
Royal Palace, Rabat

Fez medina

Fez medina

Madrasa Bou Inania

foothills of the Atlas Mountains

Royal Palace, Rabat

Fez medina

Fez medina

Madrasa Bou Inania

foothills of the Atlas Mountains






family outing on the Nile

on the banks of the Nile

the tomb of Nefertari, queen of Ramesses II (the Great)

Temple of Isis Philae

the Step Pyramid at Sakkara

Corinth, Greece

Delos, Greece

Lake Plastira, Greece

Naxos, Greece

Epirus, Greece
In honor of Coptic Christmas tomorrow, January 7, 2017, a few images from Coptic churches ~

Monastery of Paul the Anchorite in Egypt’s Eastern Desert

The Archangel Michael’s Coptic Church, Aswan, Egypt

Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Cairo, Egypt

Coptic Chapel in the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem

St. Samaan Church, Mokattam Mountain, Cairo
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!






Church of the Visitation, Jerusalem, photo by Noam Chen, courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism

Chora Museum, Istanbul

Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem, photo by Noam Chen, courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism

Dormition Abbey, Jerusalem, photo by Noam Chen, courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism

Church of the Holy Sepulchre , Jerusalem, photo by Noam Chen, courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism

Jerusalem Old City walls, photo by Dafna Tal, courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism
As we wait for Winter Storm Caly to march across much of the USA, our thoughts turn to gentle, summer beaches…

Paradise Beach, Corfu island, Greece

the Dead Sea, Jordan

Fins Beach, Oman

Oludeniz Beach, Turkey

Varadaro Beach, Cuba
photos by Sallie Volotzky

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Oman

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat

Muttrah Souk, Muscat

Muscat beach

mosaic floor, Ephesus


Sultanahmet Mosque, Istanbul

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Egyptian Spice Market, Istanbul