Friday, January 21, 2011

Lip Piercing And Canker Sore

Egypt: Old Cairo and southern Egypt Copts



Everyone knows Paris the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris which is the oldest (still existing). With the "Old Cairo," we are in a small neighborhood best renovated Cairo.

Beginning in the center of Cairo (metro Mubarak, Nasser and Sadat, for example) the simplest is to take the metro to Mar Girgis (Old Cairo, pronounce Guirguis car les "g" sont toujours durs et jamais comme des j en égyptien) pour 1 LE (livre égyptienne) et à peine 1/4 h de voyage et 4 arrêts de Sadat.  1 LE est le prix du ticket pour les étrangers, les Cairotes payant moins chers. Il y a des tranches de tarifs en fonction de la distance. Des vigiles remplacent les parois anti fraude.
Eviter les heures de pointe du matin et du soir. Pour les dames, wagons spéciaux à disposition.

Ce vieux Caire, rénové donc, se trouve face à la sortie du métro, n'est pas ouvert à la circulation, est correctement défendu par la police en arme, et était très calme lors de notre passage. Certains buildings were closed and / or renovation.

We focused on the Coptic Museum (Ah those limits, ah ....) and the decorations on the church El Moallaqah , full of beautiful and interesting details. These two books of religion and culture show Coptic sides ephemeral and permanent sides of human activity. More

old Egyptian religion still practiced (a few centuries before the Arab invasion), it has almost entirely lost his own writing, the transition to writing Arabic had been the case a few centuries ago, except for certain sacred texts.
The proximity between the pictorial representation of the Egyptians dead, then the Egyptian-Roman and that of Orthodox iconography is again examples.
This small district is based on foundations of the Roman period (presence of the base of a tower defense for example).

Before this trip, I knew some branches of European orthodoxy (Greek, Russian, Serbian, etc..) But was not aware that every country in Eastern Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, etc..) Has its or its own branches. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_% C3% A9glises_orthodoxes . Their status seems a bit complicated here. Well integrated, because they have always been part of the population and have much in common with the majority, they represent a religious minority (estimated figures, 8 million people, less than 10% of the population?) With the difficulties of those who are different.

In a city with so many mosques, there are occasionally a Coptic church and here of course, but also in front of the Zamalek side of downtown, while the newer and more impressive (it must be recognizable).

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Firendship Bracelets Musical Notes Patterns

: the stones were moved south of Aswan




During my travels in Europe (including Paris, London, Berlin, Turin and some few other towns) and USA (including California and New York ), I in a first time always been amazed that building nearly complete, or at least framed facades, had left their original site to be replaced in some Thousands of miles away.

Some archaeologists had not wielded the brush and screen to retrieve objects. All the schemes have existed in the 19th and 20th century: the looting, gifts, sales, sharing discoveries, etc..

This has concerned the ancient Greeks (the 2 sides of the Aegean Sea, Europe and Asia Minor), the ancient Assyria, Egypt and of course that interests us here. But Europe has also moved: portions of cloisters French and English are on the banks of the Hudson http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art http://www.metmuseum.org / works_of_art / introduction.asp? dep = 7 and http://www.metmuseum.org/cloisters/
Lors de ma dernière visite à New York c'était le déménagement du temple de Dendour qui m'avait à la fois fasciné et laissé perplexe (how much for the temple in US dollars?): http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_de_Dendour .

De retour d'Egypte, d'Assouan et du Lac Nasser, je comprends mieux ce qui s'est passé: avec des moyens colossaux et de grandes précautions des temples entiers ont été découpés et déplacés au cours des années 60 par de nombreuses nations avec la collaboration de l'UNESCO, avant la montée des eaux derrière le nouveau barrage, even later in some cases.

The temples have been raised from a few tens of meters (60 m) and following the case, left behind or moved a few miles or tens of km. Others, as well as other buildings lie under water.

Some nations have received as a thank you, the "goodies", including the Temple of Dendur.

