Mysterious GEM

At the end of ourstay, I'll make the most important entry. We visited the GEM (The Grand Egyptian Museum) on our second day, but there was too much going on and there wasn't enough time to describe the Grand Egyptian Museum. "The Grand Egyptian Museum – a museum located in Giza, on a plateau betwe...

GIZA - The Pyramids

Today, one of the two most important destinations of our trip to Cairo: the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza. To read about the history of this place, I recommend the Wikipedia: PIRAMIDY  I'll limit myself to attaching our photos with comments. We invite you to watch them. No video or photos can cap...

Cairo from up close and from above

By purchasing a full-day private tour from a local agency, we risked the guide/driver harassing us with his poor English or boring stories. We'd had similar experiences in other countries. The purpose of the tour was to take us around Cairo to places not all tour operators get to… Muhammad proved...

A bit of Egyptian history

No, we won't bore you with the history of Egypt, which is fascinating in itself, dating back over 5,000 years. We wouldn't manage, anuway... Anyone can use Wikipedia, and AI, to delve into prehistory that also concerns us. We'll limit ourselves to the places we visit and see. Exploring Cairo and...

First Cairo impressions

Our hotel (accommodating over 1,000 guests) is located in Giza, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Cairo. In 2006, the city had a population of approximately 3.1 million, making it the third largest in the country. It is part of the Cairo metropolitan area. Cairo, in turn, has a population of ov...

Alreadynin Egiopt.

A dozen or so hours before our scheduled trip to Warsaw's Okęcie Airport, Szczecin had been paralyzed for three days... with ice clinging to the electric tram tracks, and the trains throughout the region were either suspended or delayed by several hours. This is what the trees and bushed looked lik...

Egypt in Szczecin?

Here in Szczecin, we are happy that events occasionally take place here that show Poles that our city is not at the edge of Poland, but at its BEGINNING! The recently reported naming of the m/f Jantar Unity proves that the Szczecin-Świnoujście port complex is a window and gateway to the world! B...