2 p.m. 25.02.16

Al-Rehany 

This far reaching and windy Alexandrian exemplary is rumored to have the best sheesha around the local area, presented with a twist by mindful young men in savvy two-conditioned waistcoats while servers in high contrast get tea silver urns. The stylistic theme is variedly rich, incorporating grand roofs carved with elaborate flower examples, tables and seats in Islamic plans, and burgundy tablecloths. 

Qahwet Sayed Darwish 

Named for the writer of Egypt's national song of praise, this little and exceptionally pleasant nearby coffee shop, close Sharia al-Nabi Daniel, is determined to a tranquil and verdant side road around the bend from the Cavafy Museum. The seats are serenely cushioned, and the sheesha is spotless. The demographic is only men. 

Qahwet Farook

 This respected sheesha joint appears as though it hasn't changed a particle since opening in 1928. It's a delightfully unsteady old spot, with dusty bronze lights outside, and charmingly fusty old men contending and playing tabletop games at the tables under tremendous photographs of the previous ruler. 

AtTugareya

In spite of the fact that it may not look like much to the uninitiated (it doesn't brandish a sign), this 90-year-old foundation is a standout amongst the most essential Kahwas around the local area. It's a casual focus of business and exchange (the name generally means 'trade'), where arrangements are facilitated in time-regarded convention – over a glass of shai (tea) or ahwa (espresso).

The bistro is isolated into numerous rooms, covering an entire square. The southern side is a male-commanded range committed to recreations and casual mingling, while along the Corniche you're prone to be a piece of an unruly blend of authors, producers, understudies, expats and courting couples filling the corridor with an uproar of enlivened discussion.

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1:33 p.m. 25.02.16

Tips for Staying Healthy

1. Wash your hands frequently.

At that point wash them once more. Not to sound over the top impulsive, but rather get into the propensity for washing your hands before a dinner, after a supper and at whatever time you consider it, especially on the off chance that you have been holding railings on open transportation or shaking hands at the nearby market. Furthermore, don't hold back on the cleanser. Convey a container of against bacterial gel for those uncommon minutes when no cleanser or sink is near.

2. Cooked is good.

On the off chance that you have questions about the cleanliness of what and where you're eating, ensure everything is appropriately cooked. Broiled, bubbled, or prepared, high temperatures eliminate germs.

3. Anti Bacterial Gel must be always in your bag.

Just use it frequently when you are walking in a dusty weather or if you touched anything and your hand felt dusty. Also use it before and after meals just in case.

4. Always buy your water.

Don’t drink from tap water, if you are not used to it, so just stay cautious and buy your own water and always remember to stay dehydrated because it gets very hot in summer.

5. Fruits are your friend.

If you don't know what to eat, just but some fresh fruits and take them home, wash them and eat them. Fruits in Egypt are always fresh so that will not be a problem.

Our Favorite Picks for Local Food in Cairo

Kushari

Koshari is considered to be the Egyptian national dish, it comprises of pasta and tomato sauce, among different things, including rice, lentils, caramelized onions, garlic and chickpeas.

Ful

One of the normal staple nourishments in Egypt, it comprises of magma beans presented with oil, garlic and lemon juice. Ful Medames can be presented with numerous embellishments, for example, tomato sauce, tahina, fricasseed or bubbled eggs and pastrami. Be that as it may, the most conventional strategy is to eat it plain and salted in an Egyptian bread bun.

Fatta

Considered a Nubian dish; fatta is normally arranged for merriments, for example, a lady's first conception, and both Christian and Muslim special festivals. It comprises of layers of rice and singed bread, secured in a garlic and vinegar meat soup. Extensive lumps of stewed meat and pan fried poached eggs are typically served alongside the rice and bread base. As you can assume, Fatta is a truly stuffing dish, with a to a great degree high calorific worth

Mulukhiya

Mulukhiya is produced using the leaves of jute and corchorus plants that develop in east and North Africa. In Egypt, Mulukhiya is readied by hacking the leaves with garlic and coriander and cooking it in soup, for example, chicken, meat or rabbit, and presented with Egyptian bread or rice.

Konafah

Konafah is an Egyptian sweet made of a meager noodle-such as cake. The starting points of Konafah are extremely baffling; its vicinity has been recorded in Arab medieval cookbooks in Egypt. Konafah is made by sprinkling long lines of the flimsy noodles in their fluid state on a hot plate until they get to be dry and more unbending. The now-inflexible noodles are then blended with margarine or oil and wrapped around a rounding made out of nuts, whipped cream or both. It is heated and gave natural product syrup (honey).

