Dream of Egypt - Lili on the Loose

11 09, 2017

Travel Missteps: Luxor Locked In

By Lili|September 11th, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2015, Africa, bargaining, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Locked, Locked in, Luxor, Middle East, Nile Cruise, Souk|0 Comments

Photo by Elizabeth I'm not good at bargaining, as I'm just too nice and not good with that type of confrontation. Which is why Elizabeth, my friend from Middle School, ended up being my "Anger Translator" as she later joked on our trip of Egypt together. She stopped me from paying too much for things and got touts to stop hassling us. But it was definitely my fault that got us locked into a store in Luxor. I was thinking about getting a copper plate or bowl. I had seen one I really liked in Aswan, but decided

1 09, 2017

Anubis Hieroglyphics in Memphis, Egypt

By Lili|September 1st, 2017|Categories: Museums, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Anubis, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Great Temple of Ptah, Hieroglyphics, Memphis, Middle East, mit rahina museum, sarcophagus|0 Comments

Two different depictions of Anubis on a sarcophagus. This photo is from the open-air museum in Memphis, Egypt. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

29 08, 2017

Egypt Travelogue: Day 11, Part 2 – Unexpected Nile Shopping

By Lili|August 29th, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Memories, Travelogue|Tags: 2015, Africa, bargaining, boat, Cruise, cruise ship, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, Egypt Travelogue, Esna, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, ghost, Ghost Ship, Luxor, Luxor Temple, Middle East, Nile, Nile Cruise, shopping, table cloth, Tea|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 2 – Unexpected Nile Shopping When we got back to the cruise ship, we had breakfast and talked about people's jobs. After this fortification, we had a group meeting to remind us of the time we should be near the Esna Lock. After a full morning, I decided to go back to the room and rest a bit. I found a towel elephant awaiting us! After resting for a while I thought

18 08, 2017

Religious Iconography

By Lili|August 18th, 2017|Categories: Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Coptic, Coptic Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox monastery, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Middle East, Monastery of Saint Pishoy, Natrun, Photo Friday, Saint Pishoy, saints, Wadi El Natrun|0 Comments

An old icon at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi El Natrun, Egypt. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

31 07, 2017

Travel Missteps: Creepy Taxi Ride

By Lili|July 31st, 2017|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: 2015, Africa, airport, Cairo, creepy, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Explorer, Giza, Middle East, taxi|0 Comments

I was glad when one of my other group members said they had scheduled a taxi to the airport for 150 EGP, because I too only had 150 EGP left! And I didn't want to have to pull out more EGP on my last afternoon. But to my dismay no one at the hotel would schedule me a taxi for that price. They wanted around 350-400 EGP. I tried to plead my case, that my "friend" just got a taxi for 150 EGP! They just pointed outside and said, "Try your luck outside then if you don't have the money!"

28 07, 2017

Fishing on the Mediterranean Sea

By Lili|July 28th, 2017|Categories: Nature & Outdoors, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Alexandria, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, fishing, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Photo Friday, Sea|0 Comments

I was lucky to have a gorgeous morning in Alexandria before storm clouds came in. While seeing the Citadel of Qaitbay I spotted this loan fisherman, who was so still and clam despite the waves breaking on the stones in front of him. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

27 07, 2017

Hieroglyphs of Philae Temple

By Lili|July 27th, 2017|Categories: Attractions & Sights, Photography, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Agilika Island, Aswan, cartouche, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, hieroglyphs, Horus, Isis, Middle East, Osiris, Philae, Philae Temple, Travel Thursday, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site|0 Comments

I took many photos in Egypt. Each tomb and temple fascinated me. Especially the hieroglyphs that adorn the walls. Here are some of my favorites from Philae Temple near Aswan, Egypt. A cartouche. A depiction of Isis, who the temple is dedicated to. A pharaoh giving offerings to Osiris. Horus surrounded by lotus flowers. Isis giving the sign of life to the pharaoh. Many of the faces were defaced by early christians, it was pleasing to see these three still with such good detail. A lion and flowers on one of the smaller side temples.

24 07, 2017

Museum Monday: Standing Ramses II Statues at Memphis

By Lili|July 24th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Colossus of Ramses II, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Great Temple of Ptah, Hieroglyphics, Memphis, Middle East, mit rahina museum, Pharaoh, Photo Essay, Rameses II|0 Comments

While the open-air museum at Memphis is known for the colossal statue of Ramses II there are two great deception of the Pharaoh wearing the white crown of Upper Egypt on the grounds. The first is found next to the garden area. The second is found among the rows of broken statues. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

22 07, 2017

Souvenir Saturday: Cartouche

By Lili|July 22nd, 2017|Categories: Souvenirs, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, cartouche, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Giza, Hieroglyphics, Middle East, necklace|0 Comments

Custom cartouche necklaces. The most common souvenir in Egypt. You'll find hotels, your Nile cruise ship, and numerous shops selling these to you. They also take 24-48 hours to make and return. The first step is deciding what it should say. For me my first name is too boring, so I decided to go with initials (yes...I have that many middle names...). After that you'll choose the cartouche (you'll see tons of styles), what metal the cartouche and the letters should be. (Its hard to tell but the cartouche is silver, while the letters are gold.) And you can also choose if

12 06, 2017

Museum Monday: Ramses II of the Temple of Gerf Hussein

By Lili|June 12th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: 2015, Africa, Aswan, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Middle East, Nubian Museum, Ramses II, Temple, Temple of Gerf Hussein, UNESCO|0 Comments

One of the most impressive pieces at the Nubian Museum in Aswan is the large Ramses II statue in the main hall. It comes from the Temple of Gerf Hussein, which is now completely flooded. Some parts were saved and moved elsewhere or in museums like this one. But the main rock-hewn temple was badly deteriorated and made of sandstone so couldn't be moved like the great Ramses II temple at Abu Simbel, so instead it was left to be flooded. Its sad to think about so many tombs, temples, and villages that are now lost beneath the waters.