The Nubian Museum in Aswan provides an introduction to the subject. We also visited sites:
  • of Philae 7 km south of Aswan (not too far from the former dam, 5 minutes by boat to negotiate fiercely, if possible, to allocate costs more, with good 1.5 to 2 hours of on-site visit), remembering that large groups of tourists eat between 12 and 14 h
  • of Kalabchah, 14 km from Aswan, near the new dam and the Egyptian-Soviet memorial (ah, the charm of concrete), also 5 minutes by boat, negotiating more difficult, because few people in the pier (but also so few people on the island), with 1 hour on site.
  • for these 2 sites can organize a taxi for a negotiated number of hours
  • several other sites or islands certainly have their interest between the Dam and Abu Simbel (280 km away), they are accessible by train and boat, or cruise ship. Logistics is becoming more complex and we have not seen
  • Abu Simbel 3-hour drive from Aswan train or plane. Colossal outside, huge and gorgeous inside (No photo, no guide, which also allows better focus on what you see). Planning your visit optimal time? This of course depends on its arrival and departure of his train (2 per day) or de son avion. Cela dépend aussi si l'on dort dans la petite ville, ou si l'aller retour se fait dans la journée. La lumière du soleil éclaire mieux les statues de la façade du grand temple et du temple de la Reine le matin, mais peut ensuite les blanchir. L'après-midi un peu d'ombre, mais des convois sont déjà repartis, et possibilité de prolonger l'expérience avec le son et lumière (18h00 en hiver) en ressortant et entrant avec un nouveau ticket. Ah Abou Simbel en son japonais (car majorité des touristes ce soir là) mais avec des casques "gratuits" pour les autres langues, cela rajoute à l'exotisme.
  • nous appréhendions un peu le "Convoy" how many machine guns, which distance between two vehicles. In fact the start, after several checks, is timed to a point, but then the traffic is very "loose" cars are rapidly advance, at 100-120 km / h on roads sometimes alteration, minibuses follow in some cases, buses then. Relatively little traffic otherwise, checkpoints at regular intervals, almost no homes.
  • as they felt the distinguished guests in us, "the place of death" in our taxi, as the saying goes (right front passenger), a member with his machine gun! He spent half his time ear glued to their cell phones (which proves that the network is good)
  • to sleep there, carefully select his hotel. One of the really expensive hotels is inadvisable, as pale. The Esskaleh, good class made in the Nubian and pleasant evening, not too large (at noon potential host groups)

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Antique Devil Cigar Clipper

the world of Albert Kahn and see urgent review

try to quickly see the documentary well done: http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/le_monde_d_albert_kahn-3641128.html # which lasts 43 minutes and also
http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/le_monde_d_albert_kahn_2_5_-3643814.html

and more http://videos.arte.tv/fr/videos/ le_monde_d_albert_kahn-3645550.html

both countries visited

another way to travel: film and autochromes (the archives of the planet), temporary exhibitions in Boulogne Billancourt, it is always fascinating: there is no
has changed, or it is a "lost world", often agrarian, with traditions in the home, costumes.
I (re) discovered a part of the history of the Balkans, with the disintegration progressive de l'Empire Ottoman en Europe, les guerres et la montée des nationalismes, comme moyen de conquête dans des pays qui étaient des mosaïques de religion et d'ethnies, de populations qui vivaient bien ensemble, malgré leurs différences....un monde perdu

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Cervix Is Low Hard And Closed

ASWAN: access to another world





 
En quittant LE CAIRE pour ASSOUAN, on quitte bien sûr one world to another.
A megalopolis of millions of people, very constructed, tumultuous, in heavy traffic on one side, a provincial town over a few hundred thousand inhabitants, present only on one side of the Nile .

We are at the gates of ancient Nubia in the ancient southern kingdom, the first cataract of the Nile (the other 7 are upstream of the Nile in Egypt and especially in Sudan) with a portion of the population in the skin and darker elements recalling the close of Black Africa, uniforms, home decorating in villages, etc.).

The city offers an architectural perspective monumental interest pretty average.

His avenue along the Nile however, allow a beautiful view of the river islands and raised the other side, desert and sometimes monumental.
Aswan also conceals the Nubian Museum, relatively new, well made, plated pink granite, with the scope of the collections range from prehistoric times to the construction of the old dam and the dam Nasser. Ancient Egypt is far from coming down at Giza and Luxor.

It is magical to understand that this entire region supplied downstream pink granite statues and monuments, as well as mining gold and other precious materials were used in ancient times to a few tens ( or hundreds) of miles away.

Ah, if Perros Guirec - Côtes d'Armor, was engaged in the obelisks! We are content to see the unfinished, with binoculars from the Hill Museum. Well that's where we examined the Fatimid cemetery, more interesting as a whole and in its detail, with its mausoleums and family tombs.

At about 200 meters from shore, a long street is the axis parallel to the souk, where articles, regardless of variety, are largely aimed at foreign audiences, and mass transit. Further south the Centre an avenue leading to some sites, the old dam and the airport, also includes stores that can accommodate tourist coaches whole ...