Mahshi

Mahshi must be the absolute favorite of all Egyptians, of all shapes and sizes! It's an extremely nutritious feast, when cooked with little measures of margarine or oil. It is additionally a flavorful veggie lover or vegetarian supper.

The base of this feast is setting up the stuffing made of rice, herbs (parsley, coriander and dill), semi cooked tomato sauce and a squeeze of cinnamon and allspice. Once this filling is prepared, you can utilize any vegetable of your decision. In Egypt we utilize cored zucchini, cored eggplants, cabbage leaves, grapevine leaves, or little ringer peppers. You might likewise add some cooked ground hamburger to the rice blend to make it a full supper.

Hamam Mahshi (Birds)

This is a supper that takes quite a while to plan and making it is generally a right action.

Mouthwateringly succulent, these little pigeons are loaded down with rice or "fereek" (green wheat) and after that simmered. While eating it's prescribed that you keep an eye out for the small bones. One of Egypt's most cherished dishes, it's certainly worth attempting, you will discover numerous spots that serve this claim to fame at the passageway to Khan el Khalili in Cairo, and it can likewise be found at upscale restaurants. The pigeon has an alternate taste than chicken and the meat is somewhat darker, it is loaded with flavor and the stuffing is delicious.

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9 p.m. 23.02.16

Luxor was humming with guests who rushed to the Upper Egyptian town to commend its National Day, back on November, which corresponds with the discovery of tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922.

For the current year, the Ministry of Antiquities praised the occasion with the opening of five tombs on the west bank of the Nile: three close to the town of Qurnet Marei and two in the Valley of the Kings.

The tombs have been restored taking after harm to their inward depictions because of mugginess. The dividers and roofs of the tombs have been combined and the canvases cleaned. New ventilation and lighting frameworks have additionally been introduced.

"The initiation of these tombs not just demonstrates the service's dedication to saving antiquated Egyptian legacy, additionally to giving more vacationer destinations," Said Minister of Antiquities.

He said that the three tombs at Qurnet Marei were being opened interestingly since their discovery, adding that they fit in with three aristocrats from the eighteenth Dynasty: the tomb of Tutankhamun in Kush and legislative head of the Southern Lands, Amenhotep Huy "divine father of Amenhotep III's royal residence"

Amenhotep Huy Tomb

Amenhotep Huy held different titles, including "lord's emissary to each land." His wife was Taemwadjsy, head of the collection of mistresses of Amun and of Tutankhamun.

In spite of the fact that the tomb is little, it is painted with vivid scenes demonstrating the aristocrat welcomed by devout minister of Nebkehperure Khay and with his sibling, wife and youngsters. One scene demonstrates a gathering of Nubian figures watching his funerary gear being moved to the tomb. There is additionally a reference to a sanctuary named "Fulfilling the Gods" in Nubia, yet this has not yet been found.

The tomb of Ameneminet

The tomb of Ameneminet is a little sanctuary formed tomb in Qurnet Marei. In spite of the fact that it is fragmented, it is in an excellent condition of preservation. Its dividers are brightened with scenes portraying Ram side craftsmanship, which does not regard accurate extents, a normal for the tombs of the end of the nineteenth Dynasty.

The tomb was found in 1917 by Lecomte du Nouÿ. A second tomb, of Amenemhab, with which it has the same patio, was additionally revealed in the meantime. The tomb of Amenemhab, one of Thutmose III's officers, bears reliefs portraying fights in incredible subtle element. Amenemhab shows up in energetic battling scenes, removing the tummy of a horse, for instance.

The imperial tombs in the Valley of the Kings

 The imperial tombs have a place with Haremhab and Thutmose III. Haremhab was the last pharaoh of the eighteenth Dynasty and his tomb was revealed by British Egyptologist Edward Ayrton, who worked with American Theodore Davis..

The tomb has an alternate design style from different tombs from the eighteenth Dynasty. It doesn't utilize the canine leg development and has painted bas-reliefs instead of straightforward painted dividers. Parts from the antiquated Egyptian Book of Gates show up in the embellishment of the tomb's dividers. The sarcophagus is cut in red quartzite and has a broken top.

There are various quirks in Haremheb's tomb that incorporate an incline in the internment chamber from the main pair of columns to the progressions of the sepulcher, a second arrangement of stairs prompting the grave, and a lower storeroom underneath the entombment chamber's extension.

