A TALE OF TUTANKHAMUN’S TWO TOMBS Visiting the Tomb of Tutankhamun and the House of Howard Carter

MY RECENT JOURNEY TO LUXOR, INCLUDED KING TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB WITH THE QUIET SIMPLICITY OF HOWARD CARTER’S HOME near Egypt’s Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile.

Burial Chamber - Tomb of Tutankhamun - Valley of the Kings
Burial Chamber – Tomb of Tutankhamun – Valley of the Kings

Tutankhamun, who ascended the throne at a mere Continue reading “A TALE OF TUTANKHAMUN’S TWO TOMBS Visiting the Tomb of Tutankhamun and the House of Howard Carter“

NEW GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM opens in Cairo I visited the new galleries - as they have just opened

I VISITED THE NEW GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM 🇪🇬 (often its abbreviated as GEM),

Tony Walsh in the Grand Egyptian Museum
Tony Walsh in the Grand Egyptian Museum

as the team of Orascom Construction Continue reading “NEW GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM opens in Cairo I visited the new galleries – as they have just opened“

CYCLING TO TUTANKHAMUN and meandering through the Museums in Cairo

The Cairo – Luxor train passes through that narrow strip of fertility on the edge of the desert beyond. The pace is sedate – and the schedule stretches hours beyond the timetable – but isn’t the journey part of the experience.

It’s a fantastic way to see Egypt.

In Luxor I used a bike to get around – Continue reading “CYCLING TO TUTANKHAMUN and meandering through the Museums in Cairo “