I love the desert here because it give me the same sense of peace that I feel when looking out across the Pacific Ocean. It was a wonderful place for children. When he is in Sinai he regularly runs into the sea to cool off, but for some reason he was not as eager to go down the stairs or the launch. They were silvery coloured and marked very similar to the sea bass here in England. A further 10Y2 miles further southwards at the canal signal station of Deversoir the canal enters the Great Bitter Lake. I can asure there was no town there but there was the Great Bitter Lake where one could float for hours because of the great buoyance in the salty water. One day, I am going to try my hand at driving a tuk-tuk.I call this one “The Rough Pyramid”, or “Excellence in Space Efficiency.”If you can see the white lettering in the rear window of this taxi:it spells my name, Sarah, in Arabic!
I’m adding it to my list of blogs about Egypt.I enjoyed the combination of photographs and commentary very much…you have a good eye for capturing the essence of a place.Beautiful contrast between downtown Cairo and the lovely villa on Bitter Lake with such serene grounds. To the north, the canal also runs through Lake Manzala and Lake Timsah. To obtain However, it is one of the few places in Egypt I have seen tuk-tuks. A few weeks ago, Adham, his good friend Amr, and I spent a few days at a villa in a town called Fayid (or Fayed) on the Great Bitter Lake. The Great Bitter Lake, besides having a fantastic name, is a little spot of tranquility just under one hour outside of Cairo. It was a lovely, quick, break from the hustle and bustle (and heat!) I tried including it to my Google reader account and got nothing.I liked your blog and the photos. It’s funny how something as simple as a name, one that I’ve taken for granted all my life, can create instant familiarity and friendliness with complete strangers. and John’s surname I’ve sadly, forgotten. Past the palm trees at the far end are steps leading down to a terrace along the lake with steps into the water and a little launch for boats and jetskis. Together, the Bitter Lakes have a surface area of about 250 km². To the north, the canal also runs through Lake Manzala and Lake Timsah. Internet Explorer). I did not taste them.This is a tree that is quite common in Egypt. It is adjoined by the Small Bitter Lake. Located at the approximate midpoint of the Suez Canal, Great Bitter Lake is now filled with water derived from both the Red and Mediterranean Seas, and this steady influx of water balances the water lost to evaporation. A keen angler, I tried over the side with cubes of raw steak on the hook and very quickly caught two big fish of about 6lb each. Happy days.Dad was a Flt Lt engineering officer. For three glorious years, we lived the life of magic and plenty whilst poor Britain languished in post-war cold and rationed misry! The lakes have seen their share of the effects of warfare in the region. The beach was just across the road where most afternoons as you say were spent swimming in the lake.
You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. Because of the desert sand that covered their decks, these ships became known as the Yellow Fleet. There are dozens that have been all but abandoned, maybe just a caretaker to watch…and many have fallen into a sad state. Oh, how i wished the pool had been filled with lovely clear water, but alas it has been out of use for years. The army had horses there and we all learned to ride out into the desert. The Great Bitter Lake (Arabic: البحيرة المرة الكبرى; transliterated: al-Buhayrah al-Murra al-Kubra) is a saltwater lake in Egypt, connected to the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. Other articles where Great Bitter Lake is discussed: Al-Ismāʿīliyyah: …is the Suez Canal, including Great Bitter Lake (Buḥayra al-Murrah al-Kubrā), a shallow, marshy salt lake forming part of the Suez Canal. When Peter Flack was 16 years old, he started a long career in the Merchant Navy working on commercial cargo ships. Most Egyptians and foreigners I have met have had business at the Mugama, and on any given day between the hours of 8am and 2pm there is a constant stream of Egyptians, bewildered tourists extending visas, and foreign residents and refugees applying for or renewing residency visas. Thank you so much for this little peep back to my long ago life in Egypt!I was born in Fayid in 1956 and that year the British were sent home, I was just six month’s old. the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in There were 5 of us, 4 boys and myself, taken by truck every morning by armed driver and armed escort, to Fanara, where we transferred to the 3 ton school bus. I have many happy memories of our time there.Serving in the Royal Navy during the 1960s, I remember my ship at least anchor in the Great Bitter Lake en route for Hong Kong. We ended up in officers married quarters at Fayed before returning to the UK. Floodwaters have worked their way through a series of parched channels, watering holes, and lagoons to start filling the iconic Australian lake. I was there from Nov 52 to Aug 54 but for the first few months we lived off camp on the Canal Road in Fayid that had a wonderful address of 19 Ball Button Alley.