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Egypt 2012 Itinerary
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- 2. June 4th/5th 2012 Flew in to Cairo Airport Maadi City Centre o Money exchange o Shopping at Carrefour Checked in at American University in Cairo dorms
- 3. Dashour pyramids: o Red pyramid, northern pyramid, bent pyramid Step pyramid Carpet shop Great pyramids of Giza Kartoush shop, papyrus shop
- 9. Egyptian museum Lunch at famous restaurant Felfela Alaa El Din Old Cairo tour: Shia sites, Antique market. Al Husein mosque, Khan Khalili. Fulbright office visit
- 12. Bullet holes
- 16. Catacombs Pillar, sphinxes, and 'daughter library'. Seaside and Citadel Mediterranean seafood Library of Alexandria Met with a Muslim Brotherhood leader : Mohammed Sudan - businessman, responsible for international relations in Freedom and Justice party for Alexandria branch. Lived in Houston for a few years.
- 18. 1477 AD by Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay
- 19. Old and New
- 21. Mari Girgis district – Coptic and Greek Orthodox churches and sites: o the Hanging Church built over the ancient Roman fortress, o the only open Synagogue in Egypt: Ben Ezra Synagogue, Oldest Mosque in Egypt - Amr ibn al-As Surprise visit to Cairo University’s School of Physical Therapy, meeting with the dean El Azhar Mosque and surprise visit to Cultural Center for a Whirling Dervish show
- 22. Oldest mosque in Africa
- 24. Wekalat El Ghouri Cultural Center
- 25. Met Ahmed, our guide’s cousin – representative of the liberal youth The Citadel – Mohammed Ali Mosque American University in Cairo tour 1pm lunch with American Studies professors and students 8pm sleeping train to Luxor
- 26. 1184 AD
- 27. View from the Citadel
- 28. Ode to the Revolution
- 29. American University of Cairo
- 30. 5am arrive in Luxor Visit to Karnak temple Lunch and lecture on the cruise boat Visit to Luxor temple
- 34. Cruise ship
- 37. Luxor West Bank Alabaster store The Mortuary Temple of Queen Hatshepsut Medinet Habu Temple in Luxor, also known as the Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
- 40. Edfu o Took a horse and buggy ride to Horus Temple Kom Ombo o Temple of Sobek Hassan presents a lecture on Nubia Surprise visit to Hassan’s house
- 41. Built in the Ptolemaic period between 237 and 57 BCE
- 45. Aswan Philae Temple High Dam and Lake Nasser Feluka Botanical Gardens 7pm train back to Cairo
- 51. Arrive in Cairo Free Day Day 11 – Flight back to Houston
Notas del editor
- The performance is similar to the common whirling dervishes. However, this version of the autochthonous dance integrates musical instruments.