Coptic cathedral, the 20th century, prominent Nile, competition, its size and its position on a hill leading to the Nubian Museum, some mosques. Near Old Cataract Hotel , whose promotion had been made at the time by President Mitterrand, she hosted the January 1, François Fillon. The hotel is closed for renovation (ongoing) for several months certainly so no pilgrimage "pink" is possible in this dry region. Jarnac not here.

Aswan has
-docks for cruise ships, parked by three, completing the ascent of the Nile here
-for small ferry to visit the islands located a few tens or hundreds of meters, or the west bank - such motorboats can also serve as taxi or bus-and-
for mythical feluccas. These are rented by the hour for quiet races around the islands, possibly to go down the Nile, for the traveler who really gives a lot of time to time.

We decided to stay in a hotel located outside on the other side, in a Nubian village between Aswan and the old dam, part tourist village (the stalls for the tourists passing through, 1 to 2 km camel possible, etc..) partially true, especially when the "groups" have re-embarked, which recount their experiences in return oh so exotic.

A better contact with the "nature" and the river, located a few meters from our room, the quiet and the absence of horns compensate for a relative distance "trips" to nearby islands and in front of Aswan and Philae to the selected sites (near the old dam) and Kalabchach (near new).

A 2 occasions, we took a small boat from the hotel to Aswan for 1 / 2 hours of serenity, from the first cataract, although tame because of dams, viewing the boulders, scrutinizing the kingfishers spotted black and white herons and other waders on the shore, gazing off at the simple but monumental mausoleum of the Aga Khan and other old buildings overhanging, seeing the dance of veils feluccas Ancient and Modern. Carpe diem.






Saturday, January 15, 2011

Free Account In Brenteverett.com

basquiat Rise and Fall: 3 complementary approaches of New York painter

Jean-Michel Basquiat dans son atelier de Great Jones Street, New York, 1985 deva

On Jean Michel Basquiat, 1960-1988, the American painter who pushed New York, before it shut down, which the exhibition ends in late January 2011 at MAM (Museum of Modern Art) of the City of Paris, I had the opportunity to see three productions:
One of the many fascinating sides of the work of JM Basquiat is this great mixture of intellectual and instinctive, childlike and mature, creativity and appeal to the sources.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Where Do You Buy Chap Stick Holders

South Mediterranean: similarities, a least squares or regression? ROISSY

After recent events in Tunisia, a beautiful and rich country, friendly and close to the European visitor (again, one must escape from mass tourism and easy, which involves transplanting the lifestyle in the sun and simply eat what is given to pasture), it is tempting to draw comparisons with countries neighbors.

Indeed, some neighboring countries are "democracies muscled" system I've known for 2 years to Philippines: a constitution, a democratic system to appearances, but a hyper-powerful President of a politically and economically, an army and police "effective" within the country, an opposition held at a distance, family and friends enjoying the power of the President. A system that needs to be constantly "oiled" at all levels and all occasions, to function properly.

At the time, it was said that the President Ferdinand Marcos was in the "Mining Industry". Not so much for its potential interest in copper mines or gold (the Philippines was an average producer in this sector). But because it tended to make "THIS IS MINE" (this is mine).

Southern countries of the Mediterranean have some common points:
  • invaded and ruled for centuries by Romans, Arabs (Umayyads, Abbasids, or other), the Ottomans from the 16th century, Europeans from the 19th or early 20th century
  • they had their independence and / or revolution of the 40s to the 60s
  • a formal language and religion, elements of culture
  • leaders in place for some time: Algeria: born in 1937, serving since 1999 , Tunisia: born in 1936, here since 1987, Libya: born in 1942, here since 1969, Egypt: born in 1928, here since 1981. 3 of 4 were formerly a military career
  • a certain cult of personality (required)
  • much of the youth population; much with limited resources
  • a concentration of population on a small portion of the territory, the rest is desert plain
  • situation and reports
  • square
These countries are of course quite different by population size, wealth or non-hydrocarbon, or not to open to tourism, mentality of the people, etc..

The near future will tell whether these variables do not support the path of a linear regression line , like Yi = axi + b (same causes, same effects).
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/R% C3% A9gression_lin% C3% A9aire

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Rc Helicopter Rockets Illegal

a Christmas story to January 13, 2011: report glycol glycol or Not, This Is Not the only question

January 13, lux leaks: was light on this episode from late December to Roissy CDG, particularly involving Aeroports de Paris (ADP), the airlines, State, local, etc..

The inspection report of the Administration, after all concrete, focuses a little too much for my taste on the issue of glycol and defrost (where we learn that almost everything was for the best in, etc..), and not enough on the structures and modes of operation of this huge ship called Roissy.

