Egyptian DaysHoughton Mifflin, 1912 - 329 pages |
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Page 43
... leads down past Shepheard's that one first meets the real East — an East that is largely on parade for the delectation of the sowaheen , to be sure , but genuine for all that . - Before the broad veranda of the famous hostelry passes ...
... leads down past Shepheard's that one first meets the real East — an East that is largely on parade for the delectation of the sowaheen , to be sure , but genuine for all that . - Before the broad veranda of the famous hostelry passes ...
Page 45
... leads to the Citadel . But in the huge triangle that these two highways include there lies a tangle of labyrinthine bypaths wherein one may be lost for hours if willing to give up to the delights of a ramble through the native quarter ...
... leads to the Citadel . But in the huge triangle that these two highways include there lies a tangle of labyrinthine bypaths wherein one may be lost for hours if willing to give up to the delights of a ramble through the native quarter ...
Page 47
... leads to the domain of spice , and through its incense - laden atmosphere the way pro- ceeds to the scent bazaar , perhaps the most delect- able in Cairo . But as you value your peace of mind discourage all offers of guidance . Who ven ...
... leads to the domain of spice , and through its incense - laden atmosphere the way pro- ceeds to the scent bazaar , perhaps the most delect- able in Cairo . But as you value your peace of mind discourage all offers of guidance . Who ven ...
Page 55
... leads to the enormous central court which , as usual in such buildings , is open to the sky . On its four sides - as always are the " liwans , " or covered courts ; and in the centre is the inevitable fount for ablutions . Islam demands ...
... leads to the enormous central court which , as usual in such buildings , is open to the sky . On its four sides - as always are the " liwans , " or covered courts ; and in the centre is the inevitable fount for ablutions . Islam demands ...
Page 63
... be amiss to mention them here- that the reader may be so much the better equipped for dealing with the street venders who are sometimes unduly importunate , especially in the street that leads past MOSQUES AND BAZAARS OF CAIRO 63.
... be amiss to mention them here- that the reader may be so much the better equipped for dealing with the street venders who are sometimes unduly importunate , especially in the street that leads past MOSQUES AND BAZAARS OF CAIRO 63.
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Abydos Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ammon Ammon-Ra ancient appears Arabs Assiut Assuan backsheesh bank bazaars Beni Hassan body building Cairo camel carved cemetery chapel Cheops Citadel cliffs colossi columns Copts court dead decoration delightful Dendera desert donkey doubtless dragoman Dynasty Edfû Egypt Egyptian erected Esneh eternal face feet feluccas Ghizeh gods Greek Hassan Hatasu Hathor Horus huge hypostyle hall impressive Isis Karnak Khephrên king KOM OMBO land later lofty Luxor magnificent massive mastaba mastaba tomb Memphis midst miles modern Mohammed monarchs monument mortuary mosque Mouski mummy native Nile once Osiris passed Pharaoh Philæ Professor Ptolemaic pylon pyramids Rameses Rameses II Ramesseum Raschid ride river rock ruin sacred Sakkâra sands seems seen Seti shrine side sort sowaheen Sphinx spot steamer stone street Taiyah tarbush temple Thebes thing Thutmosis Thutmosis III tion to-day towers valley visitor walls worship