Blog Archive: December 2010
Cairo Diary: St Antony and the Grumpy Monk
Friday 31st December 2010
Having arrived home at 2.30am, a rude awakening awaited at 7am. Today would be a pilgrimage to the Monastery of St Antony, the father of asceticism. The long drive of more than two hundred miles took us along the Red Sea coastline. The rugged nothingness of the stony desert to one side and a deep … Read More
Cairo Diary: Coptic Cairo
Thursday 30th December 2010
The back streets of Coptic Cairo Inside a church in Coptic Cairo Rubbish piling up at the back of a church in Coptic Cairo Mauseleums in Co… Read More
Cairo Diary: Pyramids
Wednesday 29th December 2010
Though I knew they would be a disappointment, I was none-the-less excited at the prospect of seeing the pyramids at Giza – something that is o… Read More
Cairo Diary: Citadel
Tuesday 28th December 2010
Today was another busy day which left me glad for my bed. It started with a taxi ride from Zamalek (where I’m staying with Seif and his mother… Read More
Cairo Diary: A Late Lunch
Monday 27th December 2010
After a lazy morning (with falafel for breakfast), Ahmad picked us up and we travelled to three mosques close to the citadel. The first was the Mosq… Read More
Cairo Diary: First Impressions and New Friends
Sunday 26th December 2010
Needless to say, I rather overslept on Boxing Day, awaking at 10.30am to the noise of traffic and the beautiful sunlight catching the trees outside.… Read More
Cairo Diary: Flight to Egypt
Saturday 25th December 2010
I departed Morpeth feeling confident of a timely arrival in Egypt, despite the thick snow and freezing temperatures across most of Europe and the UK… Read More