A la présentation du rapport: enfin un happy end dans l’atmosphère teintée de morosité en France: on essaiera de faire mieux la prochaine fois, de mieux travailler ensemble et on reste copains (forcés) ; pas de punition ni de retenue : http://actu.orange.fr//politique/pagaille-de-roissy-en-decembre-des-responsabilites-mais-pas-de-sanction_87752.html
 et http://www.lesechos.fr/entreprises-secteurs/auto-transport/actu/0201071885706-neige-adp-et-les-compagnies-aeriennes-renvoyees-dos-a-dos.htm  .En plus cela été pire dans les autres aéroports et/ou ce sont eux qui ont bien aggravé problems. It increases a little
stocks glycol de-icing equipment, it will send SMS to passengers, and a magic wand, everything will be solved.

The key is that there is consensus (rare in France), among stakeholders, training people, backgrounds and experiences often comparable, "forced" to work together under the aegis of the government or state that has a direct or indirect power (authority control, shareholder) on them.

These solutions certainly necessary, reassure those who drafted the report, those who make the decisions, who should apply, but should not necessarily reassure the single traveler . Indeed, Saturday, December 25, 2010, which was not necessarily a very busy day, the flight "regular" Air France Paris Cairo expected to 13:30 departing with more than 3 hours late, time of shipment being delayed every ½ hour. The Cairo airport was a completely open, and it was a splendid sun Roissy CDG, although temperatures were low.

The technique used was the same as usual: the plane was an hour ... then a few minutes before boarding time, it was over. Passengers "known" by the same flight also experienced this and could testify. Soubie raymond, danielle Deruy

Turning regularly Roissy, I'm happy to be Francien Island, speak French, have an excellent sense of observation and orientation, and rarely take correspondence. In the absence of one or more of these advantages, I pity the other passengers, because: •
signage ADP has never been clear (or much less clear than in other European airports), regardless of the terminal
• The sound is crying, especially near piers boarding. When, in addition, speakers at the microphone especially want to get rid of their message rather than be understood, the result becomes productive cons
• SMS, e-mails and other communications solutions are of course useful, but they are far cover the entire population traveler, especially the part that may need the most: foreigners, not men or women business travelers not necessarily silver, people are not equipped smartphones, subscriptions international air travelers casual.

For passenger comfort , which are expected to spend several hours at most in these buildings: the check-in counters and boarding piers seem conditioned but not heated. The staff sat for several hours at these outlets must keep his coat several weeks each fall and winter to work (I had time to conduct interviews ...).

There are some errors in design and operation, including the latest devices, even those under construction.
-site personnel told me that ecology passive or active, was not better planned in the new building - heating, energy conservation, energy production - as in previous ones.
-The organization of traffic flow of passengers is breathtaking in several terminals, after the passage of stations: one bump, even when it is fine. In addition

:
http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/-Nathalie-Kosciusko-Morizet, 3876-.html

http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/ crisis-of-the-weathering-plan.html

the full inspection report:
http://www.cgedd.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/007552-01_rapport_cle2c1537-1.pdf

Monday, January 10, 2011

Letter Of Sorry To Boss

EGYPT, THE ISLAMIC

photos are also from Christine B.















Although the various districts of Cairo intersect, each has its own personality.

The west bank and Gezira and the City Centre are more "modern" (buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries).
The East district, below the citadel, and partially contained in the ancient fortifications of the city conceals more ancient buildings: mosques, madrasa and caravanserai (Trading houses on inner courtyard called wakala here), the khan (covered market), the Sabil (Fountain House), houses "bourgeois", the mausoleums are divided in this great neighborhood.

He still has a great scent of authenticity. In addition, as a Western couple, we felt confident, even when we were long the only EU passport.

The monumental buildings spread over several centuries and therefore do not all have the same style. Their state of disrepair is the splendid renovation, through a is "correct." Some on the outside (windows, minarets) and especially on the inside (including ceilings, but also to the wall facing Mecca in mosques) are of great decorative richness.

course, is better understood before the major Muslim rituals, to behave "correctly" (held in particular for women), and understand the "features" of the different locations of a mosque. Most are open access, but some cost (cons a ticket!) And schedule. Avoid the midday prayer for photos, especially on Fridays. The guides "guardians", who propose, are of course not mandatory (to be polite but clear from the entrance).