The tomb of Thutmose III

The tomb of Thutmose III is thought to be a standout amongst the most advanced in the Valley of the Kings and was found by Victor Loret. The tomb is cut in the high bluff confronting the valley, and has a lofty hallway that leads down in a puppy leg shape from the passage past a profound well to a trapezoidal vestibule. Beside the waiting room is the internment chamber, which has four little side-chambers. The sarcophagus is cut in stone.

The dividers of the tomb have recognized improvements, among them the most punctual known adaptation of the Amduat, followed on a yellow-tinged foundation and delineating the divine beings as straightforward stick figures. The Litany of Ra additionally shows up in the internment chamber

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11:17 p.m. 21.02.16

The weather in Sharm Sheikh in winter is just so cozy and the weather is so good like no other place you visited in winter.

Sharm Sheikh is a custom constructed occasion resort, grew simply to draw in sun seekers quick to make tracks in an opposite direction from their chilly, wet and dull Europe homes amid winter and early spring. Sharm Sheikh has attempted to incorporate everything the holidaymaker needs to appreciate an off season break. The climate is a given with warm sunny days practically ensured everyday! yet on top of that there are lavish lodgings, very much looked after shorelines, a lot of water games to attempt and a dining experience of shopping open doors for those so slanted.

Its area on the Red Sea likewise gives the resort some incredible swimming and snorkeling opportunities and there are a lot of expert scuba classes and diving schools all around Sharm Sheikh.

Scuba Diving

Take a voyage through Sharm Sheikh's coral reefs. The Red Sea is one of the best places on the planet to scuba. Its sea depth is scattered with wrecks and its waters play host to a letter set of marine life. A lot of spots offer PADI courses for novices, which last from one to five days.

Ras Mohammed National Park

Set on the southern tip of Sharm Sheikh, this nature hold spreads out for 400 square kilometers. It's comprised of untouched deserts, white-sand shorelines and extraordinarily named plunge and snorkeling destinations, similar to Anemone City, Jackfish Alley and Shark Reef. Truth be told, the recreation center is home to more than 1,000 types of fish, more than 100 distinct shellfish, and groups of ocean turtles.

Bedouin Adventure

Investigate the moving sands of the Egyptian desert. You can handle the landscape on a 4×4 or go down the customary course and join a camel train. For a truly critical ordeal, time your outing for nightfall or day break.

Experience conventional Bedouin cordiality amidst the Sinai Desert. Your night starts with an Egyptian feast in a candlelit tent. After supper, you can attempt shisha or simply sit back, relax and enjoy the sunset. By night, you get some true Bedouin tea, produced using the desert herb, habak.

Watersports

Sharm El Sheik is the water sports place. And so on, this spot has it. Scuba is the greatest business, however you can likewise attempt your hand at waterskiing, kite surfing and windsurfing. You don't need to pass up a major opportunity for Sharm El Sheik's submerged world in case you're not a sure swimmer, either – glass-bottomed pontoon trips leave from Sharm El Sheik constantly.

Valley of the Camels

Find what Egypt looks like when it's let off the rope. The Valley of the Camels, National Park, spreads out for more than 5,000 square meters and is comprised of completely open deserts capes, mangroves and trees. Bedouins still live off the area here, so you'll find the opportunity to meet them and possibly attempt their camel cheddar.

Mount Sinai and St Catherine's Monastery

Mount Sinai is said to be the spot where Moses got the Ten Commandments. The trip takes three hours due to the very long distance to the top of the mountain. In any case, when you get to the top you'll be remunerated by all encompassing perspectives of the desert. In the event that you'd favor not to make the trip, you can investigate St Catherine's religious community at the.

Quad Biking

The Quad bicycles can take two individuals; you will have been inquired as to whether you needed to go solo or twofold at the orchestrating phase of your outing. Quad biking in the desert is a sensibly safe game yet mischance can happen, the bicycles do go quick and over a pleasant landscape, so you should pay attention.

Your Quad biking enterprise begins with your pick from your lodging or condo and taken to the Quad biking base. Naama Bay is where most Quad biking trips begin from. On landing one of the coordinators will help you put your scarf on and eye insurance in case you may get sand in your eyes. After a fast check of the Quad bicycles now it's time to hit the desert and make an adventure.

Leaving the Quad base leads out to the general population streets which you go on for a brief timeframe to get you into the Sinai desert. Once into the desert you truly do get wonderful perspectives of the Sinai Mountains and the perpetually changing shades of the stone countenances.

