Theban Plateau (Part 3)

Posted on January 10, 2016 by thegreatbelzoni

[360-degree video taken on the “Farshut Road”, four miles (seven kilometres) in a direct line from the Valley of the Kings, 11th January 2015]    

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First Attempt at Crossing the Theban Plateau (Part 2)

Posted on January 9, 2016 by thegreatbelzoni

Wolves? In a desert country like Egypt? As we’d sped along the Cairo to Aswan road the day before, I thought it might be a mistranslation from Thore’s native Norwegian. “Did you see it Ahmed? Bigger than a dog I … Continue reading →

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First Attempt at Crossing the Theban Plateau (Part 1)

Posted on January 3, 2016 by thegreatbelzoni

Sunday January 11th, 2015 Following a 5.30 breakfast I head towards the ferry, my breath rising up before me in the cold morning air. One of the men huddled by a brazier offers to call me a taxi and I … Continue reading →

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