Visitors advised to have optimally shoes without laces (except to lose some time with all the mosques to visit), not too luxurious, solid (blocks, clay, asphalt, construction boards: field Ward is variable) and will also have Egyptian pounds in loose change when goalkeeper insists traps shoes to keep them. The tourist herd

focuses on the Khan el Khalili (the souk jewelers, souvenirs, etc.). And part of the "great" Street (Sharia el Din Allah Mouizz it) which is close. The visit should be longer and more comprehensive, as small trades, from street life has its charm, and the deliverers of bread, one hand on their handlebars, the other to hold the tray are continuous equilibrium. In addition, every 100 meters a building is to be discovered.

Just on the outskirts of this district, the Museum of Islamic Art , refurbished, contains the wonders of Egypt, Ottoman, Persian, others. ("No photo": setpoint for all).

Backpacker, Lonely Planet and Guide Bleu give chacun au minimum 2 itinéraires assez clairs et bien expliqués, suivant principalement une rue ou deux. En fonction de son rythme, il faut 1,5 à 2 jours pour tendre vers l'exhaustivité, surtout si on y inclut la citadelle et ses 2 mosquées, et en excluant une phase de shopping trop longue au khan....

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Waxing After A Shower

or Fatimid Cairo Egypt, south of Cairo, the pyramids: it's a game adults

nota les prises de vues ont été effectuées par Christine B., copilote éprouvée. 

We had some apprehensions to visit the famous pyramids located south west of Cairo.
urbanization near frantic, fear:
- crowds of tourists,
-harassment by touts and vendors of all kinds, listed in guides,
-distances between monuments within a site,
-interior corridors reduced height of some pyramids ("claustrophobic abstain),
everything was heavily "anxiety". Add the above to pass time in traffic. would know we deal with both time and stress and discomfort?

The response was positive through a number of factors and our preparation. The gods were with us and we had the ER of light.

Without repeating the many sayings that invite you to get up early, for a hotel breakfast before 7:00, a taxi booked and (of course negotiated earlier) each day starting no later than at 7:30 am from the city center towards the periphery of the catalysts are already successful.


We started by Saqqara about 25 km from Cairo and 15 km from Giza. It's a fairly extensive website (the taxi of the day can go to some other points), a quiet early hour, where we see his eyes pyramids, building components, fine drawings and hieroglyphs, and where one should imagine the life and past grandeur.
A small museum, opened in 2006 by Jacqueschiracthon, it works. A French, J. Ph. Lauer, had worked 70 years on the site, Djeser and the royal architect Imhotep. You can visit some graves and mastaba (tomb).

10 km south of Sakkara, the Pyramids of Dahshur which 2 are the main Red Pyramid (stone glowing under a certain light) and the rhomboid pyramid (as adopted in response to problems during construction and recalculations). The taxi can connect the 2, 2 km apart.


The red pyramid can live his little expérience d'Indiana Jones: monter à flanc de pyramide sur 28 mètres de hauteur, descendre, à l'intérieur, une pente à échelons inclinés d'une soixantaine de mètres, avec seulement l'éclairage naturel (totalement insuffisant assez rapidement), ne pas savoir quand on va se cogner la tête entre les 3 salles, être tout seul, car la plupart des autres visiteurs n'ont pas pensé à prendre de lampe de poche ( indispensable ici et ailleurs en Egypte, car la lumière électrique a été mais n'est plus forcément !).

Sur le chemin aller comme retour entre ces 3 sites, on constate les mérites de l'irrigation: des palmeraies, avec la culture de légumineuses, rendent cette région verte et assez riante. Un sentiment de campagne d'Egypte ...Les possibilités de halte en chemin ne sont pas pléthoriques, prévoir ses réserves ou le régime chameau. Eviter les "carpets centers" attrape touristes en chemin. Sans jugement de valeur, dans un pays où l'eau reste rare, il est dommage que les flancs de certains canaux servent de (petites) décharges.

De retour à la ville, Guizeh est bien sûr plus peuplé aux abords et dans le site. En arrivant vers 13H00, une partie des touristes groupistes, fed at fixed times, is not there yet. Each pyramid is of course impressive, alignment, too. The giant solar barque Royal (42 meters long) also. The sphinx, however, good size, almost seems small. The taxi can carry Cheops (main entrance) to it, allowing pictures with 1st and 2nd level before exiting through the entrance No. 2. A drink on the floor of the Pizza Hut deal with this output can prolong the pleasure.




In this circuit of 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with a stop PH Giza and heavy traffic to return), it is impossible to exhaustively visit the 3 sites. But the chief has been seen and approved. To "read" it occurred before and after (and a little while). We were happy not having a local guide, who allegedly hijacked the height and contemplation of these pyramids. To See the pyramid on the spot Bring in Some Light.