Day 1     11/2/22

Egypt - Cairo

Frank's Trip

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St. George Greek Orthodox Church

"See the pyramids along the Nile..." - that old song comes to mind...

I flew out of Gulfport, MS to Dallas then on to London and finally to Cairo. Long trip - 28 hours overall from getting to Gulfport to my hotel in Cairo. Lots of layover time... Left GPT the afternoon of Oct. 31 and arrived at hotel around midnight Nov 1 - so my 1st real day of vacation wasn't until November 2.

GPT is the only airport I've been to that has a smoking area/room. Gulfport is SO MUCH BETTER than flying ut of New Orleans. Super fast passage through security, easy parking - and somewhat cheaper than New Orleans. Best of all, the flight this time and my next flight (India in February) are somewhat cheaper than flying out of New Orleans.

 

Coptic Cairo

This small church-filled cluster of twisty laneways lies within the walls of Old Babylon, where the Roman Emperor Trajan first built a fortress along the Nile. Parts of the Roman towers still preside over the main street.
St. George Greek Orthodox Church

Saint George Church - Greek Orthodox

The Greek Church of St. George is one of the few round churches still in existence in the East, formed from it's placement atop a rounded Roman tower. There is a long set of steps that lead up to the church that are built on the outer wall of the Roman towers. As one ascend these steps, there can be found a relief of St. George and the dragon wrapped around the outer brickwork of the tower. The church had been burned many times. It burned in 1904 and the current structure was built in 1909, but still has some of the older structure's beautiful stained-glass windows. For centuries, the church alternated between ownership by the Copts and the Greek, but since the 15th century it has remained Greek Orthodox

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St. George Greek Orthodox Church Cave area beneath church
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The Nunnery of Saint George

unfortunately wasn't open

     
Fortress of Babylon & Roman Tower

The Roman Tower is part of the Fortress Babylon (largest fortress ever built by Romans) built by King Trajan about 100 AD

Babylon Fortress was an ancient fortress city or castle in the Delta of Egypt, located at Babylon in the area today known as Coptic Cairo.

According to the historian Diodorus Siculus, this fortress goes back to the nineteenth century B.C., when the pharaoh of the 12th dynasty , Sesostris, after defeating the Babylonians at the end of an especially cruel war, took the prisoners into Egypt to make slaves of them. But the prisoners rebelled and built fortifications to defend the area where they resided, which from then on was named Babylon. However, according to the Coptic historian John, bishop of Nikiou in the seventh century, mentioned that this fortress was built by Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, when he occupied Egypt in the second half of the sixth century B.C.
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Unfortunately, the Fortress of Babylon was closed. I did get a glimpse of a part of it including, apparently, and amphitheater.
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UNESCO World Heritage SiteThe Hanging Church - The Church of the Virgin Mary

It is built atop the southern gatehouse of the Roman-built Babylon Fortress and gets its name from the fact that its nave is suspended over a passageway. The Hanging Church is known as the site of several apparitions of Mary

The current Hanging Church is thought to date back to the Patriarchate of Isaac of Alexandria, a Coptic Pope who held office during the 7th century. Prior to that, another church existed on the same site, built some time during the 3rd century as a place of worship for the soldiers inhabiting the Roman fortress. The church’s fascinating past makes it one of the oldest places of Christian worship in Egypt. It has been rebuilt several times since the 7th century, with the most extensive restoration taking place under Pope Abraham during the 10th century
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Al-Sabah Mosque - The Morning Mosque

On the edge of the Coptic Quarter

Al-Sabah Mosque

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Tahrir Square area

Sadat Metro Station

The Sadat station at Tahrir Square is a primary one in Cairo and near my hotel. It is really nice with large square in front. The Metro is a great way to get around Cairo!

Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square is just across from the Sadat Metro Station. A 3,500-year-old obelisk from the time of King Ramses II is the centerpiece of the square.

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Buildings bordering Tahrir Square
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My hotel in Cairo
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My hotel in Cairo Enjoying my hotel. Very nice - very comfortable. Smoking allowed and great terrace with nice views. My hotel in Cairo
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