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10:54 p.m. 21.02.16

Most voyagers to Luxor spend one and only day on the East Bank and one day on the West Bank. Be that as it may, the locales here are so various and of such hobby that, if at all conceivable, additional time ought to be given to both sides of the Nile. At any rate, on the West Bank one ought to see tombs in the Valley of the Kings, a choice of the tombs of the nobles, Dayr al-Bahari, and Medinet Habu. The quantity of landmarks to be gone to in each of these territories can be reached out to fill all accessible time, and to the rundown can be included the Valley of the Queens, Dayr al-Madina, the Ramesseum, and the sanctuary of Sety l.

On the East Bank, Karnak alone merits an entire day or, better two mornings, and one ought to spend a few hours in Luxor Temple and the Luxor Museum of Ancient Art.

Progressively, visitor schedules incorporate visits to Upper Egyptian sanctuaries outside Luxor. These incorporate Dandara and Abydos, north of Luxor, which can be gone by either via auto, Edfu, and Kom Ombo, which are generally gone by as a component of a Nile Cruise bundle. The sanctuaries are of extensive hobby.

Abydos brags a percentage of the finest sample of cut and painted alleviation from Dynasty 19; Edfu is almost in place and gives a superb vibe for Ptolemaic engineering.

Getting to these destinations is charming as going by the sanctuaries themselves, particularly of one sails to them. The Nile Valley is stunningly delightful, the waterway journey mesmerizingly serene, and the open doors for winged animal and people-viewing are themselves worth the excursion.

The Valley of the Kings

There is no other country that took this consideration of their perished as the old Egyptian had faith in the great beyond, and their longing to protect their bodies to live again in the other world, was in charge of the fortunes that we have today.

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Hatshepsut Temple

A standout amongst the most commemoration scenes in Thebes is the way to deal with the dedication sanctuary of Queen Hatshepsut. It has ended up a standout amongst the most went by and most respected landmarks in Egypt. The sanctuary is best seen at a young hour in the morning when the sun is low in the sky.

Luxor Temple

This excellent sanctuary was based on the east bank of the Nile by Amenhotep III, ''The Magnificent' 'With his wife Queen Tiy, whom he beyond a reasonable doubt adored, he managed Egypt amid the serene and stable eighteenth Dynasty

Karnak Temple

Karnak is a troublesome site to comprehend, Jean-Francois Champollion, the Frenchman who initially deciphered Egyptian symbolic representations, depicted it as "so limitless thus affected" that the Egyptians more likely than not planned it for "men one hundred feet tall" however it is the aftereffect of practically consistent building movement that started more than 4000 years. The sanctuary of Amon-Ra, Karnak's primary building, is the biggest religious structure ever fabricated.

Ramses III Temple

Located in Habu which is the name given to a substantial gathering of structures that were begun in the 18 Dynasty, yet on which development proceeded through Roman times. The primary component of the complex is the morgue sanctuary of Ramses III.

Dandara

Dandara is one of the best protected landmarks in Egypt and certainly justified regardless of a visit. Dandara, called by the Greeks, is a broad site with tombs going back to the most punctual reign. Its most well known landmarks is the Temple of Hathor.

Hot Air Ballooning

Appreciate the brilliant qualities of the old verifiable sights of Luxor from the air. See the breathtaking scene from the one of a kind perspective that just hot air swelling can give. Look over the sanctuaries and cemetery of the Pharaohs and permit history to wake up before your eyes.

Sound and Light Show

The Karnak sound and light shows highlights the sensational history of old Thebes. The show portrays the accomplishments of some incredible Pharaohs, with wonderful portrayals of the antiquated fortunes. Pharaohs begin to tell you about their fascinating lives, as the music bafflingly moves through this antiquated city.

Luxor Museum

The vast majority of the antiques showed at the Luxor museum were found in the zone of old Thebes. Highlights of the gathering incorporate magnum opuses of Pharonic work, the New Kingdom which incorporates two regal mummies and a short film on old papyrus and vase making.

Nile Cruise

The Nile Valley today is still an excellent and mystical spot, and one ought to take an ideal opportunity to make the most of its numerous qualities. You can take a customary Felucca and enjoy the scenery. On the off chance that you are searching for full food and lodging with pool-Take the bigger Nile Cruise Ships. A Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan an incredible approach to see the destinations and get some guidance concerning the historical backdrop of old Egypt.

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