In 2023 I had the opportunity to travel to Egypt with my dear friend Anna. We stayed at the apartment of her Aunt, in Cairo. When we were there, her Aunt was in the process of moving out of the apartment that had been home to several generations of Coptic Egyptians. The apartment was built in the 1910's-1920s in the Belle Époque style.
Anna with her Aunt and Uncle in the Old Coptic quarter in Cairo, Egypt
A coptic Orthodox priest in the old quarter. Cairo, Egypt.
The view from the entranceway in the apartment. Cairo, Egypt.
The living room at Anna's aunt's house in Cairo. The man in the image is Anna's great grandfather
An assortment of object's in Anna's great grandfather's study
Anna on the balcony of the study
Most evenings we would journal about our day while enjoying the dwindling sun in the study
Slippers are the required footwear in the apartment
Anna's Uncle in his frequent spot in the living room. Cairo, Egypt
View of the study into the balcony
The pyramids of Giza. This image does not convey the bustling energy that surrounds the Giza necropolis, which often contains tourists climbing on the lower layers of the pyramids or trying to get a photo with a camel.
Towards the end of our trip we took the train to Luxor, where we spent four days exploring the desert
Valley of the Kings. Luxor, Egypt
