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14 11, 2016

Museum Monday: Crocodile Museum at Kom Ombo

By Lili|November 14th, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, crocodile, Crocodile Museum, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, falcon, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Horus, Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Temple, Middle East, Mummy, Nile, Sobek|0 Comments

Kom Ombo is an amazing temple. Its unique due to the fact its dedicated to not one but two different gods: The falcon-headed Horus & Sobek the Crocodile-headed God. Included with your admission to the temple is a small but well curated museum dedicated to Sobek. When you first walk in, you'll be greeted by a dozen smiling preserved crocodiles resting on a bed of sand. As you walk around you'll see various statues and stele depicting Sobek. Sobek was associated with fertility (likely due to crocodiles living in the Nile) as well as military prowess. You'll also see numerous crocodile

12 11, 2016

Souvenir Saturday: Genuine Sea Glass

By Lili|November 12th, 2016|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2010, 2011, 2012, beach, Caribbean, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, Montezuma, ocean, Sea Glass, St. John, St. John 2010, St. John 2011, USVI|0 Comments

I often look for unique sea shells when I'm on vacation, but natural or genuine Sea Glass is like winning a treasure hunt! Sea Glass comes from broken glassware that are tumbled and grounded against the sandy sea floor and can take anywhere from 20-50 years before it reaches it characteristic weathering of frosted coloration and rounded edges. There are rumors that people use to refer to them as "Mermaid Tears", morning drowned sailors. Sea Glass has become so widely used as "gems of the sea" that they actually have a rating, as well as some colors are rarer than

11 11, 2016

Ancient Egyptian Lion Gargoyle

By Lili|November 11th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Dendera, Dendera Temple, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Gargoyle, Hieroglyphics, Lion, Middle East, Photo Friday, Temple of Hathor|1 Comment

At the Temple of Hathor in Dendera, Egypt you can still see the lion-headed gargoyles that funneled the captured rain off the roof, and into scared wells. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

9 11, 2016

October 2016 Recap

By Lili|November 9th, 2016|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2016, Designated Survivor, Disney World, Florida, Harry Potter, holly, Magical Weekend, Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, Notorious, Orlando, panel show, Walt Disney World, Wizard, Wizarding World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Would I Lie To You|0 Comments

It was a tough month, my childhood dog Holly passed away at nearly 16 years old. She had a good last day, sunny, with walks and tons of treats. Travel I had a last minute work trip to Orlando, FL and decided to spend the weekend going to Disney World and Universal Studios. It actually was great to help get my mind off of Holly. Highlights I went to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party and had so much fun! Fewer people, not long lines. I saw the Hocus Pocus Sanderson Sisters show, met Jack Sparrow, and road some roller

8 11, 2016

September 2016 Recap

By Lili|November 8th, 2016|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: aspens, Colorado, fall leaves, Galavant|0 Comments

This month wasn't too exciting, unless you count having an allergic reaction to pine nuts which turned everything I ate for 2 weeks to have a bad metallic taste. Travel I stayed local this month, which this time of year is beautiful in Colorado. I drove up into the mountains to experience the lovely fall aspens and managed to see an early snowstorm as well. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose These are some of my favorite posts that I wrote in September. Early Morning in Edfu - I'm slowly continuing my Egyptian Travelogue series and enjoyed recounting my morning

7 11, 2016

Travel Missteps: Static Cling Terror

By Lili|November 7th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2005, 2006, All in the family 2005/2006, All in the family Italy 2005/2006, bus, Bus Tour, Europe, Florence, group, Italy, micro beads, neck pillow, static cling, styrofoam, tour group, Trafalgar, Tuscany|0 Comments

Source Do you know what that is? No? Consider yourself lucky. What those are, are little styrofoam balls called Micro-Beads and they are found in a lot of those travel neck pillows that people have. I discovered what was inside mine the hard way on a tour of Italy. I think it was halfway through the trip, somewhere around Florence or Tuscany when it happened. I remember my black neck pillow had fallen to the floor and gotten stuck. I was late getting off the bus, so I tugged as hard as I could, and it still wasn't

5 11, 2016

November 5th 1955

By Lili|November 5th, 2016|Categories: Geek, Pop Culture|Tags: Back to the Future, BTTF, BTTF 1, Movie, Time Travel, V for Vendetta|0 Comments

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4 11, 2016

The Apotheosis of Washington

By Lili|November 4th, 2016|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2013, Brumidi, Constantino Brumidi, DC, Dome, George Washington, Museum Madness, North America, Photo Friday, rotunda, The Capitol, United States Capitol Building, USA, Washington DC|0 Comments

I love taking photos of domes. This one is in the US Capitol Building's rotunda, and is called the Apotheosis of Washington, showing George Washington as if he was a god. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

3 11, 2016

Egyptian Sidekick Review

By Lili|November 3rd, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Review|Tags: 2015, Africa, Cairo, Dahshur, day trip, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egyptian Sidekick, Egyptologist, Giza, Memphis, Middle East, Mohsen, recommendation, Review, Saqqara, Sidekick, tour, tour company, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

On my second day in Egypt, I wanted to splurge and have a private tour, so I could see the sights of Dahshur, Memphis, and Saqqara at my own pace. Trying to find a reputable Egyptologist guide online was a bit daunting, so I decided to go in a different direction. This is my review of Egyptian Sidekick. This review is my own and was not solicited by the tour company and I paid full price for the tour. What is it? Egyptian Sidekick is a private tour organizer that provides tailored sightseeing experiences for you or your group. They

31 10, 2016

Museum Monday: Poisons in Literature

By Lili|October 31st, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, exhibit, Fantasy, museum, North America, Photo Essay, Poison, The Power of Poison, USA|0 Comments

Last year the Denver Museum of Nature and Science had an exhibit on Poison. Part of that exhibit was around the use of poison as a plot device in literature. First up is the well known Sherlock Holmes series. Beyond showing old books, they exhibit featured common items, and some hints of what poisons were used. But while Sherlock is good, Agatha Christie is the queen of mysteries. I was sad though as I leaned in to see better, that they listed which poison was used in which book. SPOILER ALERT! Jeeze! But its not just mysteries. A lot of children's

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