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2 11, 2017

Entrance to the Hanging Church of Coptic Cairo

By Lili|November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Cairo, church, Coptic Cairo, Coptic Church, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Hanging Church, Middle East, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

I always marvel at the intricate details of old world churches. Many of the ones where I grew up were large mega churches built during the last few decades. But when I first saw the scale and beauty of churches of Europe I was amazed. And then when I visited Coptic Cairo the ancient Hanging Church was so beautiful. The details of the decorations were so unique. The mesmerizing geometric patters I haven't seen in a church before. Here are just a few photos from the entrance.

1 11, 2017

Egypt Travelogue: Day 11, Part 3 – Luxor Stroll

By Lili|November 1st, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, bargaining, Camel, Cruise, cruise ship, Dream of Egypt, earrings, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, Egypt Travelogue, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, ghost, Ghost Ship, Luxor, Luxor Temple, Middle East, Nile, Nile Cruise, shopping, Souk, Tea, Zahi Hawass|0 Comments

This is my travel diary of my trip to Egypt. It contains in detail my memories of what I did and saw. Sunday November 1, 2015 Egypt: Day 11, Part 3 – Luxor Stroll In Aswan and Kom Ombo our cruise ship had been tied up in a row with another ship, so we actually left our lobby and entered directly into another ship's lobby before getting to a gangplank to go ashore. However, in Luxor, hundreds of ships were tied up along the shore, sometimes 10 deep. But this time they weren't fancy other cruise ships, but the decaying unused ones.

30 10, 2017

Museum Monday: Kom Ombo Temple at Night

By Lili|October 30th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, crocodile, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Halloween, Kom Ombo, Kom Ombo Temple, Middle East, Nile, Nile Cruise, Sobek, Temple|0 Comments

I was lucky two years ago to be spending Halloween Night visiting Kom Ombo Temple. This unique temple is of Ptolemaic origin, and is unusual in that it is dedicated with symmetrical temples, one to the crocodile god Sobek, and the other the falcon headed god Haroeris (Horus the Elder). It was almost mystical being one of the last few people walking the temple that night.

28 10, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Candy from Harry Potter Part 2

By Lili|October 28th, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2016, Carmel Cobwebs, Diagon Alley, Florida, Harry Potter, Jelly Slugs, Magical Weekend, North America, Orlando, Sugarplum's Sweetshop, Universal, Universal Studios, USA, Wizarding World, Wizarding World of Harry Potter|0 Comments

For the next few weeks I'm going to share my favorite candy you can get at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter! These two items can be purchased at Sugarplum's Sweetshop in Diagon Alley, I don't recall these being mentioned in the books, but they are really good. I was in Orlando around Halloween, so when I saw these Carmel Cobwebs I thought this was perfect for the season. I was sad that this box seemed simplified compared to the ornate designs of other candies. But I was so wrong. These are amazing. They taste lightly of caramel and possibly white

27 10, 2017

To Walk the Halls of Ghosts

By Lili|October 27th, 2017|Categories: Photography|Tags: 2016, California, North America, Photo Friday, San Jose, USA, Winchester Mystery House|0 Comments

Entering a ruined section of the Winchester Mystery House, I snapped a photo of some broken plaster. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

23 10, 2017

Travel Missteps: Kayak Misadventure

By Lili|October 23rd, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2003, 2012, 2017, all inclusive, Arenal, Beach Hopping 2017, Bocas del Toro, Bocas Town, Central America, Costa Rica, Costa Rica Adventure 2012, fear, G Adventures, Holiday in Rivera Maya, kayak, La Fortuna, lake, Mexico, ocean, Panama, Rivera Maya, sea kayaking|0 Comments

I have a love/hate relationship with kayaking. My previous experience being swept out to sea in Mexico (hate) and then a clam lake kayaking in Costa Rica (love). So when the opportunity to kayak in Bocas del Toro, Panama I was excited to love it again (spoiler...no I did not love it.) I had had a lazy morning, mostly because I could tell I was starting to feel sick. So when I bumped into some of the group heading back out to kayak I joined them. Kristy and Arianna had already kayaked that morning and they were excited to do it

20 10, 2017

Patterns in the Glass

By Lili|October 20th, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: 2011, Girl’s Weekend, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, Palazzo, Photo Friday, USA|0 Comments

For some reason I really love the shape of this glass dome in the Palazzos's atrium in Las Vegas. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

19 10, 2017

Dinos After Dark at the Denver Zoo

By Lili|October 19th, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Local, Travel|Tags: 2017, Colorado, Denver, Denver Zoo, Dinos After Dark, dinosaurs, North America, Travel Thursday, USA, Zoo|0 Comments

I had been meaning to see the Dinosaur Exhibit at the Denver Zoo for months. But never made it. So when I realized it was closing after Halloween I got myself in gear! I visited it at night, during the Dinos After Dark Halloween lights event. I'd highly recommend seeing it during this event. Throughout the zoo there are moving dinosaurs lit up with multi-colored lights. Some even make sounds! Here are some of my favorite photos: Closest thing to a Triceratops a Diabloceratops A volcano! I was amused at this one in front of "Bird World", its a utahraptor.

17 10, 2017

September 2017 Recap

By Lili|October 17th, 2017|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 30 Rock, Addams Family, Boulder, Colorado, Corline, Corpse Bride, Dead Like Me, Death in Paradise, dinosaurs, fall, farmer's market, Halloween, Hogwarts, Hogwarts Express, Kingsman, Practical Magic, Ramen, Sleepy Hollow, Soup, triceratops|0 Comments

Fall is my favorite season! Here are some reasons why! It's time to go back to Hogwarts! And this year was the year of "19 Years Later..." Halloween Decorating can start! I was excited that Dino Skeletons are big this year. (Tessa is not a fan.) And it's soup weather! (Or at least it should be. It was 80 degrees when we went to go get ramen.) And its the best time for farmer's markets and visiting my college town of Boulder. Recommended Reading Lili on the Loose This month I recalled some of 2016's fall memories like this beautiful fall

16 10, 2017

Museum Monday: Headless Roman Statues at ROM

By Lili|October 16th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Canada, headless, headless statue, Marble, North America, ROM, roman, Royal Ontario Museum, statue, Toronto, woman, Yea! Sports|0 Comments

These two Roman statues caught my eye when visiting the Royal Ontario Museum. The artistry and mastery needed to create the folds in the woman's clothes and see the underlying anatomy must have been years of careful study. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.