Category: Mikhaila’s Memories

  • A Journey into Ancient Crete

    A Journey into Ancient Crete

    Continuing on with the cruise, the next island we visited was Crete! This was the largest Greek island that we’ve visited and this was our second time here; our first visit was in 2010! The island is beautiful, and full of history found in traces of ancient Crete. While on the island, we visited the…

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  • Coptic Cairo!

    Coptic Cairo!

    After visiting places of worship of the ancient Egyptians at their temples, we decided to visit more “modern” places of worship. To do this we took a trip to Coptic Cairo. Coptic Cairo is the oldest part of the city of Cairo. Although in most cities the oldest part is called Old (insert city name),…

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  • A Tomb Fit For A King

    A Tomb Fit For A King

    What better way to start off your day than a hot air balloon ride at sunrise over the Valley of the Kings?  This is how we started New Years’ Eve! To start off our day, we took a hot air balloon over the city of Luxor for an aerial tour. We were able to see…

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  • Temple Run Part 2

    Temple Run Part 2

    Welcome to part 2 of our visit to ancient Egyptian temples! Temple of Karnak Karnak is one of the biggest temple complexes in the world. It is dedicated to the god Amun, who is usually depicted with the head of a ram. For this reason, there are many carvings of the god with a ram…

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  • Temple Run Part 1

    Temple Run Part 1

    Although the Pyramids are the most famous constructions in Egypt, there many more incredible buildings that deserve recognition. In ancient Egypt, religion played a big part in everyday life. All over the country, there are many beautiful temples that have been preserved for centuries. Here are some of the incredible temples that we had the…

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