All about Egypt

Hi every one,


Have you visited Egypt before???? I hope yes, but if no then you have to do

If you already have visited Egypt, I will appreciate your comment about your trip, what is your impression and advices for who are going to visit it

For whom those planning to visit Egypt I listed below some recommended places to discover in Egypt, local dishes to taste and some of useful Arabic words :)


Cairo

The Great Pyramids of Giza, The Sphinx and valley temple facing the great sphinx



The Egyptian Museum

Cairo Tower

Citadel of Salah El-Din

Mosques (The Mosque of Mohamed Ali Pasha, Al-Azhar Mosque, built in the Fatimid era, The Mosque of the Imam Al-Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammed)

Coptic Cairo

Al-azhar park

A felucca boat on the Nile



Oriental coffees and restaurants

Sakkara, Memphis and Dahshur where you will see the first pyramids build in Egypt "Step Pyramid of King Djoser and more

Enjoy shopping at Khan El Khalili Bazaar and discover Al-muizz Street in Islamic Cairo



Opera House

Dream park


Alexandria

The Castle of Qaitbay



The Pompeii Pillar

The Catacombs of Kom El-Shouqafa



The Amphitheatre of Kom El-Dikka

The Montazah Palace Gardens

The new Library of Alexandria




Luxor

Luxor Temple



Karnak Temple

The Colossi Of Memnon

Valley Of The Kings



Temple of queen Hatshepsut

Temple Of Medinat Hapu of Ramses III

Valley Of The Queens

Valley Of The Nobles

Temple Of Dendera

temple of Esna

Temple Of Abydos



Aswan

Nubian Museum



Temple of Philae

Kitchner's Island



Philae Island



Edfu Sound and Light Show & Philae

Monastery of St. Simeon

Nubian Village

Elephantine Island

Jazirat al Malik

High Dam

Mausoleum of Aga Khan

Archangel Michael's Coptic Orthodox Church in Coptic Style in Aswan



Temple of Ramesses II in Abu Simbel

Temple of Nefertari in Abu Simbel



Sinai & Red Sea

The city of Sharm El-sheik



The city of Hurghada

The city of Dahab is one of the popular beaches and diving resorts in Egypt

The City of Nuweiba



The City of Taba

Al-Mahmeya, a National Protected Park in Hurghada



Ras Mohammed Protector near to Sharm El Sheikh city

Saint Catherine Monastery and Mount Moses in Sinai Catherine City



Monastery of St. paul

Mostry of St Anthony

Marsa Alam




Other places

White Desert



Siwa Oasis



Fayoum Oasis

Al-`Ayn al-Sukhnah " hot spring" (beach)



Suggested Egyptian meals you have
to taste



Entrées

1- Kushari



2- Ful Medames & Ta'mia

3- Fatta

4- Mulukhiya



5- Mahshy



6- Taro/Colocasia Soup

7- Aish Baladi (bread)

8- Feteer meshaltet “meshaltet pie”



9- Bird Tongue "Noodle Soup"

10- Besara

11- Messaqa'a

12- Bamyah,"beram bamyah"

13- Kawarea and Mumbar



Desserts

1- Konafah



2- Basbousa



3- Baklava

4- Umm Ali

5- Couscous Egyptian style

6- Halawa

7- Mehalabeyya



8- Melabbes & meshabbek

9- Kahk is a traditional sweet dish served most commonly during Breakfast Feast

10- Luqmat al-Qadi "The Judge's Bite"

11- Qatayef is a dessert reserved for the Muslim holiday of Ramadan



Ask about other kinds of Eastern sweets, I love it ;)



Beverages

1- Sahlab (hot)



2- Tea the national drink in Egypt (hot)

3- Karkadeh (cold/hot) I prefer it cold



4- sugar cane popular juice is called "aseer asab" (cold)

5- Licorice juice called "erksoos" (cold)

6- carob juice called "kharoop" (cold)

7- qamar ad-din traditionally drunk during the Islamic month of Ramadan (cold)



Some of Useful Arabic Words For you while visiting Egypt

English - Arabic

Hello / Hi - Salaam Alekom

Welcome - Ahlan

Yes - Aiwa

NO - laa

Please - law samaht

Perfect - mia mia

How much - Became

Who? - Meen

Where? - Feen

I want - Ana Ayez

Really - ya salam

Go away - Emshi

Water - Maya

I don't want - Mosh ayez

No thank you - Laa shoukrn

Yes thank you - Aiwa shoukran

Tea - Shai

Coffee - Kahwa

Thanks god - Elhamadollah

Left - Shemal

Right - Yemin

Enough - khalass

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Monday Gathering, CS Egypt Weekly Meeting

Written By : Belal Kamal


What is Monday Gathering?

It’s a weekly Couchsurfing event happens in Egypt.

Who started it ?

Wael Fakhr el Din
(Special thanks for Him)

When did it start ?

20th of Feb 2012

where do you organize it ?

Monday gathering doesn’t have a specific Place, it can be in
a Café, like Borsa in Downtown, it can be at the roof of hotel Like el Hussein
Hotel, it can be in a Felucca

It can be in Garden or a place like al Azhar Park, we don’t
like the idea of having an event in the same place for many times! We like to
change.



What type of events it’s? Is it just a meeting and having drinks?

No, absolutely not, it’s always different and it has
different ideas and we are welcoming new ideas all the time, it can have a dish
Party, it can be Musical with playing Music and singing, it can include a walk
in Old Islamic Cairo, it can have a Felucca ride in the Nile, it can be even
include playing PS and many other things,,,,,



Who are the organizers in this event?

No one here is main organizer, this event is for all
Couchsurfers, and this event belongs to CS Egypt, the event has been organized
by many and Different CSers 

Like Mohamed Sadek, Emad, Mohamed Ezz, Yasmine, Drew and
many others

Also Mohamed Zein and Ahmed ben Wahid have organized the
Monday Gathering 

And Supported it (Special thanks for them)
Who is the main responsible for this event now?

Belal Hisham Kamal is the main responsible for this event now!



Who can be an Organizer of Monday gathering? What are the
restrictions?

Anyone can be organizer of it, guy or a girl, Egyptian or Foreigner,
it’s about following the Couchsurfing Rules, you can’t be an Organizer of this
event if you think that you can use it to date Girls or make Money out of it.



What about WNM ?

Welcoming new Members was always important part of Belal
events, some old members now and new
members got there first welcome and introduction from Belal and starting from now Welcoming
new members will be an Important Part in the Monday Gathering.



Last question, what are the main Targets of Monday Gathering?



1 - To know more about Egypt by visiting different places.

2 - Welcoming new members and encouraging them to
participate more.

3 - To know more Couch surfers.

4 - Gathering couchsurfers in non-expensive places.

5 - Having fun in different activities.

6 - Proving to everyone in Egypt that CS Egypt doesn’t
belong to someone specially 

And no body owns it, you are free to join us and organize
events in different places with new Ideas.

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The Small Package

this is Couchsurfing Egypt small Package on the Internet

the bigger one is very big that it will take longer time

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Welcome to Couchsurfing Egypt Blog

This Blog is about Activities and Events in Egypt, aslo there will be different articles by different writers about Couchsurfing in Egypt.

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