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<p>[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 7695118, member: 87200"]I took a sabbatical from work a few years back and traveled to Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey. I had three 30-day visas to Egypt sandwiched around my two week trip to Constantinople and week in Jordan. In 90 days I was able to see most everything interesting in the country, to wit:</p><p><br /></p><ul> <li>Siwa Oasis</li> <li>Dakhla Oasis</li> <li>Mt. Sinai (took the steps of repentance to the top of the mountain)</li> <li>Luxor (3 times)</li> <li>Abu Simbel</li> <li>Nag Hammadi (I was kicked out of the town by the police after two days)</li> <li>Assyut (also kicked out by the police)</li> <li>El-Ashmunein, site of the grand temple to Thoth, known as Hermopolis Magna</li> <li>Sheik al-Balad (Antinopolis - across the river from Hermopolis)</li> <li>el-Minya, one of my favorite towns</li> <li>Abydos</li> <li>Giza Pyramids</li> <li>Dahshur Pyramid field</li> <li>Saqqara</li> <li>Cairo</li> <li>Edfu (temple of Horus)</li> <li>Kom Ombo (Sobek temple) Here I was held up at gunpoint by some Islamists</li> <li>Port Said</li> <li>Alexandria (twice)</li> <li>Esna (temple of Khnum, largely dating to the time of Trajan, and featuring the name of Trajan Decius in a cartouche)</li> <li>Kharga Oasis</li> <li>Pispir or the Inner mountain (respite of Saint Anthony)</li> <li>The fortress of Babylon (Roman citadel in the southern part of Cairo)</li> <li>Aswan</li> <li>Sohag</li> <li>The Fayyum</li> <li>Hurghada</li> <li>Tuna el-Gebel</li> <li>And many more sites tucked away in villages along the main north-south rail line, overall I had a great time</li> </ul><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ancient coin hunter, post: 7695118, member: 87200"]I took a sabbatical from work a few years back and traveled to Egypt, Jordan, and Turkey. I had three 30-day visas to Egypt sandwiched around my two week trip to Constantinople and week in Jordan. In 90 days I was able to see most everything interesting in the country, to wit: [LIST] [*]Siwa Oasis [*]Dakhla Oasis [*]Mt. Sinai (took the steps of repentance to the top of the mountain) [*]Luxor (3 times) [*]Abu Simbel [*]Nag Hammadi (I was kicked out of the town by the police after two days) [*]Assyut (also kicked out by the police) [*]El-Ashmunein, site of the grand temple to Thoth, known as Hermopolis Magna [*]Sheik al-Balad (Antinopolis - across the river from Hermopolis) [*]el-Minya, one of my favorite towns [*]Abydos [*]Giza Pyramids [*]Dahshur Pyramid field [*]Saqqara [*]Cairo [*]Edfu (temple of Horus) [*]Kom Ombo (Sobek temple) Here I was held up at gunpoint by some Islamists [*]Port Said [*]Alexandria (twice) [*]Esna (temple of Khnum, largely dating to the time of Trajan, and featuring the name of Trajan Decius in a cartouche) [*]Kharga Oasis [*]Pispir or the Inner mountain (respite of Saint Anthony) [*]The fortress of Babylon (Roman citadel in the southern part of Cairo) [*]Aswan [*]Sohag [*]The Fayyum [*]Hurghada [*]Tuna el-Gebel [*]And many more sites tucked away in villages along the main north-south rail line, overall I had a great time [/LIST][/QUOTE]
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